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Address: 26th St. and Bay Ave., Ocean City

Phone: 399-1315

Details: What’s particularly unique about the city-owned course is that it has 12 holes, not the standard 18 or nine. It was designed in the early 1960s by one of the most recognizable names in the southern New Jersey golf industry, the late Leo Fraser, a past president of the PGA who also designed Mays Landing Golf & Country Club and formerly owned Atlantic City Country Club.

The par-37 course is short (1,560 total yards), with most holes being par-3s. Its shortest hole is only about 60 yards long, and its longest is the par-4 10th. In-season greens fees are just $12 and $10 after Nov. 1. In-season rates for seniors (62 and over) and juniors (14 and under) are $10.

“We’re very affordable to anyone [not just Ocean City residents] who’d like to enjoy a round of golf,” says Ocean City director of recreation Wendy Moyle.

The course closes after the Thanksgiving holiday and re-opens April 1. While short and somewhat oddly designed at 12 holes, it differs from what is typically called a “chip-n-putt” that requires only a pitching wedge and putter, and has tee boxes, fairways and bunkers.

“One requirement we have is that every golfer must carry a bag,” says Moyle. “We are very novice friendly and get a lot of children who are just learning the game who come with their parents and grandparents. But because we are located at the Jersey shore, and it sort of goes with the territory, our fairways are narrow and it can still be quite challenging for the more advanced golfers to make par.”

Golf clinics for children are held in the spring, summer and fall. The course has a pro shop that sells golfing supplies, and has clubs and bags available for rent.

Golf Tournaments (See Good Golf Guide at acweekly.com)

Monday, Sept. 21

Thomas L. Glenn Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament
Linwood Country Club, 500 Shore Road, Linwood and Atlantic City Country Club, 900 Shore Rd,, Northfield. Registration 11:30am, shotgun starts at 1pm. $300 per golfer; $75 for just the dinner reception and awards ceremony, which will take place at 6pm at Linwood Country Club. Call Cheryl Broschard at 677-7255 to register or for more information.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Golf Tournament
Dolce Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway. The tournament benefits the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation, which helps children in need. Truex grew up in Cumberland County, NJ. The tournament starts 12:30pm. A $200 fee includes greens fees, a gift basket, lunch, cart and dinner. Dinner tickets alone are $100. Celebrity participants include Truex, NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip and former Philadelphia Eagle Vince Papale. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the “Hook’em & Hold’em” poker tournament will take place at the Tropicana. Registration is at 3:30pm and the poker tournament starts 6:15pm.

Friday, Sept. 25

Lynn Baker Memorial Golf Tournament
Greate Bay Country Club, 901 Mays Landing Rd., Somers Point . The Ocean City Exchange Club holds their Lynn Baker Memorial Golf Tournament at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point to benefit The Exchange Club Family Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. Tournament benefits the Exchange Club Family Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. A $250 entry fee includes a buffet lunch, beverages on the course, a cocktail hour and dinner, greens fees and prizes. Of the entry fee, $110 goes toward a charitable donation. For more information call Stu Sirott at 381.6841 or go to exchangeclubfamilycenternj.org.