Mike Keiser

The Sheep Ranch: A spectacular addition to Bandon Dunes
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The Sheep Ranch: A spectacular addition to Bandon Dunes

Phil Friedmann’s ‘sanctuary,’ the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch, transformed by Bill Coore For roughly 15 years, Phil Friedmann was content to have the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch exist as a personal sanctuary for himself and a few friends to golf in solitude over 13 rough holes on a mile of spectacular Pacific Ocean coastline north…

Mike Keiser: A haven for USGA events at Bandon Dunes
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Mike Keiser: A haven for USGA events at Bandon Dunes

He built it, against all odds, and major amateur tournaments followed Mike Keiser, the founder and owner of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, has deep respect for the U.S. Amateur championship, which he will host next year. He considers it “another major.” He understands that the USGA traditionally awards the U.S. Amateur to sites that it…

Trip Kuehne: A long rainbow ends at Bandon Dunes
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Trip Kuehne: A long rainbow ends at Bandon Dunes

Trip Kuehne’s quest for an individual USGA title finishes in the 2007 Mid-Amateur In 1994, a young golf sensation, 18-year-old Tiger Woods, rallied from a five-stroke deficit with 12 holes to play to defeat Oklahoma State junior Trip Kuehne and win the U.S. Amateur crown. Woods went on to become Tiger Woods, dominant on the…

Silvies Valley Ranch: Dan Hixson’s courses in isolation
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Silvies Valley Ranch: Dan Hixson’s courses in isolation

Scott Campbell blends ranching, luxury, golf at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch SILVIES ­— In the eastern half of Oregon, on a straight as-the-crow-flies line from Eugene, is Silvies Valley Ranch. It covers 140,000 acres, which can be a hard concept to grasp; maybe easier to visualize is the fact that the…

Bandon Dunes: Mike Keiser’s next course at the Sheep Ranch
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Bandon Dunes: Mike Keiser’s next course at the Sheep Ranch

The under-the-radar Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch to become resort’s fifth 18-hole course BANDON — The Sheep Ranch, the rustic under-the-radar golf course north of Bandon Dunes, will become the site for the fifth 18-hole golf course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, owner Mike Keiser said last month. The Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella, writing on GolfAdvisor.com,…

Gearhart Golf Links: A polished gem
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Gearhart Golf Links: A polished gem

If you’ve ventured to this coastal resort north of Seaside over the years and played Gearhart Golf Links, just two blocks from the Pacific Ocean, and if you’ve even stayed in an old hotel overlooking the course, because there’s been a hotel on site going back decades …

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