The intoxicating combination of the McKenzie River and the Willamette National Forest is extraordinarily otherworldly.
Open spaces outdoors, distance between players, tee times booked in advance and long, leisurely games—it’s hard to envision a more pandemic-friendly sport than golf.
Much has changed since the game of golf’s formative days, when shepherds in Scotland would pass long hours by knocking a pebble with a stick at a target, counting strokes along the way.
Katie Burnett finds her home green in Bend.
Avid golfers know that the best time to play golf is whenever there is room for a backswing. That is to say that real golfers don’t let weather or seasons […]
Editors Note: This article was originally published April, 2016 Jeff Dowell grew up in Bend, playing golf for Bend High School and Central Oregon Community College before moving on to […]