Ocean Pines GC: #18
Aerial view of the 18th hole at Ocean Pines Golf Club.
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3.8
574 Reviews (574)
5 Stars
202
4 Stars
227
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
42
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
74.7%
Recommend this course
475 out of 574 reviews
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3.0
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
52.9%
Recommend this course
9 out of 17 reviews
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3.6
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
66.7%
Recommend this course
24 out of 36 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 7074 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Players at Ocean Pines Golf Club are required to wear collared shirts. Jeans or denim shorts are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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3.8
574 Reviews (574)
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Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for the five-star review and for your support. We're thrilled that you enjoyed your visit to our Robert Trent Jones-designed course and look forward to having you play another round with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Disappointing

Had not played since last summer when there was no clubhouse or restaurant. Checkin was great and employees were helpful and friendly. Found that it was cart path only even though there has been no rain for at least a week. Fairways and greens were in great condition although greens were very slow. It was over 90 degrees but we did not see the beverage cart until the 9th hole - very disappointing.

Would not recommend.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback and for playing Ocean Pines Golf Club. We're so glad you were treated well by our staff and that you got to see our new clubhouse! Although cart path-only status is most frequently associated with rain, there are other reasons that come into play. In this case, we had had just seen 5 days with close to 1000 players. Because of this, as well as the extended period of hot, dry weather we've had, the course just needed a break from carts for a little bit.

We do run our beverage cart daily in season from about 9:30-10am until 6pm, so that could explain why you didn't see it until the 9th hole, depending on when you played. We are sorry that we didn't meet your expectations and hope you'll give us another try. If there's any other assistance we can provide, please let us know. Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good layout - Great condition

Very nice course. Was in excellent condition. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for the five-star review and for your feedback! We're thrilled you enjoyed your round on our Robert Trent Jones-designed course and will be sure to pass your compliments along to our maintenance team. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you the next time you play!

Played On
Reviews 122
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for the five-star review and for your support of Ocean Pines Golf Club! We're thrilled that we met (and hopefully exceeded!) your expectations and hope you'll play a round on our Robert Trent Jones-designed course again soon!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for your five-star review and for your recommendation! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your round with us and hope you'll find time this summer to play another round. We'll look forward to seeing you then!

Played On
Reviews 122
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 07/08/2020

Thank you so much for the five-star review! We are thrilled that you had a great experience at our course and hope, as an avid golfer, that you enjoyed our Robert Trent Jones layout. We appreciate your support and hope you'll have the chance to play another round with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course did not have my round booked in their system but I still got charged a booking fee of $2.49 by Golfnow. Staff said they would advise Golfnow regarding this.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 04/08/2020

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We hope you were able to reach GolfNow and get the booking fee refunded. If not, please have GolfNow call us and we'll be happy to give them the information they need to get the situation resolved. We appreciate your business and look forward to having you play a round with us again sometime soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I booked tee time thru golfnow. When I checked in the course had no record of my booking. Golfnow still charged me a booking fee which should be refunded.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 04/08/2020

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We hope you were able to reach GolfNow and get the booking fee refunded. If not, please have GolfNow call us and we'll be happy to give them the information they need to get the situation resolved. We appreciate your business and look forward to having you play a round with us again sometime soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Flags and pin hole locations were not even in the ground. They were covered with a foam insert. This course was in terrible condition compared to other courses in the area. Was shocked

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 03/12/2020

Thank you for sharing your feedback. You happened to play on a day when our maintenance crew was aerating the greens, which is why the course looked so much different than usual. We hope you'll come back and play on a more typical day! Our new clubhouse is also scheduled to open by May 1, so we have lots of exciting things in store for our guests this year. We look forward to having you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Ocean Pines Golf Course

Original great design however many trees and needs updating. Positively a more difficult course now. If your handicap is over 20 do yourself a favor and play the forward tees. With my 18 handicap we used the member tees but did not concern ourselves with scoring.

Great course for low handicaps.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/30/2019

Thank you for sharing your review and comments with us. We're glad you enjoyed our Robert Trent Jones-designed course and agree that it offers a challenging yet fair layout. We do offer several sets of tees so that people can choose the distance most comfortable for them and have a fun, successful round. Tree work is an ongoing task for us, and our staff is always looking for ways to stay true to the original design while enhancing the playing experience. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll play another round with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/31/2019

Thank you for sharing your feedback, Dave. We're sorry you had a disappointing experience at Ocean Pines Golf Club. We did have a few holes that were stressed from a particularly hot and dry spell and have been operating out of a temporary building while our new clubhouse is being built, but the course is recovering and clubhouse construction is underway. We hope you'll visit us again once the dust has settled, and that you'll let us know if there were any particular problems you encountered during your visit.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/30/2019

