Bandon Dunes
Old Macdonald
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Old Macdonald is the big, strange, template-driven course. Redan, Biarritz, Cape, Sahara, Alps, Punchbowl - the vocabulary matters here. It has massive greens, wide corridors, huge angles, and enough wind exposure to humble anyone who thinks "wide" means "easy."
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Old Macdonald is the big, strange, template-driven course. Redan, Biarritz, Cape, Sahara, Alps, Punchbowl - the vocabulary matters here. It has massive greens, wide corridors, huge angles, and enough wind exposure to humble anyone who thinks "wide" means "easy."
Best for
Architecture nerds, match play, repeat visitors
Watch out
Wind, scale, and massive greens
How to play it
Strong play / most divisive
Course intelligence
What you need to know
Strengths
- Best match-play canvas
- Giant greens create chaos
- Template-hole education
- Completely different from the rest of Bandon
Watch-outs
- Polarizing for players who do not care about architecture
- Exposed and severe in wind
- Less intimate than Pacific or Trails
Signature holes
3, 8, 16, 18
Book it right
Cost, access, and timing
Green fees
2026 resort guest: $130-$375; replay: $65-$190.
Best season
Best month: September Best broader window: July-September Shoulder value: late March-May and October-November, with more wind/weather risk Winter: possible, cheaper, and fully capable of
Caddies / walking
Walking is central to Bandon.
Replay priority
Group-dependent
Booking move
For on-property stays, understand the reservation drawing windows before you promise the group anything.
Weather read
Pick the right window.
Best month: September Best broader window: July-September Shoulder value: late March-May and October-November, with more wind/weather risk Winter: possible, cheaper, and fully capable of making you
Jan
52F / 41F
Sun Low; rain High
Feb
54F / 42F
Sun Low; rain High
Mar
55F / 43F
Sun Mixed; rain High
Apr
57F / 45F
Sun Mixed; rain Medium
May
60F / 48F
Sun Good; rain Medium
Jun
63F / 51F
Sun Good; rain Low
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