Random Bandon Thread

[Lefty_89]

@duffer987 how is your trip this week shaping up? And what trip(s) do you have on the books next year? Weather looks phenomenal out there right now, as usual.  

[duffer987]

28 minutes ago, Lefty_89 said:

@duffer987 how is your trip this week shaping up? And what trip(s) do you have on the books next year? Weather looks phenomenal out there right now, as usual.  

This Friday really is just a stop and go - phoned last Friday and only had one realistic early option 7:40 SR, so took it. Will replay whatever and then keep driving. Have to take 1/101 from Bay Area to Portland, on my way to Canada and literally could not pass Bandon without stopping 😆. Prices are silly compared to offseason, but screw it. Speaking of which, the entire coast is booked up hotel wise and the few that aren't are gouging like nobodies business. Stupidly hadn't thought about that part, being summer hols and all.

 

Have Thanksgiving '21, '22 and Easter '22 on the books as well. The days (bar a single) of leaving bookings till later is far gone.

Edited July 20, 2021 by duffer987

[duffer987]

Speaking of the future... that's a lot of future. Not sure I need to see events potentially exceeding my lifetime, lol

 

[Lefty_89]

1 hour ago, duffer987 said:

This Friday really is just a stop and go - phoned last Friday and only had one realistic early option 7:40 SR, so took it. Will replay whatever and then keep driving. Taking 1/101 from Bay Area to Portland, on my way to Canada and literally could not pass Bandon without stopping 😆. Prices are silly compared to offseason, but screw it. Speaking of which, the entire coast is booked up hotel wise and the few that aren't are gouging like nobodies business. Stupidly hadn't thought about that part, being summer hols and all.

 

Have Thanksgiving '21, '22 and Easter '22 on the books as well. The days (bar a single) of leaving bookings till later is far gone.

 

Man I'd love to be able to make an impromptu trip to Bandon over a weekend, whenever I wanted. That would get me in serious trouble over time, but the good sort of trouble.

 

Surprised you were able to grab a SR slot on such a short window! The perks of being a single.

 

Nice trips lined out for next year though, I'll be there a week after you in April. 

[Lefty_89]

Side note: have they mentioned when Round Lake is officially opening? I'd imagine relatively soon since we're staying there in December. 

[spud3]

Aug 1 target, according to the Blog

 

https://www.bandondunesgolf.com/blog/whats-new-bandon

[MileHighGuye]

Are the hot tubs open again? 

[MongoSmash]

If any WRXs are in Bandon Sunday-Tues, let me know. Teeing up. 👍👍

[hh2nd]

I played 7, 18 hole rounds, and 22 holes at Bandon Preserve last Saturday through Tuesday. BD and BT on Saturday. SR Sunday morning. Started Sunday afternoon on BD and were behind a very slow group. Caddies asked if we wanted to skip to Pacific on the 8th hole (the tee boxes are next to each other). We did and got no hassle from the Marshall when he came to ask where we came from. Finished PD at sunset. Played Pacific again on Monday morning, followed by an absolute boozefest at Bandon Trails. Finished on Tuesday with Old Mac in the morning and Sheep Ranch late afternoon. I made an eagle on 18 at SR to finish the trip. 
 

That place is absolutely incredible. If you go, plan enough time to play all of the courses and try to play 36/day - especially if coming from the east coast. 
 

the caddies we had put the trip over the top. They were fantastic. Happy to give out names via private message if looking to book one ahead of time. 
 

picture is of approach shot on 17 at Sheep Ranch. 

[philsRHman]

Looks like October Scotland trip is on the ropes. Any shot of booking Bandon as a single with a month or less notice if I hold out hope for a few more weeks?

[Cwing]

On 7/18/2021 at 10:17 PM, mci711 said:

 

Same gear you take any month at Bandon 😂  layers and rain gear. Couple pairs of shoes and lots of socks. 

 

On 7/19/2021 at 8:37 AM, Edaw68 said:

Second this

 

 

Pullovers vs short sleeves? How thick on the pullovers? How many thick/thin vs a concentration of one over the other?
Pants vs shorts ratio? How thick the pants?

Golf vests needed? Any need for down filled jacket or down vests? If so, thin/thick? 
Soft spikes only or a pair of soft and a pair with cleats?

