The prime 1,000-acre tract, which overlooks the Ocean City skyline, features 15 holes along the tidal marshes of the Assawoman Bay and the St. Martin's River. The developer, Tom Ruark, revised the master plan for Lighthouse Sound in 1996 to limit the residential component to only 96 homesites leaving all the prime land for the golf course routing. By doing so, 700 acres of wooded wetlands and pristine marsh were preserved.

The course provides a great diversity of holes that would rival any golf course in the country. It features a unique blend of modern, classical and links style design. As good as the holes are along the bay; the golfers who have played the course love the classical feel of the tree-lined holes of number 9 through 14.