Oyster Reef Golf Course
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Rees Jones, opened 1982.
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 7, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- 5 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 375 | 350 | 330 | 270 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 518 | 477 | 463 | 427 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 179 | 167 | 151 | 124 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 384 | 372 | 350 | 317 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 453 | 404 | 373 | 328 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 197 | 162 | 148 | 124 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 398 | 362 | 347 | 291 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 395 | 373 | 327 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 548 | 515 | 489 | 458 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 398 | 357 | 347 | 319 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 158 | 135 | 127 | 96 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 521 | 490 | 461 | 418 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 422 | 388 | 359 | 331 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 379 | 349 | 328 | 276 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 536 | 502 | 476 | 431 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 204 | 164 | 136 | 107 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 458 | 428 | 392 | 346 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 453 | 421 | 401 | 345 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7018 | 74.7 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6440 | 72.2 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6071 | 70.5 | 119 |
| Green | Female | 5288 | 71.1 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377+7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 362 · 375 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 237 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 237 to reach, 251 to carry. Drives that finish short of 237 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 240.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 518+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 506 · 518 · 532front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 213 to reach, 282 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 499 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 230 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 213 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 241.
- 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.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 180+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 165 · 179 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 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].