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Barfoot Love

bri1164 — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:46:42 +0000

played here 11/8. busiest bag drop area on the Grand Strand as 3 courses go off from this very small bag drop area. But the bag drop guys have it down to science and never any real issues. fyi they do not let you take you cart anywhere until they are ready to load you up. my experience is 20-30min before your tee time you can take it to putting green and find your starter. the driving range is 3 minute drive from bag drop and they do have shuttle. Used to have to check in with pro shop before going to range but last few years you can just drive your car over before bag drop. get balls(included) attendants might ask you your TT but it is not done every time. Massive range with both mats and grass. Unfortunately my last couple times here they have forced us to mats. Pro shop guys pleasant/friendly efficient. Nice clubhouse and bar/grille overlooking the Fazio 1st tee and 18th green. played whites 6,050 yds. this course has a mix of narrow tree lined fairways and wide open links style feel fairways. great conditions all around. greens rolling quick and true. #1 is 324 yd par 4 to ease you in. 3 of par 5s under 480yds. only 18 at 530yds is not really reachable for a person playing appropriate white tees. #5 (#1 hole on course)is a 430 yds dog leg right par 4 that is brutal. if you aren't in middle of fairway to the left rough you are blocked out assuming you can hit it 240-260 to an elevated green. Of course the previous hole is a 270yd par 4 with elevated small green with the widest fairway on the course so course gives and takes. #9 is a 180-200 yd par 3 to elevated green, tough hole. holes for most part are what you see is what you get. think only 1 hole has fairway that is truncated by hazard and it is #12 par 5 (480yds) and that hazard is on your approach to green. so would make for tough go in 2 unless inside 200yds off tee as no bounce up option.

beverage cart girl available. while they double tee 10 is a little ride back to the clubhouse and not really advised if course is busy.

always great conditions over the past 25 years i have been playing barefoot courses.

MBN King north

bri1164 — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:19:47 +0000

played here 11/6. 6 sets of tees for all playing abilities. played cream tees. driving range(grass and mats, mats on this day) and 2 putting/chipping areas next to each other. Bag drop guys/gals excellent and with 3 courses all double teeing they have their hands full. Pro shop guys friendly and they have 3 of them so no long lines waiting to pay. Grille and bar look out floor to ceiling windows onto King north 1st and 10th tee and 18th green. Its ok but needs facelift. Had occasion to find out the have rentals(taylor made) as my buddies clubs didn't arrive with his flight. my second round since renovations, first was really early on and there were rough spots. but 6 months later everything has filled in. bunkering has been redefined, greens redone. everything was in great shape. greens hard/firm as always seems to be case for new greens but were good speed (have played faster here in past and my guess next year they will go back to that speed) and rolled true. 6,030 yds from cream tees but always plays longer. Generous fairways just about everywhere. both #1 and #10 start with par 5s to get the tee times going. 4 hour 30min round. no real long waiting. very playable off tee. it has it fair share of water that comes into play but for the most part wide fairways and rough area keep you in play. like the fact that they scaled back some of the bunkering on 18, it was a bit much originally. beverage cart was available.

very enjoyable round and great course. expensive if not part of on of the various reduced fees programs that MB has to offer.

Wild Wing Avocet

bri1164 — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:00:41 +0000

Played 11/5, first time after the renovations. course in really good shape. tees and fairways some over seeding as is case this time of year. greens rolling true. renovations have redefined look of holes especially the bunkering being redefined. 6 sets of tees make it playable for all. played white tees. Start of with easier holes for 1 and 2. 3 thru 6 are meaty. 3 (400yds par 4)and 4 (500yd par 5) fairways interrupted by waste area. #5 135-160 par 3 with water all up the left side all the way to and including the green with heavy bunkering on right. #6 is 405yd par 4 with water on left side starting at tee box to about 100yds out. Left side is woods/lateral hazard. this is 2 hole green sharing with the 17th hole par 3. after that course is not easier but playable. on back other than #12 175-200yd par 3 and #16 420yd par 4 holes are forgiving. Staff always pleasant from bag drop to bartenders. totally renovated pro shop and bar/grille area looked really nice. plenty HDTV around horseshoe bar and in dining room. Added a couple of golf simulators for rent. Putting/chipping green and grass tee range available.

good take that i always enjoy playing.

fyi unique in that 9 does not go back to clubhouse so NO double teeing.

they have always had beverage cart on course when i have played and they added a food truck which sits in middle of 6th/17th/9th greens and 7th tee. with beverages and snacks.

