Went on Bend, OR golf trip this past weekend. Took my brother and two friends to knock off 3 course from the Golf Digest Top 100 Courses you can play. Our itinerary was packed. We flew in SAT, Augu... Continue »

Went on Bend, OR golf trip this past weekend. Took my brother and two friends to knock off 3 course from the Golf Digest Top 100 Courses you can play. Our itinerary was packed. We flew in SAT, August 20th, played Pronghorn, On 8/21, we played Sunriver - Meadows in morning and then Tetethrow in the afternoon. On Monday 8/22, we finished our trip by playing Sunriver - Crosswater. To play Crosswater, you must stay at Sunriver Resort, so we stayed here reluctant because of the price and non-ideal location. The resort is huge, but the customer service is lacking. They are completely unprepared to handle the destination golfer. Compared to Bandon Dunes and Pebble Beach, Sunriver completely failed. They had no bell hops to help us check in clubs and transport them to 1st course on the resort. We had to lug the bags everywhere ourselves. This is unacceptable when they charge almost $340/night for a Motel 6 rooms. The staff was pretty clueless when it came to simple golf logistics. This review is for Sunriver - Meadows. Meadows was the only non-ranked Top 100 Golf Digest course on our trip so we had low expectations. Checkin process was smooth after the bellhop incompetence. The practice facilities was very nice with beautiful mountain backdrops. The 1st couple of holes are annoying as local puddle skipper planes take off. This course has a lot going on because you have hikers, bikers, and walkers using nearby designated trails. Can be very distracting. The greens were perfect, running at 11. We were the "rabbit" 1st ones out at 7:30 am. We played in 4.15 hours. Layout was a great blend of different doglegs and long and short par 3's. The wet marsh and water is in play for a few holes. Rough was very penal and sandy traps were in great shape. Tee boxes were level and had little damage. Was pleasantly surprised by this course, just not a fan of all the distraction nearby.