Best Holes of Golf on Cape Cod


Falmouth
Country Club
HOLE
10
FALMOUTH
With two courses – the 9-hole Talon Course and the
18-hole Osprey Course – Falmouth Country Club offers
an abundance of riches when it comes to the sport.
It should come as no surprise that a pair of osprey
overlook its trademark hole from a nest above a
picturesque pond.
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The birds add life to hole 10, which is a long par 5 (516
yards). “The osprey come back every year,” says PGA
General Manager and Director of Golf Matthew Burgess.
“You can hear them mating, their babies chirping, and
see them diving for 昀椀sh. It’s pretty neat. There is water
on the hole. Off the tee to the right is a little pond, which
adds to the challenge.”
HOLE
18
Hyannis Golf Club
HYANNIS
Prior to the town of Barnstable purchasing the course in
2005, it was called Iyannough Hills for good reason.
“We have a lot of hills, lots of elevated tee boxes, and
elevated greens,” says Head Golf Professional Thomas
Rourke. “The layout is hilly and has lots of character to it.
Some courses on the Cape are 昀氀at and you feel like you’re
playing the same hole over and over again. Here, each hole
is unique.”
which is shot off an elevated tee box down a hill. The
approach onto the green goes up a hill, looking towards
the clubhouse. “It’s a great 昀椀nishing hole,” Rourke says. “You
have to hit two good golf shots – the 昀椀rst with the driver off
the tee. And the second, even if you’re on the green, you
need to be precise with your approach shot.”
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None more so than the 18th, Hyannis’ signature hole,
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