When you finish your round in the United Kingdom, the question often is “who won the match?” In the United States, it’s “what did you shoot?” Ohoopee Match Club pushes back against this American convention. Stroke play is shunned there. Everyone who comes plays match play. It’s unique and refreshing and leads to many better stories at the bar. This innovative culture and a strong Gil Hanse design has created one of the world’s premier destination clubs.

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Take Note…

Kershaw Sand. Lots of golf courses like to profess that they are built on sand. Ohoopee is the king of all sand sites. Kershaw sand percolates at 20 inches per hour and it’s classified as “excessively drained.” What that means is that a monster storm can come along and soon after, Ohoopee plays like it never rained. It makes all of the contours come alive.

Dormant Bermuda. When the TifTuf Bermuda goes dormant in the winter, combined with the sand, there is no better playing surface in America. Ohoopee races with firmness, bringing all the intricate design features to the forefront.

Naturalism meets construction. The great majority of the features at Ohoopee are natural. But the short par-4 4th was a low area where the Hanse team had to create. The area looks amazingly natural and is a credit to the construction excellence of “The Cavemen” crew.

Shower power. Owner Mike Walrath told me that outside of building the golf course and nerding out over the design, his favorite thing was figuring out the shower heads. They are tremendous in the clubhouse locker room. You feel like you are drowning, in a good way of course.

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