Greate Bay Country Club

Greate Bay Country Club is a private golf and social club in the southern New Jersey town of Somers Point. The course and club opened in 1923 as Ocean City Country Club. In the 1980's it was bought by the Sands Casino in nearby Atlantic City and was known as the Sands Country Club. In addition to the 18-hole golf course, the club offers racquet sports, a fitness center and space for weddings and other events. The club is at the New Road/US Route 9 exit off the Garden State Parkway and seconds from the causeway that connects the New Jersey mainland to the barrier island containing Ocean City.  You can find hotels near Greate Bay Country Club at TheRealPlaces.com.  Greate Bay Country Club is 10.4 miles from downtown Atlantic City.

Accolades

• Selected as "Featured Course" at TheGolfNexus on November 1, 2024
• 1997: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Michelle McGann)
• 1996: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Dottie Pepper)
• 1995: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Betsy King)
• 1994: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Donna Andrews)
• 1993: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Shelley Hamlin)
• 1992: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Anne Marie Palli)
• 1991: Site of the LPGA Tour Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Jane Geddes)
• 1990: Site of the Atlantic City Classic on the LPGA Tour (Champion: Christa Johnson)
• 1989: Hosted the LPGA Atlantic City Classic (Champion: Nancy Lopez)
• 1988: Hosted the Atlantic City Classic on the LPGA Tour (Champion: Juli Inkster)

Notes

• Original course designed by Willie Park, Jr.
• Course redesigned by Tom Fazio in 1972
• Hosted the LPGA Atlantic City Classic from 1988 to 1997
• Five sets of tees (and two combos) make the layout playable from 4,841 to 6,654 yards
• Course Web Site
• Course Facebook Page

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