2026 BANDON DUNES CHAMPIONSHIP
The premiere collegiate golf tournament in the Northwest, the 17th Bandon Dunes Championship tees off on March 8th, 2026, along the Pacific Dunes Course on the idyllic Oregon Coast. The three-day tournament includes 54 holes of challenging golf with a diverse national field.
The tournament began in 2010 and has seen the best in college golf compete on all five courses at the resort. Notre Dame won the first tournament in 2010, and past team champions include Washington, Missouri, Duke, Clemson, Arizona State and Oregon. Hundreds of golf student-athletes have participated in the previous 16 tournaments, including future pros Wyndham Clark, Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele among others.
Gonzaga University initiated the tournament in 2010. The University of Idaho took over hosting duties in 2020. Idaho coach David Nuhn is the tournament organizer and heads the rules committee for the event. Nuhn participated in the tournament during his time as a student-athlete, finishing second in the inaugural tournament in 2010.
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. Since that time, the resort has grown to include five championship golf courses and a pair of stunning short courses.
The resort has become one of the top golf destinations in the world, hosting multiple USGA National Championships, including the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 2020 U.S. Amateur and the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur. The resort has signed on for 12 more USGA National Championships through 2045. The 2028 Walker Cup will take place on the original Bandon Dunes course.
