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Oregon's Wearin' of the Golf Greens

© Sue Barton

Private Courses

Oregon has about 65 private golf courses. The majority of these courses are 18 hole with only about 20 being 9-hole courses. These courses include the Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford, which hosts the Southern Oregon Golf Championship and the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course in Aloha designed by John Fought and Robert Cupp.

Website Review:  Golf Magazine - Oregon Courses

When you plan a trip to Oregon for golfing, Golf Magazine's site is a super reference point to get the highlights of the nearly 200 courses. It lists all the contact information, fees, cart, caddy and trail information, restaurant and bar availability and dress codes. The piece of information that I'd like to see included is driving directions to the course itself.


Book Review:  Golfing in Oregon. 10^th Ed.

In 1990, Daniel MacMillan of MAC Productions, published the First Edition of "Golfing in Oregon and from what I can see, he's mastered the course! From the first tee (the beautiful cover photo of Bandon Dunes Golf Course) to the 19^th hole (the numerous indexes of courses in Oregon) this book is a hole in one.

MacMillan shows where the courses are by map, geographical index, alphabetic index, and regional index. Each of the course descriptions includes a graphical layout of each hole with yardage information, driving directions, address and contact information, fees, rating/slope, cart and trail information, reservation policy, winter conditions, and amenities available. In addition, it lists driving ranges and golf specialty shops.

The book is sized to easily fit in a golf bag and for my money this is a perfect companion for any golf trip to Oregon.


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