Top 50
Pacific Dunes: The Best Course Nobody Built
Oregon, United States
Nobody built Pacific Dunes. Tom Doak just walked Oregon's coast until the dunes told him where the holes were. They were right.
Oregon
7 courses in Oregon, United States
Top 100
Sheep Ranch: No Sand, No Shelter, No Mercy
Oregon, United States
Coore and Crenshaw built a course on Oregon's most exposed clifftop and forgot every bunker. The wind said it would handle things from here.
Top 100
Bandon Dunes: The Course That Made Everyone Drive Five Hours to Walk
Oregon, United States
A greeting card magnate and a 27-year-old Scotsman built walking-only links five hours from Portland. The industry called them crazy. The tee sheet called them booked.
Top 100
Bandon Trails: The Course That Proved the Ocean Was Optional
Oregon, United States
Coore and Crenshaw turned their backs on the Pacific and routed through three ecosystems and one hill so steep the walking-only resort sent a shuttle.
Top 100
Old Macdonald: Had a Course, E-I-E-I-Oh No
Oregon, United States
Fairways 100 yards wide. The largest greens in the world. Three-putts from 80 feet. Old Macdonald is Bandon Dunes' most misunderstood masterpiece.
Top 500
Bandon Preserve: Bring a Putter, Save a Flower
Oregon, United States
Coore and Crenshaw put 13 par-3s on Bandon's wildest dunes, saved a threatened plant, and built the afternoon round that outshines most people's morning.
Top 1000
Bandon Crossings: Where the Caddies Go to Ride a Cart
Oregon, United States
Dan Hixson burned stumps for 200 days on a cattle ranch to build it. The resort caddies up the road have been thanking him on their days off ever since.