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Cliff Abrams
Pawleys Island
2008-03-05
$61 (cart included), played on Sunday, March 2008 at 8am
Surly staff at register. Many holes are the same as the previous course named Sea Gull. Just made tougher with new greens, bunker complexes and good grasses. Waste bunkers everwhere. Course plays way harder and faster than any we've played in Myrtle Beach. NOt typical of a resort course. Only real good golfers will enjoy this challenge. Greens are so hard and fast, only perfect shots will stay on. I hit many greens with my irons and had almost all of my shots just trickle off into hellish conditions around the green... very penal.. not what we are used to in Myrtle Beach. Greens are almost too fast, I think they are at an 11 or 12 on stimpmeter. Very hard to gauge distance on putts. they obviously spent alot of money on the renovation. New greens and bunkering and grasses cost bucks as does the new clubhouse. But they are asking alot of money to play a course that beats us up. I think they'll do a brisk business as everyone wants to see the new design.. but most won't want to return after getting beat up and devoured by this difficult course. I think it's pricey. And I think the slope rating will go up when the raters really realize how this course plays. This designer needs to understand how real golfers play, not just the real good ones. Although I fully appreciate the fact that he was allowed to create a very challenging course and did it well. It's visually stunning in most places. For that alone, I guess it's worth the money to play a few times. And since most golfers are masochists anyhow, I guess enough folks will find their way down to play here.
Would travel: 0-10 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Better courses for less nearby, Worse than average course for the area
Condition of Course, Ambiance, No Houses on Course, Pace of Play, Clubhouse
$61 (cart included), played on Sunday, March 2008 at 8am
Surly staff at register. Many holes are the same as the previous course named Sea Gull. Just made tougher with new greens, bunker complexes and good grasses. Waste bunkers everwhere. Course plays way harder and faster than any we've played in Myrtle Beach. NOt typical of a resort course. Only real good golfers will enjoy this challenge. Greens are so hard and fast, only perfect shots will stay on. I hit many greens with my irons and had almost all of my shots just trickle off into hellish conditions around the green... very penal.. not what we are used to in Myrtle Beach. Greens are almost too fast, I think they are at an 11 or 12 on stimpmeter. Very hard to gauge distance on putts. they obviously spent alot of money on the renovation. New greens and bunkering and grasses cost bucks as does the new clubhouse. But they are asking alot of money to play a course that beats us up. I think they'll do a brisk business as everyone wants to see the new design.. but most won't want to return after getting beat up and devoured by this difficult course. I think it's pricey. And I think the slope rating will go up when the raters really realize how this course plays. This designer needs to understand how real golfers play, not just the real good ones. Although I fully appreciate the fact that he was allowed to create a very challenging course and did it well. It's visually stunning in most places. For that alone, I guess it's worth the money to play a few times. And since most golfers are masochists anyhow, I guess enough folks will find their way down to play here.