Official hole guide · Verbatim course-site wording · user-supplied
A wonderfully scenic opening hole with a bunker and water lining the right side of the fairway. A drive to the right center of the fairway will leave a mid-iron to a green guarded by bunkers on the right.
Open official wording on Sea Pines ↗2026 Blue tee · official376yards
Landing target260window ≈42 yd wide
Widest / safest landing windowMap-measured · planning grade
Hit the tee shot 255-265 yards from Blue to center the widest mapped first-shot window—approximately 42 yards across, leaving roughly 116 yards to green center.
Recon cue
Use right-center without flirting with the water. Favor the middle-left portion of the green.
Primary danger
Water right · bunker right
Dye403
Blue · playing tee376
White321
Gold312
