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Black Butte Ranch

13020 Hawks Beard,

Black Butte, Oregon 97759

  • Office

    +1 (541) 595 1500
  • Pro shop

    +1 (800) 399 2322 (toll free)
  • Fax

    +1 (541) 595 1293
  • Golf pro

    Jeff Fought (Director of Golf)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland (mainly ponderosa pines).

  • Designer:

    Robert Muir Graves

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7002
6086
5485
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
71.6
68.3
70.1

At the same location:

18-hole par-72 Glaze Meadow course (7079 yds from back tees).

Location

Latitude:

44.375335

Longitude:

-121.660903

How to get there:

29 mi NW of Bend / 7.5 mi NW of Sisters.

Black Butte Ranch (Big Meadow course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 1971

The Big Meadow course at Black Butte Ranch is a championship layout that ranks with some of the best in Oregon. This tree-lined parkland course provides a wonderful test for your all-round game, with many attractive, skilfully crafted and challenging holes to enjoy. A must play if you are in the area.

Stay&Play at Black Butte: onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Around Bend, OR
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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends during Black Butte's golf season (April thru early-Nov).

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club for golf rates.

Other information

Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available to rent.

Practice facilities

Excellent (with a great view of Black Butte mountain).

Did you know?

Located northwest of the historic town of Sisters, Black Butte is a cinder cone butte (or small mountain) situated in the Deschutes National Forest. The Butte is an extinct volcano, which rises above the surrounding plateau to 3,076 feet (938 m) above sea level, forming an impressive geographical feature just north of US Highway 20. Black Butte is a nearly symmetrical cone, with no marks of glaciation.

Black Butte's Big Meadow course is an Audubon International Certified Cooperative Sanctuary course.

Where2Stay

  • Black Butte Ranch

    Hawks Beard, Black Butte Ranch, OR 97759.

    +1 (866) 901 2961 (toll free)

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    Black Butte Ranch offers a wide variety of vacation rental homes, cabins and condos. In addition you can enjoy 36-holes of championship golf, 18 miles of bike paths, 5 swimming pools, spa, fitness centre and other recreational and seasonal outdoor activities. The Lodge building includes an excellent restaurant that provides wonderful views over Big Meadow, while in the other direction stands Black Butte itself.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Black Butte's Big Meadow and Glaze Meadow courses.

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Aspen Lakes.

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