| Recently, as a golfer
replaced the flag on
Number 11 and looked out
toward the marsh to
Numbers 12 through 15,
he remarked to his
playing partners, "I've
read and heard so much
about these island holes, I
can't believe I'm finally
going to actually play
them. And I wonder if
they'll be as good as they
said they'd be." Later in the Clubhouse, he was heard to remark, "They're better!" As golfers stand on the elevated green at Number 11, the anticipation does indeed build for the next four holes. It begins as carts roll up onto the elevated cartbridges that network the islands and stretch out over river and marsh to the Par 3, Number 12. The hole's length (110 yards/White) is deceptive. And there's little between tee and green but marsh, water and fickle island breezes. |
Like the golfer who judged the course's island holes to be even better than he expected, architect Joe Lee and the developers of The Hampton Club are delighted with the mix of pleasure and challenge that the completed course now provides to the golfers who play it. | The blue tees at Number
13 require a
moderate-length carry
over an expanse of marsh
(most golfers are choosing
the back tees for the
added excitement and
challenge). Number 14 is
a long, S-shaped par 5
that counts marsh, lakes
and narrow fairways
among its hazards. A huge
magnolia tree (at one
point, the entire fairway
was reshaped to save it)
guards the green. The
beautiful Par 3 Number 15
completes the golfers'
island adventures. The other mainland holes
that comprise The
Hampton Club back-nine
are equally beautiful and
challenging. Number 10
requires golfers to carry a
portion of Butler Lake
while Number 16 begins
and ends with lateral
water hazards. And the
Par 5 Number 18, the
course's longest hole,
confronts golfers with a
lagoon and yet another
towering magnolia tree
near the green. |
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