Good photos Yancey, what is the small flag for?

Can someone in the know explain the Sheep Ranch to me?  I know it's a private course at Bandon, and have the sense you can play it lots of ways.  I also know many of you rave about it.  Any further light that can be shed?  

Amazing...any more pix?

Thanks for those!

From my understanding, the Sheep Ranch really isn't associated with the resort.  I was told to contact the folks at Bandon Golf Supply down on US101 for more info.

Never did - we went to Gold Beach and the jet boats on our afternoon 'off' from playing the resort's courses.

Heaven.  

If you can't enjoy TSR, you don't really like golf.

Mike:
I'd agree that SR must be heaven for guys like us.  I can't wait to play it.

BUT... I'd disagree with your statement there.  I have plenty of friends who I know wouldn't dig Sheep Ranch - the lack of structure alone would freak them out.  And they do love the game.

TH

Matt - my understanding is that there is a suggested routing, and they do give you a map.

But that's as close as this comes to a "normal" golf course... it's extremely raw and undefined.  That's the fun for guys like Cirba and me and most in here... But I shudder thinking of taking some of my other friends to play a course where a map is required, if that makes any sense.

TH

I played Sheep Ranch with some guys who wouldn't know a Redan or a Biarritz if it bit them in the backside.  They loved it.  How can you not love having a course to yourself, the Pacific Ocean, and a bag full of Heinekens?  I think Sheep Ranch can be appreciated by virtually any golfer.  

Mike:

Well, absolutes rarely work absolutely.

Tom;

YES THEY DO!  ALWAYS!!!!    

Tom H,

I agree that some will like it better than others, but I don't want to give people the impression that it's only for architecture nerds.  For the first few "holes" out there, I was absolutely giddy with excitement, and the rest of my group totally dug it as well.  Heck, I think even Kavanaugh would like it--you can still keep score and gamble if you want to.  It's a treat.  I think it works best as a warm-up or relief round--we played there right off the plane on Thurs afternoon before playing the resort courses.  

Tim:

See Cary's post.  It's mild compared to what my other friends would say.

The prosecution rests.

 

Tom,

Wow, I'm not sure what to say.  Obviously, Cary wasn't packing the bagful of Heinekens.  

With the waist high rough at Sheep Ranch, I thought it looked like Muirfield, with better views.  I'd put Sheep Ranch in the top 5 or 6 courses I've played in the U.S.

Tom H,

I agree that some will like it better than others, but I don't want to give people the impression that it's only for architecture nerds.  For the first few "holes" out there, I was absolutely giddy with excitement, and the rest of my group totally dug it as well.  Heck, I think even Kavanaugh would like it--you can still keep score and gamble if you want to.  It's a treat.  I think it works best as a warm-up or relief round--we played there right off the plane on Thurs afternoon before playing the resort courses.  

Tim,

I spent three days at Bandon and has zero interest in seeing the Sheep Ranch.  Turned down an offer to go.  I would rather spend my time playing Sand Pines on my way down from Seatle after playing Aldera with a bud..