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Bandon
2012-01-02
$126 (cart included), played on Tuesday, September 2011 at 6am
Old Mac is the 4th course at the Bandon Dunes. It is an homage to C.B. MacDonald, the father of American Golf Course Architecture and each hole is based loosely on a famous hole or feature that Macdonald created or used. We played it twice on our trip. Old Mac and the other three courses at Bandon are worth the trip from anywhere.If you like links golf it is a must play. Bandon and Ballyneal are my favorite places to play golf outside of the UK. Old Mac has the wideset fairways and largest greens of any course I've played (I've played 600). You can putt or bump and run the ball from 100+ yards out. It is sometimes difficult to see where the fairway ends and green begins. Holes 3,7,8, 14,15 and 16 are great holes.
Would travel: 120-300 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Ranks with the best in this price level, Best course in the area
$126 (cart included), played on Tuesday, September 2011 at 6am
Old Mac is the 4th course at the Bandon Dunes. It is an homage to C.B. MacDonald, the father of American Golf Course Architecture and each hole is based loosely on a famous hole or feature that Macdonald created or used. We played it twice on our trip. Old Mac and the other three courses at Bandon are worth the trip from anywhere.If you like links golf it is a must play. Bandon and Ballyneal are my favorite places to play golf outside of the UK. Old Mac has the wideset fairways and largest greens of any course I've played (I've played 600). You can putt or bump and run the ball from 100+ yards out. It is sometimes difficult to see where the fairway ends and green begins. Holes 3,7,8, 14,15 and 16 are great holes.