 

Edited July 25, 2021 by Cwing

[hh2nd]

1 hour ago, Cwing said:

 

 

Pullovers vs short sleeves? How thick on the pullovers? How many thick/thin vs a concentration of one over the other?
Pants vs shorts ratio? How thick the pants?

Golf vests needed? Any need for down filled jacket or down vests? If so, thin/thick? 
Soft spikes only or a pair of soft and a pair with cleats?

 

See my picture in post above. I wore shorts, a thin long sleeve shirt (poly kind of thing), golf shirt, and put a vest on top when necessary. I did wear pants one day, and I was totally fine in a short sleeve golf shirt. The pants were pretty thin - again, all poly sort of pants. I never wore a long sleeve pullover while playing golf. 
 

Make sure you have golf shoes with a soft bottom as opposed to molded plastic. We walked 36 a day and went over 16 miles every day. You do not need cleats. I wear Footjoy M Project and they were great. Other people in my group bought new fancy shoes for the trip and paid the price with a few blisters. I guess soft spikes are fine, but again, make sure they are good and broken in and do not have a hard plastic bottom. 
 

You may not get as lucky with the weather. I had a misconception that it would rain every day. I’ve been to Ireland and experienced four seasons in one day. The caddies told us that Bandon just isn’t like that. Many people think it is, but it isn’t. Said that even when it rains, it is really more of a mist. July, for example, averages one day of rainfall. 
 

Even when the marine layer rolled in/came through, it wasn’t there long and I didn’t get wet. 
 

My trip was mid July and the weather was beautiful. If you call the resort the day before you leave, they will give you the local forecast for the next several days. I realize that sounds a little silly, but it is hard to get a good coastal forecast from the weather channel. 
 

Have fun!

[hh2nd]

And change your socks between every round. 

[Cwing]

3 hours ago, hh2nd said:

See my picture in post above. I wore shorts, a thin long sleeve shirt (poly kind of thing), golf shirt, and put a vest on top when necessary. I did wear pants one day, and I was totally fine in a short sleeve golf shirt. The pants were pretty thin - again, all poly sort of pants. I never wore a long sleeve pullover while playing golf. 
 

Make sure you have golf shoes with a soft bottom as opposed to molded plastic. We walked 36 a day and went over 16 miles every day. You do not need cleats. I wear Footjoy M Project and they were great. Other people in my group bought new fancy shoes for the trip and paid the price with a few blisters. I guess soft spikes are fine, but again, make sure they are good and broken in and do not have a hard plastic bottom. 
 

You may not get as lucky with the weather. I had a misconception that it would rain every day. I’ve been to Ireland and experienced four seasons in one day. The caddies told us that Bandon just isn’t like that. Many people think it is, but it isn’t. Said that even when it rains, it is really more of a mist. July, for example, averages one day of rainfall. 
 

Even when the marine layer rolled in/came through, it wasn’t there long and I didn’t get wet. 
 

My trip was mid July and the weather was beautiful. If you call the resort the day before you leave, they will give you the local forecast for the next several days. I realize that sounds a little silly, but it is hard to get a good coastal forecast from the weather channel. 
 

Have fun!

Thank you!!! 
 

I’d been to Scotland in 2014. Doesn’t sound as extreme as that trip.

Edited July 25, 2021 by Cwing

[mci711]

59 minutes ago, Cwing said:

Thank you!!! 
 

I’d been to Scotland in 2014. Doesn’t sound as extreme as that trip.

 

I would wear pants, I think majority of people would agree. Might be wet, could be looking for balls in the tall stuff, it isn't going to be 90 degrees. It may just be me, but I hate when damp tall grass is rubbing on my legs. 

[hh2nd]

30 minutes ago, mci711 said:

 

I would wear pants, I think majority of people would agree. Might be wet, could be looking for balls in the tall stuff, it isn't going to be 90 degrees. It may just be me, but I hate when damp tall grass is rubbing on my legs. 

The tall stuff is pretty thin right now. Pictures make it look worse than it is. Shorts v pants in our group out of 32 rounds played, I’d bet 18 shorts and 14 pants. I just personally prefer shorts. If it is 55° or above, I’m wearing shorts. 
 

Caddies talked a lot about the misconception that it rains all the time. It isn’t like Ireland. 

[spud3]

17 hours ago, philsRHman said:

Looks like October Scotland trip is on the ropes. Any shot of booking Bandon as a single with a month or less notice if I hold out hope for a few more weeks?

