Bandon Deep Dives: Pacific Dunes

Published: May 6, 2022, 9 a.m.

With our fourth deep dive into the five 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes, we arrive at Tom Doak\u2019s Pacific Dunes, which opened in 2001. Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison discuss the course\u2019s intricate strategic puzzles; its use of the \u201csandy bowl,\u201d the \u201cgorse plain,\u201d and a spectacular stretch of cliff-side land; its collection of short par 4s; and the way that Pacific Dunes, more than any other course at the resort, demands smart, precise golf.\xa0 Tom Doak himself makes a cameo (16:30) to tell the story of how he discovered the portion of the property that would become the famous 13th hole.\xa0\n\n\xa0The Bandon Deep Dives are brought to you by Zero Restriction.