What to do and see in Central Oregon, Central Oregon: The Best Golf Courses

Where the "Golden Age of Golf" is Honored... When you play on Glaze Meadow expect to feel like you stepped back in time to the "Golden Age of Golf" when exceptional course design and architecture ushered in a new era. With slightly elevated greens, square tee boxes and deep grass-faced bunkers, the course truly transports you back in time. The newly designed Oregon golf greens are not only meant to play fast and true with significant slope, but please golfers' senses with beautifully integrated pristine landscape. Big Meadow Golf Course stretching more than 7,000 yards, our Big Meadow Course is one of Central Oregon golfers' favorites, garnering a four-star rating from Golf Digest and being recognized as a Top 75 Golf Resort in the US. You won't want to miss the perfect Oregon golf photo opportunity at the 14th hole, which gives a dramatic view of Three Fingered Jack, a jagged volcanic peak.

Aspen Lakes Golf Course should be on your "must play" list when visiting Central Oregon. A favorite of locals and visitors alike, Aspen Lakes is a challenging but fair course that features bentgrass tees, greens and fairways, unique red sand bunkers, and mountain views that will provide a beautiful distraction throughout your round. Rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest Magazine.

Brasada Canyons Golf Course is an 18-hole, semi-private course designed by Jim Hardy and native Oregonian Peter Jacobsen located at the resort community of Brasada Ranch. Available for play to members and resort guests only, the course winds through the canyons of The Ranch, rising from 3,272 to just over 4,000 feet above sea level along the way. With the best views in Central Oregon, no two holes run parallel. The course features five sets of tees ranging from 4,722 to 7,295 yards. Golfers have access to a 5-acre practice facility with a two-tiered driving range, short game area and putting green. Golf groups are welcome. An onsite Golf Shop retails brand-name equipment, and instruction is available in all aspects of the game from a team of professionals led by Director of Golf Zach Swoffer. The Bunker, featuring a new Foresight Golf Simulator, will open in fall 2019 offering virtual play on bucket list courses like Pebble, Merion and Oakmont, as well as valuable golf swing analysis

When it comes to golf in Central Oregon, challenge, variety and value are the top priorities at Eagle Crest Resort. With two championship golf courses, The Ridge Course and The Resort Courses, our tough 18-hole, par-63 Challenge Course, and our popular 18-hole putting course, links lovers are never far from their favorite pastime. Four sets of tees on each course allow the more experienced golfers plenty of challenge, and the less experienced equally enjoyable rounds.