Old Macdonald

The most expansive canvas at Bandon—Old Macdonald borrows the great template holes of golf’s golden age and lets them breathe across open, rumpled ground. Fairways run forty yards wide; the trouble is all in the angles.

Play it early, when the greens are firm and the wind is still deciding. Miss on the correct side, chase your ball into the huge greens, and don’t be surprised to see a par-3 stretch past 200 yards or a Cape hole tempt you over the gorse. It rewards imagination over precision.

Hole 3 · The Ghost Tree

A blind tee shot toward the Ghost Tree

The dead tree on the ridgeline is your only aim line off the third—an Old Mac landmark and a true test of nerve off the tee. Trust it, swing, and let the ground do the rest.