Bayside Resort Golf Club has officially opened and has ushered in a time of new golf in Southern Delaware.
Golf course architect Jack Nicklaus addresses the challenge to create a course on a pristine piece of property that would reflect the natural setting of nearby Assawoman Bay. The finished course, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, is a waterfront links layout that stays true to the natural salt marshes, meadows and woodlands to present strategic and aesthetic shot values. ( Read this as a hard course to play for the average golfer, if it in any way mirrors what he did to a beautiful piece of land in Crossville, TN. ) It is the focalpoint of a resort golf community on over 850 acres that have been enhanced by four resort villages and private residences, along with markets, restaurants, boutiques and plaza.
“Today we see the fruit of the work,” said Nicklaus, who was on hand for the grand opening celebration and to play a special 18-hole exhibition, which attracted a gathering of nearly 1,000 — made up of members, guests and dignitaries that included Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.).
Bayside’s challenging scale (7,545 from the Signature Tees) may be deceptive. The golf course was never intended to be intimidating, or to overwhelm even average players. The par-72 layout has five sets of tees, tapered to as little as 5,168 yards, without losing of its aesthetic or strategic value.
I’ve found Nicklaus courses to be very hard to play, as Jack’s team has no concept that we, as average golfers, cannot hit it from point A to point B, everytime. Jack uses way too many bunkers in fairways and surrounds greeens with more problems than a good missle defense system.
“What you will find here,” Nicklaus said, “is that you will walk off the golf course and say, ‘I enjoyed that today. What time can I get on tomorrow.” Well Jack, let’s let someone besides you, the namesake designer, make that call. Anybody played it yet ? Would you please send us a review.
The resort/semi-private course is accessible to members and guests of Bayside Resort. Opening green fee is $160 per player in season, which includes a mandatory cart. Public play also is available, starting in September.
“We are so excited and honored to have Jack Nicklaus with us,” said Joshua M. Freeman, president and CEO of The Carl M. Freeman Companies. “His focus and determination to create excellence is why we are so honored to have him. By having Jack sign his name to this course, we partly are being a caretaker for his legacy. Hopefully we will be great caretakers of that legacy, as well as this being something we are proud of in our organization.”
For more details about Invitational Memberships and pre-opening membership promotions, call (877) 436-9998, visit www.golfbayside.com, or e-mail membership@golfbayside.com.
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