Bandon Deep Dives: Pacific Dunes

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

b'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.'