[Charlotte’s] is a nine-hole par-three course at the Bandon Dunes Practice Center. It was designed by David McLay Kidd in 2000, the same Scottish architect who designed Bandon Dunes golf course.

Situated just south of the one-acre practice putting green known as “Big Putt,” the first tee at [Charlotte’s] sits up, looking south toward the first and second greens.

The course is free to guests, but there is an honor box just off the first tee that welcomes donations. All proceeds go toward two worthy causes: Bandon Dunes’ Junior Golf program and the Evans Scholarship program.

[Charlotte’s] is open Thursday through Sunday. There is red or a green flag on the first tee, indicating whether or not the course is open. If the green flag is flying, the course is open for play. If the red flag is out, you can still play holes One, Two, and Nine and not interfere with golfers hitting on the South Range.

The course is intended for fun and practice so don’t hesitate playing more than one ball, or hitting different shots. For example: If Nos. 1, 2, and 9 are the only holes open, change up the routing a little. It’s perfectly acceptable to play from the first tee to the second green and so on. Use your imagination.

The way the routing was designed, as long as you’re not endangering anyone, you can play to different greens and invent your own tees. In other words, the routing on the card can be seen as more of a suggestion.

Formerly via Bandon Dunes Blog, preserved on Archive.org. The course name in these quotes has been changed to Charlotte’s, as it was formerly called Shorty’s. References to Shorty Dow have been removed. The GolfCourse.wiki entry for the new Shorty’s course can be found here.