Oak Island Golf Club

Oak Island Golf Club sits on the southern coast of North Carolina near Caswell Beach, occupying land shaped by the maritime environment of the Cape Fear region. George Cobb designed the course in 1962, part of his extensive portfolio of layouts across the Carolinas during the mid-twentieth century. Cobb, who worked primarily in the Southeast, created numerous courses that balanced playability with the natural constraints of coastal and piedmont terrain. The routing at Oak Island reflects his practical approach to design, working with the flat to gently rolling topography typical of barrier island and near-coastal sites. The course plays through corridors lined with live oaks, pines, and the native vegetation characteristic of North Carolina's lower coastal plain. Water features appear on several holes, a common element in Cobb's work and a natural consequence of the area's hydrology and proximity to tidal waterways. The layout serves as the centerpiece of a residential golf community, a development model that became widespread along the Carolina coast during the latter half of the twentieth century. Oak Island provides a straightforward test for golfers visiting the Brunswick County area, where the game has long been part of the regional tourism and residential economy. The course operates as a semi-private facility, accommodating both members and daily-fee play. Its location near Southport and within reach of Wilmington places it among the many courses that serve the golf market along this stretch of the Atlantic coast.