Thank you for sharing your review! We're so glad you enjoyed your visit to Ocean Pines Golf Club and hope you'll play a round with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0

speaking for group of 10

Overall, giving this course a one star rating is over doing it. conditions of the course were horrible to say the least. We have played courses for $30.00 w/cart that put this course to shame. They are adding a new club house, they should be putting the money to improving the condition of the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for sharing your review. We are so sorry to hear that you had a negative experience at Ocean Pines Golf Club. We did have some spots on the course that were impacted by an extremely hot and dry spell this summer, but our maintenance crew has been working hard to address the issues, most of which we feel have now been resolved. We are well on our way back to the excellent course conditions players have come to expect from Ocean Pines Golf Club. The new clubhouse is slated to be completed this spring, so we're excited to be able offer facilities that will complement our Robert Trent Jones-designed course. We would truly like to know more about your experience and hope you'll reach out to our PGA Director of Golf John Malinowski at golf@oceanpinesgolf.org. Thank you again for your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/30/2019

Thank you so much for sharing your review, Brad, and for playing Ocean Pines Golf Club. We're glad you enjoyed your round and look forward to having you visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Crabgrass on tees and fringes of greens. Brown patches on some greens ,which wouldn’t be so bad, but they put the holes right in the middle. Great layout, but course conditions were not good. If you have a choice I would play somewhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/01/2019

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you had a disappointing round. We did have some areas on the course that suffered during a particularly hot and dry spell this summer. Our maintenance crew is addressing those problems and we're looking forward to enjoying the great course conditions golfers have come to expect at Ocean Pines Golf Club. We hope you'll decide to give us another try. Thanks again.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Save your money

Course in less than fair condition. Fairways and greens have not recovered from the hot summer. Not worth the money paid. Will not play again till possibly next spring.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/01/2019

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry that you had a disappointing experience. We are working hard to repair some of the damage that was caused during a particularly hot and dry spell this past summer, but are addressing the problems and are are looking forward to a great fall. We do hope you'll come back and give us another try.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Lots of Potential, But

Club House\Pro Shop is a trailer. It says, “Coming Soon: New Cluhouse,” but there is NO construction activity going on at all. (They have razed the old one.). Driving Range Closed. Cart Path Only.

Had to prompt the starter to give us a cart. He loaded my bag.....my wife loaded her own. (I was on the practice green.) I agree that there should be consequences for missing the fairway, but the roughe has been allowed to grow so high that searching for balls just a little off line really slowed down play. LOTS of dead spots in the fairways and on the greens, but the crabgrass was healthy and prolific. I like the layout and there are many beautiful holes, but I think if Robert Trent Jones saw the condition it is in, he would be horrified . (GRHS)

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 09/11/2019

Thank you so much for sharing your review and for your comments. The demolition of our old clubhouse happened ahead of schedule, so although construction is still set to begin this month, there wasn't much action at the site over the summer. We're still anticipating a completion date of spring 2020. The driving range is generally open, although we do close it one morning a week for mowing, which might be when you played. We faced some extremely hot and dry weather this summer, but are looking forward to getting back to our regular course conditions. What you experienced during your visit is definitely not typical for us, so we hope you'll give us another try sometime soon. Thanks again.

Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 09/04/2019

Thank you for sharing your review. We're sorry to hear that you didn't have a better experience at Ocean Pines Golf Club. We are currently in the process of building a new clubhouse and cart barn and are recovering from some heat stress on some some of the holes, but are looking forward to a great fall season on the Eastern Shore!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

My Review

I am an inexperienced golfer, but it was a decent and challenging course. The only complaint I would have is that the grass in the rough was long making it difficult to find my ball. Shame on me for not keeping it on the fairway, right? Lol. Still good experience regardless.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 08/27/2019

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We're so glad you decided to give Ocean Pines Golf Club's Robert Trent Jones-designed course a try. Although it is a challenging layout, it really is suitable for all ages and abilities. We're glad you enjoyed your round and hope you'll visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Going down hill

The pro shop is demolished and they are working out of trailers. The portable toilets at start were over flowing. Not enough water on course and crab grass near green. This course used to be good but is headed in the wrong direction.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
2d1ee407-df95-5ce1-b2df-b1df72451f60
Commented on 10/31/2019

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry you had a disappointing experience at our course. While we are very exciting about having a brand-new clubhouse in spring 2020, it has meant that our golf operations have moved temporarily to a trailer. While we do have portable toilets at the start, our regular on-course bathrooms are still available and operational. We're definitely excited by all the new things that are coming to Ocean Pines Golf Club in 2020. We hope you'll decide to try us again and see all the improvements for yourself. Thank you for playing!

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