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Old MacdonaldGolf Course Review by: Bill Satterfield (2011)Quick FactsDesigner: Tom Doak in 2010 Cost: $75.00 - $275.00 ($80-$100/bag for a caddy, walking only facility) Click for current rates Contact Information: Jake Sestero, Head Professional – (888) 345-6008 Course Website: Official Website - Visit Old Macdonald's official website by clicking on the link provided. Directions: Get here! - 57744 Round Lake Drive, Bandon, Oregon 97411 Photos: See additional photos of Old Macdonald Accolades: Voted Best New Course in 2010-11 by Golfweek. Ranked 3rd on Golfweek’s 2011 Best Modern Courses in America list. Signature Hole: 7th (Ocean) - 363 Yard Par 4 
7th Hole at Old Macdonald (363 Yard Par 4)
What to Expect: The concept behind Old Macdonald was that Mike Keiser (owner of Bandon Dunes Resort) wanted a course that was a tribute to the late, great course architect Charles Blair “C.B.” Macdonald. Macdonald took many of the popular hole designs from Europe and implemented them in American golf courses. His most famous design is National Golf Links of America found on Long Island where some of the best template holes in the country are found. Tom Doak and Jim Urbina were commissioned to design a course that honored Macdonald’s work where renditions of Biarritz, Redan, Eden, Short, Long, Hog’s Back, Alps, and Punchbowl are featured. The result is a Doak/Urbina/Macdonald hybrid that features Doak/Urbina blast out bunkers, undulated fairways and greens, and firm/fast conditions morphed with the design concepts that Macdonald made famous in America. The course features stunning aesthetics and feels much more like Doak/Urbina than it does a traditional Macdonald. The massive greens and undulations will prove to be a challenge to high handicappers and the grass is cut so short that it’s difficult to tell where the green ends and the fairway starts, especially since the fairways and greens are the same grass type (fine fescue). In fact, the smart play around many of greens is to utilize your putter to roll the ball onto the putting surface due to the super tight lies. In the end, this is not traditional American golf, it is traditional European links which means wide fairways, intriguing kicks in the fairways and around the greens, and a ton of fun. By the Numbers:
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