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Ocean Course Tour

Top waterfront golf course in Northeast Florida

A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design, the Ocean Course winds along pristine wetlands and sparkling lakes and features six breathtaking holes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean— the most in Florida. With over 100 acres of playable turf covered with Platinum Paspalum, the course offers a unique challenge for even experienced golfers. The course’s final four holes, nicknamed “The Bear Claw” by Nicklaus himself, gives golfers a truly unique experience.

About Jack Nicklaus

  • Widely considered the greatest golfer of all time, over a quarter-century, Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 major championships and at the age of 26 became the youngest player to win all four golf majors. 

    Known as The Golden Bear, Nicklaus now heads one of the world's largest golf course design companies. He brought his expertise and unique perspective to design the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa.

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Course Accolades

GOLF.COM

Top 17 Most Awe-Inspiring, Jaw-Dropping and Spectacular Oceanside Holes in America (2019)

Golf Digest

Editor's Choice, Best Golf Resorts in Florida (2022)

The Meetings Magazine - Corporate & Incentive Travel

"Greens of Distinction" Award (2022)

Golfweek

Best Troon Affiliated Golf Courses You Can Play, No. 11 (2022)

Top 200 Resort Courses in the U.S. (2023)

Best Courses You Can Play: Florida No. 10 (2023), No. 11 (2024)

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Leery of the bunkers guarding the right side, smart players will try to hit down the right center of this fairway. The second shot will be to an elevated green guarded by a bunker on the left and a grass hollow on the right.

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 380
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A smart tee shot will favor the middle of the fairway on this par five. With a good view for the second shot, try to avoid the pot bunkers on the left side of the second landing area. Two bunkers guard the front of this green and a grass hollow will catch any long approach shots.

  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 540
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The ideal tee shot will land in the right half of this fairway, avoiding the bunkers in the landing area. The approach shot will have to carry a landform guarding the left side of the green with numerous bunkers set in.
  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 414
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Accuracy with an iron is the key to this par three. Generous movement throughout this green will make it a challenge to keep the ball where it lands. A wayward shot will end up in the either the water or one of the numerous bunkers guarding this green.

  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 192
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To set up the second shot to this gently rolling green, the smart player will favor the left side of the fairway off the tee while avoiding the lake. A birdie is a definite possibility here. 

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 434
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Reaching this green in two will require a big tee shot. The tee shot is framed by water and waste bunker on the left and a bunker complex on the right. A drive ending up in the fairway will be a green light to go for this peninsula green in two. 

  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 526
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An accurate tee shot is a necessity on this par four. A small landing area is guarded by trees and the largest lake on the property. This smallish green is guarded by bunkers and grass hollows. 
  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 431
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The player will have to account for the wind on this par three playing toward the Atlantic Ocean. The elevated green will require the player to avoid three deep bunkers on the right side and a small pot bunker guarding the left side of this wind-swept green.

  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 185
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Looking for a par on this oceanside hole will take the player down the safe route along the left side of the fairway. The big hitter, hoping to make 3, will try to carry the bunker on the right side, leaving a short approach into this elevated green. Deep bunkers and grass hollows will catch the wayward approach shot.

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 437
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Most will go for this green in two, avoiding the bunker down the left side off the tee, and trying to end up on the same level as the hole in this multi-tiered green. Four bunkers guard the green and the landing area for the second shot. 

  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 522
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The player will have two options on this par four. Playing to the right of the center fairway bunker leaves a longer approach shot to a small, undulating green guarded by water and sand. Playing to the left of the center bunker has a different angle into this green and a shorter distance to carry.
  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 384
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The longest of the par threes, be careful to avoid the water and sand along the left side of this hole. There is room to bail out on the right, but a back right pin position will create quite a challenge for those choosing that route.

  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 213
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The big hitters will take their tee shot over the left-side fairway bunker for the best approach. Be careful to avoid a large bunker in front and grass hollows to the right and behind this green.

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 433
hole-14

This par five offers a choice while standing on the tee. Favoring the left side will resort to a longer route to the green. Going down the right side will present a chance at getting home in two, but with the risk of ending up in the pond that guards the right side of this hole. Water guards the front of this green as well.

  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 551
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This uphill par four is one of the most challenging holes on the back nine. Avoid bunkers to the right of the tee, and be aware of two dune elevations in front of this elevated green set along the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 432
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Choose a line off this tee and trust it. This dogleg left bends around a lake with water guarding the left side of the green and a deep run off guarding the right side of this crowned green. The player's short game will be tested if the approach shot is missed right.

