Seaview The Bay Course
Absecon, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Resort. Opened 1914.
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 20 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 13, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 11 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
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 | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 359 | 345 | 293 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 421 | 341 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 484 | 464 | 394 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 347 | 290 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 359 | 291 | 255 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 393 | 380 | 319 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 190 | 180 | 110 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 319 | 302 | 288 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 476 | 463 | 411 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 367 | 337 | 272 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 230 | 221 | 179 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 344 | 311 | 275 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 415 | 401 | 325 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 420 | 403 | 321 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 204 | 193 | 150 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 377 | 366 | 294 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 115 | 104 | 92 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 501 | 482 | 408 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6247 | 69.5 | 120 |
| White | Male | 6011 | 68.4 | 117 |
| White | Female | 6011 | 75.6 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5017 | 70.4 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 353-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 344 · 359 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 158 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker left: 159 to reach, 194 to carry
- Bunker left: 313 to reach, 331 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 158 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 158 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 434-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 423 · 436 · 448front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 238
In play
- Bunker left: 149 to reach, 157 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 155 to reach, 172 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 178 to reach, 236 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 178 to reach, 236 to carry. Drives that finish short of 178 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 238.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 487+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 468 · 484 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 196 to reach, 228 to carry
- Bunker left: 198 to reach, 209 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 319 to reach, 348 to carry
- Bunker right: 404 to reach, 419 to carry
- Bunker left: 413 to reach, 431 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 196 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 196 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 252 and narrows to 24 at 222.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 1 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].