![]() ![]() The resort has signed on for 13 more USGA National Championships through 2045. The resort has become one of the top golf destinations in the world and hosted multiple USGA National Championships, including the 2020 U.S. Since that time, the resort has grown to include five championship golf courses and a stunning Par-3 course. The Bandon Dunes Resort, a dream by former greeting card executive Mike Keiser, opened in 1999 with the original Bandon Dunes Course designed by David McLay Kidd. Nuhn participated in the tournament during his time as a student-athlete, finishing second in the inaugural tournament in 2010. Idaho head coach David Nuhn is the tournament organizer and heads the rules committee for the event since taking over hosting duties. Gonzaga University hosted the tournament from its inception, but the University of Idaho took over hosting duties in 2020. The gorse is heavy, the fescue turf is firm and the dunes are sandy and towering. Hundreds of golf student-athletes have participated in the previous 13 tournaments, including future pros Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele among others. Pro: Bandon Dunes is set on spectacular links terrain as good, if not better, than anything Ive seen in Scotland. Notre Dame won the first tournament in 2010, and past team champions include Washington, Missouri, Duke, Clemson, Arizona State and Oregon. The tournament began in 2010 and has seen the best of college golf compete on the five courses at the resort. The three-day tournament includes 54 holes of challenging golf with a diverse national field. ![]() T he premiere collegiate golf tournament in the Northwest, the 14th Bandon Dunes Championship tees off on March 12th, 2023, at the original Bandon Dunes Course on the idyllic Oregon Coast. ![]()
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