Myrtle Beach

[Colby]

Just got back from Myrtle Beach. Played the following courses:

• Sea Trail - Jones Course
• Oyster Bay
• Indigo Creek
• Tidewater
• Meadowlands
• Shaftesbury Glen

All were in very good shape considering overseeding has started. A couple of the courses were CPO due to the oversedding, but the greens all rolled very nicely. With temperatures in the mid-60s and higher, it was shorts all week! My favourites were Oyster Bay and Tidewater followed by Shaftesbury Glen which had the best conditions of all of them. The course was incredibily green and lush. Indigo Creek had too many doglegs left for my liking. I played best on Sea Trail mostly because of the bent greens. I still can't figure out bermuda greens! Meadowlands was played as a 9 hole scramble, so didn't see it all, but it was still a good course.

[jeffc]

we're looking at Oyster Bay and Tidewater for our trip in the spring. I've played Sea Trail, Indigo and Meadowlands and agree with your reviews....

Actually Indigo was our only ever rain-out in 9 years and 30+ rounds of golf. We got a rain check and played it the following year.....

[Colby]

If you haven't played Oyster or Tidewater, then you should jump all over them. I will have some pictures posted later that I will put a link to.

[jeffc]

haven't played either but they are both high on the list and we will play both if I have my way ;-). I look forward to the pics!

[Colby]

Here's Oyster Bay...

http://picasaweb.google.com/dcolbeck...h2007OysterBay

[jeffc]

sweet dave. Gotta love the gators!

[Colby]

We chased that one back into the pond, and then the guy went and picked up the golf ball. It was just off the cart path near a par 3 green!

[Kilroy]

I can just see you chasing a gator away.

You don't take guff from anybody.

[Colby]

We were up pretty close. That was gator #2 that day and the third that week.

[jeffc]

here's one we saw at Tiger's Eye in May. It's tough to get the scale, but he was about 12 feet long if I had to guess. I kept my distance.

[mikelaurin]

always loved oyster bay that short par 3 with the shells one of my favorite holes when I use to go it played around 100 yards good for side bets

[Colby]

Two on the green and two in the water for us. The pin on 17 was right up at the front!

[mikelaurin]

played a shot out of the shells one year also a partner almost backed off the par 4 with the tree in the middle of fairway lining up a putt never saw aligators we use to go last week of nov.Went 10 years in a row liked all the legends courses,got married that was the end of Myrtle Beach

[jeffc]

played a shot out of the shells one year also a partner almost backed off the par 4 with the tree in the middle of fairway lining up a putt never saw aligators we use to go last week of nov.Went 10 years in a row liked all the legends courses,got married that was the end of Myrtle Beach

there's your first mistake. by going for 10 years prior to getting married, you have established precedence. It should have been a condition of marraige

[mikelaurin]

If you thought oyster bay was nice Marsh harbour and ocean harbour were great played Caldonia and the Dunes my last time down couldnt get in to the dunes till the day we played as it is private fastest greens I played out of about 50 courses in Myrtle

[faldo]

Leaving on the 20th for ten days in Santee/Myrtle. Can hardly wait..............

[Colby]

Hopefully the weather holds for you. It was great when we were down.

What courses are on your list in Myrtle?

[EDSGOLF]

Thanks for the trip report Colby. I hate gators!

[Leftygolfer3]

Tidewater is a must play, as is Caladonia. Actually, they are both in my top 5 of the 40+ MB courses I've played.

[faldo]

Hopefully the weather holds for you. It was great when we were down.

What courses are on your list in Myrtle?

Here's our Schedule for Myrtle:

Date........................Course................ .Tee Times

Sunday, November 25......... Sea Trail -Byrd......8:36
Monday, November 26.........River Hills.............8:20
Tuesday, November 27........Tiger’s Eye.......... 9:10
Wednesday, November 28....Shaftsbury Glen.....9:04
Thursday, November 29.......Sea Trail -Maples....8:56
Friday, November 30........... Man O’ War.......... 8:36
Saturday, December 1.........River’s Edge..........8:40

All new to me except for Shaftsbury which was voted most popular last year & gets the coveted "Play-Again" Title. The group usually goes for one or two Premium plays.

Any opinions lads??

Cheers all,

[Leftygolfer3]

Here's our Schedule for Myrtle:

Date........................Course................ .Tee Times

Sunday, November 25......... Sea Trail -Byrd......8:36
Monday, November 26.........River Hills.............8:20
Tuesday, November 27........Tiger’s Eye.......... 9:10
Wednesday, November 28....Shaftsbury Glen.....9:04
Thursday, November 29.......Sea Trail -Maples....8:56
Friday, November 30........... Man O’ War.......... 8:36
Saturday, December 1.........River’s Edge..........8:40

All new to me except for Shaftsbury which was voted most popular last year & gets the coveted "Play-Again" Title. The group usually goes for one or two Premium plays.

