Matt,
Go to Tetherow, it is awesome. I haven't played Pumpkin Ridge, but I know you won't regret Tetherow. It would be in my Top 10 if it was an easy walk. I have never played a course so visually stimulating...it is wild. Every hole is very different and exciting. Speed slots, back boards, side boards, ground game...fun stuff. Also, it is a perfect warm-up for Bandon because it has the same playing surface, wall to wall fescue. They keep it really firm and fast and it has some of the craziest greens I have ever seen, but very manageable with their appropriate green speeds. I thought it was a lot better than Pronghorn. You will have a blast and they have a great replay rate. It's an extra 20 bucks to play again that day or the following day.
Tim