Even more interesting was the idea of another course. Not at the resort, but south of town.
http://www.usga.org/ChampEventArticle.aspx?id=21474837645Do you see another championship layout here?
Keiser: There is another 400-acre parcel that is called the Sheep Ranch, which has 14 Tom Doak-designed green shapes in a big pasture right on the ocean. That’s a site for an additional golf course sometime [in the future]. I haven’t planned it yet. I do hope that I can complete a deal with the state parks to build Bandon Muni Golf Links. It would be south of Bandon, six or seven miles away [from the resort]. It’s right on the ocean. It will be 27 holes. Juniors and locals pay virtually nothing. It’s just like St. Andrews. Tourists pay full ride and Oregonians pay half price.
What is the topography of that proposed layout?
Keiser: Pretty much exactly like Pacific Dunes. It’s about there that the dunes stop. It’s the southern-most edge.