The Perfect 4-Day Bandon Dunes Buddies Golf Trip (Sample Itinerary)

This is a sample itinerary we’d build for a group of eight friends, mixed handicaps, over four days — Bandon’s classic “play till you drop” rhythm. Treat it as a template; we’d tune the pace, caddies, and travel to your group. The point is the shape: open gently, then knock out the two-a-day walking rounds that make a Bandon trip legendary.

At a glance

• Group: 8 friends, handicaps ~6 to 22
• Length: 4 days / 3 nights
• Base: A multi-bedroom cottage on the resort (everyone under one roof)
• Rounds: All five courses + the Preserve — via two-a-day walking rounds, caddies on the big days
• Getting there: Fly into North Bend (OTH, ~30 min) if schedules allow, or Eugene/Portland and drive

Day 1 — Arrival & the original

• Travel: Arrive (factor the drive if you flew into Eugene or Portland), check into the cottage, warm up at the practice center.
• Afternoon: A single round on Bandon Dunes, the David McLay Kidd original — the perfect way to meet the property and the ocean.
• Evening: Dinner and pints at McKee’s Pub; an early night before the big days.

Day 2 — The marquee two-a-day

• Morning: Pacific Dunes with caddies, legs fresh — the resort’s crown jewel.
• Afternoon: Old Macdonald across the path, big greens and template holes.
• Evening: The Punchbowl putting green with beers as the sun drops.

Day 3 — The dramatic two-a-day

• Morning: Sheep Ranch — nine greens on the bluff, all ocean, all wind. Bucket-list stuff.
• Afternoon: Bandon Trails inland for a complete change of scenery — dunes, forest, meadow.
• Evening: The big group dinner; toast to the round of the trip.

Day 4 — Victory lap & travel out

• Morning: The Bandon Preserve par-3 at golden light — pure fun, best views on property, low stakes — or a replay on the course that stole the group’s heart.
• Midday: Head to the airport, legs aching, group chat already plotting the return.

Why this works

It respects the two things that make or break a Bandon trip: the walking load (open with one round, not two; caddies on the heavy days) and the travel (full golf days bookended by deliberate arrival and departure). You play all five world-class courses plus the Preserve, in an order that builds — and nobody’s wrecked before Sheep Ranch.

The version we’d build for your group would lock the rounds and replays, arrange caddies, solve the flights-and-drive puzzle from wherever you’re starting, and put it all in one place your eight guys can see. Tell us about your trip and we’ll make it real.

Frequently asked

How many rounds can you play in 4 days at Bandon Dunes?

A fit, motivated group can play all five courses plus the Preserve in a long weekend — typically via two-a-day walking rounds (a morning and an afternoon loop). Five to seven rounds over four days is normal at Bandon; caddies and a sane travel plan make it sustainable.

What’s a good Bandon Dunes itinerary?

Open on the original Bandon Dunes, then play two-a-days: Pacific Dunes and Old Macdonald one day, Sheep Ranch and Bandon Trails the next, with the Preserve par-3 at sunset. Take caddies for the big days and build the travel in and out around full golf days.