Shinnecock Bay Golf Lodge
The Sandbelt Course
True links · designed by Duncan Traill, opened 1922
The course
Revetted bunkers, running approaches and fescue that punishes the loose drive. Walking only, caddies encouraged, and the wind decides everything from the 4th onwards.
The signature hole is the 4th — Risk-and-reward drivable par four for the brave.
Tournament
Slope 147
Rating 75.2
18 holes
Course layout
1par 4
2par 5
3par 3
4par 4
5par 4
6par 3
7par 5
8par 4
9par 4
10par 4
11par 3
12par 5
13par 4
14par 4
15par 3
16par 4
17par 5
18par 4
- Total yardage
- 7,115
- Par
- 72
- Green fee from
- $395
- Caddies
- Available, 24 hrs notice
Hole by hole
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Yards | Index | Playing notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1681 | 1 | Prevailing wind off the water turns this into a two-shot hole. |
| 2 | 5 | 2306 | 8 | Bunkering pinches at 280 yards — driver is optional. |
| 3 | 3 | 707 | 15 | Green falls away at the back right; land it short and let it feed. |
| 4 | 4 | 1712 | 4 | Risk-and-reward drivable par four for the brave. |
| 5 | 4 | 1709 | 11 | The toughest green complex on the property, three distinct tiers. |
| 6 | 3 | 698 | 18 | Water down the entire left-hand side. |
| 7 | 5 | 2291 | 7 | Uphill approach plays a full club longer. |
| 8 | 4 | 1700 | 14 | Classic short par three, no more than a wedge on a still morning. |
| 9 | 4 | 1697 | 3 | Blind tee shot over the ridge; take one more club than you think. |
| 10 | 4 | 1694 | 10 | Prevailing wind off the water turns this into a two-shot hole. |
| 11 | 3 | 683 | 17 | Bunkering pinches at 280 yards — driver is optional. |
| 12 | 5 | 2276 | 6 | Green falls away at the back right; land it short and let it feed. |
| 13 | 4 | 1685 | 13 | Risk-and-reward drivable par four for the brave. |
| 14 | 4 | 1682 | 2 | The toughest green complex on the property, three distinct tiers. |
| 15 | 3 | 711 | 9 | Water down the entire left-hand side. |
| 16 | 4 | 1716 | 16 | Uphill approach plays a full club longer. |
| 17 | 5 | 2301 | 5 | Classic short par three, no more than a wedge on a still morning. |
| 18 | 4 | 1710 | 12 | Blind tee shot over the ridge; take one more club than you think. |
| Total | 72 | 28,959 | Out 36 · In 36 | |