Sand Valley at Sand Valley Golf Resort — 🇺🇸 Nekoosa, WI, USA — Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore designBandon Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Club — 🇺🇸 Bandon, OR, USA — David McLay Kidd design

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  • Sand Valley — 🇺🇸 Nekoosa, WI, USA

    Golfers say Sand Valley showcases Coore and Crenshaw's design mastery with a challenging yet rewarding routing through dramatic sand dunes and firm, links-style conditions. Most praise the strategic shot-making, memorable holes throughout (particularly the opening tee shots on 1 and 10, the par-4 9th, and the punchbowl green on 17), and pure greens that reward creativity, though some note the firm surfaces can penalize well-struck approaches. Reviewers consistently highlight the world-class service, knowledgeable caddies, excellent and affordable food options, attractive replay pricing, and an outstanding pro shop. While a few mention the course shows signs of heavy play with fairway divots and observe that newer courses on the property have drawn attention, the consensus remains that Sand Valley is a must-play destination worth the trip to central Wisconsin, with many calling it endlessly replayable.

  • Bandon Dunes — 🇺🇸 Bandon, OR, USA

    Golfers say Bandon Dunes stands out as the original course at the resort and ranks as many reviewers' favorite among the property's layouts, with several calling it a must-play and praising its combination of shot value, memorable holes, and excellence for match play. Most highlight the spectacular oceanside stretches—particularly the acclaimed 16th hole at sunset—and note the routing includes three passes along the water, though some mention the inland holes don't quite match that drama. Reviewers find the course plays as a big, forgiving ballpark off the tee with fun greens, and many appreciate how it handles varying wind conditions better than some neighboring courses, requiring solid bump-and-run and wind-cheater skills. A few note the greens don't quite reach the standard of Pacific Dunes or Old Macdonald, and one found significant scoring differences between morning and afternoon waves during competition play.

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  • We played the River / Mountain courses and was excited that they just completed a Renovation on these two 9 hole courses. There is another 9 there called the Links that I believe they are renovating in the fall of 2026. The bunkers were white sand and in awesome conditions. The greens rolled extremely true and were receptive on approaches. They also rolled at a good speed. The fairways and tee boxes weren’t in the greatest shape. It looks like tee boxes haven’t recovered from a re sod. The fairways were good but there were little dirt clods all over the fairways. The views here are really good and multiple downhill shots including a few that the elevation was super cool. Definitely a strategic course with a full holes that are a bit more open. The white sand bunkers give the course a lot more excitement when it comes to the eye test. We were actually surprised at how good the course really was. Once the Links 9 Reno is completed we will definitely be back. Would highly recommend!

  • A slight edge to this course over Iberostar, for all the dumb tourist reasons you’d think - it’s a bit more fun, a bit more leisurely, with the views a bit more what you’d want from a resort course. It’s definitely not in the same shape, in fact one hole was (and apparently always is) closed. But the layout is consistently entertaining, with the potential for really good or really bad depending on how you hit it (my front and back were night and day). Holes 4, 7 and 18 are especially fun.