The first hole at Bayonne features a partially blind approach to the green, which is hidden from view behind a small dune. This hole design is a variation of the often blind angles to greens on the great links of Scotland and Ireland, most notably the Dell Hole at Lahinch.

In Scotland, a stream is called a "burn." On the second hole, a dogleg left, a small burn enters the salt marsh adjacent to the fairway landing area and between the location of the green.

The green format for the third was inspired by the world-famous par three 15th hole at North Berwick in Scotland. The essential Redan ingredients feature a diagonal green that slopes from the front right to the back left.

On this part five, large sand/scrub and hilly groupings of waste bunkers separate the fairway landing zones. For the second shot the green is hidden from view and the golfer will see, in the distance, a "church spire" which provides a point of reference for the left side of the green.

A short part three protected in front by a menacing stacked-sod bunker. Golfers will need to play a skillfull approach to this undulating green.

A short par four that offers a risk/reward challenge to drive the green in one with an eagle opportunity, yet at the same time presents significant danger from an errant tee shot that may result in a bogey or more.

A straight-a-way par four set between hills and knolls. The beach rose is commonly called salt spray rose, or by its scientific name – Ragosa rose. At the Bayonne Golf Club, the beach rose can be found growing among the native plant material.

This par five plays along a tidal brackish marshland vegetated with cordgrass and other salt tolerant plant species. This wetland is the largest environmentally protected man-made site on the lower Hudson River.

This dogleg right par four features a drive to a diagonal fairway that presents the golfer with a tempting choice. Driving safely to the left leaves a much longer shot into the green than those who dare to carry more of the hazard.

Most links holes of Scotland and Ireland are routed through the natural lows between the dunes. The tenth hole, a long, bunkerless dogleg right, is such a hole. The sloping fairway forces the golfer to play his approach shots from uneven lies.

A long par three with a portion of the green protected by a flanking dune on the right. When the hole is cut to the right, the golfer must be inventive to get the ball close.

For many, this is the most exhilarating tee shot of the round. Looking east towards the harbor, the backdrop is an ever-changing panorama of ocean vessels. The hole's name comes from the two echelon of bunkers, seven crossing the fairway and another six located to the right side of the green.

This long par five climbs its way between grassy hills and mounds, though during summer months, the golfer should have the prevailing wind at his back. To the right of the green is the club's iconic flagpole; the tallest on the East Coast – that hoists the Stars and Stripes.

Only a few paces from the clubhouse, the tee shot to this downhill par three is fraught with challenge. The plateau green is reminiscent of the steep greenside drop-off found at Royal Dornoch.

Sand bunkers originated on the earliest golf courses resulting from sheep bedding down on slopes and in small valleys. The sheep, wanting to be protected by the wind, created areas of exposed sand, now known as bunkers. The fifteeth hole at Bayonne has hollows in front of both the tee and green that provide protected areas, reminiscent of golf holes found in Scotland or Ireland.

This may be the most challenging two-shotter on the course. And from the elevated tees, the golfer is treated to some of the best views of the day. The fairway may be generous, and the green may be unusually large, but par is very hard to come by.

The seventeenth hole is routed along the Hudson, with a drive challenged by water, and guarded on the left by a continuous beach bunker.

A long uphill par four guided between large, grassy dunes take the golfer home. The club's lighthouse serves as the aiming guide to the partially blind approach.