Call the resort. There’s always a chance, especially for a single and more so if you are not locked in to any specific courses each day. I think they are back to the 30 day window for cancellations, but check that with them, too. The ladies in the Reservations group are really good at what they do 

 

Keep in mind that you can stay at a motel in town if the lodging is all booked

Edited July 25, 2021 by spud3

[JB85]

On 7/24/2021 at 7:49 PM, philsRHman said:

Looks like October Scotland trip is on the ropes. Any shot of booking Bandon as a single with a month or less notice if I hold out hope for a few more weeks?

I booked a last minute trip a couple weeks back. No rooms at the resort available, but managed to get a hotel room in town. Rooms at the Bandon Inn can be cancelled up to a few days before your stay, so if you’re even thinking about doing a trip and the resort doesn’t have rooms, I’d suggest locking in lodging first.

 

There were plenty of single times available, so I waited until 21 days out from my trip to book, which is the window to book pre 10 AM times I believe. As long as you have a little flexibility on tee times, I don’t think you should have any issue there.

 

[duffer987]

Got my 2 rounds in on Friday (SR/Bandon) on a gorgeous, but blowy day. 1st 6 on SR were calm/breezy, next 6 1 club's worth, final 6 2 clubs, with gusts to 3 clubs. Bandon was between lotsa clubs worth to silly.

 

I have to say, 47 holes into SR now and IMHO it's more enjoyable course off the blacks than the greens. Paired up with a mom/dad/son and the fellas teed off from there, so I joined them. Obviously it's still not long - which is why it's still so playable from there and I'm now hardly stepping back on the other courses - but I feel it cures some of what ails the course, which is too many short par 3s and 5s.

Of course a nice summer's day with temps from 50-65 and it's no prob, when I'm back with the guys in the winter, I've got Underarmour on, a heat patch on my back, and my hands are cold, ya then we'll still being going green.

 

All that said, still don't think anything can cure the run from 10-13, which is what knocks the course back for me after the excellent front 9 and I still don't get what's so good about 17. Is it the tree? You can basically blast your teeball anywhere, unless/until they do something to toughen up the right rough approach.

 

Bandon is still Bandon, but definitely had the really long/really short shots thing going in all that wind 😃

 

Hadn't taken the coast up since Nov '19, so it was a nice change from the I5 drone - but do be wary of the Hwy 101 closures South of Crescent City. I planned them in and decided to join the queue and waited 90mins on the side of the road and went for a 101 hike, instead of going through after it reopened.

 

 

 

[hh2nd]

33 minutes ago, duffer987 said:

Got my 2 rounds in on Friday (SR/Bandon) on a gorgeous, but blowy day. 1st 6 on SR were calm/breezy, next 6 1 club's worth, final 6 2 clubs, with gusts to 3 clubs. Bandon was between lotsa clubs worth to silly.

 

I have to say, 47 holes into SR now and IMHO it's more enjoyable course off the blacks than the greens. Paired up with a mom/dad/son and the fellas teed off from there, so I joined them. Obviously it's still not long - which is why it's still so playable from there and I'm now hardly stepping back on the other courses - but I feel it cures some of what ails the course, which is too many short par 3s and 5s.

Of course a nice summer's day with temps from 50-65 and it's no prob, when I'm back with the guys in the winter, I've got Underarmour on, a heat patch on my back, and my hands are cold, ya then we'll still being going green.

 

All that said, still don't think anything can cure the run from 10-13, which is what knocks the course back for me after the excellent front 9 and I still don't get what's so good about 17. Is it the tree? You can basically blast your teeball anywhere, unless/until they do something to toughen up the right rough approach.

 

Bandon is still Bandon, but definitely had the really long/really short shots thing going in all that wind 😃

 

Hadn't taken the coast up since Nov '19, so it was a nice change from the I5 drone - but do be wary of the Hwy 101 closures South of Crescent City. I planned them in and decided to join the queue and waited 90mins on the side of the road and went for a 101 hike, instead of going through after it reopened.

 

 

 

If they used the far back tee box on 17, The one behind 16 green, they could make it a Par 5. Change 18 to Par 4. Could move the 18 tees up just a little. 

[duffer987]

18 minutes ago, hh2nd said:

If they used the far back tee box on 17, The one behind 16 green, they could make it a Par 5. Change 18 to Par 4. Could move the 18 tees up just a little. 

