Leopard’s Chase Golf Course
A Tim Cate design at Ocean Ridge Plantation, Leopard’s Chase Golf Course blends preserved wetlands, native grasses, man-made water features, white-sand waste areas, TifEagle greens, and one of the most memorable waterfall finishes in coastal Carolina golf.
The youngest Big Cat with the loudest visual roar.
Leopard’s Chase Golf Course is the newest of the Big Cats at Ocean Ridge Plantation and one of the most visually dramatic courses on the north end of the Myrtle Beach golf market. Designed by Tim Cate and opened in 2007, the course quickly earned national attention and remains a standout for groups looking for scenery, challenge, and a modern coastal Carolina layout.
The course plays as a par 72 and stretches to 7,155 yards from the championship tees. MyrtleBeachGolf.com lists the championship rating and slope at 74.3 / 140, with men’s yardage at 6,165 and forward yardage at 4,872.
Leopard’s Chase uses more than 220 acres of coastal terrain, including wetlands, native grasses, plantings, water features, and bold white-sand waste areas. The official Big Cats site also notes mature TifSport Bermudagrass fairways and newly renovated TifEagle Bermudagrass greens.
For a 2026 Myrtle Beach golf trip, Leopard’s Chase is a strong Big Cats centerpiece. It is scenic enough for the camera roll, difficult enough to make players think, and dramatic enough to give the post-round conversation plenty of teeth.
Tim Cate design
Cate uses wetlands, native grasses, waste bunkers, water, and bold green sites to create a modern Big Cats layout with visual drama from start to finish.
Renovated TifEagle greens
The official Big Cats course page notes newly renovated TifEagle Bermudagrass greens paired with mature TifSport Bermudagrass fairways.
Waterfall closing hole
The par-4 18th finishes at an elevated green guarded by coquina boulders and a waterfall, giving the round one of the area’s signature exits.
Leopard’s Chase Golf Course gallery
A look at Leopard’s Chase’s waterfalls, water carries, native grass framing, white bunkers, wetlands, pine corridors, and bold Tim Cate green sites.
How Leopard’s Chase plays.
Leopard’s Chase is target golf with scenery attached. Some landing areas are generous, but water, wetlands, native grasses, and waste bunkers make the correct line much more valuable than simply finding short grass.
The course has several pressure points, especially No. 4, No. 14 and No. 18. The fourth is all carry into an island-style green, the fourteenth gives players a par-5 risk-reward decision, and the closing hole asks for two committed shots with water, waste sand and the waterfall waiting.
For 2026 trips, Leopard’s Chase is best for groups that want a top-tier Big Cats round with visual drama and real shot-making value. It is playable from the right tees, but sleepy decisions can get dragged into the wetlands like little golf goblins.
| Category | Useful Course Details |
|---|---|
| Championship Tees | 7,155 yards · 74.3 rating · 140 slope |
| Men’s Tees | 6,165 yards · 69.8 rating · 130 slope |
| Ladies / Forward Tees | 4,872 yards · 68.4 rating · 120 slope |
| Greens | Newly renovated TifEagle Bermudagrass greens |
| Fairways | Mature TifSport Bermudagrass fairways |
| Course Setting | More than 220 acres of coastal terrain, wetlands, native grasses and preserved landscapes |
| No. 4 | Par 3 island-style green framed by coquina boulders and water carry |
| No. 5 | Par 4 with island-like green and a large waste bunker stretching deep into the fairway |
| No. 14 | Par 5 risk-reward dogleg left with a chance to attack or lay back |
| No. 18 | Par 4 finishing hole with water, waste sand, beach bunker and waterfall-guarded elevated green |
| Recognition | Top 10 Best New Public Course in America for 2007 by Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine |
| Course Personality | Forced carries, water features, native areas, white bunkers and dramatic visual contrast |
What’s available at Leopard’s Chase
Leopard’s Chase offers the core pieces golf groups need for a full Big Cats round: bar, restaurant, golf shop, carts, club rentals, driving range, and access to the Ocean Ridge Plantation golf setting.
Bar
Club Rental
Golf Carts
Golf Shop
Restaurant
Driving Range
Add Leopard’s Chase to your 2026 golf trip.
Leopard’s Chase Golf Course is a strong choice for groups that want a Tim Cate Big Cats design, renovated TifEagle greens, preserved wetlands, dramatic white-sand hazards, water carries, and one of the most memorable finishing holes in the Myrtle Beach golf market.