A few months ago I toured the best golf Central Oregon had to offer: Crosswater, Tetherow, Black Butte Ranch, Aspen Lakes and Pronghorn (pictured above). This week I'm on the coast playing great golf hole after great golf hole at Bandon Dunes. In my most recent Away Game I discuss some of the pros and cons of both destinations. In the end I say Oregon has become my favorite state for golf. New York, California and Michigan are also loaded. I'm not wild about a lot of what I've seen from Florida, Arizona or Texas (unless it's December through February). Certainly South Carolina and Alabama have cornered the market on bang for your buck--or, inexpensive swing for your jing. But Oregon just works. I'd say we have good chemistry. Between Bend and Bandon your golf-itnerary is over-flowing with on- and off-course activities. (Bring your fishing pole, snowboard and backup memory cards for your camera.)Here's a link to the story I wrote for the October issue of Golf Digest.
I'll be Twittering from Bandon again today. I'm playing Bandon Trails in the monring, touring Old Macdonald in the afternoon. Here's a link to my tweets.
Here are a few higlights (and lowlights) from yesterday when I played Trails in morning, Bandon in the afternoon:
Kyle Crawford (pictured right) is a junior at Oregon State. He's a plus-2 handicap and I don't hesitate giving him the title of best caddie I've ever had. Ask for him if and when you get here. What makes a good caddie? They know when and what to say. They're not too positive, never negative and can't ever be considered lazy. When I get up on a tee I like it when I'm told: "Keep this left of the bunker," or "Aim at that tree," as opposed to: "Don't go right," or "You want to stay away from the lake." I prefer caddies who are better at the game than I am, who know how to figure a yardage with or without a wind, and of course it helps when they can read a green.
That's all.
Weather has been unreal out here (so far). Forecast isn't looking good for today, but here's a sample of the scene since Sunday (this is the 17th hole at Bandon Dunes):
--Matty G.
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