Random Bandon Thread

[ehendy]

OM 9:50 am & Bandon 3:10 are the tee times for reference sake. Thanks guys! 

[2bGood]

7 hours ago, duffer987 said:

When you call reservations and make your initial tee times do they let you book replays inside the 5hr window?

Change, not change, I was just surprised about tight turn around times before even teeing off. As you say all sorts of things come up once you're on the ground.

They won't let you book anything that you can't make work 99.9% of the time. 5hrs has normally been the time between, but if you play the same course back to back or PD and BD they have let us book it it tighter turnaround times but reminded we have to hustle. 

 

This is not their first Rodeo and they have it all figured out. They know exactly how busy the course is, how long rounds will take in different conditions and transport times between sites. After day one of multi-way  trips they seem to know the groups to watch for pace and ones not to. Nothing happens by accident there.

 

An example is we typically go for 4 -7 days and are 'fast' golfers if no one is ahead of us and we try to get out the first times of the day. I have chatted with random Marshalls on the course that knew the pace we played the previous day or two and will say something like "you set a great pace on Pacific yesterday, we really appreciate that."  I assume if they know how fast (or slow) we have played our rounds they are tracking everyone. 

 

 

[duffer987]

4 hours ago, ehendy said:

OM 9:50 am & Bandon 3:10 are the tee times for reference sake. Thanks guys! 

You'll have no bother then*.  Even a properly slow round of 4:30-4:40 still gives you 40-45 mins between rounds. You're going to end up with either loads of time or even more that, so you want to get back out earlier than your start time 🙂 You'll be grand.

 

*Not a guarantee 😉

[spud3]

6 hours ago, ehendy said:

OM 9:50 am & Bandon 3:10 are the tee times for reference sake. Thanks guys! 

Pfft. 

OM clubhouse is 3 minutes from BD clubhouse.

As long as there isn't morning delay of some sort, you'll have time for a bite of lunch and a quick nap, especially if you're staying in the Lodge

Edited March 30, 2021 by spud3

[plutch]

Anyone been to the resort in the last few weeks or so?

 

Just wondering how the nightlife is situated, any outdoor seating at the restaurants or is everyone just going back to their rooms?

 

We will be there in two weeks, just getting an idea of how things are being run there these days.

[duffer987]

50 minutes ago, plutch said:

Anyone been to the resort in the last few weeks or so?

 

Just wondering how the nightlife is situated, any outdoor seating at the restaurants or is everyone just going back to their rooms?

 

We will be there in two weeks, just getting an idea of how things are being run there these days.

They have a couple large marquees set up at Bandon, along with the usual outdoor seating at Trails, Pac and now SR, and they did have the fire going outside McKees, but not sure what the setup there was, as it was as we were coming off the course and was just heading to the car.

At the Inn they ignored the 6-8 guys sitting around drinking upstairs, beside the sign not to do so, and I don't blame the staff for not wanting to jump into the middle of that. I found their room service to be good, as I used it for two nights and couldn't complain.

[spud3]

We were there just under two weeks ago.  There was a large canopy set up around the fire pit by McKee's as well as the two large ones (with heater units) on the putting green side of the Lodge.

 

All the other clubhouses have outdoor decks (with wind shielding glass), and you can eat your lunch outside at those, dinner too if it's not too cold.  No canopies on those.  You can see a lot of it from the course cams on the resort site.  Very limited indoor seating, no large groups.  We never ate inside a restaurant the four days we were there

 

Delivery is efficient, but I chose to have them call me from McKee's and the Gallery when my food was ready, since I was in the Lodge and it makes for a hotter meal to go get it yourself.  Saves the tip, too, which is automatically added to all room deliveries.  Best plan for lunches between rounds is to call the restaurant of the course where you'll be playing in the afternoon and make your order about when you get to the 18th tee of your morning course.  The food will be ready by the time you arrive at the afternoon course, eliminating about a 15-20 minute wait.

 

Grab-n-go breakfasts are available at all the restaurants and turnstands.  The site has menus for everything, including the phone numbers of the restaurants.

[plutch]

Great, thanks for the info guys!

[duffer987]

 

The 'wrong' bit is easy, but...

...

Spoiler

where did they drop the hole? Is it one relocated hole after the other they've photoshopped in or is that a legit single piece of land from elsewhere on property behind #10?

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by duffer987

[spud3]

look at it through a mirror...

[duffer987]

1 hour ago, spud3 said:

look at it through a mirror...

Ah it's flipped, gotcha. That makes sense with seeing the Preserve over there 🙂

[Edaw68]

Just look at it after a bunch of whisky.

