My Favorite Bunker at Bandon Dunes Resort is ...

[Mike Hendren]

On Old Macdonald, a small scar/trench a few feet wide fifty yards off the 15th tee to the left running perpendicular to the line of play.  Will likely never be visited, but a thing of beauty.  Anyone else ever notice?  Any photographs?

Bogey

[Mac Plumart]

Hidden bunker under the tree right of 17 green at Pac Dunes.

[Jim Tang]

I've always liked the bunker in the middle of the 2nd fairway at Pacific Dunes.  That bunker is little but it really dominates the options off the tee and ultimately, the way the hole is played.

[jonathan_becker]

I'll say the skinny bunker long and left of #2 at Trails. 

I hit it in there and with a back right hole location it offered a lot of room to be creative with the slopes.

[Sean Leary]

Bunker behind the green at number 3 at Pacific.

[Anthony Gray]

  Left of the 6th green at Pac. Wonderfully positioned. Is the dune on 14 at Pac considerd a bunker?

  Anthony

[Pete_Pittock]

Bandon Dunes #12

[JLahrman]

Wraparound bunker behind the green on #6 at BT. That green seems to be on the firmer side, the bunker probably catches a lot of balls. So many bunkers behind greens don't seem to ever come into play. But that one does.

[Kalen Braley]

So many great bunkers on PD.

But I love that bunker on the front right of 18 green at Pac Dunes....just a nasty looking little devil.

[Michael George]

Bunker behind/left of the green on #16 at Pacific Dunes.  Hardest shot I have ever hit in my life.


First time I played it, my drive on #16 went into the deep swale right.  The second time, I laid up and hit my second into that bunker.  Don't know which was worse as I bogeyed both times.

[Pete_Pittock]

Bunker behind/left of the green on #16.  Hardest shot I have ever hit in my life.


First time I played it, my drive on #16 went into the deep swale right.  The second time, I laid up and hit my second into that bunker.  Don't know which was worse as I bogeyed both times.

I'm guessing you are talking Pacific Dunes?

[Michael George]

Pete - yes.  Pacific Dunes.

[Terry Lavin]

Hidden bunker under the tree right of 17 green at Pac Dunes.

Thats a good call, but I'll go one hole ahead and nominate the right greenside bunker on the 18th at Pac Dunes.

[Anthony Gray]

So many great bunkers on PD.

But I love that bunker on the front right of 18 green at Pac Dunes....just a nasty looking little devil.

  I heard that that bunker fell in and became what it is today.

  Anthony

[George Freeman]

I love that monster chasm/bunker on the inside of the corner in the LZ on 18 at Pacific Dunes.

[Mike Hogan]

I have some photos of the bunkers mentioned.

Bunker Behind Pac Dunes #16


Bunker Right side Old Mac #15


Bunker behind Pac Dunes #3


Bunker-Blowout between #1 and 17 Old Mac

[Doug Wright]

The huge blowout bunker to the left of Pacific Dunes #6 green is my favorite there--and almost anywhere. When I first visited Pacific Dunes I hit a drive in there on purpose because I'd heard so much about that bunker from Tommy Naccarato and others. It's like triyng to hit a bunker shot onto the top of a car from the dug out basement of an unfinished house.

[Jaeger Kovich]

On Old Macdonald, a small scar/trench a few feet wide fifty yards off the 15th tee to the left running perpendicular to the line of play.  Will likely never be visited, but a thing of beauty.  Anyone else ever notice?  Any photographs?

Bogey

is this the one?

[Jeff Tang]

Got to go with that greenside bunker on #18 at PD.  Nasty!  Haven't played BT or OM yet so that could change after I play those in Juy.

[Bill_McBride]

Hidden bunker under the tree right of 17 green at Pac Dunes.

I got a very straight bounce last time there with a right side pin and wound up in that little f*&cker.   Very happy to make 4.

My favorite bunkers by course:

Big Mouth to the right of Bandon Dunes #15

Big bunker to the right of Bandon Trails #13

Little trench bunker to the left of #11 Pacific Dunes, looks natural as can be

Hell Bunker at #6 Old Macdonald, or maybe the save your ass bunker behind #7 (from which I got up and down)

[Bill_McBride]

I've always liked the bunker in the middle of the 2nd fairway at Pacific Dunes.  That bunker is little but it really dominates the options off the tee and ultimately, the way the hole is played.

"Shoe" Bunker, named for the really good guy staffer who has been at Bandon since day one I think.  I was glad to see him there last March during the Kings Putter.

[Mike Hogan]

Pac Dunes #18 Bunker.

Doesn't look so bad from the 1st tee.


From the faiway.

[Kalen Braley]

That's the one Mike....very cool looking...love it!!

[Jed Peters]

Pac Dunes #18 Bunker.

Doesn't look so bad from the 1st tee.


From the faiway.

I know a KP player from the South team that doesn't like that bunker very much.

[Tom_Doak]

On Old Macdonald, a small scar/trench a few feet wide fifty yards off the 15th tee to the left running perpendicular to the line of play.  Will likely never be visited, but a thing of beauty.  Anyone else ever notice?  Any photographs?

Bogey

Mike:

Your favorite bunker is an old construction road scar that we didn't completely repair.