Old Bandon Golf Links 9-hole Public Golf Course OBGL is the renovated original 9-hole course of Bandon built in 1927. Enjoy our scenic beauty and challenge at the most reasonable rate in the area! Our 2009 "recovery season" is behind us!
Check out our Winter Rates and Membership Specials on the Rates page.
The former Face Rock GC, reconditioned in 2009, this 2,200 yard scenic course is fun and challenging, with great rates! Walk or ride and finish in an hour and a half or less. You still have time to shop, fish or crab, and walk on the beach!
LOCATION - DIRECTIONS
Located in Bandon on Beach Loop Drive SW behind the Best Western Inn at Face Rock, 3235 Beach Loop Drive SW, Bandon, Oregon, 97411. Entrance is via the motel driveway.
From Hwy 101 south of Bandon, turn west onto Seabird Lane (at Billy Smoothboar's Restaurant), at Beach Loop Drive, turn left. Enter the Best Western parking area, pass thru to the golf course parking area and clubhouse.
Join us for a standard 9 or try our authentic gutta percha golf!
The only public golf course in the USA with pre-1900 and 1920's equipment rentals available with authentic gutta percha and 1920's period-appropriate balls.
Visit the Hickory Golf Page on this website for more info.
CARTS - CASUAL DRESS CODE
We have both power and push carts, reservations for this equipment recommended. Walk-on tee times available.
Casual dress code. Bring on the denim! Otherwise, standard golf ettiquette applies. Beginner and family friendly! We do require shoes of some kind, clothes, and please: no vulgar t-shirts.
Looking for a driving range? We suggest Bandon Crossings Golf Course, 5 miles south on Hwy 101. But please do come back and see us for your next 9-hole round!
Lessons? See Jim Wakeman, also at Bandon Crossings. 541-347-3232
As seen in Pacific Northwest Golfer Magazine (Sept. 2009), and Northwest Travel Magazine (August 2009). And now on You Tube! Visit the Hickory Golf page on this site for the link.
Visitors are pleasantly surprised by several of the new additions, such as the rivetted, stacked sod pot bunker to the right of #6 green that challenges golfers to try a direct shot, or to be conservative and back out.
The most recent addition, in #7 fairway, is a bunker formed in the reverse image of "The Principal's Nose" from the 16th Hole on The Old Course at St. Andrews.
"Fun and challenging!" "The conditioning, care, and attention to detail are overwhelmingly evident! We'll be back!" -- Quotes from recent tourists and locals returning to the "old" but "new" course!
Walk-On Rates: 9-Holes: $18.00; 18-Holes: $28.00 We accept Debit Cards, Visa and Mastercard.
We have an Honor Box for use to accept cash or checks if the shop is closed for the day. The front desk at the Best Western will process debit or credit card green fee payments for visitors, and of course, Best Western guests may charge golf to their room folios.
Family Rates: First child 15 & under plays free; additional children at 1/2 rate.
Push Carts: $5.00 Power Cart: $9 single/$14 double
Club Rentals:
2009 Tour Edge Men's and LadiesClub Rentals: $9
1920's Hickory Package:$55 (includes club rental, 9-hole green fee, and three 1920's-era authentic balls of your choice: bramble, meshie, or bullet)
1890's Hickory Package:$70 (includes club rental, 9-hole green fee, and three authentic, hand-made, gutta percha balls)
Discount Punch-Passes available to bring your cost down to as little as $13.12 per round. See Rates Page for details.
Weekday and 7-Day Memberships also available.
Clubhouse with snacks, light fare, a distinctive selection of beer & northwest wines, and non-alcoholic beverages.
We serve french dip sandwiches, salmon burgers and angus beef burgers with your choice of potato salad, sweet potato fries or regular fries, and have daily specials.
"Golf as it used to be."
Our hickory clubs from the 1890's and 1920's, period-appropriate balls, and a selection of tweed and linen driving caps are provided by McIntyre-White Authentic Golf, America's #1 Antique Golf Event Company. Visit their websites at: www.mwauthenticgolf.com and www.playhickory.com
Enjoy a round with these clubs from the 1890's.
Visit the Hickory Golfpage of this site for a link to our You Tube video showcasing a round of Hickory Golf with "Old Tom Morris," "Bobby Jones," and Randy Jensen, today's World Hickory Champion, played here at OBGL last April.
Enjoy a round with these clubs from the 1890's.