Few states have the ecological diversity of Oregon, which not only has Pacific Ocean coastline but forests, mountains and high desert. That variety spills into the golf scene, which presents all sorts of courses, ranging from some of the country's most high-end resorts to excellent, lesser known and affordable courses.
Visitors to Oregon normally point their compass towards Bandon Dunes and the resorts of central Oregon like Sunriver, but locals enjoy affordable and unique courses throughout the state. The state's top 20 reflects this spectrum of courses, from player-friendly and older courses to some of the state's most coveted new plays. The metro Portland area also makes its case as one of the stronger cities in the American West for an abundance of affordable, excellent public golf.
To compile Oregon's top 20 in 2015, we took a combination of a course's overall and subcategory rating, as well as the strength of the reviewer profiles.
Top 20 golf courses in Oregon
Aloha
Banks
Newburg
17. McNary Golf Club
Keizer
Oregon City
Redmond
14. Salem Golf Club
Salem
Welches
Hood River
11. Bandon Dunes
Bandon
Bend
Redmond
Florence
Redmond
Sunriver
Bend
Bandon
Prineville
Bandon
Klamath Falls
This list is a joke. Lost tracks above Bandon courses? Bahaha. Rivers Edge? Laughable.
There are some real stinkers on this list.