Myrtle Beach National - Kings North Course
Arnold Palmer's Kings North opened in 1996 and is the headline course of the three at Myrtle Beach National. At 7,017 yards, par 72 and slope 137, it is built for players wanting a championship layout as their trip centrepiece.
Designed by Arnold Palmer
- Par
- 72
- Yards
- 7,017
- Slope
- 137
- Holes
- 18
- Opened
- 1973
- Greens
- Mini Verde
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Kings North carries the strongest review record of the Myrtle Beach National courses, averaging 4.43 across 901 reviews with 552 of those at five stars. That is a large sample and a consistent one. What players return to in their comments is the layout itself, described as truly unique and entertaining, and the sense that a round here is an occasion rather than another tee time. Palmer routed it over 7,017 yards with Mini Verde greens and enough sand to define the character of the round.
The sand is also the most common objection. Multiple reviewers say there is simply too much of it for an enjoyable round, and one described the volume of traps as working against the fun of the golf. This is not a course that hides its difficulty, and the hard rating on the scorecard is earned. Conditioning reports run mostly positive, including praise for the course holding up in drought, but the negatives are specific when they come: slow greens that frustrated putting, rough left long where it was not designed to be, tee boxes needing mowing. Twenty two star ratings and sixteen one star ratings out of 901 is a small proportion, though the complaints behind them are consistent enough to note. Reviewers who return year after year say they are never disappointed playing here.
Two other themes recur. Pace of play draws comment, with the facility running three courses off one operation and reviewers finding the crossover confusing and the property busy. And the clubhouse gets called old, with at least one player noting that having to buy a ball did not match the premium billing. Practice facilities are the fullest set available, covering a driving range, putting green, chipping green and practice bunker, which matters given how much bunker play the round demands. Kings North is the strongest name in this batch and the reviews support that, provided expectations account for a busy operation and a lot of sand.
Myrtle Beach National - Kings North Course in pictures
Getting there
4900 National Dr
Course reviews
What golfers said about Myrtle Beach National - Kings North 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 61%
- 4 star 26%
- 3 star 9%
- 2 star 2%
- 1 star 2%
Great layout. Lies thin due to drought. We rate it 5/5 and will be back again. This was our third time in 3 years.
Didn't really care for this course. There was way too much sand for a fun round of golf. Very busy with three courses and a bit confusing on the crossover.
Fairways were lush; lots of traps. Greens were extremely slow and frustrating to put. Clubhouse was old; had to purchase ball which I feel should come with a premium course. I was somewhat disappointed from experience 15 years ago.
Great course, staff super friendly and helpful however pace of play could have been slightly faster.
Kings North was in excellent condition. The greens were hard and fast. The traps were difficult for me as I think I saw every one of them. Lots of water for added excitement. Great course, we had a ball.
We haven’t played it for several years so we were really impressed with the results of the course renovations. It is a stunning course and the greens were awesome, albeit very challenging. We requested an afternoon tee time and that proved to be a mistake. It was organized chaos waiting for carts for our group which resulted in our 2 foursomes being split up and one group starting on the front and one off the back. My group teed off almost 25 minutes late and both groups finished well over 30 minutes from each other. We all loved the course but would never recommend playing it in the afternoon. Next year we will request a morning tee time to avoid the wait for carts to be returned from the various courses on the property. That being said, we loved King’s North
Renovations completed last fall have really improved kings north. Loved it.
as all ways great course and excellent course conditions I would highly recommend to anyone
this course was in pristine condition, and organization/pace of play was excellent. an easy favorite of the group.
Excellent choice of courses to start our golf trip. Thank you Dan Pellecchia (GolfTrek) for that. The course was in very good shape and we loved the layout. Staff were friendly and professional. We would definitely play here again.
Loved the course! It was a pretty forgiving course …well except for the Gambler!! The staff were so friendly. Would definitely play it again
Great course, exceptional conditions, greens were a bit slow on the day I was there.
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