Fall 2026 Golf

DCH1950 — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:39:44 +0000

Just thought I'd post some comments about course conditions at various venues played recently, hope it aids Forum participants in their decision making. The following is a brief look at courses played during October and November. River Hills - The word here is consistent; each time the course is presented with good overall conditions as fairways & greens are above the mean. Always enjoy the elevation changes on several holes, there's some tight fairways but generally it's very playable. Sea Trail Jones - We played it when it was quite wet, so no bounce in the fairway or approaches to greens. The overseed is down so there's a lot of irrigation going on. The greens were really good. There's a lot of construction close to the golf course and it definitely affects play on certain holes. Sea Trail is an active development where considerable portions of previously forested land is now open with earth moving equipment at work. The work product spills into the course. Arcadian Shores - Always one of my favorite layouts, as Rees Jones presents perched greens that are well bunkered. The roughs can be a bit thin here. You'll find that the greens are some of the best on the Strand, all protected with several bunkers that are challenging. Sandpiper Bay - A popular course, lots of traffic with 27 holes with an active membership. Generous off the tee so there's plenty of room for a wayward drive. Greens are consistent, not real speedy. The knock on this course is the cart paths... not good. Brunswick Plantation - This course has definitely improved with better drainage, a bunker re-do (some eliminated, some reshaped), and the greens are some of the fastest you will play. The greens are predominantly Pinehurst-like with convex shaping so the ball trickles quite a bit. Leopard's Chase - Definitely the best of all the courses @ Ocean Ridge by far; fairways are full of grass, greens are really good, great concrete cart paths, there are deals out there to moderate the cost. Meadowlands - Conditions have improved here over the past 2 yrs with nice fairways & greens, chipping areas can get a little skinny, plenty of room off the tee, great finishing holes on each of the nines. Crow Creek - Overseed is down, course is wet due to irrigation. No changes here, greens seemed to have survived the summer heat but there are some spots where its thin due to bent grass survival challenges. Arrowhead - Course is in very nice condition, interesting layout with many doglegs, holes with water, but length is not an issue. Greens were really good and had some speed once the dew evaporated. Valley @ Eastport - Conditions can be a challenge here but I must say this was the best I have seen it. Cart paths are not good, some construction/repair ongoing in a few spots which detracts from the experience. Oyster Bay - Legends Group definitely struggles with this 43 yr old layout. They don't own it so I think the budget and investment is always a big debate. The greens were the best I have seen here in a long time. Cart paths are marginally better but there's a long way to go. #13 had caved into the bay a few months back so this hole is undergoing repair & renovation. Tradition - Hadn't played here in 20 yrs, a very comfortable layout, generous fairways, greens were quite slow as the staff's attention is the overseeding. The carts were the worst I have ever seen along the Strand, ripped seats, rusted-off brackets for ice buckets & washers, lots of staining. Rivers Edge - This course has rebounded since an earlier experience; the greens are good, fairways nice, tee boxes OK, overseed is down just not germinated. The experience here is top shelf, driving range included in your deal and I think for the early morning slots you get coffee or juice. Also, bottled water is provided. The course is scheduled to close from May 17 2027 to mid October for a complete re-do of the greens along with other minor improvements.

Course condition

bri1164 — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:33:26 +0000

got some buddies coming in for 5 rounds in 5 days

just wondering on conditions on any of the following

Shaftsbury Glen

WW Avocet

Thistle

Willbrook

Crow Creek

or any other suggestions, live near world tour but will go south to Pawleys or North to NC

thanks

UK Couple coming over soon : Course Conditions and recommendations, please ?

