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Central Oregon Golf Trail

The ultimate golf experience is within your reach

ith regional travel surging to the top among them—have made indelible marks on region that much more appealing. Central
Wof bucket lists, Oregonians are lucky the region … though they certainly have. Oregon’s famously laid-back lifestyle has
to have a one stop shop when it comes to fostered a rich culinary scene and made it
golf and recreation. Central Oregon truly has With 30 golf courses on the Central Oregon a hub for craft brewing, just the thing for a
it all, including an abundance of golf. So, Golf Trail, what has made Central Oregon buddies golf trip. Yet the region is also home
when you are looking to get away from the unique among golf destinations is that any to an outdoor playground. Blessed with
craziness that life has become, take a quick golf trip yields almost limitless possibilities. incomparable natural geography, Central
trip to this beautiful area and enjoy the space, The volcanic landscape of the region—which Oregon has undeniably become a mecca
the clean air, and the endless golf. stretches from the foothills of the Cascades for outdoor adventurists regardless of their
to the High Desert—has naturally forged activity of choice. For good reason, too.
The area is home to the Central Oregon a canvas where all styles of golf design Bordered by the Cascade Range to the west
Golf Trail, featuring 30 exceptional courses are possible. Desert links carved from the and the High Desert to the east, with Wild
and nearly as many brewpubs. It’s home to region’s volcanic rock, classic parkland-style & Scenic rivers, pristine mountain lakes,
whitewater thrill rides, world-class fishing, designs, Scottish-style links, and mountain and perfectly preserved lava caves, Central
whiskey bars and tranquil alpine lakes. It’s courses with fairways shaped by ponderosa Oregon’s unique landscape has created a
home to 300 days of sun and is where a golf and lodgepole pines are all within a 45-minute wealth of outdoor recreational opportunities.
vacation can turn into so much more. drive of Bend and Sunriver.
A debate rages in these parts on just what
Within the plethora of golf options, you will Because so many of the masters of design time of year is the best to plan a golf trip. Is
also find three courses in Golf Digest’s Top have chosen to ply their trade in Central it the summer, when the sun shines nearly
100. Better yet? All of the courses are within Oregon, courses such as the Jack Nicklaus every day and temperatures average in the
45 minutes of each other. In Central Oregon, Course at Pronghorn (ranked No. 37 on Golf mid-80s? Or is it the fall and spring, which
the quality of golf is rivaled only by the Digest’s list), Cupp’s pristine Crosswater typically offer milder temperatures, open tee
diversity of the region’s courses. (No. 55), and Kidd’s fescue-carpeted sheets, and similarly peak conditioning?
Tetherow (No. 71) can all be internationally
Central Oregon has long cultivated its celebrated while offering three distinct golf Perhaps the best idea might be to make a trip
reputation as a golf mecca, and it is well- experiences. Imaginative gems such as Black each season. It could be the only way to fit
earned. It’s not just that the quality of golf Butte Ranch’s Glaze Meadow, a Fought it all in. With over 300 days of sunshine a
in Central Oregon has yielded three of the redesigned inspired by golf’s golden era of year, the 30 courses of the Central Oregon
Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Public architecture, and desert masterpieces like Golf Trail are nearly as endless as the skies
Courses” ... though it has. Nor is it just the Jacobsen’s Brasada Ranch only add to the overhead. Discover the pure beauty and pure
fact that the most influential names in golf region’s rich tapestry. golf found on the sunny side of Oregon.
course architecture—David McLay Kidd,
Bob Cupp, Tom Fazio, John Fought, Robert Hard as it might be to believe, though, www.CentralOregonGolfTrail.com
Muir Graves, Peter Jacobsen, Robert Trent there is more to Central Oregon than just
Jones Jr., Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Weiskopf, golf. And that only makes a golf trip to the

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