Almost home after 4 days of glorious golf at Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast. Vacations often induce great expectations. The higher the expectations, the less likely that they are met. But this golfing experience exceeded my incredibly high expectations.
Currently the resort has 3 courses and 10 holes open on the 4th (opening completely in March). We did not play the partial course, but played 5 rounds on the 3 courses. I liked Pacific Dunes the best (played it first and last).
What made this so special is that the only reason to go to the resort is to play golf! The resort is designed for golfers. We had 4 bedroom suites so each person had their own bed and bath. Transportation at the resort was easy to order and prompt.
These are walking courses. We played with caddies the entire time. Smartly, the resort assigns caddies to your group for the duration of your visit. The first round is disorienting as we tried to get comfortable with tight lies and links golf, and the caddies had to get used to us. By Sunday everything was great (except the South wind which did make the course more difficult than the North wind we had on Thursday).
So I return to work this afternoon energized and smiling. Our group of 8 has made a commitment to return in 4 or 5 years.
Having great vacations is a great boost. May you all have great vacations in the coming months.