Yorkshire Roomy — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:40:11 +0000

Hi Chums,

Yorkshire Roomy back !

Well after a terrific third visit to North Myrtle Beach back in March for 3 weeks golf (13 rounds in 20 days !), some great friends of ours (husband and wife) are coming over to NMB for their first trip, on my recommendation. They are my Club’s Captain and Lady Captain from last year and are both competent golfers.

Every one of my trips has been in Spring, so I have no idea how things are at this time of the year, which is why I am reaching out to you guys for help and advice.

Where on the North side / Grand Strand and up into NC are both in good condition and good value right now, or not too far to drive from NMB if heading South,please ?

This year we played Aberdeen, Azalea Sands, River Hills (twice), Willbrook Plantation, Thistle, Leopard’s Chase, Shaftesbury Glen (twice), River’s Edge, Whispering Pines and Man O War.

In the past, I have really enjoyed Meadowlands, Arrowhead, Prestwick, Grande Dunes, Long Bay, Kings North and the other 3 at MBN, Wild Wing Avocet, Beachwood, Crown Park, Diamondback, Eagle Nest, Pearl, Arcadian Shores, Myrtlewood (both courses), Brunswick Plantation, Crow Creek, Burning Ridge, Farmstead (RIP 😢) and several others.

I know I can rely on you guys for sound advice : many thanks,

Yorkshire Roomy 😘xxx

Central MB Trip 9/15 - 9/20

psteinhe — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:19:29 +0000

Courses:
Grande Dunes
Arrowhead
King's North
Barefoot Dye

Lodging:
Barefoot Yacht Club Villas

8 golfers, mostly seniors
We lucked out with weather - low 70s to mid 80s every day. Only rained once for an hour during dinner.

First the courses - we played Grande Dunes first and it was in excellent condition. Tees, fairways and greens. Probably the fastest of the greens of the courses. We played from the senior tees and the course is right in front of you - no quirky, tricked out holes. Excellent practice facility with range, putting and chipping greens. We've played there multiple times over the years and consistently excellent - you can't go wrong adding that to your trip. Staff uniformly excellent. Pace of play was fine.

We played Arrowhead next which was a new course for the majority of us. Also, in very good shape, though greens not as fast. We played the Waterway and Cypress nines. A lot of different holes, doglegs right or left, more elevation changes, plenty of water. A lot of what I would call quirky or "character" holes. Have to play to spots. Fun though and one of our guys favorite course. Not sure I'd want to play it everyday but would be a good addition to any trip. We had a free replay to play another nine but course was booked - some of us were disappointed - the rest wanted to grab lunch and a nap. Pace of play good.

Next we played King's North, which we had played a couple of times in the past, but not since the renovation. Another course in excellent shape and I noticed a lot of the changes - very well done. I definitely think I like the changes on #18. Everybody liked the course. Staff excellent.
A little more open than say Arrowhead. A good mix of different kinds of holes.

Last we played Barefoot Dye, and maybe because we were getting tired, I don't know, it was our least favorite course and the general opinion was it was in the "worst" shape of the four. Don't get me wrong - still in good shape, but the other courses seemed better. And I'm glad we played from the senior tees - I remember it being hard from the regular tees when I was a "regular" kind of guy. We all noticed that the practice green was pristine and rolled great - the greens on the course not so much. Practice facility very good and staff excellent.

Our overall ranking was:
1. Grande Dunes
2. King's North
3. Arrowhead
4. Barefoot Dye

ALL the courses had good practice facilities and everyone we encountered was friendly, helpful and professional. We remembered to tip well.

Lodging: The Barefoot Yacht Club villas were great. Furnishings in good shape - sometimes the pictures are from 10+ years ago and don't match reality. We had 2 3-bedroom units, each had 3 bathrooms. 4 guys per unit with a good kitchen area, balcony, etc. Nice, large pool by one of the buildings we stayed in. If you want to be near the pool, pick Building 1. Obviously, centrally located.

