This skeleton crew uses local ingredients to create satisfying, pre-packaged meals.

It’s both a simple and complex question: What does it take to follow a desired career path? One that brings joy, creativity and, of course, very little money? For Sunshine Dunning — Culinary Institute of America alum, former executive sous chef at the Mayflower Hotel and private chef for years — fulfilling these goals amounted to a very bleak period in her life.

Time spent on the Oregon Coast during the winter months might seem like a bad idea, but after four days being tested at America’s #1 golfing destination, Jon Meyer can’t imagine it any other way.

For the most dedicated, golf is a spiritual experience. It’s a dance featuring rhythm and an ever-changing environment full of uncontrollable obstacles. Faith is required. Physical and mental stamina is necessary to succeed. One can practice all they like in the basement or office, but when it comes down to it, a church (golf course) is needed to fulfill the golfer’s fate, and right now, there’s only one place that can truly answer the calling — Bandon Dunes.