Long Bay Golf Club

The golf

This is old school Nicklaus, and one reviewer described it exactly that way: a design that rewards good shots while penalizing marginal ones. The slope of 141 ties Long Bay with Man O' War as the highest in this group, and it comes with 7,025 yards of length behind it rather than clever shaping alone. Champions Bermuda greens run quick when the course is right. The record of 64 by Charles Causey shows what a very good round looks like here. The consistent advice from happy reviewers is to play the appropriate tees. One group did exactly that and called the day fantastic, describing a layout that is fair but has plenty of trouble waiting.

When conditions cooperate, the reviews are enthusiastic. Golfers have described the course in excellent condition, greens in great shape and quick, and staff doing a great job. The layout itself is almost never the complaint. It is the most respected element of the property and the reason players come back.

The rating split is the most polarized of any course in this group and should be read carefully. From 532 reviews the average is 3.82, but the distribution is unusual: 176 five star and 193 four star ratings sit alongside 90 at three stars, 35 at two and 38 at one. That one star count is high in both absolute and proportional terms, and the reasons are consistent. Dry conditions come up again and again. One reviewer said the course was very dry with no rough at all, just dirt. Another found the fairways, tee boxes and greens all in bad shape and expected better despite the drought. One golfer called it the worst condition they had ever seen and wanted their money back. A regular visitor said the greens were the worst they had seen in many trips to Myrtle Beach and would not return. Others encountered ongoing construction and wet ground. Rough and conditions both rank among the most common review words, which tells you where the risk sits. Check on recent conditions before you commit.