EAL Sits Down With the Willy Wonka of Golf, The Creator of Bandon Dunes

Before he was known for some destination courses in a little town called Bandon, Mike Keiser spent his time playing “wilderness golf” on Lake Michigan, aiming at trees and other natural targets on a plot of untouched forest. It’s this peculiar beginning that grabbed Erik Anders Lang’s attention, and inspired him to trace Keiser’s path from the nine short holes of the Dunes Club to a world-renowned 121-hole complex in Oregon. On this podcast, Erik sits down with this singular golf mind to learn about the yin and yang between business and natural beauty in the world of golf. To a developer like Keiser, they’re the perfect twosome. Some good dunes don’t hurt, either. To see another quirk of Keiser’s — playing his course with a single club — check out the latest episode of Adventures in Golf. Can Erik hang with only a 7-iron in hand? For more on Erik, all things Random Golf Club, merch, news, and meet-ups go to randomgolfclub.com.