Dream Golf
In the mid 1990's, Mike Keiser set out to find a piece of property on which he could build Dream Golf. Inspired by the best golf experiences in the home of golf-Scotland, Ireland, and England-the initial course would be built on rugged, windswept sand dunes, and be open to the public.
Golfers would walk the links, with a caddie, as has been the case in golf for hundreds of years. Mike knew he had found what he was looking for as he stood on a prominent dune, on what is now Bandon Trails' 14th tee, with then property manager Shorty Dow. The pair looked out from a coastal forest over hundreds of acres of sand dunes that ran down to the ocean. From that initial moment Bandon Dunes was born and our endless pursuit for "Golf As It Was Meant to Be" was set in motion.
Dream Golf Resorts is now a growing collection of destination golf resorts that began with Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and now includes Sand Valley in Central Wisconsin, and Rodeo Dunes in Colorado-built by Mike Keiser's two sons Michael and Chris. The boys built Sand Valley with a similar focus as Bandon. It's all about the quality of the golf, not the par, the score, or even the number of holes. It's why Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw's Sandbox, a 17 hole par-3 with bold template greens, is a winner. But Sand Valley is just getting started with two new exciting projects that buck trends in their own way: The Lido and Sedge Valley.
What's the common thread? A pursuit of golf experiences so strong, so pure and raw, that your soul is stirred and you can't help but dream of coming back to play again. This website is no different. A place for you to dig deep, learn about the courses, their history, the do's and don'ts, a chance to get inspired, and have everything you need to make the most out of your next golf adventure. You'll discover the stories of people who breathed life into Dream Golf-the architects, the shapers, the caddies, the staff members, and you-the avid golfers willing to travel to the ends of the earth for great golf. For Dream Golf!
Our mission is to inspire your next golf adventure. From Bandon Dunes to Rodeo Dunes to Sand Valley and beyond...
Dream Golf Golf Packages
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Dunes
Bandon Dunes Stay and Play Packages
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Dates: Now - 12/31/26
Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley
Sand Valley Lodging and Golf Package
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Dates: Now - 12/31/26
Sand Valley
Sand Valley Golf Resort Lodging and Golf
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Dates: Now - 12/31/26
Sedge Valley at Sand Valley
Sand Valley Golf Resort Lodging and Golf
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Dates: Now - 12/31/26
Dream Golf Golf Courses
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Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley - Featured
597 Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Sand Valley - Featured
597 Leopold Way Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Architect: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
The Commons at Sand Valley - Featured
597 Leopold Way Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Architect: Tom Doak
The Lido at Sand Valley - Featured
597 Leopold Way Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Architect: Tom Doak
The Sandbox at Sand Valley - Featured
597 Leopold Way Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 17
Architect: Coore & Crenshaw
Bandon Dunes Golf Ranch - Sheep Ranch
Whiskey Run Lane
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Semi-Private || Holes: 13
Architect: Coore Crenshaw
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Dunes
57744 Round Lake Road
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Resort || Holes: 85
Architect: David McLay Kidd
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Preserve
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Resort || Holes: 13
Architect: Ben Crenshaw
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Trails
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Public || Holes: 18
Architect: Ben Crenshaw
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Old Macdonald
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Pacific Dunes
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Public || Holes: 18
Architect: Tom Doak
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Shortys
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon , OR 97411
Type: Resort || Holes: 19
Architect: Rod Whitman, Dave Axland, and Keith Cutten
Sedge Valley at Sand Valley
597 Leopold Way Leopold Way
Nekoosa , WI 54457
Type: Resort || Holes: 18
Architect: Tom Doak
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Videos
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David Kidd Explains the Strategy Behind Mammoth Dunes' 5th HoleMammoth Dunes' 5th hole features an expansive, 120 yard wide fairway. But there are certain areas on that fairway you want to be and certain parts of ...
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Mammoth Dunes At Sand ValleyMammoth Dunes is latest course to open at the Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. In this video course architect David Kidd explains some o...
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Sand Valley Golf ResortSand Valley Golf Resort, located in Central Wisconsin, is Bandon Dunes owner Mike Keiser's newest golf project. It follows Bandon Dunes in Oregon and ...
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The Lido Golf Course at Sand Valley - Opening 2023The Lido Golf Club - designed by C.B. Macdonald - was formed on the shores of Long Island in 1914. It was touted by many historians as one of the grea...
Recent Dream Golf Articles
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Bandon Trails: Why Skipping Coore and Crenshaw's Inland Masterpiece Is the Biggest Mistake at BandonI have a little hobby. When I spot a guy in an airport or a hotel bar wearing a Bandon Dunes polo or a Pacific Dunes quarter-zip, I strike up a conversation. I ask about the trip. I ask his favorite course. And then I ask, casual as I can manage, whether he played Bandon Trails.
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Bandon Dunes: How the Oregon Coast Became the Home of Amateur Golf in AmericaMost great American golf resorts spend a fortune chasing one thing: a U.S. Open. They build the grandstands in their heads, picture the blimp overhead, and angle for a spot on the USGA's anchor-site rotation alongside Pinehurst and Pebble Beach. Bandon Dunes looked at all of that, ...
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Shorty's: Why Bandon's Newest Course Might Be the Most Fun You Have All TripSomewhere around the 14th hole of your third straight full loop at Bandon, with the wind doing its level best to relocate your golf ball to the Pacific, a thought creeps in. What if the next round did not require a forced carry, a long iron, and a sports massage afterward. That is ...
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Central Wisconsin's Sand Valley Continues the Dream Golf Experience With the Unveiling of the Commons CourseA return trip to Sand Valley Resort is a kind of déjà vu experience. The front entrance looks pretty much the same as it did during your last visit. And the hotel in the center of the complex looks exactly as you remembered it. But the more you look around, the more it becomes obvi...
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2025 Tee Times Now AvailableWith the Grand Opening of Sedge Valley earlier this year, we now have more opportunities than ever for you to experience golf as it was meant to be in the beautiful Central Sands of Wisconsin. While lodging is nearly full in 2025, this is your chance to book golf even if you're not...
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