Tips From The Pros
HOLE #5, NICKLAUS COURSE AT BAY CREEK "OLD PLANTATION LIGHT"
Par 4, 459 yards
Favor the left side of the fairway on your tee shot to have a good view of this green. The Chesapeake Bay and the remains of the original Old Plantation Light guard the entire right side. The green is extremely small, and slopes away from the front. There is a bail out area short and left of the green.
HOLE #3, PALMER COURSE AT BAY CREEK "ALLEGOOD POND"
Par 4, 460 yards
An ancient tidal basin called Allegood Pond fronts the stone-walled green on this absolutely stunning golf hole. A successful tee shot will finish just left of the fairway bunkers. Be sure to take enough club for the deceptively long approach - and take a moment to enjoy possibly the most beautiful golf hole on the East Coast.
HOLE #8, PALMER COURSE AT SIGNATURE AT WEST NECK "VICKI'S CHOICE"
Par 4, 409 yards
The favorite of Palmer Design Company's Vicki Martz, this beautiful par 4 is framed on the left by dense woods and on the right by huge mounds. Although the landing area for the tee shot is generous, the flagstick is best attacked from the left side of the fairway.
HOLE #9, HERON RIDGE
Par 5, 409 yards
Long hitters can drive the ball down the left side of the fairway and shorten this monster to a reachable par 5. This however, brings into play a large lake that players will be dealing with for this entire hole. Large bunkers guard the fairway from 20 yards short of the green all the way back to 160 yards. Placement of the lay up shot is crucial to escaping this hole with a respectable score.
HOLE #13, HELL'S POINT GOLF CLUB
Par 4, 399 yards
Do not take the second shortest par 4 hole on this course lightly. Accuracy, not distance is paramount even though this hole usually plays into the wind. There are lateral water hazards on both sides of this hole. The smart play is to use a three wood or long iron from the tee to a generously wide landing area that narrows at about 240 yards from the tee. A tee shot placed to the right side of the fairway will leave an approach shot of about 130 yards to the green, which is bunkered on the right and has water looming close to the left side. The green slopes from back to front and left to right, and most putts break towards the water.