Until the first death maybe? 😉

[Lefty_89]

I kicked myself for not playing blacks on Sheep - got suckered into "didn't want to be THAT guy" when the other 3 guys I was paired with chose green. But I'm the first at my home course to say I'm playing tips lol. Funny how that works.

 

Looks like a great quick trip, duffer! Thanks for sharing!

[Lefty_89]

Agreed on 17 Sheep, although I will say that if you wind up right center or way right off the tee, it's a pretty pedestrian hole until you reach the green. A drive center or left center gives you more appreciation for it. Need to give the ghost tee box on 16 green a crack.

[duffer987]

While I'm thinking of it, used the SR range to hit a half dozen balls before teeing off. It's really nice, being new, much more level than the main range, no stalls on the margins falling off the edge. For folks who like a warmup and are playing SR, would definitely skip the main range for it.

Have 12 stalls set up but could add a few more easily. Would say it's a 100 yards from first tee - way closer than the starter made it sound, in his obvious passive-aggressive cajoling to not be late for my time 🤭

 

 

Get a good sense here, I nicked this from Zillow, my mate wants us to go in on the land beside it, so someone here please buy it, lol

[blink3665]

On 7/25/2021 at 3:22 AM, Cwing said:

 

 

Pullovers vs short sleeves? How thick on the pullovers? How many thick/thin vs a concentration of one over the other?
Pants vs shorts ratio? How thick the pants?

Golf vests needed? Any need for down filled jacket or down vests? If so, thin/thick? 
Soft spikes only or a pair of soft and a pair with cleats?

 

 

I was there in April, so my advice may be moot.

 

I went with pullovers over polos. I had medium weight pullovers. I took them off within a few holes for every round. But it was nice to have them. You can probably get away with a thin pullover, or maybe no pullover. 

 

I wore pants for 4 out of 5 rounds. The 1 round I wore shorts, it rained. I play in pants up to about 65*. I appreciated having pants most of the time and never regretted it.

 

I didnt wear a golf vest. I brought a heated vest, but never had the opportunity to wear it.

 

I wore spikes. I know someone else said not to wear spikes with a hard sole. To each their own. I wore my Jordan XIs and they were perfectly fine. I switched shoes and socks between each round. I actually switched out my entire 'fit after each round.

 

Ping me. We should chat!

[Edaw68]

https://www.bandondunesgolf.com/lodging/lodging#prettyPhoto[roundlake]/0/

 

New pic of the round lake rooms up on the website.  Only one photo at the moment.

 

Rates are also up for 2022.

Edited July 30, 2021 by Edaw68

[mci711]

1 hour ago, Edaw68 said:

https://www.bandondunesgolf.com/lodging/lodging#prettyPhoto[roundlake]/0/

 

New pic of the round lake rooms up on the website.  Only one photo at the moment.

 

Rates are also up for 2022.

I love the modern look and floor to ceiling windows. 

[ALTSean]

14 hours ago, mci711 said:

I love the modern look and floor to ceiling windows. 

The 2022 Greens Fees now have a "Premium Day Guest."  Any idea what the difference is between a Premium Day Guest and Day Guest?  

[Edaw68]

24 minutes ago, ALTSean said:

The 2022 Greens Fees now have a "Premium Day Guest."  Any idea what the difference is between a Premium Day Guest and Day Guest?  

According to the little asterisk note, premium day guests looks like an extra fee during peak months for booking more than 21 days out.  Probably intended to let people book guaranteed tee times when not staying at the resort but staying at a local hotel.  The previous practice was no booking tee times more than 21 days out unless you're staying at the resort.  (I've also heard but never confirmed if you paid all your tee times in advance non refundable they would allow non resort guests to book farther out.)  

 

Looks to me like a way to deal with having more tee times available than lodging.

[rouges1922]

Question for the Bandon vets on payments...I’ve done all the planning and everything for an upcoming trip for a couple buddies and myself in February and I was wondering if you guys think it would be better or easier to just have my buddies pay their portion to me directly, or it’s possible to just split it up while on site? I paid the deposit for the trip...are any of the rounds charged in advanced, or does that deposit go towards the cost of the room and then the rounds are billed on site? If they’re billed on site I’m leaning towards us just splitting up the costs on site. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!