BANDON — No sign advertises the presence of the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch, except the gate that reads “no trespassing.” There’s no restaurant, no pro shop, no amenity other than a remote port-a-potty and, no matter how much golf you’ve played, maybe no experience as wildly beautiful, or spectacularly wild, as this one:
They are, for the travelers driving by, often merely signposts on the Oregon Coast Highway, sort of Another Roadside Attraction, along with beaches and the art galleries, the aquarium and the Sea Lion Caves.
BANDON — As she hikes through the Bandon State Natural Area a few miles south of Bandon on the Oregon Coast, Sherri Laier sees things that most others miss. The pawprints of a critter. A colorful tree frog. A tiny young plant, poking through the ground. Different types of lichen. Mushrooms.
BANDON — The stainless steel face of Grant Rogers’ putter, an 8-year-old Scotty Cameron model, tells a story. The sweet spot is darker than the rest of the surface, worn from the repetition of putter striking golf ball, again and again and again.
BANDON — Earlier in his career as a teacher of golf, Grant Rogers became passionate about links-style golf, with the challenges of shaping shots in the wind and rain of coastal courses.
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