The list of the greatest gifts a golfer could receive would be long and varied. But high on the list, especially in regions that experience every bit of all four seasons, is an unexpected week of mild weather that works to stretch the golf season just a bit longer. Glaze Meadow has officially closed for the season, but Big Meadow has reopened all 18 holes holes after the Black Butte Ranch’s maintenance staff spent the last week aerifying its greens. And Big Meadow’s reopening could hardly come at a better time. Indeed, a gift has come to Central Oregon [...]

Sometimes the 2018 golf season can feel so far away. After all, the 2017 season is just beginning to wind down and winter is just ahead, leaving a few precious weeks left for golf at Black Butte Ranch. Mercifully, though, 2018 will be here before you know it, and it will soon be time to cast the mittens, scarves, and stocking caps aside and get back out on the golf course. We can hardly wait. Which is why now is the ideal time to begin planning your 2018 golf trip to Black Butte Ranch, particularly larger groups of 12 [...]

The leaves on the aspens are beginning to show a hint of the autumn colors that are sure to come. The temperatures have moderated to give us the mild afternoons that make golfing at Black Butte Ranch in the fall such a perfectly welcoming prospect. Most importantly, the smoke from wildfires around Oregon has mostly dissipated into the history books, leaving us clear, blue skies and fresh air. Now golfers will get exactly what they should expect in what is easily the best time of year to play the game here in Central Oregon: prime conditions and near-perfect weather. [...]

Finding the very best deal on golf equipment and gear can be like a sport in and of itself for golfers. The time of year can matter. Some swear the best deals come in spring. Others load up before the holidays. One time of year that is mentioned in just about any column on the topic is near the end of the golf season. Black Butte Ranch is no exception. Each year, the Big Meadow Golf Shop holds a tent sale over Labor Day weekend that represents some of our best deals of the golf season. The sale is [...]

A year after Oregon Amateur Championship, the OGA returns to Black Butte Ranch   One of Black Butte Ranch’s unquestionable missions is to support amateur golf. We do this in all kinds of ways, from our junior golf programs to our own, fun, unique signature golf events. But one of the most noticeable methods is as a host to the state and regional championships of both the Oregon Golf Association. A year after Glaze Meadow hosted the prestigious 107th Oregon Amateur Championship, Big Meadow will take center stage Saturday through Tuesday as it hosts the Oregon Golf Association Oregon [...]

Unlimited golf rates, special golf packages, perfect weather, and golf conditions mark the months to come   The winding down of summer can feel cruel for some. But not for the savviest of Central Oregon golfers. In fact, if the the peak of the golf season at Black Butte Ranch is July and early August, call the months that follow the golf season’s pinnacle. What is so special about this time of year? Gorgeous weather that tops out in the 70s? Check. Two championship golf courses in peak condition with emerald green turf inviting golfers from everywhere? Relatively light [...]