Ask anyone who's been to Bandon Dunes about the trip and you'll hear about the wind first and the bill second. We can't help with the wind. The bill depends almost entirely on the month you go and how many people share a roof, so we priced a real trip for four golfers across three seasons using the resort's own 2026 rates.
What's at Bandon Dunes
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort sits on the southern Oregon coast, about 20 minutes by car from the airport in North Bend. It opened in 1999 with a single course by David McLay Kidd and has grown into five 18-hole courses, two par-3 courses and a putting course. Tom Doak's Pacific Dunes followed in 2001, then Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw's Bandon Trails in 2005, Old Macdonald from Doak and Jim Urbina in 2010, and Coore and Crenshaw's Sheep Ranch in 2020.
Every course is walking only. Carts are allowed only for medical reasons, which is a big part of why the caddie program matters so much here.
What a round costs in 2026
Staying at the resort gets you the resort guest rate on all five 18-hole courses. In 2026, that rate is $375 a round from June through September, $340 in May and October, $225 in November, and $130 in December and January. Day guests staying off property pay $50 more per round.
The number that changes the math is the replay rate. A second round on the same day costs half, so most groups play 36 holes on their big days and the second loop costs $190 in summer or $65 in December.
Bandon Preserve, the 13-hole par 3, and Shorty's, the 19-hole par 3, run $60 to $125 depending on the month. They don't get a replay rate, but they're the best way to fill a travel day or a long evening.
| Months | Per round |
|---|---|
| June to September | $375 |
| May and October | $340 |
| November | $225 |
| December and January | $130 |
Five 18-hole courses. A second round the same day is half price. Day guests pay $50 more per round. Source: bandondunesgolf.com.
Where you'll sleep
The room is what unlocks the resort guest rate, and 2026 lodging prices follow the same seasonal curve as the golf:
- Singles at the Lodge and the Inn: $170 to $410 a night, depending on the month and the view
- Doubles at Lily Pond and Chrome Lake (two beds): $260 to $510 a night
- Four-bedroom Grove Cottages: $1,300 to $2,300 a night, or $325 to $575 a person split four ways
The cottage is the classic group move because everyone gets a room and there's a common space for the post-round argument. It isn't the cheapest option, though. If you don't mind doubling up, two Lily Pond doubles in summer come to $255 a person a night, about $960 less per person over three nights than the cottage.
Caddies
Bandon is built for caddies. The firm turf and the wind make reads hard, and the best line off the tee is rarely the obvious one, so a good caddie saves strokes and tells better stories than your buddies do.
Bandon's caddie fee is $100 a bag per round, plus a tip. If that's more than your group wants to spend every round, the resort also offers group caddies at $40 a player when four of you share one. Ask the caddie master what's customary for a tip when you check in.
The trip, priced
Here's the trip we'd book for four golfers: fly in on day one and play the Preserve, go 36 holes on days two and three, then play one more round on day four before the flight home. That's three full rounds, two same-day replays and the par 3, with a caddie on each of the full rounds and everyone in a Grove Cottage.
Per golfer, that comes to about $3,655 in summer, $3,350 in October and $1,855 in December, before tax, caddie tips, food and flights. The golf alone drops from $1,505 in summer to $520 in December.
The trade is the Oregon coast in winter. A December trip is a bet on the weather, and the rain gear comes with you either way. October takes about $300 off the summer number per golfer, which is real money without giving up the season.
Getting there
The closest airport is Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend, served by United Express from San Francisco year-round and from Denver in season. From there it's about a 20-minute drive to the resort.
Is it worth it?
We think so. Bandon is about as pure a golf trip as exists in America: you walk every round, you eat where you sleep, and the only thing to do at night is argue about the day's bets. If your group plays any of these betting games, this is where they get serious.
If you're weighing Bandon against the rest of the list, start with the best golf trips in America. We also ran the numbers on what a year of club dues buys on the road, and Bandon comes out well. For the cheapest version of the trip, our guides to winter golf trips and affordable golf trips pick up from here.
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