On the Course·May 20, 2026

The Story of The Dam: Our Signature 14th

Ask any architect: a course needs one hole that people remember in the car on the way home. At Strawgrass, that hole is the fourteenth, the one we made the No. 1 handicap on the card — and the one we simply call The Dam.

Water from first swing to last putt

You tee off from the very edge of the lake to a small, well-guarded green set on the dam itself. Water is in play the entire way; there is no bailout that doesn’t cost you. It demands a committed, precise swing and nerves to match — the kind of one-shotter that makes a brave par feel like a birdie.

It’s short on the card and enormous in the memory. Bring a camera, bring your courage, and bring a spare ball or two.

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