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Bandon Dunes
David McLay Kidd’s Bandon Dunes opened in 1999 on a bluff above the Pacific. Its route repeatedly reveals the ocean while working through native dunes. The exposed setting makes wind part of the course’s changing geometry, altering the useful line and the distance a shot can travel.1
Open the Club record- Opened
- 1999
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Club location
- Bandon Oregon
A first course shaped by coastal wind
The fourth hole brings that setting directly into the approach: deep bunkers defend the front left, while a shot carried beyond the green risks the ocean. The resort’s course guide suggests a lower shot toward the right side, giving a concrete example of the ground-based options the coastline permits.1
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- Bandon Dunes
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Course introduction and named hole-by-hole descriptions.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: course historyCourse record
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: course opening historyCourse opening
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: 2026 Bandon Dunes scorecardCourse holes and par
- Bandon Dunes official architect interviewDavid McLay Kidd · Original design · 1999