Resort Style North Strand Semi-private
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
Pete Dye's 2000 course at Barefoot Resort runs to 7,343 yards with a slope of 149, the hardest number in the North Strand rotation. It rewards accomplished ball strikers and punishes everyone else.
Designed by Pete Dye
- Par
- 72
- Yards
- 7,343
- Slope
- 149
- Holes
- 18
- Opened
- 2000
- Greens
- Bermuda
Why groups book it
What you are paying for at Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
The pedigree
Pete Dye
A Resort Style layout that opened in 2000 and plays to a par of 72 over 7,343 yards.
The test
Slope 149
A slope of 149 over 7,343 yards from the tips. The back tees are a genuine examination for a scratch player, and the forward sets keep everyone else moving.
The greens
Bermuda
Putting surfaces are Bermuda. The practice ground carries a driving range, so the speed is no surprise on the first green.
The verdict
4.5 out of 5
Across 736 reviews left by golfers who booked through us, 88% scored Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course four stars or better. None of it is edited and none of it is paid for.
Live tee times
Play the Dye Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf.
Checking the tee sheet…
Live rates per golfer, cart included. Booking opens in our tee sheet with your day and group size already set.
The course
The golf at Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
A slope of 149 is the headline and it is not an exaggeration. Dye stretched this one to 7,343 yards across a links-style routing in North Myrtle Beach, opened it in 2000, and built in the visual intimidation and bunkering that defines his work. Mike Weir holds the course record at 63, which tells you what the ceiling looks like for a tour professional in ideal conditions. For a mid handicap playing from the wrong tees, this is a long afternoon. Bunkers appear repeatedly in the review language, as does the word tough.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Access
- Semi-private
- Style
- Resort Style
- Course record
- 63 - Mike Weir
- Practice
- Driving Range
- Address
- 2600 Pete Dye Dr, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
The reception is strongly positive overall. Across 776 reviews the average is 4.47, with 505 five-star ratings and 175 four-star. That is a course delivering on its reputation for the large majority of visitors. Reviewers describe it as challenging but fair, in great shape, beautifully maintained, and one placed it a close second to TPC among the courses on the trip. The layout draws consistent praise even from players who scored poorly on it.
The 33 reviews at two stars or below tell a narrower and more specific story, and they are worth reading before booking. Aeration is the biggest single complaint. Multiple golfers arrived to find greens punched days earlier with no advance notice and full price still charged. Others describe front nine conditioning that fell well short of expectations. Service issues appear too, including a hot day with no working water fountain and no beverage cart on course, and one player who cited an unfriendly staff interaction as the reason for not returning. Excessive advertising on the cart screens draws its own complaint. Pace of play surfaces in the sampled language. Practice facilities are limited to a driving range with no putting or chipping green listed, which is a real gap on a course this demanding. Call ahead about maintenance schedules before you commit. The Barefoot Resort site holds four courses in total, so the logistics are simple if the group wants more than one round in the same place. Book the Dye round first and let the group decide what to add once they have seen what 149 slope feels like in person.
The look
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course in pictures
Getting there
2600 Pete Dye Dr, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Course reviews
What golfers said about Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
Every one of these was left by a golfer who booked through us and played the course. Nothing is edited and nothing is paid for.
- 5 star 65%
- 4 star 22%
- 3 star 8%
- 2 star 3%
- 1 star 2%
This was a nice place for the most part. Every encounter with the employees was also great. Most of the course was in great shape as well. The only places where I felt the experience was underwhelming were on the greens and driving range. The size of the range is smaller, which was fine, but it was in very poor shape, from the mats to even the area we hit balls into. It was very below average compared to other places i've been, and it was our most expensive round. Also, the greens on the course were very disappointing. The balls didn't roll the same speeds on every green, they were extremely bumpy, and there were several burnt/worn sports on them. This surprised me because of how small the greens are. There's not much surface area to maintain on many of those greens, it shocked me that they were so inconsistent and bumpy. Regardless, it was still a nice course and a good experience. I always judge courses based on their prices, and I was just a little underwhelmed in some areas.
Course was aerated 2 days before we played. Never was told. Payed full price.
Great course and challengng as well
Best if the three.
Read all 42 recent reviews Show fewer reviews
Always like the Dye course layout and experience! Greens should be faster. Excessive advertising on cart screens is the worst I have ever experienced.
