Planning a 2010 trip to Bandon Dunes. Do you think the following schedule is good? Too tough?

Day 1 - Arrive. Play Bandon Dunes

Day 2 - Pacific Dunes & Bandon Trails

Day 3 - Sheeps Ranch

Day 4 - Old MacDonald and Pacific Dunes

Day 5 - Old MacDonald

Day 6 - Chambers Bay or Leave

What do you think of flying and playing Chambers Bay on Day 6? Does it compare to the others?

I wouldn't play Chambers Bay on day 6. Just go play Tetherow in Bend instead.

You guys are playing at least 36 a day, right (you should)? If not and it were me... I would compress my golf in Bandon into three days then play some of the fantabulous golf in Bend.

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I would agree 100%

Have you looked at a map? Bandon to Bend is a 6 hour drive. Bandon to Chambers Bay is a 7 hour drive.

Stay in Bandon. Play each course twice if possible. The replay rate makes is pretty reasonable.

If you make a trip to Bandon, I wouldn't try to add a long drive to Bend (or anywhere else that far away). I love Bend and it is well worth it's own visit, but it's a lot to do in one trip with Bandon. Bandon is such an incredible trip, you don't really need to go anywhere else in my opinion.

Also, make sure you are in pretty good shape to keep the schedule you have. My feet would be in shambles after walking 54 holes in your first two days. I was at Bandon about 3 months ago and played Bandon in the afternoon and Pacific the next morning. I needed to put my feet in the hottub more than I needed another round of golf at that point. Just make sure your shoes are well broken in and you've got some Advil handy. (If you're 21 years old or regularly walk 36 holes a day, disregard this last paragraph.)

just stay at Bandon and play 36 a day....rotate among the 4 courses...play trails a little less often (my least favorite) and play Pacific a little more often.

That way if you feel up to it, you can play a few addtional holes and it won't cost you more.

I have played everything you have mentioned.....driving from Bandon to Chambers is more than 7 hours and simply...NOT worth it, and if you did go to Bend...you would want another 3 days there.

Bandon...stay...play...you will never regret it....if you leave, you will regret it after an hour on the road with many more hours to go.

how far is the drive from Portland airport to Bandon? to Bend?

thanks...

Stay @ Bandon for sure. Chambers is not worth it for me at those rates and I am under an hour away! Come up and play Chambers in the off season, there are some pretty good days. Bandon for the most part is mature, were Chambers is not.

Plan on about 4-5..there are a few different routes but they all take about the same.

About a 4 hour drive to get to both Bandon and Bend from Portland. Maybe a little longer to Bandon.

I have done Bandon, Bend, and Chambers Bay. To me they are all too far away from each other to do together and I live over in Portland.

My buddies and I are also planning a 2010 trip to Bandon. We will play all 4 courses over there at least once. We play in the winter when the weather is cold but okay and the rates are dirt cheap. Problem is that we cannot get 36 in before dark (especially with lengthy frost delays). All of the courses are a rigorous walk (no carts). We all had push carts and it was a rough walk in that wind. If you need to add another course in there, look into Sandpines just north of Bandon. My group really likes this course.

Bend is also a great trip in the Summer. Tetherow is my favorite course in Oregon. Pronghorn is now open to the public. Juniper is great. Aspen Lakes is pretty good. Have not been able to get on Crosswater yet because you have to stay at the resort. Many good courses, but it is isolated enough to make it a trip on it's own.

Chambers Bay is a fun experience. Greens were horrible when I was there though (can you say bare and shaggy)? But there is lots of great golf in WA to add and make it an entire trip.

Again, that commute is tough as you run through either mountain ranges or large cities to get around the NW. Too me it would be too much to try and squeeze into 1 trip. And it would suck to play great golf in Bandon and then travel to Chambers to find the greens in garbage condition. (Claiming that the greens stimp at 9, but really at like 7, is poor form conisdering how cool the rest of the course is).

Portland to Bandon - 5 hours at least.....
Portland to Bend - 4 hours

We fle into Portland (from Ohio) and played Pumpkin Ridge as well.

I went to Bandon about a month ago. Here is my recommendation. I would play Bandon Trails on a day you play 18 instead of 36 holes. Trails is much more difficult to walk than the other courses. Take a caddie if possible. They will make your experience even better. As for Chambers Bay, it's a wonderful course, but save it for another trip. You will be beat by Day 6.

+1 on the caddy.