It never ceases to amaze me how little love there is for Trails.
3 Pac
3 Mac
3 Trails
1 Preserve
Hey now! If you never play Bandon Dunes, you are missing something. Beautiful and great course, even better in a big wind. The original. Look at that golf course man, that is huge!
Lifetime I've got 'em about:
Pacific Dunes 3
Bandon Trails 3
Old Macdonald 2
Bandon Dunes 2
Currently, I want to play Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald. Every now and then play the others, to make it special. Trails and Macdonald have the pure fescues now, and both play great. Trails had very fast greens last fall. Call me crazy but I think Bandon Trails is one of the most beautiful places to play golf. There's a good feeling out on the course, and it does not hurt that the course empties out most afternoons for late fast golf.
I've also played Old Mac about ten times. Not as photogenic but a shotmaker's dream, big and wide with complex greens. Hard to score on, but yields fun shots. There are a couple holes that don't work for me, #8 and #10. #8 would be helped by opening up short pins, which would be wild and fun. #10 is among the most difficult tee shots to clear all the trouble in my little world. I cannot do it; I have to settle for long iron or wood from the right side. But good players carry it 40-80 yards further, so courses should have a hole like this.
I've played them all quite a few times, and have opinions. Happy to have this great golfing thing here in Oregon.