Seaview - The Bay Course

About
The Bay Course is one of two 18-hole courses that the Seaview offers. Designed by famed golf course designer, Donald Ross, it was the first course of the resort and it is also the more famous of the two. Over the years, they made renovations but it was eventually restored to Ross' original links design.
The greens are small and undulating and the Atlantic winds definitely play a huge role in the game. The 2nd hole is the signature hole with a yardage of 432 and a par of 4 that can where the ocean serves as a hazard. Seaview's Bay Course also hosts the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 71 | 6247 yards | 69.5 | 120 |
White | 71 | 6011 yards | 68.4 | 117 |
White (W) | 71 | 6011 yards | 75.6 | 131 |
Gold | 71 | 5017 yards | 70.4 | 124 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 69.8/125 | 359 | 436 | 484 | 377 | 359 | 393 | 190 | 319 | 476 | 3393 | 367 | 230 | 344 | 415 | 420 | 204 | 377 | 115 | 501 | 2973 | 6366 |
Blue/White M: 69.1/122 | 359 | 421 | 484 | 347 | 291 | 380 | 180 | 319 | 463 | 3244 | 337 | 221 | 344 | 415 | 403 | 193 | 366 | 115 | 482 | 2876 | 6120 |
White M: 68.0/119 W: 73.6/127 | 345 | 421 | 464 | 347 | 291 | 380 | 180 | 302 | 463 | 3193 | 337 | 221 | 311 | 401 | 403 | 193 | 366 | 104 | 482 | 2818 | 6011 |
White/Gold M: 65.0/113 W: 70.3/123 | 345 | 341 | 394 | 347 | 291 | 319 | 110 | 302 | 411 | 2860 | 272 | 179 | 311 | 325 | 403 | 150 | 294 | 104 | 408 | 2446 | 5306 |
Gold M: 63.5/110 W: 67.7/118 | 293 | 341 | 394 | 290 | 255 | 319 | 110 | 288 | 411 | 2701 | 272 | 179 | 275 | 325 | 321 | 150 | 294 | 92 | 408 | 2316 | 5017 |
Handicap | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 71 |
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Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by KGJROCK on 08/28/2024
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Photo submitted by Sebastian6140318 on 04/10/2024
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Photo submitted by Sebastian6140318 on 04/10/2024
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Photo submitted by tjpowersjr on 08/17/2021
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Photo submitted by fimann on 03/21/2021
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Photo submitted by spickford on 03/12/2021
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Photo submitted by u000006479283 on 11/10/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by ehtpd120 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Steve2586150 on 08/28/2020
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Too many Sandflies all over the golf course Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by chungdong66 on 07/04/2020
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View from 15th green. Atlantic City skyline. Photo submitted by killdeer40 on 11/21/2019
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Beautiful par 3 Photo submitted by donb13 on 08/01/2019
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Photo submitted by u8558040 on 07/10/2019
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Photo submitted by dhall69 on 07/03/2019
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1st tee box Photo submitted by dhall69 on 07/03/2019
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18th green Photo submitted by dhall69 on 07/03/2019
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17th green -- short par 3 Photo submitted by dhall69 on 07/03/2019
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Photo submitted by u099516462 on 04/23/2019
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Great view of AC skyline. Photo submitted by Jerryjab on 09/13/2014
Uncut
This is an iconic layout that was on this day uncut and very wet. The greens were long and difficult to judge the pace due to the lack of maintenance, the fairways were wide but got some jumpers due to the length of the grass, I understand it is a difficult task to maintain a gold course but this day things were a bit out of control.
Great Ross layout but…
Great Donald Ross layout. A great mix of holes and greens with unique shapes and contour. Only problem was that the greens were running about a six on the stimpmeter and the surfaces were choppy at best. If you made a putt longer than five feet it was luck. And then after the fifth hole we waited at least 5-7 minutes on every tee until we could tee off. Brutally slow.
Poor business practices
We were scouting a course for a large event in the area. We had some rain checks to use to pay for the round. We were charged a different rate than the booking rate--a premium was added to the cost and our rain checks were discounted. As well, a woman named Jen questioned the authenticity of them!
The Bay course itself rests on its laurels. If the weather is nice, there are a couple of holes with nice views. Other than that, it is not the most architecturally interesting. Dining in the grill room after the round, the food was mediocre.
Jen's behavior really turned us off from the start, and nothing wowed us after that to compensate for her demeanor.
Summer Treat
Classic layout with good mix of long & short par 4's. Only complaint is that 3 out of 4 par 3's were over 180 yards (playing closer to 200 yards each due to winds). Staff anticipates all of your needs in advance and offers directions and advice even before we had a chance to ask. No halfway house after 9 holes but cart girl made several passes during round. Beautiful views of Atlantic City skyline.
Course conditions
Took my clients to seaveiw bay course and we were very disappointed in the conditions of the course tee boxes and bunkers were horrible, at 150 bucks per person I expected better, I play there often and the last few times I played have seen the course deteriorating lack of maintenance am I the only one who is complaining
Not sure...
So I'm not sure about the Bay Course. I haven't played it in a couple years, and it's definitely a good course. But it's not worth the $148 for a Monday tee time. They did give my son a junior rate of $35, but then charged him $30 for a cart. That was absurd. But the worst was the green head flies that constantly bite. We got so many bug bites, we couldn't wait to get off the course. Not sure when we'll be back.
"Bay"-rely acceptable
I have played the Seaview Bay course before and had expected the course to be in better condition. The greens were slow (as compared to previous rounds), tee boxes a bit unmanaged and ALL traps looked like they have not been raked in days. The fairways were nice and rough well-kept and playable.
As this was a mid-week round and given the hot temps recently, I can understand the slower greens but the issues with the tee boxes and traps are not acceptable for a course of this caliber (and price range).
The staff was helpful, and place of play was great, which helped make the overall experience good.
TOO MUCH BUG
It's a really nice golf course. But,There were so many bugs that it was difficult to play.
Least fun I’ve had on a golf course
Had the first tee time of the day and got there 30 mins before tee time. Pro shop said we were too late to hit balls on the range, but wouldn’t let us tee off a minute before our tee time. Sat around for 30 minutes while the starter gave us the wrong pin placement. Once we teed off, there were flies and mosquitoes everywhere. Not once in our 30 minutes of sitting around did anyone mention that you might want some bug spray. It was almost unbearable for at least the front 9. Course itself is nice with well maintained fairways and greens. Bunkers, on the other hand, were a mess with footprints throughout. I won’t be back, but I could imagine others having a good time given the right conditions.
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