Sarge:
I don't think you have that priced correctly, or your info is out of date. We paid $90+$45 for golf, $70 per night per man for the room. So call the basic price $205 per day. In summer, it's currently listed at $195+100 for golf, $175 per night per man for the same exact room. So $470 per day. You have to admit that's quite a difference.
But I can understand not wanting to brave the Bandon winter elements. But the thing is, even in summer, you're likely to get rain and drops of temps and you sure as hell have no guarantees of 75 degrees. The two other times I went were both in June and we had deluges both times - with the same circumstance in that they came and went quickly - but deluges and drops in temps did occur. The bottom line to me is if you must have temperate weather for your golf or consider it a prerequisite for laying out serious money, than don't go to Bandon EVER. As for the price differences, well... every man has his own thresholds for sure, and the sad fact is Bandon summer rates are now beyond mine, so the point is kinda moot. But even if I wanted to expand that threshold, well...for me it comes down to braving a little weather to play the exact same golf course at way less than half the price - that to me is a good deal. But I also don't require great weather, especially when going to a place where braving the elements is part of the fun... like Scotland, you know... My fear prior to the trip was that the courses would be unplayable. When I found that they were anything but that, the fears vanished.
Kalen - I fired a 75 in some off and on weather at Trails that I was rather proud of... Sean Leary bested me by a few strokes that day.... David summed it up right. But hey man we were playing match play. The key is my team LOST the overall matches. Big sigh....
Tim - Sheep Ranch simply cannot be described briefly. But it has been discussed many times in here. Do a search, see what you can find, if you can't find anything than patience... we will discuss it in due course I'm sure. I just don't want to pre-empt the pictures that Ryan will surely post. It is an absolutely incredible. Let's just say Ryan, Brian Noser and I discovered two of the ten greatest par 4s in the world, on top of the world's greatest par 6 and at least one other world-class par three.
As for your other questions, yes they charge you the normal rates and it's up to you whether to play or not. If you don't want to play, you can get a voucher good for play at another time. They are reasonable people there. The courses do get less crowded in the more severe times - thank God - that's actually another benefit of playing in winter - 4.5 hr max rounds with most under 4 hours, v. 5 hours plus in crowded summer.....