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Got a chance to play Osprey Point again while in the area on vacation. It is a great public course. You will have to check frequently to get the tee time you want. It stays rather busy. I played the Hawk and Falcon 9s and really enjoyed them. The Hawk was more open and the Falcon was tighter and more of a shot makers layout. Both sides were in great shape from tee to green. The greens were awesome. Smooth and nice pace. Very interested layout. And some visually deceiving holes. Especially on the Falcon 9. As general public I paid $99 plus range balls. But for the layout and conditions I thought that was a decent deal. Overall. Well worth it if you are in the area and can score a tee time.

Riverbend is a great local course. You will be hard pressed to find a more friendly staff. And they have some of the best greens anywhere. I’ve played a few big name courses and I’m telling you their greens are as good as those courses, especially now that the weather has warmed some. The fairways, rough, and tees are just starting to get some green in them. The layout is fun without killing the average golfer. We had about a 4.5 hour round. Which you should expect on weekends. All in all a great round. And you will be very happy with what you get for the price.

Played the Love Course at Barefoot for the 2nd time today. And I really love the layout. It is a big, grand, dramatic layout. A lot of huge mounds and swell. Big gaping bunkers natural waste areas. There are a few forced carries. But the course is relatively open. So it’s manageable for average or high handicap golfers. The course is visually pleasant and deceiving. It was in good shape. And the pace was ok. I got it for the afternoon rate of $80 which seemed like a fair deal for what I got. I really enjoyed the afternoon and would go again for sure. Many holes have bunkers or other obstacles in the middle of the fairway making you make a decision off the tee. One decision might make for an easier tee shot. But a harder approach. Or vice versa. It will make you think and hit good shots. But again. Open enough to forgive the stray ball for the most part. If you are looking for a great course in the area. Give it a shot.

Crow Creek is a solid mid tier option in the MB area. The course was in good shape. The fairways were very full and thick with the overseeded grass. The tees were also in good shape. Greens were a little inconsistent and fairly firm and quick. The layout is fun. It’s pretty open with a lot of waste areas and sand. There is a good deal of water well off the sides. There are few forced carries and most of them are very manageable. The toughest on one of the par 3s on the front is rather length. But offers a decent bailout option out to the right. The day I played was about a 4.5 hour round. A tad slow for me for me. But overall. It’s a solid mid priced option in the area and a fun play.

Played Oyster Reef for the first time today and it’s a solid option on HHI. I feel like the afternoon rate is a decent value. Not sure I’d pay the $100 plus for a winter morning tee time. But I still enjoyed the course. It’s in good shape. Greens smooth and a nice pace. Fairways are semi dormant this time of year. And tee boxes were ok. There is a lot of sand. And it was very inconsistent. It’s a fun layout with a good mix of holes. A lot of doglegs. They are usually lined by bunkers. And the greens are well bunkered. So a lot of holes that make you think. I would play it again for sure.

A round at Hilton Head National never disappoints. The course is always in good shape and the layout is outstanding for an average golfer. The greens are in GREAT shape. They roll smooth and quick. The fairways are mostly dormant currently. And the tees were generally in good shape. The layout is a little short from the white tees. But from the blues there are a couple par 4s that are too long for me. Especially on the back. It’s relatively open off the tee. But the greens are generally raised and well bunkered and make for a tough up and down. Not many forced carries. And very manageable. The back 9 is a littler tighter and has more doglegs than the front. Overall, it’s one of the best courses in the area and well worth a play.

Been playing at Hilton Head Nationals each time I. Am in the area. If is a great golf course. Always in wonderful shape. Today was no exception. Tees and fairways were superb for late November. And the greens were so smooth and true. Maybe a hair slower than normal. But it rained a good bit earlier in the morning. Pace was 4 hour and 15 minutes on a cart path only day. The layout is outstanding. Open off the tee generally. Not a lot of forced carries. But tough up and downs around the elevated and domed greens. It used to be significantly cheaper than on island courses. The only negative is the price has risen sharply over the years. But it’s still one of my favorite courses anywhere.

Got out to Woodfin Ridge for the 2nd time yesterday and really enjoyed the round. The course was in good shape, however, this time of year the fairways, tees, and rough are all dormant. The greens were in good shape. Firm and pretty fast. I really enjoyed the layout. A good mix of elevation changes. Mostly there is plenty of room to hit the ball. But many holes are framed by steep hills on one side or the other. The staff was friendly enough. Two small complaints was the sand traps were not consistent, and it hasnt rained in weeks, and the areas around the several greens were soaking wet. They had been watering them for some reason extremely heavily. Not sure what was going on there. But those were very minor complaints and if you can get on, its worth a play!

I have been able to play Furman a few times now, and I have never left disappointed. The course is always in good shape. The greens have always rolled really good, and the course has always been fun to play. The two sides are very different, with the back having far more doglegs, being tighter, and more challenging. But, both sides are really fun. The pace of play is always pretty decent for such a busy facility. All in all, if you are in the area you shjould go play here.

