It is early on a weekday morning, and Eric Johnson says he hasn’t had quite enough coffee yet, but you wouldn’t know it by the energy and enthusiasm with which he is conducting a golf lesson on the practice range at RiverRidge Golf Course.
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.
The trees were more like bushes when Ric Jeffries started to plant them, 25 years ago, on a stretch of fertile farmland along the Willamette River.
CRESWELL — On the practice range at Emerald Valley Golf Course, Ashton Eaton paused for a short break after hitting golf balls for a while.
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.
FLORENCE — The future seems bright for Ocean Dunes Golf Links, the picturesque and challenging 18-hole public golf course that wends its way through the dunes and trees on the eastern side of Florence.
BEND — The most unforgettable hole on the golf course designed by Tom Fazio at Pronghorn Golf Resort was an unexpected surprise. To Fazio, that is.
As a student of the game, Tokatee golf pro Dan King knew all about the famous golf courses in Northern Ireland and Ireland — courses like Royal Portrush, Ballybunion and Royal County Down.
Steve Nosler didn’t want a memorial service. Fair enough, but golf in Oregon certainly will find a way to ensure that this patron of the game is remembered.
CRESWELL — On road trips when he played for the University of Oregon golf team, Justin St. Clair would try to get the seat on the airplane next to assistant coach Al Mundle.
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