What are “The Craic” tees?
In 2020 several members of the Gearhart Golf Links Men’s Club requested that their Board of Directors develop a “Combination” set of tees, with total length somewhere between the distance from the White (5741 yards) and Black (6176 yards) tees. In conjunction with PGA General Manager Jason Bangild, and Superintendent Forrest Goodling, the group developed a “Composite” tee group instead of merely a combination of White/Black. This set of tees offer the golfer a wide variety of shots and club selection not commonly experienced from the Black or White tees. The objective was to highlight some of the more unique shots available from some of the Stones, Black, White, and Green tee boxes. The Craic tees were rated in 2020 by the Oregon Golf Association, and were officially displayed for play via the GHIN system soon afterwards.
The course/slope rating for the Craic is 69.8/131 and par 72, with a total length at 5893 yards. Many of the Mens Club members played from the Craic in 2020 and greatly enjoyed the variety of golfing experience. For 2021 the Craic tees stroke allocation has been updated within the GHIN system to better reflect how each hole is handicapped, per the USGA stroke index progression method. Scorecards for the Craic are available upon request at the pro-shop. Play this set of tees for the “most fun and entertaining round you can have at Gearhart Golf Links”.