Springdale is still one of the best rounds of public golf you will be able to find at an affordable price. Got up there yesterday for the 2nd time this summer, and both times I was sad when I got to the end because I wanted to keep playing this course. Course is in excellent shape from tee to green. Greens were a good bit slower than they usually are, especially on the front. It seems as if they had a bunch of rain last week and a few holes were also cart path only. However, the condition of the course is still really good. The layout is outstanding and very challenging. If you arent hitting it good it will be. along day. (I wasnt!). The scenery around the course of the nearby mountains really makes for a great setting. All in all, if you get.a chance, go play, and dont be in a hurry. Take it all in!

Been playing here for several years as it’s close by the house. The greens have been really good since they redid them a few years ago. But the rest of the course was just average conditions. This summer the course is in the best shape I’ve ever seen it. They have cut down a lot of trees to allow for sunlight. And as a result. Tees and fairways are as good as the the greens. And even the rough was more than dirt rocks and roots. All in all a great value for the prices they are asking.

Have driven by this course for years and have wanted to play it and finally did today. The layout is beautiful and very challenging. There are several forced carries. Some of them relatively long. And the course is relatively tight. The 18th hole has a beast of a forced carry unless you take the safe option which leaves more than a 200 yard approach over a hazard. There are about 5 holes built on the intracoastal waterway, including the last 3. And the marsh is constantly there. However, I thought for the price of $77 despite the layout the conditions were just ok. The greens were pretty good. Smooth and about the right speed. The tees were pretty beat up and thin or bare on about every hole. And the fairways were just ok. The whole player kind of feels old and warm down. You are pretty much paying for the intracoastal views. The course actually starts out relatively easily. Relatively short and open par 4s and a par 3. Then it begins to toughen up with more doglegs and forced carries. The front 9 ends with a par 5 ending on the waterway and a long par 4 running parallel to the waterway. The bag is much tougher. Seemed liked a forced carry on almost every hole. The last 3 holes all have the waterway in play. It’s a really tough course for an intermediate golfer like myself. It’s probably worth a play just because of the layout. But it won’t be a regular on my list bc it’s not a great value. I payed $32 less the day before and got better conditions at Brunswick Plantation. However, did not get the wow factor that you do at Glen Dornoch

Brunswick Plantation is one of the best values in the Grand Strand area. It’s not the nicest course in the area, but for the price you pay, you can’t beat it. What you get for what you pay is outstanding. I paid $45 on a Friday morning. Had the first tee time of the day. The course is in good shape. Fairways were great. Tees were great expect 9 on Magnolia had some bare spots on it. Greens were good and smooth. But slow in my opinion. Bunkers were inconsistent and rough was really thick. All in all in good shape. Especially for $45. I played the Azalea/Magnolia combination. Azalea was rather open and forgiving. Magnolia much tighter, more doglegs, a real shot makers 9 and a tough test. I highly recommend it when in the area.

The Players Course at Bryan Park is an excellent value. And the layout is solid. It is challenging without being brutal. And the conditions are really good. Greens were firm, smooth, and quick. Fairways and tee boxes were in good shape. The rough was very thick. The only negative is the bunkers were wet and had not been raked. The course is a good mix of holes. Long, short, dogleg left, dogleg right. With a few pretty challenging holes and shots. We had the first tee time of the day. And played in about 3 hours. All in all an excellent value for what you pay and what you get.

Got out to play Grandover West for the first time today. It is a great course. I got a tee time early on Monday morning. It was not crowded. So I was sent out as a single and zipped through the round. The course was in good-not great shape. Several places where new sod had been layed and had not grown in. The tees were in great shape. The greens were near perfect. It’s a good mix of holes. Some short. Some long. It was a little short from the white tees. A little long from the blues. But a really good mix of beautiful holes. Some tough blind lines off the tee. I paid $80. Which I felt like was a decent value given the layout of the course. If you’re in the fairway it’s a much easier course. The rough is really thick bermuda. Very tough. All in all. Well worth a round in the area.

For what you pay, this course is a good value for the money. Its not a high end perfect resort course. But for $35 on a Sunday, its a good value. The course is in OK shape, there are some weeds in the fairways and tee boxes, but not enough so that you cant move your ball around and get a good lie. There isnt much difference in the fairway and the rough height. The greens are soft and pretty slow but the roll pretty good. Its a fun pretty open layout. Not perfect, but if you want a fun, cheap round, this isnt a bad place to play.

