10 of Oregon’s Top Public Golf Courses Beyond Bandon Dunes

For many golfers outside Oregon, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort isn’t just at the top of the list for great golf in the state—it is the list.

But as good as Bandon’s golf offerings are, with all five of its 18-hole courses nationally ranked among public courses by every conceivable publication, there is a wealth of quality public-access golf in Oregon removed from that remote and popular stretch of coastline.

Here are 10 other public properties beyond Bandon in the Beaver State that golfers should know.

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Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus Course)—Bend

Pronghorn was exclusively private when it first opened, with the Nicklaus Course ranked as the nation’s No. 2 best new private course of 2004. The facility, which also has a Tom Fazio course in the rocky high desert, in recent years began to allow public play on its Nicklaus course, which is generally regarded as one of the more friendly designs from the Golden Bear. Both courses are known for their impeccable conditioning and the back nine of the Nicklaus Course has added visual drama as it plays through an ancient volcanic rock flow.