Bandon Trails
Bandon, Oregon
Big dunes, deep forests and crazy fun
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Even in Bandon – a place full of courses that are “different” – Bandon Trails stand apart as something unique. It starts as a straight-up links course but then instead of turning for the cliffs, it goes inland and plunges into a thick coastal pine forest. What follows is dramatic hole after dramatic hole that tumble over massive inland dunes and through sandy waste areas. More than anything, the course resembles an Oregon version of the great English heathland courses. But it’s more diverse and striking. It’s a unique course and a fantastic experience to play.
Expert Reviews
I t’s forest, but with very wide fairways – rarely are you ever in danger of losing a ball to the trees. It has the same blowout bunkers as the other three courses. You feel like you’re at a coastal course, but you look around and you’re in a forest – it’s a surreal experience. The wide fairways, dramatic bunkers and sheer acreage of the course make you feel a sense of grandeur that I rarely feel on a golf course – even on very highly rated courses. Bandon Trails gets extremely high ratings for shot value in my book – quite simply, it’s fun.
Breaking EightyTrails begins and ends within the pristine duneland and takes golfers on an absorbing journey across a sandy meadow and up into an undulating forest of spruce, pine and cedar. Despite being built away from the coastline and the very element that has made Bandon Dunes famous, Bandon Trails is an exciting layout with a strong and distinctive identity.
Planet GolfBandon Trails has large landing zones, yet many strategically placed fairway bunkers require a target golf approach. While there’s plenty of room to operate, and a fair mix of user-friendly holes, Bandon Trails has many hazardous areas and the least forgiveness for errant shots. There’s ample driving space between the outlying old growth forests, however, trouble spots reside around the greens which are often tucked into unplayable and precarious surroundings.
NW Golf GuysRankings
United States
#14 (Public Courses)
Golf Digest
#15
Planet Golf
#46
Golf Magazine
#51
Top 100 Golf Courses
#70
Golf Digest
Oregon
#4
Golf Digest
#4
Top 100 Golf Courses
#4 (Public Courses)
Golf Magazine
#4 (Public Courses)
Golf Week
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Course Photos
Course Layout
Course Flyover
What To Know
Yardage & Tees
When to Play
Bandon Trails is open year around.
Temperatures on the Oregon Coast are relatively consistent year round, with an average high of 67 degrees in August and September and 54 degrees in December and January. Bandon – like most of Western Oregon – is exceedingly wet from mid-fall through spring. It barely rains in summer.
If you’re looking to avoid rain, June through September is your best bet. But the Oregon Coast is fickle; you can have days in January as nicer than days in July. Really, any time you can get to Bandon Dunes is a great time to play.
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Sunshine
Information not available, but it’s Oregon so it’s probably cloudy all fall / winter / spring and beautiful in the summer.
Precipitation
Wind
Greens Fees
Month |
Greens Fees |
| January | $100 resort guest or Oregon resident / $135 day guest |
| February | $125 resort guest or Oregon resident / $160 day guest |
| March | $150 resort guest or Oregon resident / $185 day guest |
| April | $175 resort guest or Oregon resident / $215 day guest |
| May | $215 resort guest or Oregon resident / $255 day guest |
| June | $250 resort guest or Oregon resident / $295 day guest |
| July | $285 resort guest or Oregon resident / $335 day guest |
| August | $285 resort guest or Oregon resident / $335 day guest |
| September | $285 resort guest or Oregon resident / $335 day guest |
| October | $250 resort guest or Oregon resident / $295 day guest |
| November 1-24 | $175 resort guest or Oregon resident / $215 day guest |
| November 25-30 | $100 resort guest or Oregon resident / $135 day guest |
| December | $100 resort guest or Oregon resident / $135 day guest |
Greens fees last verified January 2019. View them on bandondunesgolf.com
Visitor Tee Times
Rentals & Caddies
Caddies are available for $100 per bag plus gratuity. More info is here.
Clubs are available to rent for $30. Book them in advance.
Pull carts are available for $5.
Golf carts are only available to those who need them due to a permanent disability. Call 541-347-5795 or email Jim Reid at jreid@bandondunesgolf.com to inquire about eligibility
Getting There
Address:
57744 Round Lake Road, Bandon, OR 97411
Nearest Airport:
North Bend (24 miles / 35 minutes)
Other Airports:
Eugene (127 miles / 2 hours 40 minutes)
Portland (254 miles /4 hours 30 minutes)
North Bend, Eugene and Medford are smaller airports (especially North Bend) with limited flights. Portland is a major international airport – and the best airport in America! – that is an easy, albeit long, drive from Bandon.
Practice Facilities
Other Things To Know
Year built: 2005
Architects: Ben Crenshaw & Bill Moore
Map: Check out a detailed map of the entire Bandon Dunes complex here.
Course guides: Bandon Trails has an course guide here and a cool interactive yardage guide here.