randal60

The course has had improvements since the last time I played it. Many trees were cut down to open the views of other fairways. The back nine has multiple challenging holes and a very elevated 3 par that is very picturesque. I enjoyed playing this course, but did not like the cart path rule especially on some of the holes. The fairways were sprayed green which was very beautiful making the brown grass look like sand.

This course did not offer free water on a hot day. The cart lady left the course when we still had many holes to play in the heat. There were no ball washing machines on the cart or on the course anywhere. To pay a fee of $169.00 I would expect the course to afford a ball and club washing machine on each cart and water jugs on every 4th or 5th hole and not have to wait for a cart lady to say this is my last time when we are still playing golf in the heat. Very poor service for a course to charge so much and give less than a course that I have paid $45 for 18 holes. The course is gorgeous but whoever put the tee boxes for seniors who hit 200-yard drives on several holes on the back nine that were 0ver 400 yards and a 3 par over 200 yards is ridiculous even for the ladies. Tee boxes for seniors should be no more than 350 yards for 4 par holes and 140 yards for 3 par holes. That should be the MAX not all the holes that long. It was not a feel-good scoring game for a senior golfer but was well manicured and the greens were very good.

The man who checked me in was very nice and gifted me a booklet that had each hole with yardages which helped me since I had never played here before. There is a 747 yard par 6 that should be named the Boeing 747 hole #17. A golfer joined up with me and we played the course in less than 3 hours. The greens were pretty fast and were hard to read the speed and slope. A few holes had yardages a little long for a senior golfer that only hits drives 200-220 yards and to have a 3 par that is 200 yards is not right or a 4 par that is 390 yards is not right either. Some yardage for the ladies are a little long unless they can hit like a man.

I could not play the whole course due to lightning and rain. Since I played by GolfNow I was not able to get a rain check. GolfNow would only give a partial credit due to having played 6 holes before it rained hard and started to have lightning striking near me. I would have liked to have played 18 holes, but we were visiting Branson and was heading home the next morning. We will be back to Branson next year and maybe the weather will be better. I could not recommend this course to a friend due the price for the conditions of the greens.

Ranger is needed to keep the players just behind the group in front and not just in front of the group behind them. If they look more than 2 minutes for their ball in the woods a ranger needs to remind them that the ball is not a relative and drop another ball and play on. The rough is rough and can be hard to find your ball due to the soft grass that hides a ball. The back 9 has the best views of the mountains especially on #16-18.

I played at 2 PM and joined up with another player for the same tee time and only had to wait a few minutes on each shot due to a slower father and son who doesn't play much. On the 16th hole they let us join them due to a foursome ahead of them. It was nice to join up and not have to wait on each shot for the last 3 holes. The views are very nice and the greens were decently fast. I missed 5 short putts to put my score at 84 instead of a 79.

The fairways and green were in the best shape I have ever seen it in for years. You must play this course soon and enjoy a great round while it is in the best shape.

Several holes had challenging greens. Whoever lays out the tee boxes for seniors should never have a par 4 over 365 yards. Most senior golfers do not hit their drives over 200 yrs. Hole #3 is an example of such a hole and having a par 3 hole 180 yards is also too far for a senior golfer like hole #15. The youngsters only have to play 5 yards further.which isn't fair if playing for money.

The white tees had some long holes especially #3. The greens on holes #12, 13, 14 and 17 are not fair where the flag was placed that day near the false front on #12, on the front of #13 that sloops away and you cannot hold the green if you hit the green first, on the right back corner on #14 which sloops to the left and on #17 which sloops away severely and the flag at the front.

This course was in the best condition I have ever seen. It has been several years since I last played this course. I will definitely be back to play again. Fabulous conditions and be prepared to see deer, even on the green sometimes.

The price golf courses this time of year is very high. This course had a price that was better than other courses in Myrtle Beach. A ranger should not allow a slow group to be fine with the pace of play if the group in front of them have a hole open in front of them. Sloths behind sloths should not be allowed to hold up faster players and make other golfers wait on every hole for a 5 hour round. But other courses have this same problem, so I guess playing multiple shots to keep loose is better than not enjoying the round.

This course has forgiveness on many holes. It has some challenging holes in my opinion the #1 hdcp hole should be #10. Other holes like #2 has a tough green that slopes away and a sand trap in front that makes it hard to keep a ball on the green from rolling down the left side. #5 has a downhill 2nd shot to a green that sloops down to the left and a hill on the right side and back side that puts you in the trees. #7 is a 3 parr that if you are long you are in the woods, stay away from the sand trap on the right side especially if you are hitting a little over it because the down slope will put you in the woods long. There are other holes that have some challenge.
#2 hdcp hole is #17 in my opinion. Have to go.

