News and Information – Press Room
Press/Media Contact
Kim Schramer—Director of Sales & Marketing
Black Butte Ranch
KSchramer@BlackButteRanch.com
541-595-1536
Press Kits:
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Black Butte Ranch in the News
Black Butte Ranch has been featured in Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Via Magazine, Golfweek and other golf and lifestyle publications. Follow the links below to read news and articles about Black Butte Ranch—Central Oregon’s premier destination resort.
2022
Now More than Ever PNGA 3/15/22 pdf
Central Oregon Daily 8/2/22
2020
Putting Course Amazing Success at Black Butte Ranch 8/11/20
2019
COVA Trailhead Magazine, Destination: Black Butte Ranch| 4/18/19
1859 Destination NW Golf | 5/15/19
2018
1859 MAGAZINE | Top Five Oregon Romantic Destinations Valentine’s Day 2018 | pdf | 1/26/18
2017
Fab New Twists on Some Old Classics at Black Butte | Cascade A&E | 10/20/17 | pdf
Rustic Roots Meet Modern Fun at Black Butte Ranch | Bend Magazine | 7/7/17
Black Butte Ranch featured in “EatDrinkPlay” section of Bay Area News Group, as part of an in depth look at adventures in Central Oregon | 4/30/17
Pacific Northwest Golfer | The Resort for all Reasons | 5/1/17
Black Butte Ranch Wins 3 Awards for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. | Press Release | 3/8/17
Central Oregon Visitors Association: Black Butte Ranch Grapes & Golf Event Features Food, Wine and Fun | pdf | 2/23/17
2016
BEND BULLETIN | Black Butte Ranch executive among local OGA honorees | pdf | 10/31/16
Black Butte Ranch Receives Two Honors at Recent OGA Awards | Press Release | 10/26/16
VOGUE MAGAZINE: Why You Should Land in Portland and Then Visit Central and Northeast Oregon Instead | pdf | 10/13/16
NUGGET NEWS: Women fish Sisters Country waters | pdf | 10/4/16
EUGENE REGISTER GUARD: High desert oasis delivers on its relaxation promise | pdf | 7/31/16
METROPOLIS: Development Forest Escape | 6/2016
BEND BULLETIN TEE TO GREEN: CO Shootout draws visitors, locals for competition, fun | pdf | 4/25/16
BEND BULLETIN: 5 Central Oregon golf courses among state’s best | pdf | 3/22/16
2015
Black Butte Ranch – The Place for Winter Adventure, Central Oregon Visitors Association |11/19/15
Cascade Arts & Entertainment: Stunning New Addition, Same Master Chef | pdf | 11/12/15
Bend Bulletin: A Black Butte Ranch staycation: Nature and relaxation are only a half hour’s drive from Bend | pdf | 10/18/15
Hack Bend: Black Butte Ranch’s new Lakeside Complex| pdf | 9/27/15
Bend Bulletin: Black Butte Ranch’s Mack qualifies for Nationals, 9/16/15
Oregonian: Black Butte Ranch wows guests with new pool, recreation center | pdf | 8/19/15
Oregonian: Black Butte Ranch opens $5 ($11.5) million Lakeside pool, rec center | pdf | 8/9/15
Portland Family Adventures: Black Butte Ranch | pdf | 7/15/15
Nugget News: $11.5 million facilities open at BBR | pdf | 7/7/15
Oregonian: New $11.5m ‘Lakeside’ recreation area rejuvenates Black Butte Ranch | 5/9/15
Bend Bulletin: Cow Patty Crit 2/23/15
2014
Black Butte Ranch to host “fat bike’ event | 12/14
Golf pros at national PGA tournament | 11/10
NW Kids: Top 3 Resorts Ripe for a Fall Getaway | 9/14
My Window with Kristy Miller – in the kitchen with Dean Ecker at the Lodge Restaurant | 8/14
My Window with Kristy Miller – interview with Kendal Daiger by Phalarope Lake | 8/14
Travel Plus Central Oregon | 6/18/14
Back in the Game, Golf Business | 6/14
Black Butte Ranch Announces First Summer “Live at the Ranch” Concert | Blitzen Trapper Flyer | 6/3/14
What’s a morning in Sisters OR like? My Window on Central Oregon | 4/24/14
Lazy Days – A Black Butte Ranch Getaway is Good for the Whole Family, Southern Oregon Magazine | Spring 2014
Fabulous Golf Resorts in Central Oregon | Alaska Airlines Magazine | 4/14
Around the Bend: You’ll find great golf in Central Oregon | Golf Advisor | 2/14
2013
THA Architecture Says Focus on Redevelopment Plan at Black Butte Ranch is on Creating Regional Architecture with a Connection to the Outdoors for a Beautiful Visitor Experience—Rather Than Performance Metrics, Cascade Business News 12/30/13
Black Butte Ranch: home base for Central Oregon outdoor recreation, Pit Stops for Kids 12/30/13
BBR Plans Major Renovation, Nugget News, 12/18/13
BirdWatching HotSpots Near You, Black Butte Ranch, Sisters Oregon, 12/17/13 BirdWatchingDaily.com
BlackButte Slated for Significant Expansion in 2014, Cascade Business News, 12/12/13
Black Butte Ranch’s $11.5 million face-lift , The Bend Bulletin, 12/11/13
Never too late to learn to swim Nugget News, 10/23/13
Golfer Qualifies for Big Tournament, Nugget News, 10/8/13
A major dream, Bend Bulletin, 10/7/13
