There are also a few holes 300yds or less(from whites) so takes driver out of hand.  Tree lined fairways that are narrow on short holes, more wide open on longer holes.  If you like to get up there and bomb your driver 14 times i would advise this is not the course for you.  

Also, if you are playing the reds and can't hit your driver at least 150yds i would say you will be very frustrated by those 7-8 holes mentioned earlier as you will likely have a short layup before the hazard for your second shot before going over on your third shot.  It really took its toll on my wife who hits it 130yds off tee and was exasperated by the end of the round with the forced layups.

played all by ourselves at our own pace only catching up to the DT group that went off 10 on the 16th hole.  finished in 3hr 45min.  would have been 3 1/2 if not for waiting on last 3 holes. 

when we finished parking lot was still not even 1/2 full.  Not sure if it is layout or location(little river)but this is in season for golf and i play up and down the GS and have not seen a course with these good conditions and low price point be so empty.

If you are low handicapper and can play Blue or Black tees it is well conditioned course at great pricing.

ps nice deck overlooking the 18th and 9th greens(double green) and the inter-coastal waterway for a drink/snack post round.

 That being said Hackler in really good shape. Greens rolling quick and true. Fairways have filled in nicely now that drought over.  Nice laid back staff attitude in sense they won’t force 2 back to back 2-somes join up if not preferred by both groups.   Play here frequently and never more than 4hr 15 min at worse.  Newly installed putting green now open as is both the range and chipping green. Cart girl after 10am.  Locals pay $54 with cart. 

great bang for your buck

anyone play pine lakes,international world tour or legends heartland lately?

just looking for course conditions update  

played heathland about month ago and greens were heavily topped dressed with sand  wondering if they bounced back??

Saturday -  Legends Parkland

Sunday - TPC Myrtle

Monday - Tradition

Tuesday - Leopards Chase (read one review saying conditions were not good possibly due to drought)

Wednesday - Dunes G&CC

I have played Dunes, TPC & Tradition years ago & liked the layout & conditions. Hope to find the courses listed in good shape!

As always (years ago!) I'll report out

Deez

Day 1 Friday- AM Glen Dornoch- Earlier reports of drought conditions have now been eliminated. A couple weeks of rains made everything play extremely long, no roll anywhere but course in great shape overall. Holes 16-18 continue to be the highlight of this track, and it was the only course that wasnt that crowded of the 6 we played.

PM Tidewater- extremely disappointed in green conditions as they sanded everywhere and didnt cut them. My carpet at home is faster and I would avoid Tidewater at all costs for the time being. By far the worst conditions we experienced. the bag boy said come back in April and theyre mint. LOL, not much help for the hundy we dropped to play in August. Fairways and tee boxes were fine but can't justify paying for greens that crappy.

Sat- Rivers Edge- again played long and soggy but still my favorite course in the country. I love every hole except 13 which is the only boring hole on the course. Just an absolute Sauna though as we all were sweating buckets on the practice green. Pretty sure i didnt piss all day. You can tell they've put a lot of money into both the course and the clubhouse. 

Sun AM- True Blue- course in great shape, albeit wet so CPO wasnt much fun. You walk a LOT when its CPO at True Blue. Advice is to play it at  a tee box shorter than you think. We played whites and it was plenty. 

PM- Caledonia- Unfortunately only got 9 in as it absolutely deluged 3 inches in an hour(thats what she said) and rained us out. Course and greens were probably best of the trip. A good time to be playing Caledonia. 

Mon AM- Kings North. Was really expecting more visual changes with the renovation than I noticed. Still really like this layout and it was in great shape too. Fastest greens we played on but still not overly quick. they enhanced many traps and removed some bunkers on 18, but not much else stuck out.

Overall we continue to be surprised at how many people now occupy "off-season" in Myrtle as the courses that 20 years ago were empty in summer are pretty much packed. We're probably going to take a break from Myrtle and try another location next year. Dinners were at Roadhouse(which sucked this year with overdone ribs), Mellow Mushroom(excellent) and Carolina Ale house(very good). We rented VRBO's which I highly recommend. Also surprised Broadway at the beach has lost all its action. theres really only one "club" to speak of if you consider Crocodile Rocks that. Miss the Bar louie days of karaoke or OZ and revolutions. That whole side of Broadway is dead. Whoever came up with the idea of a magic show theater needs to have their head examined. 

The drive down was very uneventful like we all want it to be, We stayed in Winston-Salem at a Sleep Inn by the Hanes Mall. We like that cause it gives us something to do if needed and lots of good food.  Then on the way in Saturday we stop at the Berry Patch and pick up some produce, and Pickles and jellies. then we made the trek to Buc-cee's, OMG is all I can say. I know there wasn't but it felt like there was all of South Carolina at the place. You couldn't move without crashing into someone. Had the kids get sandwiches and T-shirts then we left.  Check in was at 4 pm, it was weird this year, the people we normally rent from were no longer renting it and it was moving to Rose Realtor. This is no big deal, Rose is great to deal with for Rentals. 

Biggest disappointment was the beach work was down in our area so the beach was kinda no go for a couple days, this upset the kids more then myself. The last two days it was construction free.  We ate most of the time at the house, but we ate at Cookout and enjoyed it. Freddy's and enjoyed it. 

Golf was all booked with Brian, he is the one and only. 

Myrtlewood PineHills : This place was packed but most of the play was at Palmetto. Bag drop was smooth for how crazy it was, range was nice but no used a lot. Putting green was huge and very nice except no chipping allowed. This was my first time playing with Brian. I know most of you know this but what a great person. He made the day super enjoyable and helped my daughter work through her swing fixes she is working on. Everyone played great that day and man can Brian hit a ball. The course was in great shape, even with areafication, back nine rolled better than front nine. Traps in great shape along with tee boxes. POP was around 4:15 so not a big deal and Proshop had lots of great things to buy. 

Overall it was a great day and Thank you Brian for making it a better day, we will not wait as long to play again.

The next two were picked based on losing my job in late March, good news was offered a job on my way to the beach. 

The Wizard : This course was not as busy but still very nice. Single tee this day and we were second out, POP was 3:15 we played at a nice place but not hurrying. Bag drop was very smooth, range was nice and so was putting green just no chipping(UGH). The tee boxes, traps and greens were in great shape. Both Hannah and I played well here, her game was starting to really come around this round. Starter was nice and didn't see him till our round was over, of course when you are moving like we were there was no need to check on us. Proshop had nice things, I got a cool divot tool and t-shirt. 

Man o War: This day was a little more crazy than at the Wizard. We were paired up with two people from Jersey, they were very nice. The bag drop went smooth but back to double teed, we had two tee times, one for the front nine and one for the back nine. It all worked out, it was just slower on the back nine which is normal. The range and putting green were in good shape with no chipping again(UGH). The tee boxes, greens and bunkers were all in great shape.  POP was about 4:15 so not terrible, Pro shop was well stocked, food was decent here like the Wizard. Hannah played excellent today, she is getting ready for a better college season than last. I played scrappy but scored well. 

Overall golf was great, I enjoyed it a lot. rest of the trip was very nice but sad to leave. The ride home was good even with spats of heavy rain but could have been worse. Well 50 weeks till my next trip but already booked our house and starting to look at courses to play next year. 

Thanks Shep