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.
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.
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.
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...
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