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Cardinal at Diamondhead Country Club
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The 18-hole Cardinal at Diamondhead Country Club, half of a 36-hole layout on the property, is a semi-private course that opened in 1979.
Designed by Earl Stone, the golf course measures 6,831 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 132 and a 72.7 USGA rating. The course features four sets of tees for different skill levels.
The major challenges for both golf courses are their tree-lined fairways. The Cardinal Course is wooded and was built on gently rolling terrain. It has no parallel fairways and extra-long sand bunkers.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6729 yards | 72.7 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6128 yards | 75.4 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 6128 yards | 71.0 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 5506 yards | 66.1 | 113 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5505 yards | 72.4 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4950 yards | 70.0 | 123 |
| Red | 72 | 4950 yards | 64.1 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.4/131 | 374 | 518 | 404 | 175 | 397 | 403 | 164 | 396 | 554 | 3385 | 395 | 344 | 370 | 180 | 415 | 577 | 362 | 182 | 519 | 3344 | 6729 |
| Blue/White M: 71.9/132 | 374 | 518 | 381 | 175 | 397 | 383 | 164 | 368 | 554 | 3314 | 395 | 344 | 370 | 180 | 396 | 510 | 362 | 182 | 519 | 3258 | 6572 |
| White M: 71.0/128 | 344 | 493 | 381 | 140 | 371 | 383 | 147 | 368 | 515 | 3142 | 361 | 311 | 333 | 153 | 396 | 510 | 287 | 159 | 476 | 2986 | 6128 |
| White/Gold M: 69.0/125 | 344 | 493 | 358 | 140 | 371 | 328 | 147 | 320 | 515 | 3016 | 361 | 311 | 333 | 153 | 365 | 462 | 287 | 159 | 476 | 2907 | 5923 |
| Gold M: 66.7/122 W: 72.4/123 | 321 | 471 | 358 | 115 | 338 | 328 | 130 | 320 | 481 | 2862 | 318 | 306 | 300 | 127 | 365 | 462 | 275 | 131 | 450 | 2734 | 5596 |
| Gold/Red M: 65.7/117 W: 71.1/120 | 321 | 471 | 280 | 115 | 338 | 297 | 130 | 320 | 481 | 2753 | 318 | 306 | 300 | 127 | 320 | 370 | 275 | 131 | 450 | 2597 | 5350 |
| Red M: 63.9/113 W: 69.2/117 | 313 | 394 | 280 | 84 | 303 | 297 | 125 | 320 | 421 | 2537 | 287 | 251 | 290 | 96 | 320 | 370 | 262 | 126 | 411 | 2413 | 4950 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
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Great condition. Average layout.
Great condition. Greens in perfect shape. Decent value. Only complaint is some of the layout is a little old school. Lots of straight holes, some tight with OB. Would play again.
Nice Course
Played the Cardinal for the first time in many years. It was in very nice condition.
Had a great time!
We had a great time playing this course for the first time! It was in very, very good condition. The greens were rolling fantastically.
Nice Course
Well maintained; greens very firm and fast; fairways and tee boxes in good shape.
Best course around for the value and quality
Excellent course and practice facility. Staff was super friendly.
Great Experience
My husband and I really enjoyed playing golf at this course. Purchasing our teatime was fairly easy. When we arrived at the course, everyone was extremely nice and helpful. The course was in great condition, and there were very few players on a beautiful day. The course is very nice and open with some really unique and challenging parts. We would highly recommend Diamondhead Golf Country Club.
Incredible back 9
Love playing this course. Has some really neat holes. The tips tee boxes need to be cleaned up a bit and sand needs to be added in some bunkers but other than that, it’s looking great.
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