Handicap
5-9
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.3
4.3
Total 3 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

3 Reviews
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
2
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
02/10/2017
Last Review
02/10/2017

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Pacific Dunes

Played On 11/02/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Best Golf Experience Available

The entire Bandon Dunes Golf Experience will be the best golf experience of your life, whether you are a traveling PGA Tour professional or a 25-handicap that enjoys playing when possible, you need to put Bandon on your bucket list. My advice is to give yourself enough time to enjoy all their courses, if you are going all that way to get to Bandon, don't cut yourself short on the experience as you will miss out on something special. Pacific is certainly their signature course, as every hole brings a new experience. When you are done playing Pacific, you will have 18 unique golf stories to tell your friends about when you get home. The views are breathtaking, course condition outstanding, and service terrific. The caddies are great - and you will want to listen to them! It's amazing what the ball will do once it hits the green if you aren't familiar with the course! Do yourself a favor and get to Bandon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Bandon Dunes

Played On 11/01/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Worth every effort to play!

WOW! When first planning this trip and the logistics of getting there from Kentucky, I remember thinking how much of a challenge it was going to be in order to get to Bandon, OR - and ever since playing for the first time, I would hitchhike across the country just to get back for one more hole! Bandon was our first 18 of the trip and we arrived in a light mist/rain. The service was 1st class, welcomed us to the resort, got us all checked in and ready to play. We ended up buying rain gear based on the forecast for the day, and the pro-shops had all we needed and were actually very reasonably priced. From the 1st hole, our caddies were fantastic, and they got better from there (as a matter of fact, to be fair to our caddies we only ended up playing 9 holes this day). About the 3rd hole, the mist turned into a monsoon with 40mph winds and heavy rain blowing sideways. The rain was blowing so hard that we couldn't see the Pacific Ocean on Hole 5 (hole 5 is ON the Pacific Ocean)! The caddies were real troopers, never said a word about calling it quits and were actually enlightened at the fact that we were almost enjoying the experience of golfing in the Pacific Northwest in November in a monsoon. The caddies mentioned it was a top 5 rainstorm ever that they have been out in, but the course was holding up surprisingly good and was still playable through hole 9 (when we went in). The course is very tough but fair, rewarding your taken risks. Beautiful tract of land, every hole is an adventure and is one that you will forever cherish in your memory. Lots of Bald Eagles and Deer all around you, everyone is very welcoming. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that every golfer needs to experience twice in their lives! The resort is fantastic as well, with several lodging options, good places to eat, well-stocked pro-shops, excellent practice facility, easy transportation around the resort, and a very, very awesome running/hiking/walking trail system! I found Bandon Dunes the most playable of the courses (we did not play the Preserve), while Pacific was the most awe-inspiring for sure. You also don't want to miss the Punchbowl (a crazy large putting green!), we stayed out until after dark and the poor waitress continued to run drinks back and forth to us for as long as we wanted to stay out (she was great!).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Boone's Trace National Golf Club

Played On 10/31/2016
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Trending downwards

I played a lot here last year, and unfortunately the course is trending downwards quickly. There were a lot of positive changes started at the beginning of 2016 that were never finished, and as a result there are a lot of open dirt pits throughout the play (bunkers that haven't been filled in yet). The greens are rough and don't roll very well, the fairways not always maintained either. The layout is actually quite nice, but not very challenging due to the shorter length. A lot of potential, just needs some money spent on it. Their is definitely a sense of "locals" here and it's very easy to feel as an outsider if playing during the week and not part of their regular crowd. The clubhouse bar/restaurant needs some organizing and it could be a lot of better.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 02/14/2017:
Hi kristnjohn, Thank you for the feedback and support of Boone's Trace National. We want you to know we have continued to work on our bunker project which will be completed in March 2017. We would be glad to talk to you about these renovations and take care of your next visit if you give us another chance. Please contact mosborne@btngc.com at the golf course, and as a valued golfer, we hope to provide you with a better experience.
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