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Bob Gilder: Embarking on one more year on PGA Tour Champions
Long-time pro from Corvallis won six times on PGA Tour, 10 more on Champions Tour Born and reared in Corvallis, Or., Bob Gilder was a walk-on golfer at talent-laden Arizona State who defied the odds, making the team and ultimately winning a Western Athletic Conference championship. He earned his PGA Tour card on his third…
Golf · Oregon · Oregon Coast · Scotland
David McLay Kidd: Famed golf architect thriving in Oregon
A Bend resident for 10 years, the designer of the first course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has embraced the concept that ‘harder isn’t better’
Golf · Oregon · Oregon Coast
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,…
Evans Scholarship House: New home for Evans Scholars at University of Oregon
Caddies who earn prestigious scholarship now have their own home at UO Deavin Brownson has found more than simply a place to live in the new Evans Scholarship House at the University of Oregon. In the three-story building at the corner of 19th Avenue and University Street, living with 30 other UO students who have…
Scotland, revisited: David McLay Kidd realizes a career dream in designing Machrihanish Dunes
Noted golf architect spent childhood summers in these dunes, and carefully worked through considerable environmental restraints to build the golf course MACHRIHANISH, ARGYLL, Scotland — When he designed Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, near the bottom of the Kintyre Peninsula in western Scotland, David McLay Kidd was fulfilling a dream he had nurtured throughout his career….
Scotland, revisited: The Machrihanish Golf Club, good for the golfer’s soul
An iconic opening shot is just the beginning of the fun MACHRIHANISH, ARGYLL, Scotland — You have to work to get here, to this beautiful, remote village. And then, you have to force yourself to leave. Near the tip of the peninsula known as the Mull of Kintyre, a 4½-hour drive from Edinburgh, you find…
Scotland, revisited: In the footsteps of Open champions
The historic venues of Prestwick, Trump Turnberry and Royal Troon PRESTWICK, AYRSHIRE, Scotland — On the Firth of Clyde on the western Scotland mainland, in the region called Ayrshire, separated by a mere 25 miles, are three golf courses that are linked, intrinsically and historically, to the United Kingdom’s most important golf tournament, the Open…
Scotland, revisited: A podcast
With award-winning Ru Macdonald Ru Macdonald, an award-winning expert on Scottish golf travel, interviews the blog host about our recent trip to Scotland, courtesy of VisitScotland. Courses covered include North Berwick Golf Club, Royal Troon, Prestwick, Trump Turnberry, Balcomie Links, Elie Links and Kingsbarns.
Scotland revisited: Rob Perry’s wonderful slideshow
Featuring Prestwick, North Berwick, Kingsbarns, The Machrihanish Golf Club and Balcomie Links Professional golf photographer Rob Perry of Bellevue, Wash., part of the foursome that visited Scotland in September, thanks to VisitScotland, has put together a wonderful slideshow of some of the courses we played.
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