Hell's Point Golf Club
About
When Hell's Point Golf Club opened in 1982, Golf Digest called it one of the best new courses and it was ranked as one of the 100 best-designed courses in the country. Renowned architect Rees Jones designed the course. He incorporated the many natural features provided by the golf course's location in the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The fairways are edged with saltwater marshes and Jones included his signature sculpted bunkers along the greensides. Just a stone's throw from the ocean, the golf course is as scenic as it is challenging. The second hole is one of southeastern Virginia's toughest golf holes with out-of-bounds to the left, trees to the right, and a sloped fairway that leads to a well guarded, double-tiered green. This par 4 is the no. 1 handicap hole at When Hell's Point Golf Club.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6776 yards | 73.3 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6030 yards | 69.7 | 122 |
| Gold | 72 | 5624 yards | 67.9 | 118 |
| Pink (W) | 72 | 5003 yards | 71.2 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.8/132 | 511 | 462 | 422 | 191 | 384 | 379 | 409 | 155 | 493 | 3406 | 427 | 171 | 412 | 329 | 475 | 183 | 582 | 341 | 440 | 3360 | 6766 |
| Players M: 71.8/129 W: 78.1/138 | 511 | 418 | 384 | 191 | 333 | 379 | 409 | 125 | 493 | 3243 | 427 | 171 | 373 | 329 | 475 | 148 | 530 | 341 | 389 | 3183 | 6426 |
| White M: 70.9/127 W: 76.9/135 | 465 | 418 | 384 | 160 | 333 | 342 | 348 | 125 | 446 | 3021 | 383 | 129 | 373 | 320 | 425 | 148 | 530 | 312 | 389 | 3009 | 6030 |
| Gold M: 68.8/122 W: 74.8/131 | 445 | 407 | 369 | 117 | 315 | 322 | 323 | 114 | 430 | 2842 | 363 | 112 | 344 | 303 | 396 | 117 | 508 | 275 | 364 | 2782 | 5624 |
| Pink W: 71.9/124 | 405 | 375 | 338 | 100 | 273 | 286 | 279 | 106 | 398 | 2560 | 326 | 102 | 299 | 270 | 352 | 101 | 466 | 211 | 316 | 2443 | 5003 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by u000008181381 on 04/19/2023
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H point GV Photo submitted by u314159794125 on 09/28/2021
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Photo submitted by ronfurbish on 06/20/2021
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Photo submitted by ronfurbish on 06/20/2021
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Photo submitted by dstone29 on 06/18/2021
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Goats on Golf Course Photo submitted by u000002814909 on 03/09/2021
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Photo submitted by dhilbert523 on 08/26/2020
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Early play is great! Photo submitted by jdalbright on 09/27/2016
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Photo submitted by jdalbright on 09/27/2016
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The greens were in great shape. Photo submitted by wadedaffinee on 07/23/2014
Disappointing conditions
I have been playing Hells Pt for 25+years and this is the poorest condition I have ever seen. Most greens due to heat and lack of care very bumpy and dead. Traps were atrocious. Had to move the ball in the traps to have a shot.
Pace of play well over 4 hours.
I know weather had been tough, but other courses seem to be maintaining their conditions
well.
Again very disappointed. It will take several months, I.e. next spring to bring this course back.
The greens are dead
The greens are dead. The course itself is in decent Shape but the greens are black. So to me, their price needs to come down for such poor conditions.
Don’t waste your time
Loved this course when I played here years ago, but now it’s a dump. Traps unraked, no rakes in trap or on cart, bare spots on greens, a couple of tees had no grass. I was very fed up and only played 9.
Very disappointing
Played here several times back in the early 2000s and was looking forward to returning after a long time. It’s really a dump. A couple of the tees had no grass, nothing but sand; greens very wet but lots of bare patches; some of the traps almost no sand in them; the edges of the sand traps are shaggy and overgrown; the traps don’t appear to have been machine raked in a long time, and I didn’t see a single rake in any trap on the front nine.
Didn’t stick around for the back nine.
Loved it
For my first time playing the course I was pleased with the experience. A challenging course that requires accurate tee shots. The greens were very receptive to wedge shots. I'll be adding to my rotation of courses.
Challenging Course
Great layout and staff! Some Tee Boxes were burned up and a couple greens. Overall enjoyed the course. Some very beautiful holes.
Great course for price
It was great greens and bunkers are well maintained. We come here several times a year and always come here
Great Layout
This is a fantastic layout, the course conditions however were very poor for this time of year. Fairways were sparse and middle of the fairways resulted in bare lies on almost every hole. Greens rolled decent where they were not rotted but had a lot of turf rot on most greens.
Slow...
My son and I have played here a few times and it is a fun and challenging layout. Today, people were stacked way too close together. It took us almost 5 hours to play the round. We waited on every single tee box sometimes having 3 or 4 groups backed up...it made for a long day. However, the weather was beautiful , the staff was friendly and the course is fun.
Review
The course is as always beautiful. Unfortunately, with all the rain lately, the course is a sopping mess. Greens are soft and hold well. The tee boxes have little grass on them. The fairways are almost grassless. There is almost no rough due to the amount of water from the rains. Love the layout. Will be a better play once it dries out a bit.at this point, don't expect much roll at all. Lots of plugged balls and many "lost" just a couple of feet off the fairways. Could see them in the water that should be the rough.
We also had some goats on the side of o e of the greens. So cool.
Great Escape
Love getting out here and playing. It’s nice and quiet out on the course. Challenging but rewarding course.
Potential
Course had great potential but wasn’t in great shape. Tee boxes were in awful shape. Greens were rough. There are some fun holes but the conditions took away from the course overall.
Hells Point Golf
The course was in below average shape and really wet. Pace of play was slow.
Hopefully it will be better in the summer.
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