Seaview clubhouse
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Seaview clubhouse
The historic Stockton Seaview is the only golf and spa resort on the New Jersey Shore. Seaview offers guests an idyllic resort vacation, world-class golf and some of the best spa experiences on the East Coast. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 1
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 1
The Atlantic City panorama is visible on the first hole of the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 9
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 9
A large green awaits on no. 9 at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course in Absecon. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 10
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 10
The 10th hole on Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course is a left dogleg par 4. There are two large fairway bunkers on the right before the hole bends. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 13
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 13
Hills await on the 13th hole of the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Absecon, New Jersey. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - fescue
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Seaview - Bay golf course - fescue
The Bay at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club is a Scottish-style course with tall fescue grasses guarding many of the bunkers. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 17
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 17
The 17th green at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course is very well protected by the set of five bunkers. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - 18th
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Seaview - Bay golf course - 18th
There is a sand bunker on the left of the 18th green on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Absecon. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - hole 2
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Seaview - Bay golf course - hole 2
On the second hole of the Bay Course at Seaview, there are two bunkers on the left of the fairway and five on the right. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - No. 2
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Seaview - Bay golf course - No. 2
A cart path crosses the fairway twice, creating an additional would-be hazard on the par-4 second hole on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and G.C. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - Atlantic City
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Seaview - Bay golf course - Atlantic City
There's a great view of the Atlantic City skyline over the Bay Course and Reed's Bay. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - No. 3
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Seaview - Bay golf course - No. 3
Big sand awaits the long hitter on the third hole of the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Absecon, N.J. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - No. 5
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Seaview - Bay golf course - No. 5
A player makes an approach shot on the par-4 fifth hole on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
Seaview -  Bay golf course - No. 7
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Seaview - Bay golf course - No. 7
The par-3 seventh on Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course features a water hazard -- the only water on the course. Oleg Volovik/Golf Advisor
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Donald Ross's Bay Course at the Seaview hotel near Atlantic City brings a Scottish feel and challenge

ABSECON, N.J. -- True to its name, Seaview Hotel and Golf Club is tucked away in a charming seaside town, but it is conveniently only minutes from Atlantic City.

Built in 1914, the Bay Course is the resort's original layout that was followed by the tree-lined Pines Course in 1927.

The Bay is a Donald Ross design that is the more well known of the two courses. It borders Reed's Bay, giving the Bay the feel of a Scottish seaside course. The links-style layout features classic mounding and small greens with subtle undulations. There is also a mix of deep pot bunkers and high-faced bunkers that are sometimes lined with tall fescue grasses.

One of the most challenging elements of the golf course is its openness, which makes it subject to the strong prevailing winds that come rolling off the Atlantic. The signature hole is the second, a 432-yard par 4 that can play longer or shorter depending on how the wind is blowing that day. There are two fairway bunkers to the left, out-of-bounds to the right, and water hazards to top it off. You'll be rewarded with a stunning view of the Atlantic City skyline.

Seaview's Bay Course hosted the 1942 PGA Championship, Sam Snead's first major championship victory.

Born and raised in the former Soviet Union, photographer Oleg Volovik moved to the United States in 1992 and now lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. He joined the TravelGolf editorial team in 2010. Originally graduated with a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering he continued to dedicate his time and energy to his passion for visual arts and photography. Oleg has extensive experience in fine arts, fashion, event, architecture and journalistic photography. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Moscow, where he also taught a master class, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, in April 2007. He may be a novice golfer, but Oleg always wears a white leather glove during photo sessions. "Golf photography is my own 'game' with the beauty of nature and human creativity.
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Donald Ross's Bay Course at the Seaview hotel near Atlantic City brings a Scottish feel and challenge