Ocean Ridge Plantation - Lion's Paw Golf Links
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina 28469
Brunswick County
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Designed by renowned architect Willard Byrd, Lion’s Paw is an open, hilly course that treats the golfer to spectacular views of a beautiful creek valley and its adjoining wetlands.
Distinguished by towering hardwoods, bold contoured greens, spectacular water shots and mounds of sugar white sand marking deep bunkers and high embankments, the 18-hole layout features bent grass greens and manicured fairways Lion’s Paw has multiple tee areas, more than 70 bunkers and generous mounding lining many fairways.
The course has many elevation changes. Water comes into play on 15 holes and beautiful wetland views can be seen from every hole.
Lion’s Paw measures 7,003 yards from the blue tees with a slope of 138 and a 74.6 course rating
Other yardages, slopes and ratings are as follows: white tees: 6,457/130/71.6; gold tees: 5,872/121/68.2; an d red tees: 5,363/118/69
Lion's Paw earned 4-stars in Golf Digest’s prestigious Places To Play rankings, was included in the Top 100 Fairways by Golf For Women magazine and in Top 50 Courses in Myrtle Beach by Golf Digest.
Lion's Paw is “a different, refreshing kind of challenge” -- Golf Illustrated
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- Holes: 18
- Designer: Willard Byrd
- Type: Public
- Year opened: 1990
- Fairways: Bermuda
- Greens: Bent Grass
| Name | Par | Yards | Slope | USGA |
| championship | 72 | 7003 | 138 | 74.6 |
| forward | 72 | 5363 | 118 | 69.1 |
| middle | 72 | 6457 | 130 | 71.6 |
| other | 72 | 5872 | 121 | 68.2 |
