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Bandon’s Gift
On the 25th anniversary of the course opening, the author reflects on how Bandon Dunes has enriched his life
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Matt Ginella
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Building Bandon Dunes
Against all odds, Mike Keiser buys remote Oregon dunesland and hires a pair of rookies to help him build and manage a golf course.
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Matt Ginella
The Magic of Bandon Dunes
An inspiring trip to the Oregon coast for the Uncle Tony Invitational evoked the very essence of the game
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Michael Bamberger
Journeys: Pinehurst
In our “Journey to Pinehurst,” Colt Knedler spends the week paying his respects to the champions, pioneers and legends of the game who have shaped the…
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The Fire Pit Collective
Journeys: Kauai
The Garden Island balances the preservation of its past with the sustainability of its future
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Matt Ginella
Belmont
By Matt Ginella Belmont is a microcosm of golf in America: a private gem in Virginia built in the “Golden Age of Architecture” and host of a PGA…
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Matt Ginella
RainDance
Everything about RainDance National is big, except for the guy who helped design it and the odds that it won’t hit.
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Matt Ginella
Journeys: Forest Dunes
FOREST DUNES | ROSCOMMON, MI In this Journey to Forest Dunes in Roscommon, Mich., which is 65 miles east of Traverse City, you meet Lew Thompson, the…
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Matt Ginella
The Barber Of Bandon
Like the routing of a golf course, the story of Bandon Dunes, the evolution of a pure golf destination along the remote coastline of Oregon, doglegs in…
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Matt Ginella
Journeys: Park to Park
Journeys: Park to Park 0.1 WP9 | Winter Park, FL If life is about connecting dots, one adventure to the next, then it’s game on. The Ginella family is…
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Matt Ginella
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