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Ocean Dunes’ big golf gamble

FLORENCE — The future seems bright for Ocean Dunes Golf Links, the picturesque and challenging 18-hole public golf course that wends its way through the dunes and trees on the eastern side of Florence. It was purchased in March by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, …

Winterizing your golf game pays off

The wet Oregon winter is about to descend, but that doesn’t mean that golfers need to put away their clubs until spring. In fact, with some planning, golfers can get better, learn more about their game and have some wonderful opportunities to play special courses — and, no, you don’t …

Central Oregon’s Pronghorn uses the hybrid-club mentality after tough financial lie

BEND — The most unforgettable hole on the golf course designed by Tom Fazio at Pronghorn Golf Resort was an unexpected surprise. To Fazio, that is. While creating No. 8, a par 3, which plays from an elevated tee across a grassy canyon to an elevated green carved out of …

Overseas trip remembered for its father-son links

As a student of the game, Tokatee golf pro Dan King knew all about the famous golf courses in Northern Ireland and Ireland — courses like Royal Portrush, Ballybunion and Royal County Down. But they existed only in film clips from the Golf Channel, or photos in books until earlier …

Oregon’s Steve Nosler gave much to golf and community

Steve Nosler didn’t want a memorial service. Fair enough, but golf in Oregon certainly will find a way to ensure that this patron of the game is remembered. Whether the University of Oregon names a golf tournament in his memory, or enhances the scholarship already established in his name — …

Golf coach Justin St. Clair finds his swing

CRESWELL — On road trips when he played for the University of Oregon golf team, Justin St. Clair would try to get the seat on the airplane next to assistant coach Al Mundle. The longer the flight, the more time St. Clair would have to discuss the golf swing with …

Veteran golf reporter turns storyteller with new book

For almost 35 years, starting in 1961, Bob Robinson covered golf for The Oregonian newspaper. A 10-handicapper in his prime, Robinson loved the game, and the people who played it, and that showed in his writing, and in the respect that his reporting engendered. Now 78 and retired, Robinson has …