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61BANDON
PRESERVE
The more things change at
Bandon, the more they stay
the same. In 2012, the resort
cut the ribbon on the Preserve,
a par-3 short course by Coore
and Crenshaw. But even as
the landscape shifted yet
again, the spirit of the grounds
remained the same. Guests
could still count on such
fixtures as the comfort food at
McKee’s Pub, named in honor
of the late Bandon co-founder,
Howard McKee; the ubiquitous
gorse; and the reliable reads
of veteran caddies like Tyrone
Vassion, one of dozens of loopers
who vow to be Bandon lifers.OLD
MACDONALD
Bandon’s fourth course, Old
Macdonald, takes its name
from the famed American
architect C.B. Macdonald,
but credit for the 2010 design
goes to Jim Urbina and Tom
Doak. A layout that looks
relatively flat from afar
reveals itself up close to be a
wonderland of intriguing
folds and hollows, with wild,
expansive greens that grow
all the more befuddling when
the wind picks up. In a nod
to its throwback inspiration,
the course is also notable for
a string of template features,
including a Redan hole,
a Biarritz hole and a par 4
patterned on the Road Hole
at St. Andrews.