Central Oregon Golf Tour

Black Butte Ranch: Glaze Meadow

Take care in choosing a club while playing the twisting, wooded link

July 30, 2008 4:00 am

BLACK BUTTE RANCH — Don’t take a bet with a golfer who calls Black Butte Ranch’s Glaze Meadow course his home track. A round at Glaze Meadow could get awfully expensive that way.....MORE

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Central Oregon Golf Tour : Widgi Creek

Trees play their part in creating a tough, but fair, golfing experience

June 18, 2008 4:00 am

Widgi Creek Golf Club would have some of the most spectacular mountain views in the region — if not for all those trees. It’s the golf course’s ponderosa pines — and Widgi....MORE

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Central Oregon Golf Tour: Crooked River Ranch

The beautiful setting is one of the reasons the course is one of the region's busiest tracks

June 4, 2008 4:00 am

Editor’s note: This is the ninth story in a series reviewing each of Central Oregon’s public golf courses. CROOKED RIVER RANCH — The setting at Crooked River Ranch might leave....MORE

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Central Oregon golf tour: River’s Edge

Rugged course provides a challenge for most golfers

May 21, 2008 4:00 am

Most Central Oregon golfers who have played River’s Edge have a strong opinion about the Bend golf course. They’ll wtell you they either love it or hate it. Nestled along the east face of ....MORE

A LOOK AHEAD: UPCOMING GOLF SEASON

Tradition is back for seconds

The Champions Tour major returns to Sunriver this summer

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

The 2007 Jeld-Wen Tradition was about introducing the Champions Tour golf tournament to Central Oregon. This year, tournament organizers want to make The Tradition a success in Central Oregon when the ....MORE

Mountain High Golf Course ready to be resurrected

Nine-hole track south of Bend is set to reopen in ’08

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Bend is getting a new place, sort of, to play public golf. Mountain High Golf Course, an 18-hole track off China Hat Road in south Bend that closed in 2002 when developer Jan Ward shut off the....MORE

A CLOSER LOOK: C.O.’S COURSES

Finding a deal is still possible

Greens fees can be expensive, but there are bargains in C.O.

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Golf in Central Oregon isn’t getting any cheaper. And the region’s newest batch of golf courses — whether at Pronghorn Club or the new Tetherow Golf Club — aren’t....MORE

READY FOR 2008: PRACTICE

How to get the most from practice

Just hitting a bucket of balls may not be the best way to get better at the game

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Golf is a simple game. So why is it so difficult to get better?For many golfers, finding the time to practice can be a challenge. Those with time often don’t have the know-how to get the most from a....MORE

READY FOR 2008: GEAR

What else do you need on the course?

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

All golfers know to bring their golf clubs and balls to the golf course. But it’s what else a golfer brings to the course that can be the difference between a fun, comfortable round and a nasty ....MORE

Tournament Calendar

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

MayMay 12 — Bend Rotary Club Foundation Swing into Spring Golf Challenge is a four-person scramble tournament at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters. Tournament begins at 9 a. m. with a shotgun start.....MORE

Central Oregon Golf Tour: Kah-Nee-Ta

The course in Warm Springs features a change of pace for Central Oregon golfers

April 16, 2008 4:00 am

WARM SPRINGS — The golf course at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino feels different from most of the courses in Central Oregon. The climate there is just a bit warmer than in Bend, and ....MORE

Get To Know Your Pro: Pat Huffer

Crooked River Ranch

April 9, 2008 4:00 am

The Bulletin continues its regular offseason Tee To Green feature in which we introduce to readers a Central Oregon golf professional or other notable member of the local golf community. This week....MORE

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Central Oregon Golf Tour: Lost Tracks

Golfers like the laid-back atmosphere of Bend link

June 25, 2008 4:00 am

Show up to Lost Tracks Golf Clubs a little early and the pro shop staff just might send you to the first tee with instructions to “Tee it up when you are ready.”Lost Tracks won’t ....MORE

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Central Oregon Golf Tour: Aspen Lakes

Course near Sisters is always beautiful, often a challenge

June 11, 2008 4:00 am

SISTERS — Aspen Lakes Golf Course sure doesn’t look like it was cut out of an old pasture. Aspen Lakes is one of the most beautiful golf courses in the region, with picture-perfect....MORE

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Central Oregon Golf Tour: Juniper

The evolution of the Redmond golf course has turned it into one of Central Oregon's gems

May 28, 2008 4:00 am

REDMOND — Juniper Golf Club has come a long way since it was originally designed. The first Juniper course was created in the early 1950s — younger than only the Bend and Prineville golf ....MORE

A CLOSER LOOK: C.O.’S COURSES

Two to make C.O. debuts

A pair of private courses — Bend’s Tetherow Golf Club and Powell Butte’s Remington Ranch — open this summer

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Don’t call Tetherow Golf Club or Remington Ranch’s Wicked Pony course a “links course.”That phrase is reserved for golf courses that reside on an ocean coastline, usually....MORE

A LOOK AHEAD: UPCOMING GOLF SEASON

2008: Time to work on our weaknesses

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Golf season is finally here. And for most of us golfers, it couldn’t have come too soon. Some of us have grand expectations for the next few months. Many of those expectations will be....MORE

A CLOSER LOOK: C.O.’S COURSES

Area golfers weigh in on local tracks

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Golfers are kindred spirits who come together for a game that might well torment them for the majority of their life. But golfers also have myriad opinions about what makes for a great golf experience.....MORE

READY FOR 2008: REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

Many big events coming to C.O.

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Central Oregon will have a hard time topping its 2007 golf tournament schedule. But while there will be no national tournaments — such as the United States Golf Association Senior....MORE

READY FOR 2008: EXERCISE

Getting in shape can help your game

A few simple exercises can better prepare you for playing this summer

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Exercise and golf haven’t always gone together. But increasingly, golfers have turned to exercise to improve their games and help them avoid injury. The following is an exercise regimen....MORE

READY FOR 2008: COMPETITION AND CLINICS

Junior circuit is training ground for C.O. golfers

Opportunities abound for kids, women and beginners to compete and learn

May 10, 2008 4:00 am

Woodie Thomas was preparing for a round of golf this past winter when he mentioned to the pro shop staff at Arizona’s Copper Canyon Golf Club that he is tournament director for the Central....MORE

Central Oregon Golf Tour: The Greens at Redmond

The executive course is more than just a pitch-and-putt track

April 23, 2008 4:00 am

Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series reviewing all of Central Oregon’s public golf courses. REDMOND — There is a big difference between a pitch-and-putt golf course and an executive golf ....MORE

Central Oregon Golf Tour: Meadow Lakes

Prineville's inexpensive track is an example of what a municipal course should be

April 9, 2008 4:00 am

PRINEVILLE — Meadow Lakes Golf Course is not an elite track. But the 15-year-old facility is everything a municipal golf course should be — relatively inexpensive, easily accessible, and ....MORE