Oregon, USA
A feature from the IAGTO Directory
2017
Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA We like golf in Oregon. You might too. With more than 200 acclaimed public golf courses, Oregon ranks high on golfers’ bucket lists. Picking your tee time is the easy part. Choosing one of Oregon’s award-winning courses is the real challenge. Tee off from on an oceanfront sand dune. Play alongside the professionals. Surf the turf on a GolfBoard. Get to the course before the championships. Golf in Oregon is a completely unique experience – and we wouldn’t want it any other way.
Sunriver, Central Oregon It’s no wonder Sunriver Resort was chosen to host the 2017 PGA Professional Championship – and to host the IAGTO 2018 North America Golf Tourism Convention (NAC). With four distinct award-winning courses located along wetlands, meadows and waters, Sunriver is a premier golf destination with dramatic and aesthetic challenges at every hole. Crosswater Golf Club, designed by Bob Cupp, is the official course of the 2017 PGA Professional Championship. Honoured by Golf Digest as one of America’s 100 Greatest Courses, the 600-acre heathland-style Crosswater weaves around the Deschutes River with bent grass fairways and five tee placements on each hole. The Woodlands, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr, is a Pacific Northwest favourite with abundant water and lava rock outcroppings. Also a Bob Cupp design, Caldera Links is a family-friendly nine-hole course, with holes ranging from 60 to 185 yards. Meadows Putting Course, design by John Fought, is an exciting nine-hole course that’s fun for every skill level. Named one of the Top 10 Destinations for Family Golf by Golf Digest, Sunriver offers a variety of places to play, with easy access to off-course activities like horseback riding, white-water rafting, cycling trails and more.
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Caldera Links
The Woodlands
Meadows Putting Course
Crosswater Golf Club
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Bandon Preserve
Bandon Dunes, Oregon Coast You’ve probably heard of Bandon Dunes. Perched high above the Pacific Ocean, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is unlike any other. Four world-class courses unfold along a sweeping shoreline, grassy dunes and towering coastal forest. Beyond the stunning scenery is a unique, true-to-form game of golf. Firm turf, challenging tee shots and the occasional strong ocean breeze make for an unforgettable experience. Bandon Dunes is regularly ranked among the world’s top golf Bandon Dunes resorts. The namesake course, designed by David McKay Kidd, is considered the first genuine Scottish-style links course in the U.S. Year after year, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is honoured, from Golf Digest’s Best Resort in North America in 2011 to all four courses ranked highly in Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses and GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play. And the accolades keep coming. In 2020, the resort will host the US Amateur Championship.
Bandon Trails
Pacific Dunes
Old MacDonald
And there’s plenty to do in between rounds. Prime your skills at the 13-hole par 3 track or the 18hole putting course. Indulge in a day at the resort spa. Experience Oregon’s South Coast like you’ve never done before. Bandon Dunes is open year-round, and with a fifth 18-hole course in the works, it continues to innovate and inspire. 81
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Pumpkin Ridge, Greater Portland A championship 36-hole golf club near Oregon’s largest city, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is known as Portland golf at its finest. Since opening in 1992, Pumpkin Ridge has hosted several major national tournaments, including the Nike Tour Championship, the US Amateur Championship and the US Women’s Open.
Ghost Creek
The club’s public course, Ghost Creek, features a par-71, 6,839-yard layout designed by Bob Cupp to emphasise the wetlands terrain, with subtle elevation changes that both surprise and delight. Pumpkin Ridge is where great golfers become even better. Hone your skills with a lesson taught by PGA professionals Jerry Mowlds and Christopher Smith or tee off at the club’s 17-acre practice facility.
Sandpines, Oregon Coast With windswept sand dunes and towering pines, Sandpines Golf Links is a breathtaking place to tee off. The 18-hole course borders the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America and features a mild coastal climate with pleasant year-round playing conditions.
Sandpines Golf Links
Renowned golf course architect Rees Jones designed the par-72, 7,190yard course, inspired by the natural lay of the land. The outward nine is shaped by forest and lakes, while the inward nine reflects a traditional links style. Challenging yet generous, Sandpines is an ideal course to test skills and indulge senses.
