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Bayside Resort Golf Club

About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 72
Length 7525 yards
Slope 148
Rating 76.4

Bayside Resort Golf Club has a scenic location overlooking Assawoman Bay. The club boasts one of the Ocean City area's only Jack Nicklaus-designed golf courses. The course stretches to a whopping 7,545 yards from the signature tees, offering plenty of holes for long hitters. Nicklaus created a tough test of golf that features a wide variety of holes. The natural wetlands and woodlands were not only carefully preserved but also incorporated into the course to provide interesting hazards. Although natural hazards abound, there are also several strategically placed bunkers lurking throughout the golf course. In addition to being a challenge, many of the holes also take advantage of the beautiful views of the coastline. It is a formidable but fair course that is made more approachable to different skill levels with four other sets of tees.

Course Details

Year Built 2005
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2005) Rick Jacobson (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Major credit cards are accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis, Pickleball, Basketball

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
169 Reviews (169)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Patio Dining 11
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 34
Bunkers 32
Forced Carries 24
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 20
A Weekend Splurge 19
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 15
Near Local Attractions 15
Worth the Drive 15

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Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Velvet

Place is amazing. Greens are tough, Hit the short grass makes it easy to shoot at pins.
A must play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Range closed and food options/water/beverage cart limited.

You know the course is beautiful and challenging. This was a given. It was a great day for golf. But to arrive an hour early and to not be informed ahead of time that the range is closed is a problem for me. Too tough a course to not have an opportunity to warm up and a waste of 45 minutes at the course.

Also - the grill at the turn was closed after the staff told us they were open and there were no water coolers to be found during the last 5 holes until 18. No beverage or snack cart available either and it was a muggy 90+ degrees outside.

The staff did get someone out to us, but that seems like a pretty inefficient business model (but it was appreciated).

Beautiful course - needs some work on the hospitality side of things.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Water course

I'll know where to place my shots next time. Lost several balls in the water. Fairways in good shape. Greens roll true. Good day out. I would recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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

Expensive but worth a treat

Paid $145 on holiday. No GPS. grass range, challenging course. Tricky for first time, generous fairways and undulating greens. few forced carries. greens in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

PERFECT

I was a single and they paired me with a member and got us out 10 min early. I was striking the ball very well which helped me to enjoy this course to the fullest - it is a ball placement course not a distance course. hazards are placed on numerous fairways however, if you hit where you aim you should be able to manage the course and score. Everything is GREAT shape. greens are challenging so you better know how to putt.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Make sure you stay on fairway.

As long as you hit them straight, you'll be fine, otherwise bring extra balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great experience

Liked the course, friendly staff and friendly players with good pace and respect for others. Course is quite difficult but playable for people who can hit decent. fast green

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Deal

When you can get a Hot Deal it makes everything better.
First day of Spring , no wind and sunny, mid50's was a good day to get some of the rust of the ol swing.
You really need the yardage book for this target course.
Would be a little easier if it's not car path only wet.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cold and windy but lived the challenge

What a layout. Very challenging course and one with alot of beautiful scenery. It was 42 the day I played with winds 15-20 and did that make it tough. Love the 5 sets of tee boxes. Allot of long carries if playing from the tips. Course was in great shape for the time of year I played it. Glad I braved the cold and wind it was well worth it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Typical Jack Nicklaus Course

Lots of bunkers and artificial undulations, i.e.., bumps/moguls) in the fairways. A good selection of tee boxes to suit a variety of players. Plenty of water that comes into play but with good course management it can be avoided. A number of the greens were crowned and could cause one some grief if you rolled off.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

gorgeous challenge

Was first out in the afternoon following a tournament so had the course to myself. The weather was beautiful and the course superb. A nice Nicklaus challenge, well maintained, beautiful scenery, impeccable greens. Only blemishes that keep me from giving them all excellent rating were the cart guys failed to start the GPS for me and no one mentioned pin position so it took a few holes to figure those things out. Likely will give them another crack at it when back in the area. Great food in the Cove restaurant; very friendly staff there as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

1 thing bad everything else good

This course was great. Didn't realize how many bunkers there were until i found out!!!! Water on every hole (clear water BTW)!!! Fairways were in excellent condition. Greens in great shape.

The only thing that i didn't like was it was cart path only from the previous night. Walking all over the place. Could have been 90 degree cart path rule.

All the holes are beautiful!!!!
Golf in Maryland & Delaware once a year and it is always a great experience

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful golf course

The holes at bayside are layed out beautifully !!! It is a very challenging round of golf for any skill level,
We'll maintained and just a pleasure to play !!! Enjoyed it greatly thank you

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bayside a Great course

Jack did an outstanding job on this layout. Definitely will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bayside

Course in good shape,great choice of tees's for everyone's game.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Dale Ledbetter

Excellent experience, quality facility and very challenging golf course. Course offers plenty of challenge for all skill levels, very important to play the approriate tee's

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect

Had a noon tee time and went out early. Son who is 15 was half price. Had the course to ourselves which was in fantastic shape and played in under 4 hours. Bayside is an awesome track and a must play when in this area.

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

Best at the Beach!

I was amazed by the beauty of Bayside from the first tee till my last putt on 18. If you have your driver working, you can score well. If not, you'll be taking plenty of drops as there are hazards on every hole. There was no hole on the course that looked the same or that I disliked. As long as you pick the correct lines, you can rip driver on every hole. The true links layout is refreshing and rare for this side of the pond. Conditions were pristine and the greens were rolling pure at a good speed. I cannot wait to play this course again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Phenomenal

Course was spectacular from hole 1 to hole 18. Layout is great! Greens rolled phenomenal and don't underestimate the value of the GPS on the carts here. Easily helped save 5 strokes on the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Perfect conditions made a perfect day

This was a more difficult course than I would normally play.
I found the fairways and greens in great shape and liked the speed of the conditions.

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