#4 of 4 in Ocean Isle Beach

Lion's Paw Golf Links

Ocean Isle Beach, NC · Public · 18 holes

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Ranked in Ocean Isle Beach

Views & scenery4th of 4 in Ocean Isle Beach

Layout & design4th of 4 in Ocean Isle Beach

Course conditions4th of 4 in Ocean Isle Beach

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Difficulty

Harder than most courses in Ocean Isle Beach

EasierHarder

About Lion's Paw Golf Links

Lion's Paw Golf Links is one of the four "Big Cats" courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation, alongside Leopard's Chase, Tiger's Eye and Panther's Run. Together the four layouts make up 72 holes of golf in the South Brunswick Islands of coastal North Carolina, roughly 20 minutes from downtown Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and about 30 minutes from Wilmington, North Carolina.

The courses were routed to follow the natural contours of the property, giving each hole its own character. Features across the group include elevation changes, varied fairway corridors, sloping greens and wooded coastal landscape, with holes set up to accommodate a range of skill levels.

At a glance

Access: Public
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 6,901 yards
Tees: 20 tee boxes
Course rating: 74.8 / 145 slope
Difficulty: Harder than most

Scorecard

Leopard's Chase Course

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	3	5	4	3	5	4	35	37	72
Handicap	11	17	5	13	7	9	1	15	3	14	8	12	18	10	2	16	4	6
Black Tees	350	172	567	181	413	420	443	185	562	407	517	404	184	536	427	204	569	433	3293	3681	6,974	72	74.8/145
Blue Tees	340	149	529	161	379	396	421	167	555	398	511	376	154	505	410	176	553	414	3097	3497	6,594	72	72.5/140
White Tees	302	132	504	138	364	379	409	158	530	354	485	357	153	482	383	138	525	356	2916	3233	6,149	72	70.3/135
Gold Tees	260	115	472	112	332	346	342	129	497	304	418	319	125	445	343	130	494	328	2605	2906	5,511	72	67.6/120
Red Tees	222	95	400	100	315	294	310	111	463	264	352	302	117	377	316	113	428	305	2310	2574	4,884	72	64.9/115

Lion's Paw Course

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	36	36	72
Handicap	1	15	3	5	7	17	9	13	11	2	8	10	14	4	6	16	18	12
Blue Tees	415	510	202	420	409	225	393	511	381	395	196	380	517	410	441	374	188	534	3466	3435	6,901	72	73.6/136
White Tees	391	476	176	364	394	189	355	490	340	371	186	366	483	390	419	349	159	501	3175	3224	6,399	72	71.0/129
White/Gold Hybrid	352	476	115	364	361	131	355	490	340	371	172	321	483	332	390	349	133	501	2984	3052	6,036	72	69.4/125
Gold Tees	352	427	115	317	361	131	325	466	302	338	172	321	427	332	390	313	133	452	2796	2878	5,674	72	68.0/119
Red Tees	337	411	105	290	349	126	293	451	266	302	106	288	410	324	367	283	128	404	2628	2612	5,240	72	65.7/112

Panther's Run Course

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	3	4	36	36	72
Handicap	9	13	7	1	17	11	3	15	5	4	18	14	6	8	10	12	16	2
Black Tees	399	167	413	422	511	202	389	378	563	397	193	380	546	430	405	548	201	421	3444	3521	6,965	72	73.2/144
Blue Tees	377	154	400	387	490	187	383	368	541	374	172	366	509	423	393	509	179	407	3287	3332	6,619	72	71.5/134
White Tees	358	141	359	371	470	165	358	339	518	358	151	337	490	396	351	489	161	382	3079	3115	6,194	72	69.8/126
Gold Tees	336	119	312	346	444	134	334	303	461	292	138	306	455	372	306	449	129	317	2789	2764	5,553	72	67.7/110
Red Tees	245	95	299	319	424	93	306	270	435	263	125	271	424	327	291	417	115	289	2486	2522	5,008	72	65.4/102

Tiger's Eye Course

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	3	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	5	36	36	72
Handicap	15	7	11	5	1	17	9	13	3	18	12	4	14	16	10	2	6	8
Black Tees	365	191	539	421	394	177	550	391	410	330	166	438	378	371	505	437	206	567	3438	3398	6,836	72	73.4/144
Blue Tees	339	185	524	406	355	167	538	369	396	317	156	408	356	334	486	411	182	542	3279	3192	6,471	72	71.5/141
White Tees	301	165	480	364	349	138	489	312	339	293	130	381	325	313	439	377	154	484	2937	2896	5,833	72	68.5/130
Gold Tees	229	143	417	318	272	106	442	268	304	239	104	322	281	275	377	309	128	443	2499	2478	4,977	72	65.2/109
Red Tees	204	97	379	266	242	78	397	221	271	205	88	290	244	229	346	277	97	414	2155	2190	4,345	72	62.9/104

Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database

Course handicap at Lion's Paw Golf Links

How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.

Tee	Rating	Slope	0	5	10	15	20	25	30	36
Leopard's Chase Course · Black Tees	74.8	145	3	9	16	22	28	35	41	49
Leopard's Chase Course · Blue Tees	72.5	140	1	7	13	19	25	31	38	45
Leopard's Chase Course · White Tees	70.3	135	-2	4	10	16	22	28	34	41
Leopard's Chase Course · Gold Tees	67.6	120	-4	1	6	12	17	22	27	34
Leopard's Chase Course · Red Tees	64.9	115	-7	-2	3	8	13	18	23	30
Lion's Paw Course · Blue Tees	73.6	136	2	8	14	20	26	32	38	45
Lion's Paw Course · White Tees	71.0	129	-1	5	10	16	22	28	33	40
Lion's Paw Course · White/Gold Hybrid	69.4	125	-3	3	8	14	20	25	31	37
Lion's Paw Course · Gold Tees	68.0	119	-4	1	7	12	17	22	28	34
Lion's Paw Course · Red Tees	65.7	112	-6	-1	4	9	14	18	23	29
Panther's Run Course · Black Tees	73.2	144	1	8	14	20	27	33	39	47
Panther's Run Course · Blue Tees	71.5	134	-1	5	11	17	23	29	35	42
Panther's Run Course · White Tees	69.8	126	-2	3	9	15	20	26	31	38
Panther's Run Course · Gold Tees	67.7	110	-4	1	5	10	15	20	25	31
Panther's Run Course · Red Tees	65.4	102	-7	-2	2	7	11	16	20	26
Tiger's Eye Course · Black Tees	73.4	144	1	8	14	21	27	33	40	47
Tiger's Eye Course · Blue Tees	71.5	141	-1	6	12	18	24	31	37	44
Tiger's Eye Course · White Tees	68.5	130	-4	2	8	14	20	25	31	38
Tiger's Eye Course · Gold Tees	65.2	109	-7	-2	3	8	12	17	22	28
Tiger's Eye Course · Red Tees	62.9	104	-9	-4	0	5	9	14	19	24

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