Bandon Dunes Trip Advice

[Perry Farrell]

Hi.
I will be traveling to Bandon Dunes in a few days and will have 2 half days and 6 full days to play.  Will be staying off the course.

Any advice on course recommendations, dining options, things that you would have done differently with the trip in hindsight, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[phan52]

It's been a number of years since I was there and we never left campus. Stayed in the cottages. The par 3 course was not built yet when we were there but I hear it is terrific. My favorite courses in order are: 1. Pacific Dunes 2. Bandon Dunes 3. Bandon Trails 4. Old MacDonald. Old MacDonald is interesting but I didn't need to play it again. I could have played Pacific Dunes every day and been happy but they are all good.

[Perry Farrell]

Thank you for your feedback.

[mchepp]

On July 12, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Perry Farrell said:

Hi.
I will be traveling to Bandon Dunes in a few days and will have 2 half days and 6 full days to play.  Will be staying off the course.

Any advice on course recommendations, dining options, things that you would have done differently with the trip in hindsight, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Because there is so little to do around there it is kinda hard to go wrong. What surprised me was the low cost of food so I recommend you plan to eat all your meals at the complex. There is a few nice restaurants off course, but they tend to be really crowded with people who are staying at the course.

If there is one thing, it would be, make your dinner reservations early. Wherever you plan to go.

Golf wise, I recommend you get one caddie in your group each round. We rotated for the 4 rounds so each guy used the caddie for one round and the other 3 of us took the advice. It is particularly helpful at Old Mac, but all of them have some tricky landing areas so the caddie will help tell the group where to aim. 

The range is in a single spot and all the courses share and you will need to drive yourself or take the shuttle. I found a little bit of a hassle. The first round I warmed up but every other day I would skip it. The process of checking in, then loading into a shuttle, then hitting balls, driving back on the shuttle, just too much. 

I did not think the par 3 course was good value. You can play it if you want to tell people you played it, but I do not like paying $100 (it was $50 in the winter when I played it and it was still too much). My club has a really good par 3 course and I can play it for free. 

[rkim291968]

There's a lot of good restaurants outside of the resort.  Check out the beach area for good restaurants, and awesome view (go to Face Rock, bring camera).

All courses have to be walked.  Unless you are in top shape, don't play two rounds per day.

A year and a half ago, there were 4 full courses, and 1 thirteen hole course.  I didn't play the short one but everyone said it was a good course to play.  You may want to play it on a 1/2 day.  

Play all the courses.   They are unique in each way.  

Get a caddie.   It's worth the experience and you will score better.   Forecaddie is a cheaper way to go if you are money conscious.   My wife and I had the same caddie for all 4 days we were there.

It can get windy.  Bring your A-ballstriking game and/or straight ball (e.g, Bridgestone E6),

Most of all ... HAVE FUN!