Best public golf in Oregon.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 72

David McLay Kidd's clifftop links launched a golf pilgrimage site on the wild southern Oregon coast. Walking-only with caddies, it is golf stripped back to wind, dune, and sea.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 39

A 13-hole par-3 course with full ocean views whose proceeds fund coastal conservation. The most fun you can have in an hour and a half of golf.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 71

The inland counterpoint to Bandon's ocean links, traveling through dunes, forest, and meadow. Coore and Crenshaw's variety makes it many regulars' quiet favorite.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 71

A Doak and Urbina tribute to the old template holes, with massive rolling greens and wide playing corridors. The most strategic and quirky walk in the Bandon family.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 71

Tom Doak's routing weaves through towering dunes and along the ocean, regularly ranked the finest course at the resort. The back-to-back par 3s on the back nine are pure drama.

OR · Bandon · Resort · Par 72

The newest big course at Bandon, with nine greens perched on the bluff edge and over a mile of coastline. No bunkers, no shelter, just you and the Pacific wind.

OR · Sunriver · Resort · Par 72

A long, wetland-laced championship course along the Deschutes and Little Deschutes Rivers. Sunriver's crown jewel and a frequent top-resort-course honoree.

OR · Bend · Resort · Par 72

Tom Fazio's high-desert course at the resort formerly known as Pronghorn, weaving among junipers and lava outcrops. Bend's marquee resort layout.

OR · Bend · Resort · Par 72

The bookable course at the resort formerly known as Pronghorn, a Nicklaus Signature design through ancient juniper and lava rock. The par-3 8th plays over a genuine lava tube.

OR · North Plains · Public · Par 71

The daily-fee course at Pumpkin Ridge, a best-new winner threaded with the creek that gives it its name. Lush, tree-lined, and very much open to everyone.

OR · Seneca · Resort · Par 72

A reversible course on a vast eastern Oregon ranch where goats may carry your clubs and the nearest town is far away. Big-sky golf for travelers who want to truly get away.

OR · Bend · Resort · Par 72

David McLay Kidd brought links principles to the high desert with fescue fairways that run firm and fast. Bend's most distinctive and strategic round.

OR · Bandon · Public · Par 72

A fun, hilly woodland course just south of town, the affordable alternative when Bandon Dunes tee times run out. Quirky, friendly, and a local favorite.

OR · Sisters · Resort · Par 72

A mountain-meadow course with the Cascades and Black Butte filling the horizon, open for public daily-fee play. Crisp pine air and family-resort ease.

OR · Sisters · Resort · Par 72

The sportier of Black Butte Ranch's two courses, framed by the Cascades near Sisters. Pines, meadows, and big mountain views.

OR · Powell Butte · Semi-private · Par 72

A dramatic Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy design tumbling across high-desert canyons near Bend, with Cascade peaks on the horizon.

OR · Klamath Falls · Resort · Par 72

Arnold Palmer counted this among his personal favorites, set against the Cascades near Klamath Falls. Wildlife, canyon holes, and a relaxed off-the-beaten-path feel.

OR · Gleneden Beach · Public · Par 71

A restored coastal links on the central Oregon coast with ocean and bay views, open to anyone. A breezy, walkable taste of seaside golf without the Bandon price tag.

OR · Sunriver · Resort · Par 71

A scenic, walkable resort course along the Deschutes with Mount Bachelor views. The most accessible of Sunriver's layouts.

OR · Aloha · Public · Par 72

The Bob Cupp-designed North Course at this 36-hole Portland-area club, host to past Champions Tour events. Wine-country golf minutes from the city.

OR · Redmond · Resort · Par 72

A junipers-and-canyon resort course near Redmond with high-desert air and Cascade views. A solid, affordable Central Oregon round.

OR · Gearhart · Public · Par 72

A breezy coastal links dating to the 1890s, the oldest course west of the Mississippi. Firm turf, ocean air, and old-world charm on the north coast.

OR · Portland · Public · Par 72

A Robert Trent Jones Jr. municipal in Portland and one of the busiest, best-value public courses in the Northwest. Flat, wooded, and watery.

OR · Banks · Public · Par 72

A friendly daily-fee in the hills west of Portland, long known for conditioning that punches above its green fee. A reliable value round.

OR · Blue River · Public · Par 72

A beloved mountain course in the McKenzie River valley beneath the Three Sisters. Perennially rated among the best golf values in the country.