Ocean Dunes Golf Links

Par 3 - HCP 17      82   162   187

This is a short, downhill teaser from the red tee box. From the blue and white tees it is a different hole altogether. The wind becomes an important factor. The green is small and flat, guarded by a small pot bunker left, open dunes back, and a large dune back right. If you are having trouble with club selection, short or short right is fine here. Left or long - not. When calm it plays the distance marked and high, lofted shots are fine. This is a great hole on which to keep it low and running when head or side winds are a factor. Hitting this green in one is very satisfying!

Par 4 - HCP 13                284   295   304

The green on this short, straight par 4 is hiding. You will find it 100 yards beyond the top of the second hill out from the tee box. Your options are a 180 to 200 yard tee shot to near the top of the hill, where you will have a full view of the green below, or a full drive that may get you down close to or on the green in one. The green is medium sized, sloping uphill from front to back. The ball will not run up if you land short of the green, so play the distance to the flag on this approach.

Par 4 - HCP 9                281   301   324

Once on the tee of this pretty par 4, you will see that the ideal shot from the tee is of course a draw. The contour of the fairway will kick a center cut 175-yard draw shot another 50 yards toward the green in many cases. If you play a fade, your best bet is to go for less distance, keeping it in the fairway, short of those trees bordering the right side. You will still have a good approach shot. The more risky alternative is a play it our over the left corner of the fairway with a driver and let it fade back into the fairway. Once over the corner, the fairway does open up on the left side and this is the ideal approach angle.

Par 4 - HCP 3                350   387   424

Now is the time to unlease the long drive. Do not be distracted, pull your focus together, and visualize a path straight down the center of the fairway and make it happen. Your approach will be slightly uphill. The right side of both the approach and the green is very well guarded. The left side of the fairway provides the best line into the green, which is deep and breaks heavily to the right. A par here is will earned! Birdie - start bragging.

Par 3 - HCP 15                116   141   150

This par 3 plays from a high tee with a panoramic view, down steeply to a two level green nestled in a charming Dell below. The green is well guarded on the left by a dry hazard and tall trees and on the right by a trio of bunkers. this hole usually plays the distance marked even though it is downhill all the way.

Par 4 - HCP 17                246   266   275

Few can resist the temptation to go for this green in one. The smart play is a 160 to 175 yard club off the tee, leaving your ball short of the bunkers and lake, but within easy wedge range of the green. This green is flat, and birdie putts are quite possible.

Par 4 - HCP 10                337   354   363

From the tee you can hit a driver, fairway wood, or a long iron straight down the middle. Where is the green? The green lays beyond the large dune that protrudes halfway out into the fairway from the right side. The best view of, and angle into this green, is from the left side of the fairway. If you land on the right, half your approach will be blind. Pay close attention to the yardage marking and play to the right of the tree in the center of the fairway. Carry the ball over the dune and you will have a good chance of putting for par or birdie.

Par 5 - HCP 2                337   354   363

The number 2 handicap hole from the blue and white tees offers a thorough exam of your kills. The tee shot calls for a well-struck draw to reach deep down the fairway, curving from right ot left. The second shot needs a smooth, controlled fade of 200 yards or more, as the fairway bends from left to right. Your approach will now require precise distance control and finesse as you dial in on the small, elevated, three-tiered green. "School's in!"

Par 3 - HCP 12                65   123   133

School is still in and the pass/fail system of grading applies here. The green sits perched on the ledge carved from a huge dune. The only thing between you and the putting surface is a 60-foot deep wooded canyon. I like simple, don't you? When in doubt, take extra, not less, club. The grass-faced dune behind the green provides a great backstop for long shots.

Par 4 - HCP 14                341   364   384

A fine par 4 dogleg left that looks from the teel like a classic risk/reward 'cut the corner' shot. Do not be fooled. you cannot carry the corner from the tee. The only thing you will reach is OB. This is a driver hole. The best line is just right of the blue water tower in the distance. The fairway actually opens to the right just out of view from the tee. Should you miss to the right, you will be pleasantly surprised when you reach your ball with a full view and clear shot to the green. Your approach will be slightly downhill to the large multi level green protected on the right edge by a deep grass swale.

Par 4 - HCP 4                301   321   401

This hole plays into the wind April thru October. You need to pound it here. Aim left for the big snag on the right side of the fairway. If you fade, hit it will left of the snag, toward the bunker on the left, as the wind will definitely move it back to the right. If you can drive straight, drill it just left of the snag; if you draw the ball, well, you have had it too easy here anyway. The green is up the hill and protected at the right front by a single, deep pot bunker.

Par 5 - HCP 8                438   461   472

This short par 5 can be played with fine results using a #4 iron from the tee, a #6 iron from the fairway, and a wedge into the green. The first safe landing area may be reached with a shot between 165 to 190 yards out, leaving a blind shot going up, then down the hill to the next landing zone, about 80 to 125 yards out from the green. The brave or very confident player may reach the green in two with a driver followed by #3 wood. However, if your ball leaves the fairway on this hole you could be in for one scary ride. The left side is bordered by dunes all the way to the green, while the right side falls off down a steep slope.

Par 3 - HCP 18                114   128   147

Many hole-in-ones have been recorded on this beautiful, downhill par 3. You could be next. The green opens dramatically from a tiny area in the front to a large bowl in the rear. When the flag is forward, take dead aim; when it is all the way in back, play your shot at the pin or to the left side where the slope will carry it downhill to the right. Watch out for the tiny bunker left of the green and the large pot bunker to the right.

Par 4 - HCP 6                354   373   385

This straight-a-way par 4 requires a solid drive to get into good position for your approach to this small, well-protected green. The mound on the right of the green will kick your ball further right, in many cases leaving you a very difficult pitch. The best angle to approach the green is from the left side of the fairway. When the wind is in your face, Homeward Bound can be quite a journey!

Par 4 - HCP 16                262   269   287

To be, or not to be. To go for broke, or play it safe. That is the question you must answer on this final hole featuring a small two-level green guarded by a little pond on the right side. Though short in length, the greens' size, shape, and contour, along with the pond, can make for a difficult approach with anything more than a wedge. A driver can get you glory here, but it can also get you wet! The smart play is straight up the fairway, or slightly left, with a 175 to 190 yard shot. A wedge, or better yet, a sand wedge, and you are on the green putting for birdie.