Oak Island Golf Club
Caswell Beach, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by George Cobb, opened 1962.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 10 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | Black | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 494 | 476 | 437 | 387 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 397 | 353 | 321 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 189 | 165 | 155 | 125 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 560 | 546 | 472 | 421 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 386 | 371 | 360 | 308 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 409 | 392 | 380 | 283 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 204 | 188 | 161 | 134 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 355 | 328 | 304 | 262 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 415 | 400 | 351 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 336 | 329 | 321 | 279 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 374 | 361 | 309 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 154 | 144 | 117 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 391 | 381 | 371 | 289 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 515 | 492 | 455 | 262 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 353 | 342 | 287 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 363 | 334 | 306 | 272 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 188 | 174 | 159 | 114 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 549 | 532 | 459 | 382 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6720 | 73.1 | 131 |
| Black | Male | 6391 | 71.8 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5973 | 69 | 122 |
| White | Female | 5973 | 75.4 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 4981 | 71.1 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 493-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 477 · 494 · 508front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 239
In play
- Water right: 74 to reach, 136 to carry
- Water right: 268 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 268 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 268 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 399 · 412 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 244
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 250 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 244.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 189+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 171 · 189 · 204front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 25yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole: 98 to reach, 135 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 98 to reach, 135 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].