I reviewed this course not too long ago and not much has changed. Great course, great layout, great conditions, great staff. The price is a little high on the weekends. And it’s packed so the pace is never great on Saturday. But it’s one of the best public courses around. Well worth the 2 hour drive to get there a time or 2 a year

I make it up to Springdale once a summer, and its as good as it gets aside from a high end resort course like Harbour Town or Kiawah Island. The course is outstanding, it is in great shape, the layout is awesome, the scenery is beautiful, and the staff is outstanding. If would say that the morning rate of over 100 dollars and 10 dollars for a bag of range balls is a little rich for my blood, but I felt like the $75 I paid for the afternoon rate wasnt a bad deal. The tees and fairways are in near perfect shape. The rough wasnt as high as I remember it being last season, but it was still hard to get down to the ball at times. The greens are outstanding, very firm, and a really good speed. The only negative to the course was the bunkers were pretty wet. But it rained pretty hard for about the first 3 holes I played before the sun came back out. The superintendent and his staff are doing an awesome job. All in all, if you can make the drive up it is well worth a round, especially if you get the afternoon rate. The course is pretty long from the white tees. I'd say 5-6 par 4s are 400 yards or more. However, the par 5s are pretty short. 3 par 3s are short to medium and 1 is long. There is a blended tee set on the scorecard with a combination of some white and some gold tees that I have played before, but today I played the longer white tees. The greens are generally pretty flat with suttle breaks.
The first tee shot is a doozy. 1 is a long hard dogleg right par 4. Its a downhill tee shot, but the dogleg is early and you really need to be able to hit a fade, as a good straight ball goes through the fairway. If you pull it left, forget getting to the green in 2.
2 is a long straight away par 4. About 400 yards, and pretty open.
3 is a medium length par 3 with a long narrow green. The green has a huge ridge in the middle of it, and you need to be on the right section of the green.
4 is a shorter downhill par 4. A small pond takes up the left 1/2 of the fairway, and forces less than driver off the tee unless you want to try to thread the needle.
5 is a shorter par 5 that moves around to the left. It is relatively wide open.
6 is a really tough hole, a long dogleg left par 4. As the hole turns it goes steeply up the hill, and there is a pond on the inside of the dogleg. Its a long way from the white tees to drive it past the pond and take it out of play.
7 is a shorter par 4 but plays straight uphill into a cove. Its pretty open, but plays longer than the distance.
8 is a long par 3 with a very tight landing area. I've played it at nearly 200 yards, but today it was in the 180s. Still a challenging hole.
9 is a cool par 5. A pretty open tee shot, but the fairway narrows as you go and then drops straight off and you cant see where your ball lands on your second shot. A small creek fronts the green about 75 yards out.
10 is another par 5. This one is longer and still pretty open. A good tee shot to the right of the small tree puts you in perfect shape for the uphill turn to the left. You want your layup to be to the right of the fairway.
11 is a medium length par 4 with a downhill tee shot and the creek in front of the green again.
12 is a shorter downhill par 3, but with a pretty tight landing area around the green.
13 is the signature hole, the Springdale Spasm. Very difficult hole, and long from the white tees. You need to take your tee shot over or just left of the fairway bunker. Right of it is gone, and left of it you dont have a shot to get there in 2. Then the hole moves more uphill to the right and gets tighter as it goes. Very tough.
14 is a medium length par 4. At 150 out the hole doglegs hard left, and drops straight downhill.
15 is another longer par 4 and it plays steeply up the hill. Its very open, but the elevation change really makes it long.
16 is a VERY long par 4, but it plays steeply down the hill. A wide fairway you need to be on the left hand side of. The approach is over a creek and waste area to a small landing area around the green.
17 is a shorter par 3, but again, not much room to miss around the green.
18 is a great finisher. Its a shorter par 5, with a downhill tee shot. There is a creek about 100 yards from the green that comes into play on your layup. And the green is very deep, so check your yardage to the flag.

Hilton Head National is one of my favorite rounds there are. I stopped on the way home from Florida to play an early afternoon round on the way home. It’s a good player friendly layout. The white tees are a little short for me. And so I play a blended tee of white and blue sometimes. There are not a lot of forces carries. The ones there are are manageable. The fairways are pretty wide. But most approaches are pretty tight and make for a tough up and down. The day I played the course was in really good shape. Tees were a tad Sandy but fairways and greens in really good shape. The greens were sneaky quick and true. The only draw back is the price has steadily increased over the years. And I payed $104 with tax for an afternoon round. This is pushing my limit of price. However, it seems it’s still cheaper than many of the big name courses on the island and in just about the same condition. So save a few bucks and go play here.

LPGA Jones is a great course for the average golfer. The fairways are generally wide so you will find your tee shot. But you will be pretty severely punished by rough, mounds, or bunkers. There are few forced carries. And it’s largely a second shot golf course. The greens are usually divided into sections. Hit the section that the pin is on and you have a pretty straight putt. Hit one of the other sections and you’re in 3 putt territory. Miss the green and the up and down and bunkers will be difficult. It’s a lot of fun to play and a fun layout. The course was in really good shape the day I played. Greens smooth and fast. Faster than I’ve played in a while. Fairways in great shape. Tee boxes in good shape. Two minor complaints. I thought the bunkers needed to be spun. Too much heavy soft sand. And we made the turn in right at 2 hours. And there were 3 groups waiting on 10. The pace on the back was really slow. However, a course I really enjoy that I go back to every time I’m in the area.