Seaview - The Bay Course
View of a green from the Bay course at Seaview
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4.0
745 Reviews (745)
5 Stars
415
4 Stars
215
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
73.3%
Recommend this course
656 out of 745 reviews
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3.9
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
61.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 21 reviews
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3.9
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
67.3%
Recommend this course
35 out of 52 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6247 yards
Slope 120
Rating 69.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1914
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1916) Robert Cupp Jr. (1998) Hugh Wilson (1914) Bob Cupp

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bird Golf Academy at Seaview"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate foot wear: non-metal, non-ceramic spike golf shoes are required. Jeans are not permitted

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

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4.0
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Links to the Past

This Donald Ross design has held up beautifully over the years. Expect great greens, manicured fairways and tough rough. The bunkers are better places to end up in than the ever present tall fescue that borders most bunkers. Balls in the fescue are lost balls...beware.

The staff, facilities and amenities are top notch. People pay big bucks to stay at the hotel and expect perks throughout the lobby. The golfer gets the benefits while not staying overnight. Short, tough course.

David A.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Seaview Bay Course above the rest !

I have played the Bay course at Seaview many times. The course is always in great condition. It depends on the weather , if windy, the course plays entirely different then if there is no wind. That's what makes it a great play. The LPGA has been playing there for the last several years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
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5.0
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Seaview Bay Course

The home of the LPGA ShopRite Classic. The course is immaculate, the staff friendly and the facilities are top shelf. A 4 hour round. Narrow fairways and thick rough make club selection and course management an important part of the game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Championship caliber course

The playing surfaces were in great shape and staff was friendly/helpful, even with booking the round at a massive discount. Bring bug spray.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
New York Advisor
Previously Played
Used cart

One of...

... the best in the state, for public golf. Condition were excellent, greens were quick and terrific views

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Seaview

Let me get this out of the way, I don't think this course should be priced over 100 dollars. To be fair, I get all the factors as to why they can charge that much. As for the actual course, the conditions were really very nice, greens true, tees and fairways cut nice and the wind was very strong!! As a first time playing the course, thought the layout was slightly confusing, and with cart path only today, and not really knowing where I was hitting, I lost alot of balls that did not end up out of play. I would come back and play for maybe half of the price, now that I know where I'm hitting it and where not to hit it. Staff were an A+

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The Bay course at Seaview is one of my favorites in

south Jersey.

The course is in excellent shape.

I always enjoy the views of the bay and Atlantic City

as I play golf..

I highly recommend the Bay course at Seaview

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Bay side is a very interesting links style course. Greens are challenging and wind is a major factor. Very good condition for mid April. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Tight fairways and fast greens make for a great day of golf.....you must be on target from tee to green.

Play smart and leave your driver in the bag if you play from the whites.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The Eagles and Osprey were fun to watch

The course was in great shape for early April. the greens were what they were.

Would go back in a heart beat

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great, Classic Course

I made the 4 hour drive to South Jersey to play this historic course on a perfect late March afternoon. I'm a sucker for classic design and the Bay Course did not disappoint. Club selection (I love great short par 4's), the short game, playing the angles and smart misses/keeping the ball below the hole are needed to score well. The ability to flight the ball when it's windy certainly helps too. Thankfully it was only a 10-15 mph "breeze" on the day I played.

I played from the tips which is only 6,300 yards but it's still a very good test of golf for a single digit hdcp. Especially when you have no local knowledge outside of google maps.

It's still early in the in the year so the course conditions were a little rough around the edges relative their potential. I'd like to play it again in Mid -May before the ShopRite Classic.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

FUN BUT WINDY

Nice Track but we picked a Windy Day! I would Play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Philly Advisor
Previously Played

Classic Donald Ross

Site of the LPGA ShopRite Classic, this is indeed a classic old style golf course. While not overly long this course will challenge you at every turn with old style run off greens that look like a postage stamp even with a wedge in your hands. The defense of this course set hard on Reeds Bay across from Atlantic City is the wind. It's always windy there. Three years ago when the winning score for the LPGA tournament was one under par for the tournament a commentator on Golf Channel said they came here for the ShopRite and a US Open broke out. Yes, the course was playing that difficult. It is mostly links like open but in season there are patches of thick high grasses in areas off the fairways and around bunkers and if you hit into those areas you aren't likely to be able to hit out. It's a must play when in the area and for my money I like this course over it's sister The Pines course at the resort. Oh, one more thing. When Sam Snead played and won the 1942 PGA title there on a combination of holes from both courses he called the second hold on the Bay Course one of the most difficult par 4 holes on tour.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Unique

The Bay Course is always a challenge. One looks at the yardage and believes it lacks difficulty. But the winds are ever present off Reeds Bay, and the greens are typical tiny and challenging from the mind of Donald Ross.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the Best

I have played most of the courses in the Atlantic City area and this course is the best, It is in very good condiction especially the greens.

Staff very friendly and attentive. Beautiful view looking out at the Atlantic City skyline.

If your coming to AC to play golf make this course one of your selections. You wouldn't, be disappointed

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Spring Fever

Classic course with tricky greens. Great condition for late February.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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