[tad950]

On 3/30/2021 at 6:38 AM, 2bGood said:

They won't let you book anything that you can't make work 99.9% of the time. 5hrs has normally been the time between, but if you play the same course back to back or PD and BD they have let us book it it tighter turnaround times but reminded we have to hustle. 

 

This is not their first Rodeo and they have it all figured out. They know exactly how busy the course is, how long rounds will take in different conditions and transport times between sites. After day one of multi-way  trips they seem to know the groups to watch for pace and ones not to. Nothing happens by accident there.

 

An example is we typically go for 4 -7 days and are 'fast' golfers if no one is ahead of us and we try to get out the first times of the day. I have chatted with random Marshalls on the course that knew the pace we played the previous day or two and will say something like "you set a great pace on Pacific yesterday, we really appreciate that."  I assume if they know how fast (or slow) we have played our rounds they are tracking everyone. 

 

 

I noticed that my caddie clipped some kind of device on my bag. I’m assuming it’s a gps tracker.  So apparently they are monitoring a group’s  position on the course. Not sure how long they’ve been using these, but the neoprene cover looked well worn. I’m guessing they are only used with 4somes that have a caddie. 

[spud3]

It is a gps tracker, and you get one even if you are going out solo.  They keep close tabs on where everyone is on each course.

 

I wish more courses would use them.  Instantly clear when a particular group is the problem and needs prompting.

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by spud3

[duffer987]

1 hour ago, tad950 said:

I noticed that my caddie clipped some kind of device on my bag. I’m assuming it’s a gps tracker.  So apparently they are monitoring a group’s  position on the course. Not sure how long they’ve been using these, but the neoprene cover looked well worn. I’m guessing they are only used with 4somes that have a caddie. 

They use them for every group that goes out there. Maybe if you're a single with a Sunday bag you get a break, but otherwise ya you're getting tagged.

They put one on my Clicgear 4 times, two of those as a two-ball.

Funnily enough, because you don't swing back past the starter's shed on Trails, I forgot both times they did it. Once it was between replays so I turned it in at Bandon proshop, the second time it was after my replay and I was back in my room at the Inn and the phone rang - 'Excuse me Mr. Duffer987, we're trying to track down the tracker you had this afternoon...'

Oops! ☺️ It was still attached to the Clicgear in my car, I offered to run it up to them, but they said I can just leave it at reception.

[spud3]

I'd love to see the tracking app they have in the pro shop. 

 

I would think some wagering may occur late in the day...

[puttnforthe8]

9 hours ago, spud3 said:

I'd love to see the tracking app they have in the pro shop. 

 

I would think some wagering may occur late in the day...

This is awesome.

 

Would love to see the data sometime!  I may ask when I get there in a few weeks.

[tad950]

10 hours ago, duffer987 said:

They use them for every group that goes out there. Maybe if you're a single with a Sunday bag you get a break, but otherwise ya you're getting tagged.

They put one on my Clicgear 4 times, two of those as a two-ball.

Funnily enough, because you don't swing back past the starter's shed on Trails, I forgot both times they did it. Once it was between replays so I turned it in at Bandon proshop, the second time it was after my replay and I was back in my room at the Inn and the phone rang - 'Excuse me Mr. Duffer987, we're trying to track down the tracker you had this afternoon...'

Oops! ☺️ It was still attached to the Clicgear in my car, I offered to run it up to them, but they said I can just leave it at reception.

 I guess I haven't been very observant on my past visits. The only reason I was aware of the gps this year was because a woman came out to the parking lot when we were taking off our golf shoes and asked who had it. Sure enough, the gps was clipped to my bag. 🙂 The caddie forgot to turn it in.

[Edaw68]

A couple weeks ago one of the starters said they tracked one of the units all the way to london. Sounds like they don’t keep any data other than location though.

[BD14]

Just finished my first trip and understand why it’s so special now. We went Sunday to Sunday and I played: 

 

sunday: preserve / punchbowl

monday: Bandon dunes 

Tuesday: pac dunes / trails

wednesday: pac dunes / old mac

thursday: Bandon dunes / old Mac 

Friday: sheep ranch / pac dunes 

Saturday: trails / sheep ranch 

Sunday: Bandon dunes 

 

12 full rounds in 7 days.  My legs are sore and my feet raw, but it was worth it. 
 

weather was absolutely amazing. We got really lucky. Was cold, windy, and drizzled a bit on Monday, but for the rest of the week it was just a bit chilly and sunny.  On Sunday, before we left, it was cloudy and drizzled a bit.  Nothing bad though.  We definitely got lucky. 
 

we were a group of 14. The Covid restrictions were a bummer as there was no where for us to hang, drink, and watch the games. But the resort did a good job of to-go food.  We ate a few meals at the tents at the gallery. None of the other restaurants had covering/tents, so it was a bit cold eating outside, but we managed. 
 

