Embarrassed by this question but here goes...

[Greg Tallman]

Given that there will be a new course coming on line within the next 16 or so months using the marketing tag of:

"The only course in the world with ocean views from all 18 tees and all 18 greens"

Can anyone name another?

[Pete_Pittock]

Believe Alan Shepard already played the Sea of Tranquility.

[Jason Topp]

Royal Porthcawl?

Kingsbarns?

Old Head is close

[Alex Miller]

Trump L.A. could say that save for the 15th green. It is a below average course.

[Bill_McBride]

Royal Porthcawl?

Not sure about that corner up there with 6, 7 and 8th tee, but maybe so.  Ninth green?

[Pete Lavallee]

Torrey Pines, North and South?

[Garland Bayley]

Replace ocean with water and you have Castle Stuart.

[Jon Wiggett]

Replace ocean with water and you have Castle Stuart.

Well it might not be an ocean, but last time I looked it definitely was a see. However, there are holes that do not have a view of the ocean from tee, fairway or green. Reay fits the bill I believe as does Kilspindie.

Jon

[Tom_Doak]

I have heard a couple of courses market themselves on being able to see the ocean from every hole -- but I can't think of which ones right now. 

Every tee and every green, really?  Is that even better, or is it worse?  I actually think it might be worse, as it implies a lack of variety.

[Patrick_Mucci]

Bodega Harbor ?

[Scott Warren]

Crail (Balcomie).

I'm struggling to think of a tee or green at Fishers Island from which you cannot see either the Sound or out to the Atlantic.

[jeffwarne]

I have heard a couple of courses market themselves on being able to see the ocean from every hole -- but I can't think of which ones right now. 

Every tee and every green, really?  Is that even better, or is it worse?  I actually think it might be worse, as it implies a lack of variety.

To say nothing of the routing and design comprimises one might make if he set out with that as a GOAL....

[Mark Provenzano]

Sure seemed like The Challenge at Manele did, but I wasn't counting.

[Tom_Doak]

I have heard a couple of courses market themselves on being able to see the ocean from every hole -- but I can't think of which ones right now. 

Every tee and every green, really?  Is that even better, or is it worse?  I actually think it might be worse, as it implies a lack of variety.

To say nothing of the routing and design comprimises one might make if he set out with that as a GOAL....

Definitely.  If that's what a client asked for, I would probably tell him it was a dumb goal.

[Oh, wait.  What course are we talking about here?  I might have already told somebody that.]

[Bart Bradley]

Not that I am a big fan of the course, but I suspect this might be true of Pinnacle Point?  It is built on steep land above the ocean so I think you could likely see the ocean from all the greens and tees...perhaps my memory is incorrect, I don't remember a number of the holes (which again goes to show my overall impression).

Bart

[Jerry Kluger]

Would somebody actually go out of their way to play a course simply because of that claim?

[Tiger_Bernhardt]

That is an interesting thought. As Greg knows ocean views are fairly easy to come by in Cabos. I wonder how many rounds a year that line would grab if it an otherwise run of the mill course for the area.

[Mark Saltzman]

Would somebody actually go out of their way to play a course simply because of that claim?

Jerry,

I was looking for a course to play and found this one which advertised:

"This has been accomplished by incorporating some type of water hazard (lake, pond, or canal) on each hole. In addition, most of the pine trees and palm trees have been left in their natural locations near greens, fairways and tees, thus creating some interesting obstacles for all golfers. "

I presume this is to attract golfers.

[Anthony Gray]

Don't think Castle Stuart makes it. Chambers Bay comes close. the Castle Course and Kingsbarns make it.

  Anthony

[Mike_Young]

I actually had not thought about it but I am just starting construction on one right now and I think you can see the ocean from all 18 holes.  But only because there are no trees and only two holes are actually on the beach.  http://www.montecristobeach.com/community_golf.php
I am on site all weekend and will try to see if that is a true statement.

[Mark Pritchett]

Not sure about all the tees and greens, but I remember Half Moon Bay billing itself as having ocean views from all 18 holes. 

[Wade Schueneman]

I think that I would prefer several tees and greens cloistered by interesting topography.

[Patrick_Mucci]

Crail (Balcomie).

I'm struggling to think of a tee or green at Fishers Island from which you cannot see either the Sound or out to the Atlantic.

Possibly # 9 green

[Guy Nicholson]

Kapalua Plantation? It's been a couple of years, but it'd be close.

[Howard Riefs]

Here are a few with "on every hole" claims...at least according to their marketing copywriters.


Kiawah -- TOC
"Unobstructed views of Kiawah’s beautiful Atlantic coastline from every hole."
http://www.kiawahresort.com/golf/the-ocean-course/

[Can you see the ocean from #1? Likely the farthest hole from the shore.]


Wailea:
3 courses. 54 holes. All ocean views.
"...Wailea Golf Club, whose championship Gold, Emerald and Blue courses boast breathtaking ocean views from every hole and dozens of prestigious awards."
http://www.waileagolf.com/


Los Verdes Golf Course
"With ocean views from every hole, the course offers both great golf and great scenery, and you will find it to be one of the best golf values anywhere."
http://www.terranea.com/california-golf-courses.php


Cabo Real
"...a high-quality course to look as though it had been entirely designed by the landscape itself, in which each hole provides an ocean view."
http://www.questrogolf.com/our_courses.php

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