The coastal Oregon golf resort, already home to three much-loved courses, is adding a new 18 north and east of its Pacific Dunes course. But don't expect to tee it up there anytime soon. Groundbreaking is scheduled for 2008 with the course opening in 2010.

The new course will go by the name Old Macdonald, a nod to legendary golf architect C.B. Macdonald, whose National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., is the favorite course of Bandon founder Mike Keiser.

Like Pacific Dunes, ranked No. 22 among Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, the newcomer will be designed by Tom Doak. He will get an assist from frequent partner Jim Urbina and an as-yet-unspecified group of "trusted golf architecture aficionados," according to the resort.  2007-2008 Golf Digest Rankings (Pacific Dunes No. 14)

Though the designers won't aim to replicate famous holes, guests who have played Macdonald courses such as National, Yale GC and Chicago GC may experience some déjà vu. "You might expect to see as many of Macdonald's famous design elements [Alps, Redan, Biarritz, etc.] as the site will allow," says Matt Allen, Bandon's operations manager.

Doak and Co. will have about 400 acres to work with, some of it overlooking the Pacific coast. The new course's routing is unfinished, says Josh Lesnick, president of Kemper Sports Management, which oversees Bandon. The resort also intends to build 50 to 75 new guest rooms, bringing its total number of rooms to about 300.

Bandon opened its first course, the David McLay Kidd-designed Bandon Dunes, in 1999. The linksy, windswept 18 was an immediate hit and currently ranks as 28th on Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest. Doak's Pacific Dunes came along in 2001. The Bandon Trails course, a Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw design, debuted to raves last year.

Set in the tiny town of Bandon (pop. 2,900), the resort is about 250 miles south of Portland. Room rates start at $100 in the November-April low-season and begin at $180 in peak months. Green fees for resort guests range from $75 to $195, with replay rounds for about half the full rate.

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