Nice course, all course had its difficulties, very nice challenge!
Close second to TPC, well maintained.
Very nice and challenging
Beautiful course, challenging but fair in great shape
Course needs refurbished the Due character is rotted away
Course was in great shape. Staff was awesome…starter gave great advice on how to play the course - can’t wait to play it again!
Beautiful layout, very fair to all levels of golfers and amazing condition.
this was the last day we played and I was able to play the whole 18 holes.
Average conditions and above average cost makes it a bit disappointing.
Very slow play golf day. Rangers needed on course to manage pace of play.
Best course yet
Tough, challenging course. Friendly staff throughout. Back nine was pretty much rained out. As we had already made the turn and played the tenth while we received a rain check for nine which was greatly appreciated. Will definitely be back.
Overall very well maintained, although many of the tee boxes were in poor condition.
$107 was too much. Greens had just been aerated, course was not in great shape, looked like it needed water. Course needs renovation to justify premium rates. $65 would have been appropriate in current condition.
Very disappointed to spend the amount of money and not know the greens were recently aerated. Also the fact that it was extremely hot, no working water fountain, beverage cart or ranger on course distributing water.
Excellent golf course
Average conditions
Course was ok but not great shape
Horrible condition especially the front 9. Goat ranch. I was there 18 years ago and it was pristine. Very disappointed.
Great layout and condition. However, had a bad experience with staff. Not very customer friendly quite honestly. I will not be back at this course again - and it is a shame.
Very good conditions and layout.
Most challenging of all barefoot courses. Best course conditions. Best greens, fairways, and tee boxes. A must play if you’re headed to barefoot.
In great shape for Monday After the Masters...terrific.
Great shape, as we thought—right before Monday After The Masters.
Slow play, great conditions
Outstanding course, great staff, excellent condition
Really enjoyed the Dye course. Very challenging as always!
Amazing place to play
Love this course have been playing here since they only had a trailer!
great course loved it
Dissappointed that the greens were not cut and were very slow. Course layout was great
Simply the best of the four barefoot courses, challenging, shop precision required, overall a beautiful course.
Worst day of the trip. I was told back in April before adding this course that over seeding was done in early October yet it was being done while we were there. Cart path only on a hard and dry course was bad. Club pro/manager was an arrogant, full of himself jackass. Treated us like second class people. Again there were other groups stuck in the middle of our 11 straight tee times. I will never play there again. Pro should be fired. Club guys and snack bar lady were first rate. No on course drink cart on an 80 degree humid day.
Over priced for such a crappy condition of the course. Played here several times and it was great. Now, it is as bad as a Legends course. A shame to let it fall apart from what it used to be
was intimidating as I'm sure Pete intended. Nicely cared for.
Love the layout. Tough course. Clubhouse food was great.
Nice . Fast greens. 9/10
Vacation rentals
Where to stay near Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
These are the three closest places we book to the course, measured as the drive from the clubhouse rather than in a straight line, so the morning run to the first tee stays short. Lodging is quoted with the golf as one price.
0.7 miles away
Barefoot Resort & Golf Villas
The closest stay we book to Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course, about 0.7 miles by road, with bar/lounge on site.
- Bar/Lounge
- FREE Parking
- FREE Wi-Fi
0.7 miles away
Dye Club Cottages at Barefoot Resort
Roughly 0.7 miles from the first tee in North Myrtle Beach, with bar/lounge.
- Bar/Lounge
- Community Outdoor Pool
- FREE Parking
2.1 miles away
North Beach Plantation
Roughly 2.1 miles from the first tee in North Myrtle Beach, with bar/lounge.
- Bar/Lounge
- Covered Parking
- Elevator
Closest courses to Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course
Pair it with
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio Course
0.0 miles away
4.3 from 687 reviews
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Norman Course
0.5 miles away
4.2 from 449 reviews
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Love Course
0.5 miles away
4.4 from 663 reviews
Azalea Sands Golf Club
2.0 miles away
3.0 from 103 reviews
Beachwood Golf Club
2.4 miles away
2.5 from 18 reviews
Arcadian Shores Golf Club
2.8 miles away
3.8 from 873 reviews
Build the trip
Put Barefoot Resort & Golf - Dye Course in a package
Tell us the dates and who is coming. We quote the golf, the lodging and the tee times as one price, and a $100 deposit per golfer holds it.