I'm guessing they have a lot of volcanic rock under that soil that could make design pretty tough.

And, if you like wind, there's nothing quite like the Columbia Gorge

Quote from the webpage - Natural terrain + Fought's proven design concepts = Great holes and shot opportunities

Oh Boy another Oregon Golf course with continuos wind and spectacular views!

But this is about a 6 hour drive from Bandon!

Actually, this will be a Washington course as it is across the Columbia River from The Dalles. It is less than two hours from Portland, even less if they ever increase the speed limit.
I've probably driven past this spot about fifty times and through it probably ten. On most passages I have marvelled about the golf course propects of the land, which is rumpled and clumpled. Geologiclally it appears to be a massive earthslump and slide.

The Dalles is right at the eastern end of the Gorge and the winds howl there.  One of the best wind-surfing spots in the world.  The Dalles Country Club is a cute little 9-holer above town that can easily have 50 MPH winds blowing through it.

The course should be very interesting.  Especially those holes around the lakes when the wind is blowing.

Cos,
     The Dalles is a little less windy than Hood River, and this site should be a little bit less windy than the TDCC because it is a little lower and a little east of the gorge entrance, thus less venturi effect. It all depends on pressure gradient between eastern and western Oregon. It should be easy to design for winds which definitely blow east and west
      Water shouldn't be a problem, there seem to be some creeks and a fairly large lake and dam next door.
      www.globexplorer.com shows the landforms north of the river at its narrowest point.

Fought said approximately the same thing about Washington National in the Seattle area. How he had seen all the U.S. Open venues and that Wa Na was a U.S. Open worthy course

I would love to have an exchange with Mr.Fought.  The multiple O.B. sports courses he has designed; Trophy Lake,Cimarron, Wash Nat., and Langdon Farms, all have an interesting design technique.  They tend to have large imposing bunkers that are not really in play.  A friend described the courses as being like a blonde with big hair.  Really great to look at but lacking in substance.

O.B. sports has been reorganized after some of their money dried up.  

Who agrees with me on this design technique?  Do you like it?  Will it stand the test of time?  Does the maintenance cost make sense to get a visually interesting golf course?  Is this really how Fought would like to deisgn or was this a corporate marketing directive from O.B. sports?