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In les than 10 year a smal town on te southern coast o Oregon has transformed into te golf destination.


While everyone was arguing why


Bandon Dunes wouldn’t be success- ful—the remote location and the un- predictable weather were at the top of the list—visionary owner Mike Keiser created a golf resort on par with the world’s best.


It has been described as Mecca, and not just by those who travel the world playing golf. But by the 20 handicap- pers, scratch golfers, New York in- vestment bankers, Nebraska farmers, Georgia frat boys and SoCal surfers. It is the openness of Bandon, the warm welcome and modest grounds and the fact that when arriving you know the guy behind you loves golf as much as you do. This was Keiser’s vision; after seeing the land and purchasing 1,215 acres of


dunes (that once were considered a fire hazard) for $2.4 million in 1991, the recycled greeting card millionaire built a golfer’s golf resort. He also keeps add- ing courses. With the June 1 opening of Old


Macdonald rounding out a triumphant golf course foursome, Bandon Dunes Resort has become the purest golf experience in the country. The newest addition sits on the northern end of the property and quite simply, is Scottish- links golf at its best in the U.S. Co-designers Tom Doak and Jim


Urbina pay homage to Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture. The duo didn’t create replica Macdonald holes; instead they attempted to channel what the legendary architect


would have done had he designed this course himself. The golfer fortunate enough to play


Old Mac is allowed to get into the pace of the round easily with a gentle and wide open first. The 341 yarder is architect Doak’s favorite opening hole; the abnormally large fairway allows for a stress-free tee shot that offers different strategic options and angles of attack from the fairway. After a short par 3 guarded by a deep bunker the third hole is when you begin to understand the vastness and genius of the sprawling layout. The par-four third calls for a tee shot over a dune ridge to a fairway below not visible from the tee box. The uphill walk after the tee ball opens the curtain to the main act and a breathtaking view of the entire course and the Pacific


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