{"id":932,"date":"2010-08-16T11:44:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T18:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2011-11-21T09:31:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:31:42","slug":"bandon-crossings-another-special-bandon-oregon-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/932\/bandon-crossings-another-special-bandon-oregon-course","title":{"rendered":"Course Review: Bandon Crossings – Another Special Bandon, Oregon Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>No doubt you have heard of the four outstanding golf courses at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Oregon.\u00a0 Well, there is yet another, the Bandon Crossings Golf Club.\u00a0 It is a most welcome addition as it is both a fraction of the cost and provides riding carts for those foot-weary Bandon Dunes players who want to rest and yet get in another round of golf.\u00a0 Better yet, it\u2019s a terrific golf course!<\/p>\n

Bandon Crossings is not associated in any way with Bandon Dunes, but it very definitely should be included in any trip there.\u00a0 Where the three current Bandon Dunes courses represent three of the best modern American courses with all being Top 100 caliber, they are also becoming a bit pricey – $250 per round not including a caddy.\u00a0 For a top rate of $70 plus a cart fee, Bandon Crossings is a very, very good alternative.\u00a0 What\u2019s more, Bandon Crossings does provide riding carts for those foot-weary patrons at walking-only Bandon Dunes.<\/p>\n

Portland architect and PGA club professional, Dan Hixson, crafted the layout that sits about five miles south of Bandon directly on Highway 101, an easy twelve minutes or so south of Bandon Dunes.\u00a0 Inspired by Alister Mackenzie and an admirer of Bandon Dunes Founder Mike Keiser\u2019s push for sparking the naturalist-minimalist architectural movement, this was Hixon\u2019s first course to open.\u00a0 Accordingly, he poured his heart and soul into Bandon Crossings, spending more than two hundred days on site.<\/p>\n

You will find Bandon Crossings an interesting mix of heathland and parkland golf.\u00a0 Tall golden grasses wave in the breeze on the borders of the wide fairways and the greens are attractively guarded by wispy bunkers, much as Coore and Crenshaw or Doak might fashion.\u00a0 The building efforts were also aided by the local construction crew headed by Tony Russell who had also helped to build the three Bandon Dunes courses.\u00a0 The result is a look and feel not out of keeping with the general theme of the Bandon Dunes courses.<\/p>\n

The site is situated on an ample 340-acre parcel a mile inland from the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 Built upon former sand dunes, the property easily traverses the rolling hills, picturesque wetlands and creeks, and stands of coastal fir, pine, and madrone trees.\u00a0 Though it has a coastal feel to it, Bandon Crossings receives much less of the cold fog.\u00a0 In analyzing the holes, there is not a bad one out there, though the first four holes traverse the most mundane land on the property.\u00a0 The stretch between the 5th and 13th is quite stirring as is the par-5 finisher.\u00a0 And before I realized it, I was about to write that I enjoyed the par-fives, the threes, and the fours.\u00a0 Hmmm, that about says it all.\u00a0 This is not anywhere close to a \u201cthrow away\u201d course on your Bandon trip, but definitely one to include toward the middle or end.<\/p>\n

Certainly Bandon Dunes remains the main draw to attract golfers.\u00a0 Typically, visitors will enthusiastically play 36-holes a day there.\u00a0 By the end of the second day, most are sore and exhausted.\u00a0 Well, now there is a convenient, even more affordable riding golfing alternative that is far more than just another average local golf course.\u00a0 Bandon Crossings is really very good.\u00a0 With its value proposition and riding option, you might even find yourself playing a second round there. \u00a0Tell them that Bob Fagan sent you!<\/p>\n

Fagan Rating – B+.<\/strong> Located anywhere else, this golf course would attract even more attention.\u00a0 Suffice it to say, Bandon Crossings is an exceptional golf experience at a very good value.\u00a0 Value or not, Bandon Crossings quite stands on its own as a rather exceptional golf course and should not be omitted from any trip to Bandon, Oregon.<\/p>\n

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