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 399
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This short par three of water is the easiest of the back nine. Hitting toward the Atlantic Ocean, distraction may be seventeen's greatest risk. This hole should yield birdie to more often than bogey.

  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 174
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The player will favor the left center of the fairway off the tee. Missing the drive to the right will result in a longer approach to an elevated green. The green is guarded by the dune to the left, a bunker front left, and grass hollows around the right and behind this green.

  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 466
Hole 1
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 380

Leery of the bunkers guarding the right side, smart players will try to hit down the right center of this fairway. The second shot will be to an elevated green guarded by a bunker on the left and a grass hollow on the right.

Hole 2
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  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 540

A smart tee shot will favor the middle of the fairway on this par five. With a good view for the second shot, try to avoid the pot bunkers on the left side of the second landing area. Two bunkers guard the front of this green and a grass hollow will catch any long approach shots.

Hole 3
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 414
The ideal tee shot will land in the right half of this fairway, avoiding the bunkers in the landing area. The approach shot will have to carry a landform guarding the left side of the green with numerous bunkers set in.
Hole 4
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  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 192

Accuracy with an iron is the key to this par three. Generous movement throughout this green will make it a challenge to keep the ball where it lands. A wayward shot will end up in the either the water or one of the numerous bunkers guarding this green.

Hole 5
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 434

To set up the second shot to this gently rolling green, the smart player will favor the left side of the fairway off the tee while avoiding the lake. A birdie is a definite possibility here. 

Hole 6
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  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 526

Reaching this green in two will require a big tee shot. The tee shot is framed by water and waste bunker on the left and a bunker complex on the right. A drive ending up in the fairway will be a green light to go for this peninsula green in two. 

Hole 7
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 431
An accurate tee shot is a necessity on this par four. A small landing area is guarded by trees and the largest lake on the property. This smallish green is guarded by bunkers and grass hollows. 
Hole 8
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  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 185

The player will have to account for the wind on this par three playing toward the Atlantic Ocean. The elevated green will require the player to avoid three deep bunkers on the right side and a small pot bunker guarding the left side of this wind-swept green.

Hole 9
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 437

Looking for a par on this oceanside hole will take the player down the safe route along the left side of the fairway. The big hitter, hoping to make 3, will try to carry the bunker on the right side, leaving a short approach into this elevated green. Deep bunkers and grass hollows will catch the wayward approach shot.

Hole 10
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  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 522

Most will go for this green in two, avoiding the bunker down the left side off the tee, and trying to end up on the same level as the hole in this multi-tiered green. Four bunkers guard the green and the landing area for the second shot. 

Hole 11
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 384
The player will have two options on this par four. Playing to the right of the center fairway bunker leaves a longer approach shot to a small, undulating green guarded by water and sand. Playing to the left of the center bunker has a different angle into this green and a shorter distance to carry.
Hole 12
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  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 213

The longest of the par threes, be careful to avoid the water and sand along the left side of this hole. There is room to bail out on the right, but a back right pin position will create quite a challenge for those choosing that route.

Hole 13
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 433

The big hitters will take their tee shot over the left-side fairway bunker for the best approach. Be careful to avoid a large bunker in front and grass hollows to the right and behind this green.

Hole 14
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  • Par: 5
  • Yards: 551

This par five offers a choice while standing on the tee. Favoring the left side will resort to a longer route to the green. Going down the right side will present a chance at getting home in two, but with the risk of ending up in the pond that guards the right side of this hole. Water guards the front of this green as well.

Hole 15
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 432
This uphill par four is one of the most challenging holes on the back nine. Avoid bunkers to the right of the tee, and be aware of two dune elevations in front of this elevated green set along the Atlantic Ocean.
Hole 16
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 399

Choose a line off this tee and trust it. This dogleg left bends around a lake with water guarding the left side of the green and a deep run off guarding the right side of this crowned green. The player's short game will be tested if the approach shot is missed right.

Hole 17
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  • Par: 3
  • Yards: 174

This short par three of water is the easiest of the back nine. Hitting toward the Atlantic Ocean, distraction may be seventeen's greatest risk. This hole should yield birdie to more often than bogey.

Hole 18
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  • Par: 4
  • Yards: 466

The player will favor the left center of the fairway off the tee. Missing the drive to the right will result in a longer approach to an elevated green. The green is guarded by the dune to the left, a bunker front left, and grass hollows around the right and behind this green.