NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL COURSES

Challenge your game, not your patience. Play Coastal Carolina's finest courses and you'll wonder why it took you so long to discover us. Why fight the crowds and the traffic? Just a short 45 minute drive from Myrtle Beach, you'll discover over 35 championship golf courses winding through some of the most beautiful scenery on the coast. Our superb courses, subtropical temperatures, hassle free traffic and moderate prices lure golfers back year after year. We invite you to take a vacation from high-priced golf destinations, without sacrificing quality and comfort.

How do 600 picturesque holes remain such a well-kept secret?  We believe that those who have experienced the peace and tranquillity of our setting are reluctanct to share this great secret and good fortune with others. Be challenged by Byrd, Palmer, Nicklaus, Jones, Dye, Couples, Maples and Cate with courses that will leave you craving for more.  Stay in a fully equipped villa right on the 15th Fairway at Magnolia Greens, near Wilmington, NC,  or choose a beachfront villa on Oak Island, NC,  just  minutes from the courses and steps from the Atlantic Ocean.

Magnolia Greens:
Given a 4-1/2 star rating by Golf Digest, Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation played host to the first stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School in 1998 and 1999. The 27-hole Tom Jackson signature course features bermuda fairways and bent grass greens. With four sets of tees ranging from 5,173 to 7,156 yards the course is playable for beginning golfers and challenging for more advanced players.














The Founders Club:
Set amid carolina pines and picturesque oaks, The Founders Club at St. James Plantation plays beside and in view of coastal salt marshes and the Intercoastal Waterway. You’ll find all the trademarks that have made P.B. Dye courses famous to golfers around the world – bulkheads, heroic carries over water, pot bunkering, multi-level fairways and a variety of grasses of striking, visual contrast.

The Players Club:
The Players Club at St. James Plantation is a magnificent par 72 layout which calls for a wide variety of shots that will test every aspect of your game. The course is a challenging and eye-pleasing design that blends ingenious use of berms and bunkers with the beautiful and natural rolling terrain, water and native vegetation of coastal Carolina.

The Members Club:
The Members Club at St. James Plantation is a Hale Irwin signature course which features unique and challenging changes in elevation and immaculately groomed greens that are fair and fun for every skill level. This gorgeous par 72 layout is the most “golfer friendly” on the Grand Strand, yet offers all the amenities and services of a private club experience.

Lockwood Folly:
Lockwood Folly Country
Club – adjacent to the
Intercostal Waterway –
drew a 1988 nomination
as a “Top 10 New Course
in North Carolina” and a 4
star rating in Golf Digest’s
“Places to Play - 2000.”
Typical golfer comments
include, “Outstanding
greens. Superbly
conditioned. Customer
friendly.  And a hidden
gem.” The moss covered
hardwoods line non-parallel fairways providing a sense of seclusion.

Carolina Shores:
This Tom Jackson design is a challenge for all golfers. Beautiful tree-lined fairways, large greens, immaculate rolling fairways and nearly 100 bunkers are some of the reasons why golfers come back year after year to test their skills. Carolina Shores features 10 natural crater lakes and is a favorite for all the regulars in the Brunswick County town of Calabash.

Brierwood GC:
A semi-private country club established in 1967, Brierwood is a perfect combination of great golf, gracious southern hospitality and impeccable customer service. Carved from the North Carolina coastal pine forest, this traditional course with small bermuda greens is both beautiful and challenging to golfers of every skill level. Come enjoy this par 72 championship layout located between Myrtle Beach and Willmington.

Colonial Charters:
Play the course where pros and top amateurs compete. Colonial Charters hosted the Carolinas’ Open in 1992, the Hurricane Professional Tour and The Myrtle Beach Open in 1994. It is also the site for the Carolinas’ PGA Senior Championship, the NCAA Big South Conference Championship and the Myrtle Beach Invitational. It is known best for its immaculately maintained tees and greens.

Rivers Edge:
Awarded one of “America’s Top 10 Best New Upscale Courses for 2002” by Golf Digest and one of the “Top 20 New Courses for 2000” by Golf Magazine, the Arnold Palmer-designed Rivers Edge Golf Club is a treat to play. The course is designed to provide a true test of golf to the better player, yet provide an enjoyable experience for the beginning golfer.

Crow Creek:
Since Opening in February 2000, Crow Creek has become a popular destination for golfers. Created by architect Rick Robbins, a former Jack Nicklaus design associate, Crow Creek Golf Club is an imaginative layout featuring undulating L-93 bent grass greens, manicured Tifsport bermuda fairways and genuine hospitality of the entire staff.

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