“Scampering over dunes to half-hidden greens, playing make-believe recovery shots and putting over some occasionally outrageous contours, we feel like kids again at the Preserve.”
—Golf Digest
Local Knowledge
Bandon Preserve begins high atop a sand dune and rolls down toward the beach. The Pacific Ocean provides the backdrop to every hole.
Course Stats:
1,609 yards | par 39
Year Opened:
Architects:
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
What is it?
13-hole short course
Bandon Preserve is my favorite course at Bandon because…
Eightsomes!
@believe_its_not_butter
First timer pro tips:
Don’t sleep on the Preserve as your opening round. A two-hour average loop makes it easier to squeeze in after a longer travel day and the true links conditions will prep you for your first full 18-hole round the following day.
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This is a super fun par 3 course!
—Golfholics
The best par 3 course in the world?
—The Preferred Lie
Bandon Preserve: Course Preview
—Course Preview
What makes Bandon Preserve unique?
Where else are you allowed to play as an 8some?!? The 13-hole routing breaks down the barrier of score and creates a social environment where you are rewarded more by the conversations you had with friends than the score you wrote on the card.
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Did you know?
All net proceeds from the Bandon Preserve directly fund the Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, the grant-making department of the resort that supports conservation, community, and economy on the Southern Oregon Coast.