Black Butte Ranch Glaze Meadow Golf Course Named Renovation of the Year, Press Release, 6/28/13
Black Butte Ranch Launches New Site Design, Press Release, 6/11/13
Black Butte Ranch to Host “Tri for Fun” Triathlon, Press Release, 6/4/13
Swing Into a Season of Unlimited Golf, Resorts and Lodges, 3/28/13
NBC Great Getaways, Central Oregon 3/7/13
Get Golf Ready in 5 Days at Black Butte Ranch, Press Release
Black Butte Ranch Big Meadow Golf Course Among Golfweek’s “Best Courses”, 3/8/13
Fairytale Weddings Come True at Black Butte Ranch, Resorts and Lodges, 1/31/13
2012
Top workplaces in Oregon and Southwest Washington, The Oregonian, 9/12
Stone Three-Peats, Jacobsen Wins At 24th Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship, OGA 9/18/12
Black Butte tees up golf course after 20-month renovation, Oregonian, 9/15/12
The Pro’s Corner: The Fought Brothers, Clifford Cowley, Golf Today, Northwest Edition, 9/7/12
Central Oregon Lurks as one of America’s Best Golf Destinations, Mike Bailey, VisitCentralOregon.com, 9/4/12
Art Show supports Sisters schools, Jim Williams, Nugget News 9/4/12
Golf Course Review – Black Butte Ranch (Big Meadow/Glaze Meadow) Philip Sokol, 8/29/12, Sports Network, Fox News
Oregon’s Black Butte Ranch announces ‘Grapes & Golf’ weekend, 8/24/12, Golf News, WorldGolf, Golf Channel
Views Galore at the new Glaze Meadow Golf Course at Black Butte Ranch, OregonGolf.com, 8/16/12
Serenity Now at Black Butte Ranch, Phil Sokol, Sports Network
A Great Course to Put on your Play List, Greg Crawford, CSNNW.com Golf Insider, @wchoops, 8/10/12
Resort Report, Golf Vacations Magazine, 8/12
Oregon’s Black Butte Ranch Announces Offering Summer Golf Package, WorldGolf, 7/25/12
Black Butte Ranch NW Golf Adventures 7/25/12
Black Butte Ranch is a special place in Central Oregon, Examiner.com, 7/24/12
Golf great at Black Butte Ranch in Oregon; other stuff pretty cool, too, WorldGolf.com Blog, 7/17/12
Black Butte Ranch There is [still]-a- place, Golf Today Magazine, 7/12/12
Glaze Meadow golf course re-opens as a- Black Butte Beauty National Resort & Spa, 7/11/12 Examiner.com
Black Butte Resort shows off new look at Glaze Meadow after year-long re-modeling Inside Golf Newspaper
Revitalization of Black Butte’s Two Courses Complete, Cybergolf National, 7/2/2012
Black Butte’s ‘Glaze’ revitalized, Golfers West, 7/2/2012
Black Butte Ranch: “There is [still] a place”, Golf Today Northwest, 7/29/2012
NW Golf Guys Review of Glaze Meadow golf course
A New Gem, Bend Bulletin, 6/27/2012
A reopened Glaze Meadows rethinks a Central Oregon gem, Eugene Register Guard, 6/19/2012
KVAL, Glazing a New Trail, Video 6/14/2010
1859 – Black Butte Ranch Golf Giveaway Contest, 6/14/2012
KATU, Wide World Of Golf: Glaze-ing a new trail, 6/14/2012
Glaze Meadow golf course opens, Nugget News, 6/13/2012 pdf version
Lagao honored for golf course work, Nugget News 6/13/2012 pdf version
Black Butte Ranch’s Phil Lagao Named Superintendent of the Year by OGCSA, Hunter Public Relations
Golf News, BBR Announces Family Getaway Package Deal, 5/23/12
World Golf, BBR Announces Family Package Deal, 5/22/12
GolfTravel.com, Glaze Meadow Golf Course Reopens, 5/8/12
WorldGolfWire.com, Oregon’s Black Butte Ranch prepares to reopen renovated golf course, 4/10/12
FairwaysAndGreens.com, Black Butte Ranch to Reveal ‘New’ Courses, 4/6/12
GolfClubBusiness.com, BBR Glaze Meadow Readies to Reopen, 4/6/12
2011
Vogue magazine: Most Wanted, the Long Weekend, 1/13/11
Urbanspoon ranks the Lodge Restaurant #1 in fine dining for the Bend area! 12/5/11
Teaching Photographers to see Creatively – Photography in the Aspens, 9/1/11
Eugene Register-Guard Article on Glaze Meadow Golf Course Remodel, 8/30/11
The Source Weekly – Lodge Restaurant Review, 6/23/11
Black Butte Ranch featured in Alaska Airlines – Horizon Air Edition – Family Friendly Resorts
2010
Nugget News Curtiss Abbott Paulina Springs cover, 9/13/10
Bend Bulletin Well Shoot! Images of the Ranch, 10/12/10
Bend Bulletin Restaurant Article: The New Black Butte, 10/8/10
Bend Bulletin A Clearing Vision, 10/6/10
Golfweek Feature on Central Oregon Golf, 7/10
Sisters Nugget Glaze Meadow Golf Course Renovation, 5/10
Sisters Nugget New Lodge Restaurant Opens, 5/10
Bend Bulletin Small Bites on Robert’s Pub, 4/10
Bend Bulletin Dispatches on Robert’s Pub, 4/10
Bend Bulletin article on Phil Lagao, 3/10
Via Magazine – Sisters Oregon Vacation, 1/10
Golf Digest – Black Butte Ranch Golf Special, 12/09
National Geographic – Sisters and Black Butte Ranch, 10/09
Golf Magazine – Family Golf Vacation Ideas, 8/09
Image and Media Requests
For images and media requests, please contact the Ranch Marketing department at 541-595-1536 or 541-595-1506.