Artisan market part of Bandon Dunes anniversary celebration this week

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, and the public is invited to take part in an artisan market at the resort’s practice center on Friday, May 3.

The artisan market, with a variety of South Coast vendors, runs from 4 to 8 p.m. It includes local artisans, local food trucks, free golf lessons from 5 to 7 p.m. and a glow ball closest to the pin competition from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

Live music by Morgan Alexander will run from 7 to 10 p.m.

Directions to the practice center and parking will be available from Bandon Dunes staff at the resort’s entrances on May 3.

The resort opened on May 2, 1999, and has grown from the original Bandon Dunes golf course to having five 18-hole golf courses — Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, Old Macdonald and Sheep Ranch — as well as two par-3 courses — Bandon Preserve and the new 19-hole Shorty’s course, which has its grand opening Thursday.

All five of the resort’s 18-hole courses have been highly ranked by various golf publications and Bandon Dunes also has been regularly ranked as the top golf resort in the United States by various publications.