How to Play Bandon Dunes: Tee Times and Booking
Bandon Dunes is the great American links pilgrimage, five world ranked courses laid on a wild dune shelf above the Pacific in southern Oregon, all of them walking only and built to feel like Scotland transplanted west. For 2026 the resort changed how you get a tee time, moving to a fairer lottery. Here is exactly how booking now works, what a round costs, and how to put the trip together.
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The short answer
Stay on site and book your golf with your lodging, because resort guests get priority on every course. For 2026 the resort replaced its old first to call phone system with a lottery: during each booking window you register online with no purchase and no commitment, and tee times are then allocated by a fair draw. Day guests can still book a limited number of times up to 21 days ahead from April to mid November, after 10 in the morning and at a premium rate. Resort guest green fees run roughly from 120 dollars in deep winter to around 375 in peak summer. Every course is walking only, with caddies and push carts available. Always confirm current fees and availability directly before booking.
How to book, route by route
| Route | When | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Resort guest, stay and play | Book lodging and golf together | Priority access and the surest route onto all five courses |
| Lottery registration | A set window for each booking period | Register online, no purchase or commitment, then a fair draw allocates times |
| Day guest tee time | Up to 21 days ahead, April to mid November | Limited times after 10 in the morning at a premium rate |
| Through a trip planner | Any time, subject to availability | We hold the lodging and rounds and structure a course a day on site |
Booking process verified in June 2026 from the resort's published reservations information; the lottery windows and day guest rules can change, so always confirm directly with Bandon Dunes or your trip planner before booking. Check tee time availability.
Bandon Dunes green fees, 2026
| Period | Indicative resort guest fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peak summer, July to September | Around 375 dollars | The marquee months; book earliest |
| Spring and fall shoulders | Lower than peak | Often firm, quieter and excellent value; confirm directly |
| Off season, December to January | Around 120 to 140 dollars | Cheapest golf, wettest and windiest weather |
| Par three Preserve and short course | Lower rate | A perfect extra loop to end a day |
Green fees verified indicatively in June 2026 from the resort's published rates; they change without notice, so always confirm current fees directly before booking. In 2026 the resort also runs a promotion where a child aged 22 or under plays free with a paying adult between Mother's Day and 31 July.
Walking, caddies and the courses
Bandon is walking only, every course, by design, so come fit and pack for it. Carts are reserved for documented medical needs, while caddies and push carts are available and a caddie earns the fee on a first visit, reading the run of firm coastal greens and the lines off the tee. The golf is five distinct masterpieces: David McLay Kidd's original Bandon Dunes from 1999, Tom Doak's Pacific Dunes from 2001, Coore and Crenshaw's Bandon Trails from 2005, the Doak and Jim Urbina tribute Old Macdonald from 2010, and Coore and Crenshaw's clifftop Sheep Ranch from 2020, with the par three Bandon Preserve and a short course to round out a day. Play a different one each morning.
When to go and how long to stay
Summer brings the driest, warmest weather and the firmest links turf, along with the busiest tee sheets and the highest fees, so book the furthest ahead for July to September. Late spring and early fall are the connoisseur's pick, with fine conditions, smaller crowds and lower rates, while winter is cheap, wild and only for the hardy. Bandon rewards time: most trips run three to five nights on site, a course a day, so you can lose yourself in the place rather than chase a single round. It is remote, reached most easily by the small airport at North Bend, so build the days around the golf and let the rest of the world wait.
Plan a Bandon Dunes trip
We hold the lodging, enter the booking lottery, and structure a course a day across your nights on site, from Pacific Dunes to Sheep Ranch, with caddies arranged and the travel to North Bend sorted. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Bandon Dunes booking questions
How do you book a tee time at Bandon Dunes?
Resort guests get priority, so the surest route onto every course is to book lodging and golf together. For 2026 the resort moved to a lottery based reservation system: for each booking window you register online during a set period, with no purchase or commitment, and tee times are then allocated by a fair draw rather than the old first to call wins phone scramble. Day guests can book limited times up to 21 days ahead from April to mid November, after 10 in the morning and at a premium rate. Always confirm current availability directly before travelling.
How much does it cost to play Bandon Dunes in 2026?
Resort guest green fees run roughly from 120 to 375 dollars per round across the season. Peak summer, from July to September, sits at around 375 dollars on the main courses, the spring and fall shoulders are cheaper, and deep winter falls to about 120 to 140 dollars. The par three Preserve and the short course are cheaper again and a fine way to end a day. These are indicative figures that move year to year, so always confirm current fees directly before booking.
Is Bandon Dunes walking only?
Yes. Every course at Bandon Dunes is walking only, in the Scottish and Irish tradition the resort was built to honor. Carts are not part of the experience and are provided only on documented medical grounds. Caddies and push carts are available, and a caddie is well worth it on a first visit to read the firm, tumbling links greens. Pack for plenty of walking and for Pacific coast weather that can turn in an afternoon.
Which courses are at Bandon Dunes and who designed them?
The resort has five full eighteen hole courses: Bandon Dunes by David McLay Kidd in 1999, Pacific Dunes by Tom Doak in 2001, Bandon Trails by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2005, Old Macdonald by Tom Doak and Jim Urbina in 2010, and Sheep Ranch by Coore and Crenshaw in 2020. Alongside them sit the par three Bandon Preserve by Coore and Crenshaw and a short course, perfect for an extra loop. A classic trip plays a course a day across several nights on site.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Booking process and indicative green fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.