“One of my all-time favorite courses,” Breaking Eighty founder and blogger Sean Ogle calls Crosswater at Sunriver Resort. In the article Sunriver Resort Golf: The Ultimate Northwest Destination, he documents his stay, which included rounds of golf at the award-winning Crosswater and Woodlands courses, plus a romantic getaway with his wife and a family escape with the kids. He created a video documenting his time on Crosswater, as well as the course’s towering trees, meandering rivers and snow-capped mountain views.

Ogle originally started Breaking Eighty in 2012 to document his journey to play the Top 100 public courses in the U.S. That plan quickly evolved to the top 100 courses in the world, with Breaking Eighty now among the best online resources for unbiased golf reviews. His ongoing golf tour led him to Crosswater, hailed as one of “America’s 100 Greatest Courses” by Golf Digest and one of four courses at Sunriver Resort.

“One course sums up Pacific Northwest golf better than any other,” Ogle says of Crosswater. Hole 12, Ogle says, is not only one of the signature holes at Crosswater; “This is one of the signature holes in all of Oregon—687 yards, Par 5 with a lake all down the left side.” Read (and watch)his full account of golfing Crosswater here.

Beyond golf, Ogle says, “Hands down, there simply isn’t a place with more to do than Sunriver Resort.” He dined at the resort’s signature restaurants and visited Cove Aquatic Center, which he says exceeded his expectations, with its water slide, lazy river, hot tub and bar. He floated the Deschutes River, visited nearby Cultus Lake, rode bikes, hiked and strolled through the wilderness. “Golf, pickleball, spa, pools, stables, marina, biking, hiking—I could literally go on like this for pages.”

Factoring in the close proximity to Bend, located 15 miles away, and the Redmond airport, less than 45 minutes away, “You have a flexible, accessible and absolutely beautiful resort destination that features world-class golf in a casual environment,” Ogle says.

And for larger groups and families, everything happening at Caldera Springs is particularly impressive. “More often than not I stay at Caldera Springs when visiting. The Quarry pool is one of the most beautiful in the state, and with all the new Forest House amenities they’re continuing to invest in all the right experiences. The entire community has been a wonderful addition to everything Sunriver provides.”

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Breaking Eighty Writer on Why Sunriver Resort Has Best Golf in Pacific Northwest

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