tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post6180535814798717625..comments2023-10-30T10:09:21.527-04:00Comments on X Curmudgeon: Bandon Dunes: An Invigorating Golf ChallengeX Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-91323157287104606322008-08-07T01:32:00.000-04:002008-08-07T01:32:00.000-04:00Nice summary curmudgeon. We're headed out there n...Nice summary curmudgeon. We're headed out there next week for our 3rd trip. Seems the courses are a bit drier than the last time we were there (2005). Really eager to try Bandon Trails, esp based on your description. As to the prior question on resorts, Bandon is my favorite. Group has gone to Kohler (3X), Pinehurst (1X), RTJ (2X), Gulf Shores and Pine Barrens but not abroad yet. Also played the Pebble courses. Bandon courses are the best IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-3854449447066939082008-06-26T14:53:00.000-04:002008-06-26T14:53:00.000-04:00Yes, well we didn't say our wedge was "properly" s...Yes, well we didn't say our wedge was "properly" struck from 120 yards. If properly struck, it would've stuck, at least on Bandon Dunes. On Pacific, you need to pick your spot on the green and hit it high.<BR/><BR/>We've been to Pinehurst and Kiawah amongst the big time golf resorts, and Bandon topped both of them!X Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-79674211632631435572008-06-26T12:10:00.000-04:002008-06-26T12:10:00.000-04:00A few random musings. A properly struck wedge fro...A few random musings. A properly struck wedge from 120 yards should stop reasonably quickly, no matter how hard the greens. I've played all over Scotland and that is always the case. Further, tighly mowed fairways are easier to spin than lush ones. (They do make it harder to hit cleanly, however.)<BR/><BR/>So, rank this complex against Kohler, Pinehurst, Nemacolin and other golf or golf-y resorts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-39750141741417852702008-06-25T00:56:00.000-04:002008-06-25T00:56:00.000-04:00First, as one of the group, I prefer “due diligenc...First, as one of the group, I prefer “due diligence trip” to boondoggle. There is nothing to gain from a boondoggle, but on a due diligence trip there are many things to discover.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I might add that the other one to try the 120-yard putt actually stuck it to 15 feet. Much better than his chip!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868816377132334337noreply@blogger.com