Fairway Field Guide
Chapter 4

The Courses — All 7, Ranked & Reviewed

There are seven courses at Bandon Dunes. Five are regulation 18-hole layouts. Two are par-3 courses. Here's what you need to know about each one, and — critically — when to play them.

#1

Pacific Dunes

Tom Doak · 2001 · Par 71

The consensus #1 course at Bandon and ranked #2 among all public courses in America. Doak's routing maximizes the ocean frontage brilliantly. The par-3 11th, perched above the Pacific, is one of the most photographed holes in golf.

★ INSIDER TIP

Play Pacific Dunes in the afternoon when the wind picks up. If you time it right, you'll finish as the sun sets over the ocean.

#2

Bandon Dunes

David McLay Kidd · 1999 · Par 72

The original. The course that started it all. The famous stretch from holes 4 through 7 along the cliffs is where most first-timers realize this place is different...

#3Sheep Ranch
#4Old Macdonald
#5Bandon Trails
+ 2 par-3 courses (Bandon Preserve & Shorty's)
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