It was an eventful Labor Day weekend for one of America's top golf resorts.
A large wildfire just north of Bandon Dunes Resort along the Oregon coastline promoted area evacuations, including golfers on the Old Macdonald and Pacific Dunes golf courses.
The fire had been contained and put out by around 11 p.m. Monday, according to a report from KMTR, a local news station.
Bandon Dunes released this statement on their Facebook page:
At roughly 2 PM a fire reportedly started on the south end of the Sheep Ranch property and jumped the road heading up the ridge toward Old Macdonald. The local fire agencies raced to the scene and our agronomy teams did a spectacular job, acting quickly to contain the fire.
As a precautionary measure we evacuated Old Macdonald and Pacific Dunes. Old Macdonald will remain closed September 8th and reopen on the 9th.
Thank you for the wonderful support from Bandon Fire Chief Lanny Boston and his crew, the other fire agencies, staff of Bandon Dunes who provided help, as well as all the support from the community.
Meanwhile, at the time of the fire, Matt Ginella was tweeting out surreal images of the scene over the weekend:
Fire at @BandonDunesGolf. It started at Sheep Ranch & is headed to Old Mac. Evacuating Pac Dunes now. "It's bad." pic.twitter.com/fBDENCqPCA
— Matt Ginella (@MattGinellaGC) September 7, 2015
Bucket helicopter is helping fight fire at Bandon Dunes. Arriving guests are allowed to check in and go to rooms. pic.twitter.com/Vv9bu5zWhS
— Matt Ginella (@MattGinellaGC) September 7, 2015
Wild day at the club @BandonDunesGolf pic.twitter.com/OTOehnGS8p
— consciouschelipe (@fchavez8) September 7, 2015
Area of Bandon Fire. Source: "Scanner says fire running along the west of Old Mac and staying along the edge." pic.twitter.com/9i3cAP4cxu
— Matt Ginella (@MattGinellaGC) September 7, 2015
Another Bandon source: "No homes damaged. No people hurt. Pacific & Old Mac are evacuated & the rest of resort will still be operating."
— Matt Ginella (@MattGinellaGC) September 7, 2015
Update on Bandon Dunes fire: "10-12 acres & possibly slowing its movement," according to Coos Forest Patrol. pic.twitter.com/g94WvCakxf
— Matt Ginella (@MattGinellaGC) September 7, 2015
It's gorse.
It appears that the fire is under control. Thank God! Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is the best place in the world.
Actually one of the selling points to the locals when they were first trying to establish the resort is that the courses would act as a fire break. The town of Bandon has burned to the ground three times I believe. The Gorst that grows in the area is extremely flammable. When Pacific Dunes was being built the area "accidently" caught on fire, saving about $1M in costs.