Remembering the Curtis Cup: Paige Mackenzie leads the USA at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Played at Pacific Dunes in 2006, the tournament is the first of five USGA championships at the resort, with two more on the horizon Of all things, 13 years later…
Pacific Dunes
Previewing Scotland: A journey to the birthplace of golf
Seeking the enduring spirit of golf in Scotland, from Old Tom Morris to David McLay Kidd (and Donald Trump) Golfers don’t simply take a trip to Scotland to play courses…
Ireland, day four: Waterville, a new favorite course (updated)
WATERVILLE, CO. KERRY, Ireland — In the mid-1980s, an American named Jay Connolly, along with several club members from Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, came to southwest Ireland, played Waterville Golf Links near the peaceful village on the Atlantic Ocean and fell in love with the place.
Golf · Oregon · Oregon Coast
The Sheep Ranch: A golfer’s playground
BANDON — No sign advertises the presence of the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch, except the gate that reads “no trespassing.” There’s no restaurant, no pro shop, no amenity other than a remote port-a-potty and, no matter how much golf you’ve played, maybe no experience as wildly beautiful, or spectacularly wild, as this one:
Golf · Oregon · Oregon Coast
Proposed Bandon Links course: A question of vision
BANDON — As she hikes through the Bandon State Natural Area a few miles south of Bandon on the Oregon Coast, Sherri Laier sees things that most others miss. The pawprints of a critter. A colorful tree frog. A tiny young plant, poking through the ground. Different types of lichen. Mushrooms.
Golf · Oregon · Oregon Coast
Bandon Preserve: A ‘really good fit’
BANDON — Earlier in his career as a teacher of golf, Grant Rogers became passionate about links-style golf, with the challenges of shaping shots in the wind and rain of coastal courses.
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