In 1966 golf course architect Henry C. Mitchell was hired to design a golf course that would serve two purposes—to provide the residents of Dennis a golfing venue and to entice golf vacationers to the town.
Mitchell’s design stretches to over 7,000 yards from the tips and winds its way through 170 acres of pine-forest.
“The Pines,” as it is called by the locals, forces a golfer to be proficient with just about every club in the bag. Holes range in length from the 172-yard 13th hole, the farthest point from the clubhouse, to the 518-yard 12th hole, as tough a par-5 as there is on Cape Cod. The strength of Dennis Pines, however, lies in its par-4 holes that range in length from the 344-yard 16th, which requires a lay-up tee shot, to the demanding 442-yard eighth hole.
