River Marsh Golf Club - Hyatt Chesapeake Bay
About
The Hyatt River Marsh Golf Club is Maryland's leading Eastern Shore golf course. The classic design incorporates challenging elements including sculpted bunkers and mature trees but balances them with wide, player-friendly fairways and inviting greens. Water has a prominent presence on the course with Shoal Creek meandering through the course and the Choptank River serving as a backdrop to many of the greens. The riverside golf course has the look and feel of a seaside links course. The final two holes are the golf course's most memorable. The par-3 17th requires a dramatic carry over Shoal Creek to a large green strategically guarded by three bunkers. The 17th is a challenging and scenic hole but it only sets the scene for Hyatt River Marsh Golf Club's final hole. Touted as one of the best holes in the Mid-Atlantic region, this classic risk-reward par 5 has a bunker and the Choptank River running its entire length.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6801 yards | 73.0 | 132 |
| Blue | 71 | 6391 yards | 71.2 | 129 |
| White | 71 | 5845 yards | 68.5 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4748 yards | 67.8 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.4/138 | 372 | 369 | 493 | 440 | 538 | 217 | 360 | 194 | 484 | 3467 | 435 | 359 | 432 | 241 | 429 | 154 | 519 | 203 | 562 | 3334 | 6801 |
| Blue M: 71.3/134 | 352 | 335 | 476 | 420 | 520 | 200 | 335 | 178 | 414 | 3230 | 410 | 336 | 421 | 206 | 412 | 141 | 503 | 185 | 547 | 3161 | 6391 |
| White M: 69.0/125 W: 73.9/134 | 345 | 294 | 460 | 397 | 475 | 179 | 319 | 147 | 399 | 3015 | 350 | 325 | 382 | 175 | 299 | 127 | 475 | 170 | 527 | 2830 | 5845 |
| Green M: 65.7/119 W: 70.2/126 | 345 | 294 | 384 | 329 | 417 | 147 | 319 | 147 | 348 | 2730 | 350 | 253 | 339 | 139 | 299 | 127 | 389 | 76 | 470 | 2442 | 5172 |
| Red M: 64.1/116 W: 68.1/120 | 263 | 259 | 384 | 329 | 417 | 122 | 251 | 136 | 348 | 2509 | 281 | 219 | 339 | 139 | 246 | 80 | 389 | 76 | 470 | 2239 | 4748 |
| Handicap | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
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Reviewer Photos
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One of the par 3 Photo submitted by JaysonSkipper on 10/28/2024
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Photo submitted by u000007394516 on 07/04/2023
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17th hole tee box add two clubs Photo submitted by abishop61 on 06/01/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161434537 on 11/19/2022
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18th Fairway Photo submitted by GDubDentista on 08/11/2022
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FABULOUS 9TH HOLE Photo submitted by webbknight on 05/23/2021
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Photo submitted by Andrew8143694 on 08/26/2020
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New Trump Golf Gloves. Sales@customglovesusa.com for yours Photo submitted by CustomGloves on 05/14/2020
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Photo submitted by CustomGloves on 05/14/2020
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Photo submitted by u012136855 on 10/21/2019
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Par 3 17th Photo submitted by u528713553 on 11/30/2015
Excellent Course Layout
The course has wide fairways but trouble comes into play on your approach shots to the greens.
Awesome Layout, Great Course, Conditions Not So Much
The good: The course was awesome. Great layout. Tons of fun. Beautiful views. Challenging enough for me (12ish handicap) but still fun for my fiancee (her 5th or so time playing ever). So they do a great job of setting the very front tees in places where beginners can play from.
The bad: For a "high end" course, I expected the conditions to be better. The first fairway was probably the roughest. The mixture of heat, humidity and rain obviously did a number on this course. Working at a golf course in the past, I understand that there's only so much a grounds team can do sometimes. However, for a place that sells itself as a golf resort, it was still disappointing. It might have just been a seasonal thing in mid-August but I can only attest to the time I played it.
