Yes, the fourth course is coming to Bandon Dunes: Old Macdonald opens in June 2010, joining Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails. But golfdigest.com has learned that a fifth course is on the way as well. Bandon owner Mike Keiser said Friday that he is calling on Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, designers of Bandon Trails, to build a 12-hole par-3 course for his Oregon Resort. "We have room for 18, but we wanted to keep all the holes along the top of the dunes," said Keiser, adding that the first tee and 12th green of the par-3 course will be near the first tee of Bandon Trails. "This way all 12 holes run along the ocean. I don't have the permits yet, but I should have them in the next three months."Keiser says he expects to build the course in 2011 and open it in 2012. "It really depends on Coore and Crenshaw's schedule," he said.
Keiser says the newest addition to Bandon will be called the Conservation Course, because all profits will go to the area's conservation foundation.
--Matty G.
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