Bandon Dunes GM Crowe takes new role with Dream Golf

Don Crowe, who has been the general manager at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort for the past seven years, has taken a promotion with Dream Golf, the parent organization for the resort and several sister properties.

Crowe is the new Senior Vice President of Operations for Dream Golf. In addition to supporting operations at Bandon Dunes and its sister resort Sand Valley in Wisconsin, Crowe will help establish operations teams, policies and at Rodeo Dunes, under construction in Colorado, and Wild Spring Dunes, a project just announced by partners Michael and Chris Keiser, the sons of Bandon Dunes founder Mike Keiser.

“We can think of no one more capable or qualified than Don Crowe to create a consistent, guest-centered culture across the Dream Golf collection of resorts,” said Chris and Michael Keiser.

“I was fortunate to spend seven incredible years as GM of Bandon Dunes,” Crowe said. “Bandon is where the idea of Dream Golf originated, and I got to see first-hand how meaningful the experience of a beautiful location, world-class golf, and welcoming, intentional hospitality can be. My goal is to ensure that anyone who travels to a Dream Golf resort now or in the future will be able to enjoy the same spirit that has made Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley two of the most admired golf destinations in The World.”

Crowe officially left Bandon Dunes during the resort’s 25th anniversary in May, when he announced that two other long-term Bandon Dunes employees were elevated to leading management roles at the resort widely considered the best in the United States by multiple publications.

Ken Nice, the resort’s former director of agronomy, is the resort’s managing director and Jeff Simonds, the assistant general manager under Crowe, is now the general manager.

“The elevation of Ken and Jeff into these roles is well-deserved and I am confident the resort is in great hands,” Crowe said during the anniversary celebration.