Great finishing holes
Weather has gotten to the course a bit which made greens a bit slow. The course is over priced but it comes with a beautiful resort.
Hot summer
Nice layout, well bunkered and challenging greens. A few fairways suffering from this summers heat and greens were pretty slow (not cut to protect from the heat) but in decent shape. Will play again in the fall to see if fairways improve.
Pace should have been better
Course was in good condition overall but the pace was slow
Very good experience
Course was challenging but fair. Greens had been aerated and a little bumpy but they should be great in a couple of weeks.
Will come back
Made a tee time through Golf Now. Must have missed the " aeration" note. When we arrived at course were advised course had been aerated and only 9 holes were open so we had to play the back twice.Nevertheless we had a good time and enjoyed the curse especially holes 17 and 18. The pro shop was kind enough to give us a free makeup round for later in the year to compensate for today's conditions.
We will come back in the summer to play again.
Great track
The staff was excellent. Allison helped us out with only three golfers and Caitla [hope that is spelled correctly] was great with the after round beers. Very windy but the course was in great condition for Jan. Asst. pro was right on time with our carts and got us right out.
Great Course with Incredible views all the way up 18th hole
This facility makes for a wonderful golf experience. It's a country club for a day type of golf. The course offers variety in its design and a very fair but challenging test of golf. There's risk reward on both nines. I haven't seen a better sunset then the view off the 18th in all of Maryland. It is always a great experience playing here. The staff is friendly and very accommodating. With the low cost offers in golf now this is a must play.
well worth 2 hour ride
Very friendly staff,course in great shape for December,will be back soon
Winter bonus
For December the course is in great condition. Tee boxes, fairways and greens are all in good condition. The course is interesting with a few challenging tee shots from the backward tees. 17 is fun with a long water carry from all but the ladies tees.
Great Holiday Round
Great course! Well maintained, any player can enjoy it as long as the play the right tee's.
Unbelievable course
Course was in perfect condition when I played (last week of October). The course is absolutely beautiful. It was a fun course but a challenging course at the same time. It makes you pay for errant drives as you can easily go OB on a few holes or end up in rough which is pretty thick. If you are ever are in the area or staying at the resort you have to play here. Since I played on a weekday during the fall I was able to finish both rounds in under 3 hours. Advice for hole 8: DON'T miss right. It doesn't seem like it from the tee but you will be wet if you miss by more than a yard to the right. If anything leave it short because the bunker on the left is tough.
Great course for the cost
Played the course with my friends. played for $51 through golfnow. The par 3's are challenging because I think all of them were over 200yds.Btw, we played from the back tees. The one gripe I have is that the bunkers had too much sand. When you step into a bunker and your feet are emersed before you dig in, there's a problem. Other than the bunker the course is definitely worth playing.
A Turtle Crawl
Despite seeing several marshalls throughout the course they mostly sat there when they could have kept the golfers moving. Lots of slow play and golfers hitting multiple tee shots. I think they could have sped play up some.
Fantastic Track
This place is first class all the way. Fantastic conditions and great layout. Tee boxes were better than a lot of greens I've putted on some other courses.
Well worth the drive and money!
Very nice layout
Got a very good deal on GolfNow. The conditions were perfect from tee to green. Challenging course with an amazing par 3 17th hole over water. Best sand in the bunkers that I've played all year. Tee boxes and fairways were perfect. Greens were good and rolled very nice. Well worth the price of admission!
Beautiful course
I loved this course. It's hard in that you have to know exactly where to hit because you DO NOT want to go into the traps. They are deep and hard to get out of. In fact they are hard to get yourself INTO - they are that deep. The fairways and greens are in excellent shape. I hope to play this course again with a little more knowledge.
Great round
Beautiful course loved hole 17 worth the trip play on a Monday course was empty. Food was pricey however bring your own.
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