7 of us took caddies every round and so I had a lot of interaction with many of them.  Tyrone stood out as amazing.  He’s been out there for 18 years, has great course knowledge and green reads, but he’s also a complete blast to play with.  Carl was also amazing at green reads and lines off the tee, but otherwise kept quiet.  Nelly, Michael, Davis, and Rich were all good and a lot of fun too. Tyrone and Carl could not be matched on the greens though.  
 

after playing them all, it’s so hard to pick a favorite they are all so good in their own right.  I still haven’t chosen a favorite, but both OM and Trails keep getting consideration. SR was super fun to play, is an easier walk, and was liked by many in the group.  Our 2 top players complained about the greens being too hard at SR but the rest of us didn’t mind. 
 

my favorite holes are OM 17, PD 4, BD 16 & 17, trails 11 & 14, SR 6 & 9. 

[jrg75]

Terrible random question, anyone ever rent clubs at Bandon.  My bag appears to be stuck at Fed Ex in Memphis, haven't seen any update since Tuesday morning.  Trying to process what my upcoming trip will look like if they don't make it.

[duffer987]

26 minutes ago, jrg75 said:

Terrible random question, anyone ever rent clubs at Bandon.  My bag appears to be stuck at Fed Ex in Memphis, haven't seen any update since Tuesday morning.  Trying to process what my upcoming trip will look like if they don't make it.

$60 IIRC. I played with a chap once that had an entirely too shiny Titleist bag and clubs 😆 Think they were AP2s (oh whatever the equivalent is now I cannot keep track) so as you'd expect they will be decent sticks to get you through that first day if needed.

[MileHighGuye]

Trying to collect opening day commemorative coins. Anyone have one they’re willing to part with?

[duffer987]

Apropos of nothing and because the SR yardage book was sitting on the kitchen table when I had lunch...

 

With talk during construction of the volcano being the potential finishing hole, was the 'best' proposed routing the following or something else (apologies if it's been knocked around already, but hadn't been paying much attention before my trip in March):

• 1-3, 13-18 = Front Nine
• 12, 4-11 = Back Nine

Maybe balances out the 9s some, but then you have the current weak link 10th as the penultimate hole after the excellent run of the current 4-9. Anyhoo, that's about as productive as my lunch break can get 😉

Edited April 19, 2021 by duffer987

[Lefty_89]

Good news for any of you Southwest airlines fans out there (myself included) - SW announced today they're now flying into Eugene, with some really good rates for the next couple of days; booking until early November.

 

Looks like you'll have a layover in Las Vegas or Oakland, but much short drive down compared to PDX.

[Lefty_89]

Heading back to the promised land in December!

[mci711]

On 4/22/2021 at 8:50 AM, Lefty_89 said:

Good news for any of you Southwest airlines fans out there (myself included) - SW announced today they're now flying into Eugene, with some really good rates for the next couple of days; booking until early November.

 

Looks like you'll have a layover in Las Vegas or Oakland, but much short drive down compared to PDX.

 

If they add any nonstops from other cities this would be great. Flying Chicago, to Oakland/LV having a layover, hoping your clubs make the 2nd flight then driving 2.5 hours is going to take just as long as flying to Portland with no worries about layovers, taking off/landing multiple times, etc and driving down. 

[VNutz]

1 minute ago, mci711 said:

 

If they add any nonstops from other cities this would be great. Flying Chicago, to Oakland/LV having a layover, hoping your clubs make the 2nd flight then driving 2.5 hours is going to take just as long as flying to Portland with no worries about layovers, taking off/landing multiple times, etc and driving down. 

Exactly what I was thinking. Was really excited when I saw this, but the connections to get there would save no time at all.

[Lefty_89]

Well there's usually a layover for me through Southwest to Portland regardless, so it works out better for me and others in that situation 😉

[duffer987]

On 4/22/2021 at 6:50 AM, Lefty_89 said:

Good news for any of you Southwest airlines fans out there (myself included) - SW announced today they're now flying into Eugene, with some really good rates for the next couple of days; booking until early November.

 

Looks like you'll have a layover in Las Vegas or Oakland, but much short drive down compared to PDX.

I normally look forward to the drive up (dread the drive back) but this works perfect for me, as I'm right by it (my two regular courses are either side of OAK). So depending on how the rest of our foursome gets there I maybe able to meet them in Eugene for the easy drive over.