Any opinions lads??

Cheers all,

Haven't played either Sea Trail course so I can't comment.

River Hills - played it over 8 years ago but remember it being good, nothing spectacular but good.

Tiger's Eye - VERY GOOD, one of the highlights of my trip this spring.

Man O' War - played it as a re-play a few years ago. It's not a "premium" type course but it's decent enough.

Enjoy your trip!

[jeffc]

rivers edge will blow you away. Tigers eye is sweet as well...those will be the highlights. Have fun George!

[EDSGOLF]

Here's our Schedule for Myrtle:

Date........................Course................ .Tee Times

Sunday, November 25......... Sea Trail -Byrd......8:36
Monday, November 26.........River Hills.............8:20
Tuesday, November 27........Tiger’s Eye.......... 9:10
Wednesday, November 28....Shaftsbury Glen.....9:04
Thursday, November 29.......Sea Trail -Maples....8:56
Friday, November 30........... Man O’ War.......... 8:36
Saturday, December 1.........River’s Edge..........8:40

All new to me except for Shaftsbury which was voted most popular last year & gets the coveted "Play-Again" Title. The group usually goes for one or two Premium plays.

Any opinions lads??

Cheers all,

Tiger's Eye and River's Edge are definitely you're 2 top premium courses in your package. The rest of the courses are good courses, you'll enjoy them.

[jeffc]

watch out for the rattlesnakes at rivers edge. my friend almost stepped on one. if you ball goes into the marsh, let it be. you have never seen a man run so fast.

[B Nation]

Here's our Schedule for Myrtle:

Date........................Course................ .Tee Times

Sunday, November 25......... Sea Trail -Byrd......8:36
Monday, November 26.........River Hills.............8:20
Tuesday, November 27........Tiger’s Eye.......... 9:10
Wednesday, November 28....Shaftsbury Glen.....9:04
Thursday, November 29.......Sea Trail -Maples....8:56
Friday, November 30........... Man O’ War.......... 8:36
Saturday, December 1.........River’s Edge..........8:40

All new to me except for Shaftsbury which was voted most popular last year & gets the coveted "Play-Again" Title. The group usually goes for one or two Premium plays.

Any opinions lads??

Cheers all,

I was at Myrtle 2 weeks ago. The only one on the list I played was River Hills. Good course, great staff. You'll enjoy it. The marshall said there was a Hooters tour event there earlier in the year and the players complained that the greens were too fast. They didn't seem that fast when we played them though.

Have a great trip, and report back when you return!

[Big Shooter]

I was in MB for a week (got back last Sunday)
...never seen so many CANADIANS!!! ($!!!)

We played:
1. Legends - Moorland
2. Barefoot - Dye
3. Thistle
4. Man-O-War
5. Legends - Parkland
6. Crow Creek

...also on the way down, we stopped & played in Myersville, Maryland at a FANTATIC course called
"Musket Ridge" (you can see it from the Interstate if you take the Buffalo-Pittsburgh-Washington route, which is how we found it in the first place!)

[PEI Golfing]

I was in MB for a week (got back last Sunday)
...never seen so many CANADIANS!!! ($!!!)

We played:
1. Legends - Moorland
2. Barefoot - Dye
3. Thistle
4. Man-O-War
5. Legends - Parkland
6. Crow Creek

...also on the way down, we stopped & played in Myersville, Maryland at a FANTATIC course called
"Musket Ridge" (you can see it from the Interstate if you take the Buffalo-Pittsburgh-Washington route, which is how we found it in the first place!)

What kind of green fees for these courses......?? Is there a big difference between November green fees vs March/April green fees.....???

[Leftygolfer3]

What kind of green fees for these courses......?? Is there a big difference between November green fees vs March/April green fees.....???

Definitely. Mid-March/April are the prime times/highest rates in MB. November is much less expensive. January is REALLY cheaper

[Big Shooter]

What kind of green fees for these courses......?? Is there a big difference between November green fees vs March/April green fees.....???

Can't really say, as I was basically covered by a "friend" (we only had to pay cart fees)

[EDSGOLF]

What kind of green fees for these courses......?? Is there a big difference between November green fees vs March/April green fees.....???

March 13 - April 27, 2008 is PEAK Season in Myrtle Beach which means the highest green fees during the year. But with with so many golf courses to choose from, there is a package for every budget.