A look at the trailblazing 1st course at the Bandon Dunes Resort course to compliment my other recent pictorial threads found here:
Pacific Dunes
http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,37711.0.htmlBandon Trails
http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,37741.0.htmlMy first substantial look at the Bandon Dunes course come at 1st light from the 1st tee at Bandon Trails. From right to left over the creek one sees the 18th green beneath the Bandon Dunes Lodge, Bandon Dunes clubhouse, McKee’s Pub/Mackenzie room, the 1st and 2nd holes on the Bandon Dunes course, and the Pacific Dunes clubhouse.
Panning left from that same vantage point, much of the back nine loop is visible.
Zooming in we see the 18th fairway in the foreground, 10th green, 11th fairway getting a trim, and the 13th fairway left of recent gorse removal.
4th approach viewed from the inside of the dogleg.
4th green viewed from the left (12thhole).
5th tee shot. My apologies for this small morsel of narcissism.
5th hole from the short tees. Senior Henderson is about to discover the difficulty of an approach played from too far right.
5th viewed in reverse. I was very impressed by the naturalistic aesthetics of #5, especially after the slightly heavy-handed appearance of the first 3 holes.
6th viewed from front right. The green seems rather innocuous from this angle, but there is a front left bunker and severe slopes on all sides that repel imprecise tee shots.
7th hole. This is another gem of which I’ve heard very little discussion. There is a lot more room to the left than it appears, provided that one’s tee shot carries 240 or so from the blacks
7th hole as seen from a bit closer. The green is more elevated than it appears as the fairway dives over a crest past the deer.
7th viewed in reverse. My matriarch is marveling at the surprising efficacy of our combined play at this particular juncture (no thesaurus necessary). I love those fairway contours! One of the more naturally elevated greens protected by a mound front left (right of this view, not pictured) and a severe slope on the right (seen left of my maternal unit).
8th green from front left.
9th approach with Lodge at left, Inn ahead, Trails clubhouse at right.
10th hole approach from the right edge of an enormously wide fairway. The green is obscured from this angle.
10th green.
12th green from front left. I love the dune side grass bunker hidden in the hollow just right of the green.
15th hole. Bailed out long and left to avoid that potentially career-ending bunker. This picture doesn’t do it justice. That feller is deep.
16th Hard to believe the ridge line between the lower and upper fairways is essentially man made.
16th approach after an aggressive drive.
17th
17th hole approach.
Bring on Old MacDonald!!!