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3.7
392 Reviews (392)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
191
3 Stars
71
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
74.1%
Recommend this course
304 out of 392 reviews
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3.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
60.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 15 reviews
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3.7
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
74.7%
Recommend this course
56 out of 75 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6658 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.6
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Sea Trail Golf Resort - The Willard Byrd Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "The Mel Sole Golf School at Sea Trail Golf Resort"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed No

Reviews

3.7
392 Reviews (392)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 11
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
Playing Multiple Courses 11
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 13
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 78
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/14/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, kniagina. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u233542912. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, acdc1961. Thank you for visiting us at Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, acdc1961. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways

Could not find ball because of all the pine needles. But other than than had a great day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162357630. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shot maker course

Like the layout. Makes you use a lot of different clubs; not just a driver + wedge course.
Staff was great, but their POS system was quite slow.
Greens putted true; but cart paths need attention.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, huyettd1. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164302920. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

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Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Off to a poor start

We arrived in plenty of time to warm up, and we paid for a bucket of balls. But the guys at the cart station didn't help us much, and when we drove over to the driving range, they said we weren't supposed to park at it (there were no signs). We had to move the cart, but then they told us that we were supposed to be at the hole, although we were still 20+ minutes to tee time. As a result, we didn't get warmed up. Also, after they rushed us to the first hole, it was all jammed up. If they had paced the starts corrected, we wouldn't have waited for the groups ahead at each hole. When we played this course before, we got much better treatment.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had during your visit to our business. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to ensure a better customer experience in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

THE BYRD

OVER ALL CONDITION OF THE COURSE WAS GOOD GRASS CLIPPINGS EVERYWHERE IN THE ROUGH. TWO OF THE GREENS HAD SOME BAD SPOTS DUE TO THE WEATHER BUT ARE HEALING NICELY.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, razorray68. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course, well maintained.

I had a great day to play. Even though it rained during the night the course was in great shape. The greens rolled nice and the course was in good condition. The layout is a challenging and would like to play the other two courses.

One of the standout features of Sea Trail is its stunning natural beauty. Surrounded by lush trees and picturesque landscapes, the course offers a serene and tranquil setting that's perfect for escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The course layout is thoughtful and engaging, with each hole presenting a unique and enjoyable challenge.

Throughout my round, I couldn't help but appreciate the attention to detail that the grounds keeping team had put into maintaining the course. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, geissnc. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Sad Conditions For A Resort Course

Considering this is a golf resort, these conditions were atrocious. Big burnout spots on the fairways, tee boxes that had been cut but were the length of light rough (particularly problematic on par threes, bump and inconsistent greens. With the deal, the price was not bad, but I wouldn’t pay more than about $35 to play here again. Hard to enjoy the Willard Byrd design when it isn’t well kept.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/18/2023

We apologize for your negative experience and appreciate your feedback. We acknowledge the issues you encountered with the conditions of the golf course and will take your comments into consideration to improve our maintenance. Thank you for sharing your review with us.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Sea Trail Byrd

Traveling for work and wanted to get in a round. The Byrd course was a great choice. The staff was very friendly, i arrived early and was able to tee off once ready. it was 90 degrees so pace of play was great. I enjoyed the layout. Nice doglegs with well placed bunkers but enough room that errant shots still left opportunity to score. Greens in good shape and rolled well. Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314160791017. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great golf experience

The course was in great condition and the overall layout is amazing. I would recommend this course to everyone who wants to satisfied with their round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, cooperviaGOLF. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/25/2023

Hi, u314163760060. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in terrible condition.

We have played here numerous times over the last few years and normally found the experience enjoyable. Greens have not been in great condition lately but are normally adequate. Now they are absolutely terrible (borderline unputtable). Also, the overall course conditions were poor. The greens were so bad that we won’t be back for a long time if ever.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We sincerely apologize for the recent poor conditions of the greens. We appreciate your past support and hope that you will consider giving us another chance in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

I've played the Byrd course dozens of times during my visits over 22 years to Sunset Beach. It's a good course that was in good shape considering the heat. Most greens were playable but not great. Very disappointed there is not a driving range (due to construction to build a house on every conceivable inch of available space) and the chipping green was definitely not maintained. They don't tell you this when you book. The guys loading the bags were terrific but the gentleman inside could use some customer service training. We played in the mid-afternoon heat when nobody was on the course. I payed for 2 and had two under the age of 16 (who are free based on their policy) and he kept grilling me about their ages. Also didn't have many answers to questions except "I'm just an Indian around here". He was what he was. I'll play here again because it's convenient, but Sea Trail use to put such a high priority on customer service and customer satisfaction and that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. It's disappointing. I experienced wonderful customer service at both Panthers Run and Aberdeen in the same week.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/31/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review our business. We apologize for any disappointment or inconvenience you experienced during your recent visit. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address the issues you mentioned to improve our customer service and maintain our facilities better. We hope you will give us another chance in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible all the way around

No water coolers at all on the course. The tee boxes were not mowed and literally 2 inches long. Entire course grass was long. Greens were so small and slowwww. The cart path was so bumpy and in disrepair you are better off not using it at all. Inside staff were super friendly but outside not so much. Lastly no driving range or chipping area

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit. We appreciate your review and will take your comments into consideration for future improvements.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gourd layout

Good layout. The greens have been punched and lots of bare spots. I believe for the condition of course they should lower the price.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for your feedback. We apologize if you found the condition of the greens to be unsatisfactory. We appreciate your input and will take it into consideration to improve our course.

Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Could be so much more

Discourse you can tell in the past has been a really nice course. They seem to have let it go. It could be so much more and very very nice. It almost seems like they don’t have enough people on the lawn crew. Very unkept.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize if you found our course to be unkept. We will look into the issue and ensure that we have enough people on our lawn crew to maintain the course at its best.

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