Dr. Teeth
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This past Saturday Oregon Golfer and I were privileged enough to get to play at Bandon Dunes. This is one great perk about living in Oregon. In Feb I was able to play the Bandon Dunes course and Old MacDonald, and then this trip we played Bandon Trails and Pacific Dunes. It was a great day and the weather really cooperated quite well. We got rained on for the first half of our morning round at Trails and then it was great weather for the rest of that round and all through our round at Pacific Dunes. The wind was mild too, which really was the best gift the weather gave us. There were a couple of times as we were standing on tee boxes at Pacific Dunes when there was blue skies and we were able to look over the cliffs onto the crashing waves and I kept thinking about how blessed I was to be there. Having played all 4 courses now, I am impressed by how different the 4 are. Of the 4 Pacific Dunes is my favorite, no surprise. It doesn't hurt that I played very well there, but even still, I really love how this course makes you think and puts a premium on ball placement over distance. I really loved Bandon Trails though and it was in fantastic shape. This course is in the best condition of the 4 and the greens were quite a bit faster than Pacific (which had there greens running just about perfect for my taste). Trails is a very tough course, with a few holes that are just crazy hard (250 yard par 3, and one green that was smaller than my car 
) I played okay on Trails, had a bad front 9 44 and then recovered a bit for a 39 on the back for an 83. I could have had a very good score, but I lipped about 5-6 putts. At Pacific I was not playing particularly well on the front nine, and was 5 over through 9 with a 41 on the front. But then at the 12th hole which is a strong par 5, I hit a great drive and then a low 3 wood from about 250 that ended up about 5 feet from the hole. I dropped that putt in for an eagle! I birdied the next hole which was a beautiful par 4 that plays as the second most difficult hole on the course. I finished the back nine -1, which was a shock to me because I just wasn't paying that much attention to my score. So I finished the round with a 4 over 75 and I was thrilled! To play that well on such a beautiful course, plus throw in the great weather and that we had and a great playing partner in OG and it was more than I could have ever asked for! If you ever get the chance to play with Oregon Golfer, jump on it! He is one of my favorite people to play golf with and is such a joy to be around. I try and take every opportunity I can to get out with him and it is always so worth it!
) I played okay on Trails, had a bad front 9 44 and then recovered a bit for a 39 on the back for an 83. I could have had a very good score, but I lipped about 5-6 putts. At Pacific I was not playing particularly well on the front nine, and was 5 over through 9 with a 41 on the front. But then at the 12th hole which is a strong par 5, I hit a great drive and then a low 3 wood from about 250 that ended up about 5 feet from the hole. I dropped that putt in for an eagle! I birdied the next hole which was a beautiful par 4 that plays as the second most difficult hole on the course. I finished the back nine -1, which was a shock to me because I just wasn't paying that much attention to my score. So I finished the round with a 4 over 75 and I was thrilled! To play that well on such a beautiful course, plus throw in the great weather and that we had and a great playing partner in OG and it was more than I could have ever asked for! If you ever get the chance to play with Oregon Golfer, jump on it! He is one of my favorite people to play golf with and is such a joy to be around. I try and take every opportunity I can to get out with him and it is always so worth it!
