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Best Public Golf Courses in Oregon

Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score

Top 10
  1. 1PronghornBend · Resort · Est. 2004Jack Nicklaus (Nicklaus Course) and Tom Fazio (Fazio Course)UnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  2. 2Heron Lakes Great BluePortland · Municipal · Est. 1992Robert Trent Jones IIUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  3. 3Eagle Point Golf ClubEagle Point · Public · Est. 1996Robert Trent Jones Jr.UnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  4. 4Eastmoreland Golf ClubPortland · Municipal · Est. 1918H. Chandler EganUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  5. 5Tetherow Golf ClubBend · Public · Est. 2008David McLay KiddUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  6. 6Running Y Ranch ResortKlamath Falls · Resort · Est. 1997Arnold Palmer (Palmer Course Design, with Ed Seay and Erik Larsen)UnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  7. 7Heron LakesPortland · Municipal · Est. 1971Robert Trent Jones IIUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  8. 8Bandon CrossingsBandon · Public · Est. 2007Dan HixsonUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  9. 9Bandon DunesBandon · Resort · Est. 1999David McLay Kidd (resort founded by Mike Keiser)UnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
  10. 10Bandon Sheep RanchPublic · Est. 2020Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.

How we rank

Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →
Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.