Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center

About
The Rees Jones course at Sea Trail Plantation is one of three courses on the property, which covers 2,000 acres of creeks and wooded lots.
It's in Sunset Beach, N.C., once named the top coastal destination in the U.S. by Money magazine, and in 2003, Golf Week named Sea Trail in America's best residential courses of distinction.
All three courses, by Dan Maples, Rees Jones and Willard Byrd got 4-star ratings from Golf Digest.
The Jones course opened in 1990 and has wide, rolling fairways and mounds and many of the elevated greens are surrounded by water. Water comes into play on 11 of the 18 holes, but those aren't the only hazards. You'll also have to deal with pot and large expanse bunkers. The course stretches to 6,761 from the tips and has a moderately difficult slope rating of 135 from the back tees. The Jones course has four sets of tees, down to 4,912 from the most forward tees.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6754 yards | 73.2 | 138 |
White | 72 | 6345 yards | 71.0 | 125 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5775 yards | 74.4 | 131 |
Gold | 72 | 5775 yards | 68.4 | 119 |
Red | 72 | 4985 yards | 64.9 | 108 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4985 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
Teal (W) | 72 | 3555 yards | 61.5 | 102 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 73.2/138 | 440 | 196 | 367 | 396 | 170 | 402 | 440 | 511 | 531 | 3453 | 320 | 431 | 393 | 141 | 338 | 548 | 415 | 150 | 522 | 3258 | 6711 |
White M: 71.0/125 | 399 | 176 | 353 | 356 | 143 | 389 | 405 | 493 | 512 | 3226 | 305 | 400 | 380 | 127 | 322 | 531 | 400 | 142 | 486 | 3093 | 6319 |
Gold M: 68.4/119 W: 74.4/131 | 330 | 154 | 330 | 295 | 122 | 327 | 325 | 471 | 493 | 2847 | 283 | 369 | 361 | 108 | 299 | 466 | 371 | 132 | 464 | 2853 | 5700 |
Red M: 64.9/108 W: 69.5/123 | 273 | 133 | 294 | 286 | 55 | 310 | 283 | 445 | 440 | 2519 | 236 | 322 | 305 | 99 | 244 | 390 | 294 | 120 | 417 | 2427 | 4946 |
Teal W: 61.5/102 | 198 | 113 | 211 | 199 | 51 | 212 | 216 | 297 | 297 | 1794 | 169 | 208 | 214 | 90 | 204 | 261 | 218 | 117 | 292 | 1773 | 3567 |
Handicap | 5 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2019 #9)
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Photo submitted by tbuncfan on 02/24/2024
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Photo submitted by dpaint11 on 03/26/2023
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Photo submitted by dpaint11 on 03/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u000006123136 on 08/12/2021
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Photo submitted by u000006123136 on 08/12/2021
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# 10 Sea Trail Photo submitted by Duane7133 on 09/11/2019
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Sea Trail # 5 Photo submitted by Duane7133 on 09/11/2019
nice scenery
greens in very poor shape. great scenery, decent layout.
First time at Jones!
Freindly staff greeted us, course was not crowded for afternoon play, a plus! Tee Boxes and Fairways were good, greens were bumpy and still filling in with grass (it's spring) Understand from talking to a guy in the parking lit that Byrd has new greens and he raved about them! Loved the layout, houses/condos along course but not too close... Will be back!!!
Nice layout needs work
I enjoyed the layout of the course. I usually play white but chose gold for this round being my first time here. On 2 or three holes the golds were 60 and 90 yards ahead of the whites leaving only 335 or so to the green. I do plan on returning once the course had been renovated. It would be nice to have a white/gold hybrid tee option or a tee box on a few hole moved back toward the whites. Greens on the back were awful. Greens on the front were pretty good. All in all, with the impending renovation, I will be back once it has been completed.
Great layout, but course was very wet due to major storm the day before (not their fault), but greens were not in good shape due to Winter…greens need another month to grow-in, but Fairways were in good shape for early Spring golf. A definite course to play starting April.
Don’t think you’re wrong playing this course
From the time I pulled in till the time we left, every question was answered played the course in a little less than four hours. Everybody was friendly. The staff and other patrons were amazing. We’ll play it again. Next time I come down overall I’ll give it five star.
Enjoyable Golf Round
Was put with a Very Nice couple who were member for the 20 plus years, we hope to play with them again before leaving for home.
Average
First time playing - got a good rate plus an additional Golf Pass reduction.
When we checked in at their newly renovated club house, we were impressed and assumed the course would match the calibre of the club house. Unfortunately not.
The Sea Trail Jones Course was in rough condition, particularly the greens which were patchy best. The layout was somewhat unimaginative and snaked its way around the massive array of houses. Fairways were over seeded (expected for fall) but unfortunately very wet as rain the night before limited play to cart path only (understandable). The baroness of the course allowed wind to searingly face head on no matter the direction of the tee.
Long story short, the course needs attention to align with the prowess of the club house. There are plenty of courses surrounding it worth playing so management should pay heed.
Not up to PAR
This was a great course at one time.
Not sure what going on at the Jones course.
Golf near the coast
The staff are exceptional. Friendly and super helpful. From loading your clubs to giving directions for the first timers. The course is well laid out and fair. Long par fours but reachable. Bunkers are well located and in good shape. Fairways a tee boxes good but the green are a bit rough on some holes. 3 1/2 hours way great