Lighthouse Sound

Opened for play in 2000, the Links at Lighthouse Sound is an Arthur Hills-designed course where more than half the holes are laid out alongside the tidal marshes of Assawomen Bay. To protect these wetland areas from golfers playing in and around the sensitive natural areas, almost half a mile of wooden walkways have been constructed to minimise disturbance.

The course is built on what was a working farm until the mid-1960s, when an enormous residential project was planned. Work stopped and the property changed hands a few times before Ruark Golf Properties stepped in during the late 1990s to preserve the natural beauty of the site. Much of the proposed housing was removed from the plans, leaving the waterfront free for golf.

The 508-yard 2nd and 190-yard 3rd are rather unique, played consecutively to the same 16,000 square foot double green. The par three 5th – measuring between 90 and 220 yards – then requires a tee shot over the marsh to a peninsula green with a spectacular Ocean City skyline backdrop. The back nine plays along St. Martin’s River, with the par three 11th and par five 12th lying directly alongside the edge of the water.