Headed back for our 3rd trip and trying to figure out the 4th course to play. We are staying in Murrells Inlet and are planning to play Heritage, True Blue, and Caledonia. We don't mind driving but wouldn't want to go any further north than the Barefoot Courses; and we also don't want to repeat anything we have played previously (TPC, River Club, Pawleys Plantation, Prestwick, Barefoot Love). The initial courses on the list to consider are Dunes Resort, Kings North, and World Tour but would love to hear some other ideas. Ideally something in the top or mid top tier.
Thanks all
Polekat914 01/18/2023 10:38 am
@jayshuck
Kings North is a great course. I'll throw in Arrowhead, Willbrook, and Wild Wing too. World Tour is good too. Not sure if you meant The Dunes or Grande Dunes Resort. Either way, both will fit your bill.
Upper mid tier: Willbrook - Arrowhead
Top Tier: Grande Dunes Resort - Kings North - The Dunes
World Tour is a quality choice and interesting for the replicas, but most golfers
will know all the courses they copy, but likely only about 7-8 of the holes, either
from TV or playing them.
You can save farther north courses, Legends, BF, TW, RE, etc, for future central
to north lodging.
Cal doesn't have a range, but you can use the TB range that day if you want.
The Dunes costs more than Cal.
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jayshuck Topic starter
01/17/2023 10:54 pm
@artmbgolf Thank you. Do you have any insight if the greens at Caledonia are all fixed from the issues last year?
ArtMBGolf 01/17/2023 11:53 pm
I have heard that Cal greens are good now. I have not seen them myself.
I like Founders Club which is right there where you are playing your other rounds. Kings North could be the best overall layout in MB ( I'll get a lot of pushback on that opinion ) and Dunes is the only true USGA course in MB.
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If you can get in The Dunes, do it. If not, I would suggest Grande Dunes. It is a very nice golf experience. Good design, usually excellent conditions and very good customer service.
I would personnally go with King's North!
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Quebec City, Canada
