Best Golf Courses in Oregon (2026)

TheGrint Oregon golf course directory page on thegrint.com on an iPhone, beside a card noting six Bandon Dunes courses on the 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list

The best golf courses in Oregon, according to golfers on TheGrint, are Bandon Dunes (96.5), Pacific Dunes (96.4) and Bandon Trails (96.2), all at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Oregon has eight courses on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100, all on the U.S. Public list, and six of them are at Bandon.

This guide covers all eight, the highly rated courses just outside the Top 100, and how hard each one plays. Rankings come from golfers who played the courses, not a panel.

Every course links to its page in TheGrint's directory of 214 Oregon golf courses, with the full scorecard for every set of tees.

What are the best golf courses in Oregon?

The best golf courses in Oregon are the eight on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list, led by Bandon Dunes at No. 10. Here they are with their rank on the list, TheGrint Rating out of 100, and TheGrint Difficulty:

Rank (U.S. Public)	Course	City	TheGrint Rating	Plays harder than
10	Bandon Dunes	Bandon	96.5	96%
11	Pacific Dunes	Bandon	96.4	90%
13	Bandon Trails	Bandon	96.2	96%
24	Old Macdonald	Bandon	95.2	67%
61	Sheep Ranch	Bandon	94.0	35%
66	Sunriver Resort: Crosswater	Sunriver	93.8	99%
82	Bandon Preserve	Bandon	93.3	6%
100	Tetherow Golf Club	Bend	93.0	98%

The top four Bandon courses are also the four highest-rated courses of any kind in Oregon. Bandon Preserve is a 13-hole par-3 course, which is why it plays so much easier than the rest of the list.

Where should you play golf in Oregon?

Oregon's top golf sits in two places: Bandon on the southern coast and Central Oregon around Bend and Sunriver.

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: six Top 100 courses at one resort, Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, Old Macdonald, Sheep Ranch and the Bandon Preserve par-3 course. That's more than any other resort on the U.S. Public list.
Central Oregon: Crosswater at Sunriver Resort and Tetherow in Bend, plus Sunriver's Woodlands and Meadows courses and Black Butte Ranch: Glaze Meadow in Sisters.
Portland area: no Top 100 courses, but several of the state's best-rated public options, listed below.

Resort courses can have booking rules for guests, so check each course's page and the course itself before you plan around it.

What are the hidden gems in Oregon golf?

These public and semi-private courses rate highly with golfers on TheGrint but aren't on the 2026 Top 100. Each ranks in the top 30 of the 163 well-reviewed courses in Oregon:

Running Y Ranch Resort (Klamath Falls, 91.8): harder than 80% of rated courses.
Gearhart Golf Links (Gearhart, 91.2): on the north coast, harder than 58%.
Tokatee Golf Club (Blue River, 90.6): in the McKenzie River valley east of Eugene, harder than 70%.
The Reserve Vineyards: South and North (Aloha, 89.5 and 88.7): two courses west of Portland.
Pumpkin Ridge: Ghost Creek (North Plains, 89.1): harder than 96%, the toughest of the Portland-area picks.
Langdon Farms (Aurora, 88.6): south of Portland, harder than 75%.

The top-rated private courses in Oregon are Pronghorn: Fazio (94.5) and Nicklaus (93.2) in Bend, and Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland (93.8).

What is the hardest golf course in Oregon?

Crosswater at Sunriver Resort is the hardest of Oregon's Top 100 courses, playing harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint. Tetherow (98%) is next. Among private courses, Pronghorn's Nicklaus Course also plays harder than 99%.

Bandon is the opposite story. Golfers rank its courses among the best in the country, but Sheep Ranch plays harder than only 35% of rated courses and Bandon Preserve 6%. For more, see the hardest golf courses golfers rank among the best, and check what tees to play before a hard course.

How are these golf courses ranked?

TheGrint Rating is a score out of 100 built from golfers' reviews and their head-to-head course rankings on TheGrint. TheGrint Top 100 uses those signals, including the Course Ranking Game, and gives more weight to golfers who have played more courses.

TheGrint Rating: golfers' ratings of the course, plus where it places in their personal rankings. It is not the Course Rating^™ that the USGA^® and authorized golf associations assign to each set of tees.
TheGrint Difficulty: how hard a course plays compared with every other rated course, based on the scores golfers log there.
Hidden gems: public and semi-private courses with a state rank, meaning enough golfer reviews to be ranked, that aren't on the 2026 Top 100.

How we counted: ratings, difficulty and state ranks come from TheGrint's Oregon directory and course pages on October 26, 2026. Ratings update as golfers add reviews and rankings. For more on the lists, see how TheGrint Top 100 works.

How does TheGrint help you plan an Oregon golf trip?

TheGrint has the scorecard, ratings and difficulty for every course before you go, and GPS and scoring when you get there.

Browse the state: all 214 Oregon courses by city. Portland has the most with 16, followed by Bend and Medford with 10 each.
See the full lists: TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list and the rest of TheGrint Top 100.
Play and rank: free GPS on more than 40,000 courses, live scoring for your group, and the Course Ranking Game to rank each course you play.
Save it for later: add courses to your Bucket List.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best golf course in Oregon?

Bandon Dunes is the best golf course in Oregon according to golfers on TheGrint, with a TheGrint Rating of 96.5. It is No. 10 on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list. Pacific Dunes (96.4) and Bandon Trails (96.2), at the same resort, are close behind at Nos. 11 and 13.

How many Bandon Dunes courses are on TheGrint Top 100?

Six Bandon Dunes Golf Resort courses are on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list: Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, Old Macdonald, Sheep Ranch and the Bandon Preserve par-3 course. That's more than any other resort on the list.

What are the best golf courses in Central Oregon?

The best public courses in Central Oregon on TheGrint are Crosswater at Sunriver Resort (93.8) and Tetherow in Bend (93.0), both on the 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list. The highest-rated private course in the area is Pronghorn's Fazio Course in Bend at 94.5.

How many golf courses are in Oregon?

TheGrint's golf course directory lists 214 golf courses in Oregon: 108 public, 65 semi-private and 41 private. Portland has the most of any city with 16, followed by Bend and Medford with 10 each. Each course page has a free scorecard for every set of tees.

What is the hardest golf course in Oregon?

Crosswater at Sunriver Resort plays harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint, the most of any Oregon Top 100 course, with Tetherow at 98%. Pronghorn's Nicklaus Course, a private course in Bend, also plays harder than 99%. At Bandon, Sheep Ranch and the Bandon Preserve par-3 course play easier than most rated courses.

Plan your Oregon round with TheGrint

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