Golf in Tetherow

Tetherow is the name associated with the golf club of the same name, a David McLay Kidd-designed course community west of Bend in Deschutes County that has become one of Oregon's most discussed architectural offerings since its opening. Kidd brought a links design sensibility to high desert terrain — wide, firm, fescue-rough fairways that read the natural contours of the volcanic plateau rather than imposing conventional resort-golf geometry. The community clustered around the course draws from the Bend lifestyle market, and the design's open, windswept character is intentionally unlike the more traditional parkland courses in the Sunriver-Bend corridor. The community that has developed around Tetherow Golf Club represents Central Oregon's continued evolution as a year-round lifestyle destination, where high-desert light, Cascade views, and thoughtful course design combine to create an experience specific to this corner of Deschutes County.