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Barefoot Resort & Golf - Love Course

Resort Style North Strand Public

Barefoot Resort & Golf - Love Course

Davis Love III designed the Love Course at Barefoot Resort, a 7,047 yard par 72 opened in 2000 in North Myrtle Beach. It is open off the tee but rated hard, rewarding players who handle small greens.

4.5 from 638 golfer reviews

Designed by Davis Love

Par
72
Yards
7,047
Slope
138
Holes
18
Opened
2000
Greens
Bermuda

Why groups book it

What you are paying for at Barefoot Resort & Golf - Love Course

The pedigree

Davis Love

A Resort Style layout that opened in 2000 and plays to a par of 72 over 7,047 yards.

The test

Slope 138

7,047 yards and a slope of 138. 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 chipping green, a driving range and a putting green, so the speed is no surprise on the first green.

The verdict

4.5 out of 5

Across 638 reviews left by golfers who booked through us, 89% scored Barefoot Resort & Golf - Love 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 - Love Course

The Love Course is the longest of the four at Barefoot Resort in raw yardage, stretching to 7,047 yards at a par of 72 with a slope of 138 and a hard difficulty rating. Davis Love III opened it in 2000. Bermuda greens, a full practice complex of chipping green, driving range and putting green, and a course record of 62 held by Steve Gilley round out the profile.

Difficulty
Hard
Access
Public
Style
Resort Style
Course record
62 - Steve Gilley
Practice
Chipping Green, Driving Range, Putting Green
Address
4980 Barefoot Resort Bridge Rd, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

The defining feature in player language is the contrast between generous fairways and demanding targets. Reviewers repeatedly praise the openness of the layout, and the word small comes up often enough in the review vocabulary to be a real theme, pointing at green complexes that shrink the effective landing area no matter how much room you had off the tee. That is the shape of the challenge: a course where you can swing freely from the tee and still leave frustrated if the irons are not sharp. The other consistent note is reliability. One regular described it as reliable year after year and credited the staff with making it a solid experience, while another simply called it by far the best course they played on their trip.

Across 666 reviews the average is 4.45, built on 398 five star and 196 four star ratings, with 51 threes, 13 twos and 8 ones. Conditioning almost never draws complaint, and several groups mention that both Barefoot courses they played were in good shape. The real weakness is operational. Pace of play generates the strongest negative reviews here, including a group held up half an hour past their tee time and another whose round dragged after the starter sent out a single ahead of them. Bunker sand drew one pointed criticism, described as like playing out of beach sand. Book an early time and the round tends to reward you. It is worth noting how consistent the praise is across years and seasons, which is not always the case on a coast where turf transitions can wreck a reputation for a month at a time.

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 - Love 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.

4.5 ★★★★ ★ 638 reviews since 2020
  • 5 star 60%
  • 4 star 29%
  • 3 star 8%
  • 2 star 2%
  • 1 star 1%
★★★ ★★ August 2026

No drinking water except on rangers carts which came around infrequently

O'Brien , Tucson
★★★★★ August 2026

Loved the course. Layout and condition

Michael, Wilmington
★★★★ ★ August 2026

Good condition, no waiting on course. By far best golf experience of the three

David, Wilmington
★★★★★ July 2026

By far the best Corse we Played! Great condition and nice pace Of play !

Hutchison, Wilmington
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★★★★★ July 2026

Good condition and pace of play was very good!

Masci, Wilmington
★★★★★ July 2026

Loved the course and its openness

Russo, Coram
★★★★★ June 2026

Both of the Barefoot courses were in good shape.

John, The Villages
★★★ ★★ June 2026

The greens are so small it makes it almost unplayable.

Austin, raleigh
★★★★★ May 2026

Although I did not play on the day we played here, I've been told by those that did play that this was a great track

Hughes, Gardena
★★★★ ★ May 2026

The Barefoot Love course is reliable year after year.... The staff and team there make it a solid golf experience.

Richard, New Windsor
★★★★ ★ May 2026

Good course in good condition but not a 5 because of poor starter process (almost an hour delay) and pace of play (over 5 hours making it an almost 6 hour day).

Ken, Salisbury
★★★★★ May 2026

another must play experience

michael, elyria
★★★★★ May 2026

Course was best of the week conditions wise, and the staff was friendly and helpful.

Micah, Apopka
★★★★★ May 2026

Greens a little slow.

Giblin, Morehead City
★★★★★ May 2026

One of our favorites, many ele ater greens.

Naelitz, Amherst
★★ ★★★ May 2026

The course was in good shape but the attitudes of staff and length of play big negatives. We were held up for 1/2 hour after scheduled tee times - either backed up or waiting for singles to pair with our 3-man groups. No starter at tee and clearly no help from on course monitors as round was very slow. From original tee time to finish of all groups was well over 6 hours.

Kirchner, Salisbury
★★★★★ April 2026

Nice course, all course had its difficulties, very nice challenge!

Hill, Bluesprings
★★★★ ★ April 2026

Beautiful layout, but same terrible fairway bunkers and speed of greens.

Colbert, Los angeles
★★★★★ April 2026

Loved the course. Great service.

Cunningham, Jenison
★★★★★ April 2026

Great fun with our guys on this course.

Gregory, Bolingbrook
★★★★★ November 2025

Cold day but nice course

Jeff, Union
★★★★★ September 2025

Tough but fair. Really small greens

Fleury, Union
★★★★★ September 2025

Course was awesome and pace of play was around 4 hours. The Group really liked the course we will be back next year.

Mike, Statham
★★★★ ★ September 2025

Just a fun track to play, staff is always great, course is always in good shape. We love playing it

Doug, Longmont
★★★★★ July 2025

Outstanding layout and well run.

Eric, St Marys
★★★★★ July 2025

Todd was absolutely amazing during our golf trip! He went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly and that we had a great time. He even managed to get us an extra round of golf for free—what a bonus! His attention to detail, helpful attitude, and dedication to making our experience memorable did not go unnoticed. We couldn’t have asked for better support. Thank you, Todd!

Adkins, Winter Haven
★★★ ★★ July 2025

Nice layout. Great shape. Greens were surprisingly small.

david, harmony
★★★★ ★ May 2025

Small greens but quick and great condition.

Gary, Crown Point
★★★★ ★ May 2025

Course was fun and in decent shape

Jeff, Westfield
★★★★ ★ May 2025

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.

David, Chesapeake
★★★★ ★ March 2025

Well maintained, good layout, felt welcome

Paul, Charlottesville
★★★★ ★ March 2025

Always a great course to play as the second round. Not a huge fan of the ruins though.

Rob, Belvidere
★★★★★ March 2025

Was a great course

Cory, Palm Bay
★★★★★ March 2025

Immaculate green and fairway conditions.

Andrew, Macomb
★★★★ ★ March 2025

Good conditions and course was in great shape. Sometimes the "fleecing" by the cart guys gets annoying; they are always hanging out, ready to tackle you and hold you down while another one cleans your clubs which you never asked to be cleaned, and then they expect a tip. Ridiculous. I would have given it a "5" if it weren't for the cart guys.

David, Cary
★★★★ ★ November 2024

Nice course, well laid out, however extremely small greens.

Guy, Elizabethtown

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