Meals: a mixed bag
I should know better after going on 20+ trips, but if you want a "good" dinner, Barefoot Landing is probably not the place (except for maybe Umberto's). We did have good tacos at Taco Mundo, good burgers/sandwiches at Crooked Hammock Brewery but dinner at Flying Fish was very average. The comment about the shrimp and grits was "it's like baby food with some shrimp".
We did have an EXCELLENT dinner at Joe's Bar & Grille (basically across the street from Barefoot Landing). We've eaten there before - highly recommend.

The ice cream, especially the ice cream parfaits at The Crafty Cow in Barefoot Landing were excellent.

And if you like oysters, we made a trip one night to Tailgate Oyster Bar in Cherry Grove. From the outside kind of looks like a dive. Actually, from the outside kind of looks like a gas station. VERY casual place but oysters great. Including oysters rockefeller. VERY limited menu and canned beer. They do have entertainment out front a lot of nights. Very limited hours so check ahead.
Fun though - the kind of place where you sit at a large bar mostly and the servers have some attitude.

Sunday morning we stopped at Blueberry Grille at Barefoot for breakfast before we left - excellent place. Highly recommend. On weekends, get there early.

Overall, a very good trip - weather, golf, people, (mostly) food - excellent.

Regards,
Pete

Pizza Rankings (2026)

1putt1 — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:45:07 +0000

It's been a while since my last pizza update, and the pizza scene has changed dramatically on the Grand Strand over the last few years. This is a list of my favorite pizza joints in each region. If you have a favorite not on the list let me know as I may not have tried it yet (I know there are a couple in Surfside I need to sample). FYI, this is only a ranking of NY style pizza places or similar. Lovers of Mellow Mushroom, Howie's Hungry Pizza or gourmet-style pizzas look elsewhere, LOL.

South
1. Aroma's (707 in Socastee)
2. Danny's (707 in Socastee)
3. De Romas (17 in Pawleys)

Central
1. Antos (Conway)
2. South of Brooklyn (Kings hwy)
3. Amici's (Carolina Forest)

North
1. Joey O's (Ocean Isle Beach)
2. Cutty's (Little River, but soon moving to Calabash in the new Publix on 17)
3. Original Geno's (Restaurant Row next to SoHo, not to be confused with the Gino's spelled with an 'i' in the Walmart NMB and Forestbrook plazas)

Glen Dornoch review

bri1164 — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:51:00 +0000

Hadn't played this track in some 20 years so other than it having aesthetically/visually pleasing holes on the inter-coastal waterway(which i have seen from various boating excursions on waterway) i had no remembrance of it. Had a Tuesday,9/22, 854am tee time and there was no one on the course. we(wife)were first tee time. MB passport rate was $56. Nice driving range and good putting green. Tee boxes and fairways were in good shape. Couple holes that were heavily shaded fairways were a little bare but not too bad. Greens were nice. again couple had some bare spots but confined mostly to the cut line between green and fringe. This is a tough course for a high handicap (17). I played the white tees and my best tee ball goes 235yds while average is 220yds. It is target golf on a LOT of holes. there are 7-8 holes where fairways are cut off by hazard and the hazards are all at least 20yds deep or longer. so if not in right spot/distance off tee you might not be able to carry your 2nd shot over the hazard. Only one of these holes,16, forced a lesser club off the tee as hazard was to close for me to hit driver. Of course as hole is 370 yds this meant my 200yd tee ball still left 180yds to back pin with hazard all up the right side of fairway from 100 yds in to green.

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.

Hackler GC review

bri1164 — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:31:20 +0000

Played last Wednesday. This would be the best value in MB if it were not for Arrowhead. Conditions always great at arrowhead and layout aesthetically nicer than Hackler. Really pleasant staff as well. Generally 4 hours, occasionally 4 1/2 hrs on really slow day

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