635 West Yarmouth Road, West Yarmouth, Ma.
Architect: Brian Silva
Terrain: Parkland
Type of Course: Town Park
Driving Range: Yes
Year Opened: 1986
Green Fee: 
Par: 72
Lodging: No
Tel: 508-394-5597
Snapshots
Excellent municipal course, with conditions typical of a semi-private or better
Very playable for vacationers while maintaining a good challenge for the seasoned golfer
Omnipresence of trees less fiendish than they appear, due to careful clearing of underbrush
Not just the trees, but the length of the course makes it imperative to get off the tee well
A pleasure to walk
Scorecard
| Tee Station | Yardage | Slope | Par Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 7172 | 130 | 74.6 |
| Blue | 6433 | 125 | 71.0 |
| White | 5901 | 121 | 67.8 |
| Silver | 5901 | 121 | 67.8 |
| Red | 4810 | 120 | 67.9 |
Beyond The White Stakes
| Brewskies | Cape Cod Beer, Brewery – Hyannis (6.6 miles) |
| Stop for a Bite | Basil Thai Cuisine Thai (2.4 miles) |
| Stay for the Weekend | Cape Cod (You are there) |
| Splash! | Nantucket Sound – Sea Gull Beach, Yarmouth (4.1 miles) |
| Sundae Golfer | Route 28 Pizza & Ice Cream (3.4 miles) |
| Native | Jason Smith, Captain of the Salem State hockey team for two years |
Pros:
- Ultra-good upkeep
- Stellar sandwiches at the turn
- Deep traps with good bounce to them
Cons:
- Uniformity of native pitch oaks gives course a repetitive feel at times
- Very walkable course, but it’s not an option at all times
You’re Right On Course
Photo Gallery & Commentary
No. 1 Red
No. 2 Red
No. 3 Red
No. 4 Red
No. 4 Red
No. 6 Red
No. 7 Red
No. 7 Red
No. 9 Red
No. 9 Red
No. 9 Red
Snack Bar
No. 1 White
No. 3 White
No. 4 White
No. 5 White
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No. 6 White
No. 7 White
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No. 1 Red
With trees running the length of the hole (a recurring motif), this long par 4 demands loose limbs from your first swing of the day. The tees are elevated and the fairway runs steadily downhill to the hole, but there are two large bunkers requiring your full attention – one alongside the fairway, the other by the green. -
No. 2 Red
Lazy, bending par 5, dogleg left. The safer you play to the right, the more in play will be two voluminous, cresting greenside bunkers. -
No. 3 Red
Classic par 3 from an elevated perch. Green is comfortably large, but don’t miss. Bunkers abound. -
No. 4 Red
The No. 1 handicap presents the usual trees on both sides to contend with and requires no less than 100 yards to carry a large pond fronting the green. -
No. 4 Red
The No. 1 handicap presents the usual trees on both sides to contend with and requires no less than 100 yards to carry a large pond fronting the green. -
No. 6 Red
Bunkers appear to cover most of the fairway from your perspective at the tee, but it’s an optical illusion set up to get in your head as you stand over your ball. They’re actually 60 yards apart and diagonally across from each other. -
No. 7 Red
588 flat yards and you could lay string from end-to-end, so any shots veering ever so slightly left or right are wasted motion. The greenside trap is as mean as a summer squall on Nantucket Sound. -
No. 7 Red
588 flat yards and you could lay string from end-to-end, so any shots veering ever so slightly left or right are wasted motion. The greenside trap is as mean as a summer squall on Nantucket Sound. -
No. 9 Red
Thin, slanting, long, semi-blind . . . this is essentially the Dr. Caligari’s Cabinet of par 4s. If you can keep your mind on the shot at hand and off of 1920’s German Expressionist cinema, the hole opens up nicely with a wide and elevated green to target, though, admittedly, the greenside bunker is a bit spooky looking as well. -
No. 9 Red
Thin, slanting, long, semi-blind . . . this is essentially the Dr. Caligari’s Cabinet of par 4s. If you can keep your mind on the shot at hand and off of 1920’s German Expressionist cinema, the hole opens up nicely with a wide and elevated green to target, though, admittedly, the greenside bunker is a bit spooky looking as well. -
No. 9 Red
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Snack Bar
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No. 1 White
Sprawling par 4 from elevated tee slides downhill a little at a time once you’ve gained the fairway and then bends slightly to the right at the 150 marker. -
No. 3 White
Long par 3 from the back tees, which affords you little opportunity to shape your shot, with a trap short and right and a tree which decided to mosey on out from the forest making both fades and draws iffy propositions. -
No. 4 White
This dogleg left pleads with you to stay away from the corner with a generously wide landing area. If you still can’t help yourself and must make the hole as short as possible, nothing good will come of your greed. The underbrush is allowed to grow wild in the left trees and a wall of unkempt grasses seal off the elevated green from both running shots and smart aleck-chips. -
No. 5 White
Late breaking par 4, dogleg right that mandates at least 230 off the tee to get a look at the green on your second shot. When flag is placed on the right side you’ll need to fly two bunkers if you intend to attack it. -
No. 5 White
Late breaking par 4, dogleg right that mandates at least 230 off the tee to get a look at the green on your second shot. When flag is placed on the right side you’ll need to fly two bunkers if you intend to attack it. -
No. 6 White
Par 5 with trees hugging the left side. Second shot must contend with what looks like either a desert mirage or a UNESCO World Heritage site. After nothing remotely close to this all day, in the distance you’ll be able to make out a large sandy waste area with boulders and pines. What’s more, it’s directly en route to the green. The fairway curls around it, but your second shot will need to get within 100 yards of the green to be unaffected by Pinehenge. -
No. 7 White
Dogleg right, which presents the intriguing option of cutting the corner. But to do so, you’ll need to hit a big power fade with some serious late action on it if you are to gain the green in two shots, all the while avoiding the lone hardwood standing sentry over the bend in the fairway and the greenside trap that comes quite a ways up from the hole to thwart such a shot.
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