Resort Style North Strand Public
Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio Course
Tom Fazio's 2000 design at Barefoot Resort plays to a par 71 over 6,834 yards with a 139 slope. It suits players who want a real test and do not mind spending time in sand.
Designed by Tom Fazio
- Par
- 71
- Yards
- 6,834
- Slope
- 139
- Holes
- 18
- Opened
- 2000
- Greens
- Bermuda
Why groups book it
What you are paying for at Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio Course
The pedigree
Tom Fazio
A Resort Style layout that opened in 2000 and plays to a par of 71 over 6,834 yards.
The test
Slope 139
6,834 yards and a slope of 139. Enough teeth to be worth the tee time, fair enough that the whole group finishes with a card worth signing.
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
4.3 out of 5
Across 664 reviews left by golfers who booked through us, 83% scored Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio Course four stars or better. None of it is edited and none of it is paid for.
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The course
The golf at Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio Course
The Fazio Course opened in 2000 as one of four layouts at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, built in a Lowcountry style across 6,834 yards at its longest. Par is 71 and the slope reaches 139, the second stiffest number among the Barefoot rotation, and the course record of 63 by Jamie Neher gives a sense of how much has to go right to go low. Greens are Bermuda. Practice facilities are limited to a driving range, though reviewers note the shuttle out to it is worth using.
What the layout asks for is accuracy off the tee and control with the irons. Reviewers repeatedly land on the same two words, challenging and tough, and the rough draws comment as often as the fairways do. Sand is the defining feature and the most divisive one. Bunkers and sand come up constantly in reviews, and not always kindly: one player described the traps as playing like beach sand, with the ball rolling in and settling into a fried egg lie. Another called them over the top deep and hard to climb out of after playing the shot. If you are not a confident bunker player, this is the course on the trip where that will show.
The review picture is strong but not unanimous. Across 687 reviews the average sits at 4.32, with 381 five star and 196 four star ratings. That leaves 70 threes, 26 twos and 14 ones, and the complaints cluster around value and conditioning rather than design. Several reviewers felt the greens ran too slow for the green fee, and one wrote plainly that the same course at home would cost fifty dollars. Tee box conditions drew criticism, as did a lack of signage around the property. Others in the same sample reported the course in great shape and enjoyed the challenge, so conditioning appears to vary by season. The consistent note across both camps is that the golf is demanding and the sand is punishing.
The look
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Getting there
4980 Barefoot Resort Bridge Rd, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Course reviews
What golfers said about Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio 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 54%
- 4 star 29%
- 3 star 11%
- 2 star 4%
- 1 star 2%
Drinking water problem also
Again, course in great shape
This course was fun to play.
next to the dye the worst course there
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Great course also played Loves more forgiving with the drivers but irons and short game challenging
Like Fazio Love and Norman courses but greens were too slow. Driving range shuttle is a big plus. Burgers at outside grill continue to be awesome!
Nice course, all course had its difficulties, very nice challenge!
Bunkers and greens were not worth the money or its ratings. Is there a better time of the year to play. Back home this would be a $50 course.
Feels like they used beach sand for traps. Ball rolls into trap and you still have a fried egg.
Lots of bunkers!! Course was in fantastic shape!
The course conditions were not the best. - disappointing for the cost
Played this course the day after I popped my knee out at the Heritage Golf club. The course looked great, I just couldn't play much.
Course was nice, staff not as friendly, no communication to let you know what was going on when arrived
Greens were nice. Lots of sand bunkers that were not in good shape.
Great course and great service. When play got slow the ranger moved it along
Beautiful course. Friendly staff
Would like to see more competitive and fair greens fee prices!! Staff at the course was great!
Everything was great. Due to the rain the bunkers were not in great shape. Everyone at the course were great and friendly.
Good course but not as impressed for the amount paid
Limited balls to practice prior to round, had to hit off Matt’s. Course condition was barely average
This course was fun and a very nice track
Fazio and love were equally challenging but in very different ways. Course setup is great, especially for the short par 4’s. Most are less than 380 yds or so but. Bunker and tree locations demand accurate tee shots. Very few holes where the Driver is needed.
Not in great shape.
Tee boxes in bad shape. Sand traps are over the top deep. Just wasn’t my favorite by a long shot. And very difficult to step out of once making the shot. Would not play this one again. Needs signage.
Nice course. Played it a few times now. Only suggestion I have is that there are many areas around course that are hard pan where it was once a grass area. This makes the course look like the maintenance is dripping.
Layout is pretty, challenging, and rewards good shots. Choose the right tees, though...
Best layout at Barefoot, and lovely shape
This course was the toughest with 98 bunkers, it was hard and narrow. You shots need to be down the middle. Great Course but tough I liked it ,but tough. I rated this as my number (4) course.
This course was a very tough with 98 bunkers you had to keep your shots in the middle. This was a fun course it challenge your game I rated it number 4 out of the 5 courses we played.
Bunkers distracted from the experience rather than enhancing it. Did not have the crispness in staff or course conditions as the Dye course.
Totally enjoyed it.
Did not get to play
Very rushed and they hounded us to get finished by no later than 5:05 PM
Challenging course, with well place shots required. Very scenic.
Tees were in bad shape
hit almost every bunker hard course greens were fair fairways a bit thin. rough was tough
Course was in great shape, weather was perfect and staff very accommodating. The drawback playing here was not being able to make the turn via the clubhouse. Understand, however the beverage cart on the course could have been better stocked with snacks and/or some form of higher protein food items. As the round continued, the beverage cart became more scarce and less stocked.
Very nice golf course. Would love to play at one of the sister courses.
Vacation rentals
Where to stay near Barefoot Resort & Golf - Fazio 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 - Fazio 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
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