Old Macdonald, which pays homage at every turn to famed architect Charles Blair, or C.B., Macdonald, is rapidly taking shape. There are 10 holes open and available for play on a limited basis through Oct. 1, and the other eight are growing in and will be ready for the opening June 1, 2010.
By all indications, Old Mac's blend of playability and aesthetics may quickly push it to the fore or, at least, prompt golfers from all walks to re-rank the cluster of gems on the southern Oregon Coast.
That's bound to happen when you take the best design principles of the man revered as the grandfather of American golf architecture and use them to shape an entire layout.
Macdonald built the first 18-hole course in America, the Chicago Golf Club in 1892, and the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., which is his most famous work.
Mike Keiser, the owner of Bandon Dunes, hails from Chicago and rates the National Golf Links as his favorite course.
It was only fitting, then, that when the time came to add another course, he chose to mimic his favorite designer. Keiser built a team around architects Tom Doak and Jim Urbina and asked it to create as Macdonald would.
Some wonder why another course in a relatively remote locale.
Keiser has said while it's true the resort doesn't need another course, he just likes to build them.
Indeed, Old Macdonald is the tail end of the resort's Phase I, said head pro Jeff Brinegar, which puts the resort right on schedule. Plans call for a fifth course, and that could be in the works in another "five or six years," he said.
For now, they're eager to get Old Mac open. This course is definitely on the schedule for Whammer IV: Where it all began.
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6/03/2009
OLD MAC ON TRACK
Old Macdonald, which pays homage at every turn to famed architect Charles Blair, or C.B., Macdonald, is rapidly taking shape. There are 10 holes open and available for play on a limited basis through Oct. 1, and the other eight are growing in and will be ready for the opening June 1, 2010.
By all indications, Old Mac's blend of playability and aesthetics may quickly push it to the fore or, at least, prompt golfers from all walks to re-rank the cluster of gems on the southern Oregon Coast.
That's bound to happen when you take the best design principles of the man revered as the grandfather of American golf architecture and use them to shape an entire layout.
Macdonald built the first 18-hole course in America, the Chicago Golf Club in 1892, and the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., which is his most famous work.
Mike Keiser, the owner of Bandon Dunes, hails from Chicago and rates the National Golf Links as his favorite course.
It was only fitting, then, that when the time came to add another course, he chose to mimic his favorite designer. Keiser built a team around architects Tom Doak and Jim Urbina and asked it to create as Macdonald would.
Some wonder why another course in a relatively remote locale.
Keiser has said while it's true the resort doesn't need another course, he just likes to build them.
Indeed, Old Macdonald is the tail end of the resort's Phase I, said head pro Jeff Brinegar, which puts the resort right on schedule. Plans call for a fifth course, and that could be in the works in another "five or six years," he said.
For now, they're eager to get Old Mac open. This course is definitely on the schedule for Whammer IV: Where it all began.
full article »
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