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Ladies red/gold par 72, slope 117, 4587 yds
Our last true links course in the United States is the nine hole Highland Links which lies on the narrow strip of the northerly peninsula of Cape Cod overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It was constructed in 1892 as part of a resort operated by a local family, initially with sand greens. When the greens were converted to grass Francis Ouimet, the 1913 US Open champion, played an exhibition match here. The course was redesigned in 1913 and refurbished in 1955. It has been owned by the Cape Cod National Seashore since the 1960s.
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| Looking back down the second hole |
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| The Highland Light dominates the fourth green |
We played Highland Links with Marc and Beth Swiontkowski on a sunny day with a light breeze. We were disappointed by the condition of the course - the fairways were soft and hairy, the greens were bumpy and slow and the course was generally in poor condition.. It did not resemble a true links course which should have hard and fast running fairways and greens. The first hole is nondescript. The second is a dogleg to the left with a steep downhill drive and then runs uphill to a flat green. The third and fourth also have significant elevation changes with the fourth green dominated by the picturesqueHighland Light, which dates to 1797 and is the logo of the course. The next two holes have lovely views of the ocean from a clifftop situation. The last two holes are lower lying with the 8th in particular being more parkland in nature.
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| The ninth is a par 3 |
Worth playing? Perhaps for its history as the oldest links course in the USA but not for its condition.
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