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Just back from heaven, umm, I mean Bandon Dunes


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Day 1, Bandon Trails blew my foursome away. Incredible design and condition. Shot 79. Spent two hours after the round at the PunchBowl putting course with adult beverages

Day 2, Old Macdonald was the course I most looked forward to and the golf gods smiled on me, four birdies including two near aces on the par 3’s led to a 75 that included a 25 footer on 18 that I walked in! Played the par 3 course, The Preserve which is beautiful and challenging

Day 3, Bandon Dunes, the most fun to play of the four. Spectacular views shot 78. Was invited by our caddie to play nearby Bandon Crossings (the caddies all go there to play after their loops) managed a 77 and ended the day at the Arcade bar for dinner and drinks

Day 4, Pacific Dunes was far and away the toughest and also most scenic design, wind was up but so was my short game, 23 putts led to a 73

 

 

 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Awesome scores on some awesome courses.

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Fairway: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Hybrids: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft

Irons:  :callaway-small: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite  TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright

Wedges: Edison 53* and  57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright

Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft

Ball:  Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: :ping-small: Pioneer...Shoes: :footjoy-small: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather

 

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1 hour ago, Frknglfnut said:

 

Day 1, Bandon Trails blew my foursome away. Incredible design and condition. Shot 79. Spent two hours after the round at the PunchBowl putting course with adult beverages

Day 2, Old Macdonald was the course I most looked forward to and the golf gods smiled on me, four birdies including two near aces on the par 3’s led to a 75 that included a 25 footer on 18 that I walked in! Played the par 3 course, The Preserve which is beautiful and challenging

Day 3, Bandon Dunes, the most fun to play of the four. Spectacular views shot 78. Was invited by our caddie to play nearby Bandon Crossings (the caddies all go there to play after their loops) managed a 77 and ended the day at the Arcade bar for dinner and drinks

Day 4, Pacific Dunes was far and away the toughest and also most scenic design, wind was up but so was my short game, 23 putts led to a 73

 

 

 

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Awesome, but mostly useless without a bunch of pictures! 😋

Driver:  :callaway-small:Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X
3W:bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES
3H, 4H: :bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES
4-AW:bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105
SW: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54*
LW:Sub70: TAIII Black 58*
Putter:ping-small: Scottsdale TR Senita
Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite
Ball:taylormade-small: TP5x or :titleist-small: AVX (yellow)
Pushcart: BigMax iQ+

Testing Complete, Final Review PostedSub70 TAIII Forged Wedges

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Here you go!

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Scenic trails 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Pacific Dunes 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Pacific Dunes 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Bandon Dunes 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Old Macdonald 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Old Macdonald 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Old Macdonald 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Bandon Trails 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Bandon Trails 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Bandon Trails and our first sunset 

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61 yr old ICU RN. 51 years ago my dad introduced me to our wonderful game. 
WITB= Cobra Speedzone driver and 3-wood, Callaway Epic hybrids (3&4), 5-gap Cobra King Forged Tec and 54°&58° Cobra MIM wedges, Odyssey o-works 2w, Bridgestone B-RXS balls and Kirkland cabretta glove

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Thanks for the pics.  Now I'm really jealous.

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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Twitter - @meovino
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  • 3 weeks later...

My wife just told me the other day that she wants me to go on a bucket-list trip for my 50th birthday (coming in January of 2021).  I think Bandon is going to be the place.  The only problem is that I really want to take my dad, who will be in his mid-70s by then, and I doubt he can handle all the walking.  

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
Instagram - @hardcorelooper
Twitter - @meovino
Facebook - mike.eovino

 

 

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On 9/5/2019 at 6:56 PM, Frknglfnut said:

Here you go!

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How in the heck did you manage to get "Beef" and Shane Lowry to caddy for your group... well played 👏.  

:ping-small: G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver 

:ping-small: G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w

:ping-small: G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w

:srixon-small:  ZX5 Irons 4-AW 

:ping-small: Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW   (removed from double secret probation 😍)

:EVNROLL: ER5v Putter  (Evnroll ER5v Official Review)

:odyssey-small: AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test)

 

 

 

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I’ve got (6) tee times booked for the second week in May next year.

I’ll be staying on property and using ShipSticks for my wrenches.

What are some other Bandon trip tips you’d be willing to share, @Frknglfnut?

Edit: Bandon Trails looks absolutely amazing. And 23 putts at Pacific Dunes is rolling your potato really nice!

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:cobra-small:______S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S
:nickent-small:________3DX 17* - Matrix Ozik Altus Hybrid SG
:Hogan:______ICON Black 4-PW - KBS Tour V S
:cleveland-small:__________588 RTG 49  RTX 52.10  56.12 - DG S400
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:taylormade-small:_______'19 TP5X
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  • 1 month later...

It seems posts here regarding traveling to play golf get dropped like hot potatoes...Best advise for Bandon is do all your golfing before hand walking. Get in shape. It's nice to know each round gets cheaper by the day...but in the wind and walking...your energy gets zapped.  Really only one good restaurant off premises Alloro. A couple ok seafood places. The resort is special and you are pretty much a captive. Going in May is nice. I'd have waited a little to play Sheep Ranch. I've been when they had 2 then 3 then 4. I need to plan a trip in future to play Sheep Ranch. Next summer is apt in St Andrews for 10 days, maybe 2021. There is no other place you can go and play 4 courses in the US Top 100...Enjoy Bandon  the best in the US.  

Epic Flash 9 &15

Titliest 915 18&21

Staff 5 to G

Ping SW

Wide Flange LW

TM Spider X

 

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