Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club

Rick Jacobson's 1999 Bear Trap Dunes, 3 miles west of Bethany Beach in Ocean View, Delaware. Jacobson (a former Jack Nicklaus Design associate) built a 27-hole facility on coastal dunes terrain, routed as three distinct nines: Grizzly, Kodiak, and Black Bear, played in any two-nine combination. The defining feature is Jacobson's ample use of sand dunes in the routing, 'adhering to the coastal area's natural terrain,' as he put it. Strategically placed dunes, grassy hollows, bunkers, and water hazards require players to 'think their way through each hole.' Winding fairways bordered by native wetland grasses frame lush oversized greens that consistently earn the best-conditioned-on-the-Eastern-Shore rating. Top 5 Best You Can Play in Delaware by Golfweek. #4 Best Golf Course in Delaware by Golf Magazine. Golf Digest 4-Star rated. A staple Ocean City-area stay-and-play, pair with Man O'War at GlenRiddle for two of the top Eastern Shore coastal courses.