Bandon vs. Scotland

[Rich Goodale]

Tony

As the noted wine merchant Harry Waugh once said:  "The first duty of a wine is to be red.  The second is to be a Burgundy."

Bandon is a white wine, Scotland is a red wine.

And, for that matter, Dornoch is a Burgundy......

All the best

Rich

[Sean_A]

Tony

As the noted wine merchant Harry Waugh once said:  "The first duty of a wine is to be red.  The second is to be a Burgundy."

Bandon is a white wine, Scotland is a red wine.

And, for that matter, Dornoch is a Burgundy......

All the best

Rich

Rihc

A wonderfully perceptive analogy.  Cheers.

Ciao

[Tim Pitner]

Tony

As the noted wine merchant Harry Waugh once said:  "The first duty of a wine is to be red.  The second is to be a Burgundy."

Bandon is a white wine, Scotland is a red wine.

And, for that matter, Dornoch is a Burgundy......

All the best

Rich

T
Rihc

A wonderfully perceptive analogy.  Cheers.

Ciao

Sean, isn't it the case that you haven't been to Bandon?

Oregon is known for its pinot noirs. 

[Jud_T]

rather, Bandon is a brilliant West-Coast boutique vintner's blend and Scotland is a fine old aged Bordeaux.  Everyone east of Cleveland head east and leave the tee sheet at Pac Dunes and Old Mac open for us New World Connoisseurs.   End of thread...

[Jon Wiggett]

If I were to do a short Scottish trip flying into Glasgow it would be either Prestwick and play the courses in the town or,

stay in/around Gullane and play Gullane 1, 2 & 3 plus Luffness New and Kilspindie. Of course you could substitute any of these for a round at Muirfield if you get a start time and North Berwick is quite close to though this would need a car were as all the others are walkable from Gullane village (don't forget Renaissance)

Jon

[Bruce Bearer]

Have been to Scotland twice and Bandon 25 plus times.  I think of it this way - if you want: to play a ton of golf on great courses, convenient good food, amazing practice facility, very nice helpful people, relatively hassle free travel (on-site shuttle vans take you anywhere on the resort property you want to go) then fly to Portland, rent a car and drive to Bandon Dunes.  If you want history, culture, great golf courses and dont mind driving from course to course and possibly checking in and out of hotels, go to Scotland.  For the first trip I would say go to Scotland and take in all the history, etc of golf in the homeland. Then, when you do go to Bandon you will appreciate more what an amazing place Mike Keiser and Howard McKee created.  But do go to both!

[Howard Riefs]

Relevant article by Pete Finch in the new issue of Golf Digest on the economics of a trip to Bandon, Scotland and Ireland:

http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2012-05/peter-finch-finance


So, if you're one of those many American golfers for whom the price difference is negligible, what'll it be, Bandon or the British Isles? There are advantages going in either direction. One of the great things about Bandon is you can stay in one place the whole time. Yet, on an international trip, roaming from town to town is often a big part of the adventure. My advice: Toss the economics aside and go with what sounds most fun to you. Having taken golf trips to both Bandon and the British Isles, I know you wouldn't be disappointed with either.