Invitation to Bandon Dunes:

We need you to join our group at Bandon Dunes on February 8 to 11, 2008. We have seven golfers and need one more to make it 8.

We are scheduled to play Bandon Crossings on Friday, Bandon Trails on Saturday, Bandon Dunes on Sunday and Pacific Dunes on Monday. The shared room at the resort is $225 for three nights and it is $270 for three rounds of golf.

Weather will be fun. Golf will be great. This is a great chance to play
the best links courses anywhere.  

Please send either me or Jeff Doerr a message if you can join us.

It would be fun if you put it on ebay with a picture of your roommate.  For people who may want to fly in from the midwest are there any rides from major airports?  What is the playing format and are there any gambling opportunities or requirements.  How fat is the fattest guy?

With round trip airfairs from St. Louis to Portland at $220 this trip could work very well for almost anyone.  I did this exact thing a few years back with a group of strangers and it worked out perfect.  Anyone who has not seen Bandon should take the risk and sign up now before the spot is taken.  It is a bit far out on my calendar for me to commit at this time.  Please keep me posted when the spot fills and good luck.

It would be fun if you put it on ebay with a picture of your roommate.  For people who may want to fly in from the midwest are there any rides from major airports?  What is the playing format and are there any gambling opportunities or requirements.  How fat is the fattest guy?

We will be playing foursome matches. Each round we will rotate partners. There is a $20 buy in with the person winning the most matches taking the prize. I think everyone is under 235 pounds.

If you fly into Portland or North Bend, we can give you a ride. Four players are leaving from Portland and three are flying into North Bend.

What is the breakdown of caddie vs pushy/pully?

Two guys are taking caddies and the rest of us are pushy/pully. I might take a caddie for our round at Pacific Dunes.

I'm still confused by a couple of details.  What are the tee times for Friday and Monday.  If a guy would fly into Portland are there any casinos where he could spend Thursday and Monday nights or do the Portland guys plan on driving down on Thursday already?

We are planning on playing Friday at 12:30 pm at Bandon Crossings but our 8th does not have to make it to that round.

We have tee times at 8:30 am on Saturday, 9:40 am on Sunday and 8:30 am on Monday.

Jeff & Scott et al.

I eagerly await hearing your report from Bandon Crossings.

Should we be skeptical of Joe's reports on Crossings? He works for the competition after all.

I'll save you the time.  The recent deluge of rain has rendered the crossings almost unplayable.  I would make sure they where letting you take carts before I went down there because you won't want to walk it....

Thanks for the heads up. We will check the conditions before showing up there.

We are still looking for the final golfer for this trip.

There is a sucker in Tennessee who caught this bait last February. lol

LOL

I'd say there were suckers from all over who caught that bait last year.

For one and all:  a group of stalwart GCAers made a trip to Bandon last year right around this time.  Let's just say the weather was "fun", as Scott puts it.  That is, "fun" if one likes overcoming adversity.

I keep hearing about winter trips where it's sunny and warm up there, though.  I guess we just had bad luck.

TH

Two trips, one in March, the other in May.  Seven total days, two rounds in relatively good weather- some sun, breezy, but little rain, 11-12 rounds in Huckaby "fun" weather.  I too heard the stories about the great days, though they were typically from people who had heard it from somebody who heard it from somebody else.  Those GoreTex bucket hats and wet-gloves are man's greatest creations, and though a bit pricey, they're essential to "enjoy" the "fun" golf.

JK induced modification:  I loved Bandon.  Would do it again if provided the opportunity.  And it does appear that the participants of this group know the conditions quite well.  BTW, my Titleist G-Tex suit which did very well at Bandon totally failed not too far from Chambers Bay.  The wettest golf conditions I have ever played were at Pumpkin Ridge and Portland GC, a week apart.  Not too many places on the courses without casual water.  That was never a problem at Bandon.

Joe,

Its understood you live nearby and have been there.  But certainly you can understand how your comments would be just as suspect, if not more, with your conflict of interest as well.

Can we get a non-offiliated 3rd party to chime in?    

You are right.

Another round at the resort would be better but it is question of availability, cost and variety. You appreciate the resort after playing somewhere else.