Tiger’s Eye® Golf Links, Ocean Ridge Plantation’s crown jewel, is an upscale daily-fee 18-hole golf course carved from a virgin pine and hardwood forest in Sunset Beach, N.C. Designed by golf course architect and land planner Tim Cate, Tiger’s Eye is one of four championship layouts at Ocean Ridge Plantation— Panther’s Run, Cate’s first solo effort, Lion’s Pawand the newly opened Leopard’s Chase. Tiger's Eye has been recognized by several national golf publications as being among the best in the region. The course is on Golf Digest's list of "Best in State" and it earned 4 1/2 stars in the prestigious Places to Play 2002-2003 rankings. Tiger's Eye was also ranked No. 6 in North Carolina by Golfweek magazine.

Cate took advantage of the land’s setting, giving each hole its own unique personality. The varying challenges of the greens mirror the classic look and feel of Pinehurst. The generous, undulated, fast-paced greens, which resemble warped plywood, yield numerous pin placements that are obscured from view and guarded by water and/or sand hazards. The mature long leaf pine groves also add to the Pinehurst look of Tiger’sEye, but the mature, dense hardwood forest that lines the fairways and encircles the greens remind golfers that they’re in the Lowcountry. Tiger’s Eye exemplifies Cate’s unique design philosophy, which focuses on accenting the natural features of the land. Cate took great care to make his work look as though it’s nature’s own design.