
The 18-hole Cardinal at Diamondhead Country Club, half of a 36-hole layout on the property, is a semi-private course that opened in 1979.
Designed by Earl Stone, the golf course measures 6,831 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 132 and a 72.7 USGA rating. The course features four sets of tees for different skill levels.
The major challenges for both golf courses are their tree-lined fairways. The Cardinal Course is wooded and was built on gently rolling terrain. It has no parallel fairways and extra-long sand bunkers.
Golf Digest rated the Cardinal Course as the fourth best public course in the state for 1996.
| Tee | Par | Yardage | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red (W) | 72 | 4950 | 70 | 123 |
| Gold | 72 | 5506 | 66.1 | 113 |
| Red | 72 | 4950 | 64.1 | 106 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5505 | 72.4 | 127 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6128 | 75.4 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6729 | 72.7 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 6128 | 71 | 131 |