Running Y, Southern Oregon Featuring the only Arnold Palmer signature course in Oregon, Running Y Ranch Resort is a premier destination for international golfers. The prestigious Palmer even named Running Y as one of his favourite 16 designs. And he’s not alone. Running Y is a regular on Golf Week’s Oregon Top 10 and ranked number one on Golf Advisor’s Top 20 Golf Courses in Oregon. The 72-par, 7,133-yard course is surrounded by impressive beauty, overlooking the unspoiled Oregon Outback. The front skirts meadows and an extensive wetlands area while the back fairways wind through lake-dotted woodlands. With five tee boxes on each hole, the course welcomes players of all skill levels. And thanks to more than 300 days of sunshine in Klamath Falls, it’s open year-round. 82
Arnold Palmer Signature Course, Running Y Ranch
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Arnold Palmer Signature Course, Running Y Ranch
Salishan, Oregon Coast Rugged natural beauty and coastal elements make Salishan Golf Links an exciting 18-hole course for players of all abilities. Designed in 1964 and revamped by PGA Tour veteran Peter Jacobsen 40 years later, the par-71, 6,470-yard course is as scenic as it is challenging. The front nine hugs an old-growth forest hillside while the back nine winds toward the ocean on links-like land. With great shot variety, greens as smooth as glass and the roar of the mighty Pacific Ocean close by, Salishan is known as one of the Oregon Coast’s finest. Fun continues off the course. Salishan Resort is home to four restaurants, one of the largest wine cellars in Oregon and an award-winning spa.
Salishan Golf Links
Tetherow, Central Oregon This is not your grandfather’s golf club. Surf the turf at Tetherow, the first course in the US to offer a full fleet of GolfBoards. Since opening in 2008, Tetherow has received accolades from nearly every noteworthy golf publication for its 18-hole course and outstanding amenities. Tee off on the par-72, 7,298-yard Scottish linksstyle layout, designed by David McLay Kidd, while admiring incredible views of the Cascade Mountains and high desert terrain. Tetherow is the first golf course in Oregon to be designated an Audubon International Certified Signature Sanctuary and is committed to sustainability, with 73 of the course’s 160 acres left natural or re-naturalised.
Tetherow Golf Course
Tetherow has it all: from scenic and challenging knobs, knolls, fescues and tufts; a state-of-theart fitness academy; to the resort’s lavish lodging minutes away from Bend and Mt. Bachelor. 83
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Black Butte Ranch, Central Oregon Let your troubles fly away at Black Butte Ranch, a destination golf resort community in the heart of the Cascade Range. The 1,800-acre resort offers two 18-hole courses, vacation rental homes, tennis courts, horse-riding tours, pools and a full-scale spa.
Big Meadow
Take a scenic journey on Big Meadow, designed by Robert Muir Graves and honoured by Golf Magazine in 2013 as one of the Best Courses You Can Play in Oregon. The 7,000-yard course features championship tees, sweeping bunkers and elevated greens. Glaze Meadow, renovated by John Fought in 2012, has groomed bluegrass-rye fairways on a rolling landscape, with five sets of tees on every hole. Try not to be distracted by the spectacular views.
Pronghorn Resort, Central Oregon Though located just six miles east of Bend, Pronghorn Resort feels like a world away. It unfolds over high desert terrain with postcard views of the snow-capped Cascade peaks. The resort is a bright burst of green in the landscape, with two thoughtfully-manicured courses.
Tom Fazio Championship Course
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The public Jack Nicklaus Signature Course is pure to the sport. The minimalist layout calls for strategic putting and transitions. And, true to Nicklaus, there is temptation for risk-reward in every hole design. The golf great is even known to stop by and play his masterpiece course. Pronghorn also boasts a Tom Fazio Championship Course.
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Langdon Farms, Willamette Valley Easy to access and a joy to Langdon Farms play, Langdon Farms Golf Club is a golfer’s getaway in the rich farmland of the Willamette Valley. But due to its close proximity to Portland, just 15 miles away, Langdon Farms is consistently ranked highly among Portland golf courses. Award-winning architects Bob Cupp and John Fought designed the course to emphasise dynamic mounding and bunkering. The result is an attractive links-style course that puts a premium on accurate iron shots – while staying playable for the recreational golfer. Langdon Farms is committed to dry playing conditions, making it an ideal course every day of the year. Copy supplied by Travel Oregon
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Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, Pronghorn Resort
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