Should You Play Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes?

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Published 2024-03-20
Old Macdonald is not just the most misunderstood course at Bandon Dunes, it's one of the most misunderstood in the world. What makes it so interesting and polarizing at the same time? Here's my take.

Written Version "Why Old Macdonald is the Most Misunderstood Course at Bandon Dunes": breakingeighty.com/old-macdonald-bandon-dunes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00. Old Macdonald...still my least favorite course at Bandon Dunes?
01:08. First, a little history.
01:29. What's a template hole?
02:42. Old Mac is unique at Bandon Dunes.
03:29. Let's take a quick tour.
03:43. Holes 1 & 2.
04:43. Hole 3.
05:36. Hole 4.
05:53. Hole 5.
06:15. Hole 7.
06:52. Hole 8.
07:27. Holes 9-12.
07:46. Hole 11.
08:49. Holes 14 & 15.
09:11. Hole 16.
09:56. Holes 17 & 18.
10:17. All in all? It's a special place.
All Comments (11)
  • @Pchogs
    Going for the first time in three weeks thanks to the OGA special. Really looking forward to Old Mac as it's the one course I've really wanted to see first on property. I know I'll be giddy to see and experience it. Thanks for the videos to help make sense of the place as I know it can get overwhelming quickly.
  • @michaeljensen4095
    The more I play Old Mac the more I love the experience and am stimulated by it strategically. The last two winters I feel like they have moved the tees up where the course plays into the prevailing winter wind and it has helped to avoid that fourth hole slog and allowed the holes to play closer to how they were designed. I played Old Mac with two newbies this January and I tried (along with the caddy) to offer as much insights into the templates and strategy which helped my friends appreciate the course more quickly. Like Trails, if people are skipping out on Old Mac to only play the courses with ocean views then they’re really missing out. Thanks for exposing more people to Old Mac!
  • @jdubs9922
    Old Mac my favorite course at Bandon and it is not even close.
  • @xltek1
    You should play every course at the Dunes.
  • @notchosen9
    People that don't like this course usually don't have any imagination and can't really generate golf shots. If all you do is hit a stock shot over and over again this course will eat you alive. This course will test your entire bag.
  • @arnalcantar2041
    I did not like it the first time I played but played it again this year and really enjoyed it even tho I did not play good golf that day
  • @Evan_Rodgers
    Old Mac may be the best golf course ever created for the scramble format.