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Value
2.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7031 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.6

The Links at Lighthouse Sound is an Arthur Hills-designed golf course that covers a scenic and varied terrain. Hills took advantage of not only the beautiful views afforded by the course's location right along the Assawomen Bay, but also the natural diversity of the terrain. He routed the front nine along the bay while the back nine borders the St. Martin's River, through mature hardwoods and pristine marshland. The golf course is home to the longest cart bridge in the country, stretching almost 1,500 feet to bring golfers from the bay-side holes to the marshland holes. It is also the only course in the U.S. with five consecutive holes playing to the same double green. The signature hole is the par-3 fifth, which requires a carry over a marsh to a nearly island green bordered by water on three sides.

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (2000) Steve Forrest & Associates (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt Required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

3.2
130 Reviews (130)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
19th Hole Scenic Views 12
Patio Dining 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 20
Forced Carries 18
Bunkers 12
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
Advanced Golfers 16
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 12
Convenient to the City 10
Near Local Attractions 10

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Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Masters Weekend

What golf enthusiast will forget this weekend,, ? Not me, for 3 reasons now. My wedding anniversary, Masters Weekend and The Links at Lighthouse Sound.
Rainig heavy when I got there so I sat in the car for a bit I allow about an hour for checking in and hitting a few balls with each club etc,, The Starters all of the staff where complete Gentlemen,, from the counter in the pro shop the cart return. I was given the run down of the course ( condensed version ) Then begin, 1st hole was par,, We where under cart path only due to the weather so pace of play was slow ( i was playing solo ) but I got my exercise in . Alittle confusion on hole 3 until I looked in the yardage book. These greens are SO fast and true. The views of the Bay and marshland are almost overwhelming. Keep in mind i'm racing the weather here,, Its supposed to beging to get high winds as the day goes on and rain,, i'll beat like always. If you want water hazards this is the place to go almost everything here is waterview very few aren't. Since the cold weather was in play I added a club to each shot , I did well overall, I did'nt use my driver much since the wind was mostly in my favor, my 3 wood was fine into the wind keeping the shot low. Hail began coming down,,, I posted 2 pictures,, the longest bridge in America sunshine with a puffy cloud,, headed to the 9th hole to the hail covered green at the 11th the weather turned here in minutes then sunshine and almost took off my coat then another blitz of hail on the 14th. Fortunately the carts where covered keeping me dry. on 17 the thunder began,, holy smokes I tucked in close to a house for a bit and lit a cigar about 15 minutes I sat still looking at the GPS in the cart to see if they are calling players in and looking at my phone weather radar. A marshall came up on me at 17th tee box and we chatted a bit as the sky cleared even though the hail was still on the fairways and greens he left I hit par,, 18th was good as well got there in 3 , 3 putted through the remaining hail on the green. 88 overall score. The weather seemed to match what happened at The Masters
Stay in the fairways out of the bunkers and below the pin.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

AWESOME!

Played twice in really bad weather, staff looked at me like I was crazy both times. Needless to say I had the course to myself. Even with the rain and high winds I loved the experience, reminded me of a decent day in Scotland.
Course was in good shape, bent fairways and greens with my only complaint being the Poa that's quite prevalent on the greens. Course layout in my opinion was great and challenging. Water in play on numerous holes, especially marsh areas which made the course visually stunning. Not a bad hole on the course. If your in the Ocean City area this is a must play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wow

Outstanding golf course. In my top 10. Very fast and true greens. Must play

Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Too Slow!

This is the 2nd time we played this course. I would like to play when they don't over book. We did not even get to finish we made it to the 15th hole after almost 5 hrs.. There were guys ahead of us playing with a radio blasting, smoking cigar's, and drinking. We are there play golf, not party. Not saying it was just this group, but it was very slow playing. We even asked the starter if we would get it in since we started later. He told us we should get it in, no problem. For the amount you pay to play it is not worth it, if you can't even finish. NEVER AGAIN even if there was no charge.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great round of golf

The course was in great condition considering they had just aeriated the course. The pace was a little slow but we enjoyed the round and will return again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great views

Located on the shore of the bay, the course offers wonderful views of the bay shoreline and Ocean City skyline. The course is challenging and of great design. Our only compliant was that the course was just airified and it was cart path only. It's a long walk when it a cart path only!! Otherwise it's a must play course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not what I expected

very disappointed in tee boxes and greens. Greens were marked up pretty bad and looked like they hadn't been cut for a couple days.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

My favorite course at the beach. Fast yet receptive greens, challenging yet fair layout and beautiful views wherever you look.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course .... beautiful

First time playing .. we loved it ... Georgeous 18th hole !!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Great layout with fast greens and many risk/reward options on holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Loved this course...had my country club feel. Beautiful facilities greens were perfect! Def challanging holes love the drive over bridge longest golf bridge in the east. Will do go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top course in area

I have played all over the world. This is one of the best layouts I have ever played, the views are breathtaking . Top notch green keeping, take fantastic care of the course. Excellent driving range and practice facilities. Love the views from the clubhouse and have had good food at the resturant. Only downsides are sometimes the greens get a bit marked up from the quantity of play. Bring your A game and hit the ball left off most tees

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best at the beach

First class club with friendly staff, beautiful course in excellent conditions. Great value with Golfnow reservation.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Views are Fantastic

If you are in the Ocean City area and looking to play this is a must play while in the area. Heck, I took a 3.5 hr journey from the burbs of MD early morning to play this top 10 course in MD. This is a Arthur Hills gem of a course and some of the views are the best in the state offering Ocean City as it's backdrop on a few holes. There is a lot of tight landing areas that go over marshland so make sure you are driving the ball well that day. The bugs are atrocious there so ensure you have plenty of bug spray as well! This course is one of my favorites in the state of MD and is almost always in spectacular condition, just make sure the greens haven't been punched.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

The best golfing expierence!

This course is the most beautiful course I have ever played. Not only that but the service and coopereration of the staff made my epierence nearly perfect!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Too Slow!

The weather was windy and rain. There seemed to be many golfers out for the conditions. The group that was 2 ahead of ours, was very slow. We had to sit at each hole for at least 10 to 15 min. This messed us up playing. I hope the next time we play it moves a little faster. We would like to play when it's nicer out. We also were suppose to eat after golf. Our wives were driving to meet us. But we were not contacted it was canceled because of a wedding.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course great staff

First time playig this course and had a great time. Played with two extremely nice club members who were friendly and helped me find my way through this difficult course.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Great course. My first time playing this course and it will not be my last. I will make an effort to play every time I make it to ocean city.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course

This was my first time playing this course. I will be back every chance I get. Fantastic course. Well worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Favorite in Ocean City area

Expensive if you play outside an outing. Great shape, mix of long and short holes. Shared green on 2 and 3. Staff is awesome. Grass range nice practice area. Always try to play when in OC. Best value is after noon when price drops.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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