Bandon Deep Dives: Bandon Trails

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 10 a.m.

The third of our deep dives into the five 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes focuses on Bandon Trails, built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2005. Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison talk about how the construction of Bandon Trails fit into the resort\u2019s history, and they play an interview clip in which Coore discusses the origins of the course\u2019s three-part identity. Andy and Garrett then launch into a wide-ranging discussion of Bandon Trails\u2019 (many) strengths and (few) weaknesses. They cover, among other things, their favorite green-to-tee transitions, the controversy around the 14th hole, and the course\u2019s similarities to Saving Private Ryan, The Princess Bride, and Bruce Bowen. (All of that will make sense in context, we promise.)\n\nThe Bandon Deep Dives are brought to you by Zero Restriction.