The greens were very nice and fast. #8 5 par was not fair with a false front that I was 15 feet on the green with the pin at the front when I saw my ball roll off the green and down the fairway 40 yards. Hole #6 a short 4 par has a false front that if you drop the ball 10-12 feet from the front of the green your ball will roll down the fairway halfway to the pond in front of the senior tee box. Very unfair. The sand traps were under repair, and you just had to remove your ball and get a free drop which is nice if playing for money and you have a hard time hitting out of a sand trap. The course itself is in excellent shape and very scenic. A favorite course of mine. I had my best round on the back nine with one over par, but on the front nine I missed several short putts and had a 42.

There was a frost delay, so the first hole had a little back up. We asked if we could go off the back 9 first and then only have to wait on every hole on only 9 holes. The starter was hesitant but said go ahead. We played the course without waiting on both sides in 3 hrs. The sand traps could use some help. The rough could be reduced to find your ball easier. The rough was twice the height of the ball and did not hold up the ball. We liked the views and will be back. Just stay out of the sand traps and the rough and you will enjoy this course

It was the busiest that day than I ever experienced. The parking lot was completely full at 1 PM and I had to join others making a spot not designated. I really like this course, but they need a ranger to make sure slow players allow faster players to play though. We had to wait on all the holes and on one par 5 #3 there were 4 groups and soon a 5th group. The group in front of us would hit multiple shots maybe due to the wait of the group in front of them. We did finish before the sun went down at 5:30 PM which was nice. I got to meet a couple that I joined up with who had never played the course before, and I said this was not a typical day. They will be back, and so will I.

The person checking us in gave me a little problem with booking 2 players a week ago and then later booking one more person (a doctor who happened to be off) who wanted to join us the day before we were to play. The person checking us in acted like it was going to be a problem playing together. I asked him how many players had signed up to play the slot set up for the single? He replied just the one, so I said we all could play together at that tee time. He said that would not happen if it was a busy morning. He finally allowed us to play together.
This course is gorgeous has great views and 3 5-pars on the back 9. The greens were a little sandy, so take a towel to wipe the ball between putts. The weather was 80% rain, but we had no rain, and the sun came out on the back 9. We enjoyed playing this course.

We enjoy playing this course. You cannot take a driver out all the time. You have to play smart and use less club on several holes to not get into water or a creek. If you get distracted with jets or planes landing, just wait a minute and they will land. The greens were very nice and rolled somewhat fast.

The greens were very nice for the most part, just some parts had something killing the grass. Hole #2 has a double slope which can be tricky if on the wrong tier. Hole #3 is a long dog leg left with a creek along the right side. plays like a 5 par for me. Hole #11 is an uphill that requires an extra club or 2 for me to reach the green in 2. Hole #14 is a 3 par downhill that slopes a lot to the right, I 3 putted that hole being a long putt uphill to the hole that was at the extreme right side of the green. Hole #17 slopes severely away from your second shot. If your ball stops above the hole like mine did, take the 3 putt and go on.

The front nine is fairly easy. The back nine has blind shots and very hilly on holes #14 and #16. Many walkers were out, but they did allow players with carts to play through in my case anyway. The greens were nice. It is a course that can make you feel good shooting a round in the 70's.

We drove 30 minute to play this course we never played before. The traffic was so bad we arrived 3 minutes AFTER our tee time of 1 PM. The man signing us in told me to see the starter. The starter said we had to let a group of 20 golfers play ahead of us who were to tee off at 1:06 but could not wait a few minutes for us three some to either skip a hole or play ahead of the group. We drove to the first tee and were told that some of the group was going to the 4th hole. Now how could anyone play 2 or 3 holes in 10 minutes if they started at 1 pm? We normally play 18 holes in 3.5 hours if not waiting on every hole. It took us 4.5 hours. I was 4 over on the front 9 and 1 over on the back 9 going to hole #18 which I tripled, the other 2 in my group parred that hole. My son-in-law said it was the best course he had played so far this week. He shot 80 as well and we had played 5X this week. Lots of water and a beautiful course. Need signs to know where to go for each of the 3 courses to the #1 hole. We followed a cart who ended up going home instead of Hole #1. The ranger was excellent, He came by several times during the round, but could not do a thing due to breaking the 20 golfers in a tournament. The greens were a nice speed and did not have an issue with the little weeds here and there for the price of $65 we paid this time of year at Myrtle Beach. I would like to play this course again since it is the course that is most important and not the starter's bad manners to letting 20 golfers play a COUPLE MINUTES LATER than their tee time. NOT NICE!