Fripp Island Resort, Ocean Creek Course

Fripp Island Resort is a resort 36-hole golf facility located in Fripp Island South Carolina. The facility has two 18-hole golf courses. They are, The Ocean Creek Course and The Ocean Point Course.

The Ocean Creek Course was the second course built at Fripp Island Resort. Incorporating sweeping views of salt water marshes, fresh water lagoons, lush jungle vegetation and four distinctive rolling dune ridges, Ocean Creek opened in 1995. The course was designed by Davis Love III .

The signature 6th and 7th holes are situated on the "Old House Creek" and marsh, which Jacques Cousteau called "one of the most pristine salt-water marsh habitats in the world". Five holes are edged by marsh, while another six incorporate interior wetlands, preserved and connected to the course through a network of wooden walkways and bridges.

Par for The Ocean Creek Courses is 71. From the back tees, the course plays to 6,586 yards. From the forward tees, the course measures `4,840 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 16, a par-5 that plays to 547 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 12, a par-3 that plays to 145 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 7, a 409 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at The Ocean Creek Course is # 12, the 145 yard par-3.