Looking for a cheap warm up course for arrival day next April. Considering Whispering Pines...we've never played there. Doesn't get talked about much. Worth playing?
Thanks on advance.
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It's not bad. The front nine looks & plays like a muni. The back nine is more interesting. It's typically in good shape, has some interesting elevation changes, and I don't think you'll regret it.
I'm guessing the air traffic over the course is a little crazy....dont think I've ever seen a golf course so close to an airport's runways. Might give it a try just to get a fresh notch in the holster. Getting harder to do that what with courses closing & this being our 30th annual trek.
Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle.
I'm guessing the air traffic over the course is a little crazy....dont think I've ever seen a golf course so close to an airport's runways. Might give it a try just to get a fresh notch in the holster. Getting harder to do that what with courses closing & this being our 30th annual trek.
Depends on the flight pattern of the day. It's usually not bad. The runway runs parallel to the course and is across the street. Sometimes you get a fighter jet show and a round of golf in one. Bonus!
WP has a mix of forgiving and challenging holes.
Conditions were nice last year. Did not play it this year.
I don't feel planes take off often enough for sound to be a problem.
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I like to play at Whispering Pines, near of the Myrtle Beach Airport. The wind is often a factor for the 17th and 18th hole. If it is the case, it is a good challenge to make the normal on these two holes.
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Played there a few weeks ago and it was in good shape. Greens were really good at the time. Honestly, some of the better greens I have played in Myrtle Beach area in awhile and that includes some upper end courses. The airplanes are not that bad and you really won't notice them on most holes, if at all. The wind can be a little tricky on the closing two or three holes, pay attention. It is a good value. I like playing there.
Whispering Pines has improved over the years, layout will give you some nice holes, a couple of greens have crazy slopes on them but nothing to serious, price is also attractive.
Thanks for all the input guys. (Yes, I'm using a gendered pronoun...ON PURPOSE!!!)
I think we'll go with WP. This round is mostly just to kill time till we can get into the condo. After a 14 hour overnight drive, expectations for having any kind of swing are low. Just looking for somewhere we can stumble out of the car & smack some balls around.
Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle.
Thanks for all the input guys. (Yes, I'm using a gendered pronoun...ON PURPOSE!!!)
I think we'll go with WP. This round is mostly just to kill time till we can get into the condo. After a 14 hour overnight drive, expectations for having any kind of swing are low. Just looking for somewhere we can stumble out of the car & smack some balls around.
Your expectations are correct...but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised once you play it.
Played WP once two years ago and really didn't regret it at all!
By choosing this course as a "warm up", I'm totally sure you will appreciate and from what I remember, and no worry about air traffic. It shouldn't be a factor!
Denis Gilbert
Quebec City, Canada
The layout is as good as anywhere in MB. No houses and a great value
That is a course i want to play and thinking of playing it this year with my daughter.
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That is a course i want to play and thinking of playing it this year with my daughter.
Then, do not hesitate at all my friend, because this is a great golf option!
Denis Gilbert
Quebec City, Canada
Stopped and looked at one hole Monday after an airport drop off.
Green had full coverage but ball rolled slow.
Fairway looked good.
I played there with Brian three years ago and the course was actually good it was right after the hurricane and there were several trees down but the course was still in great shape.
It's a course everybody should play if they haven't played it yet
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