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Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center
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The Rees Jones course at Sea Trail Plantation is one of three courses on the property, which covers 2,000 acres of creeks and wooded lots.
It's in Sunset Beach, N.C., once named the top coastal destination in the U.S. by Money magazine, and in 2003, Golf Week named Sea Trail in America's best residential courses of distinction.
All three courses, by Dan Maples, Rees Jones and Willard Byrd got 4-star ratings from Golf Digest.
The Jones course opened in 1990 and has wide, rolling fairways and mounds and many of the elevated greens are surrounded by water. Water comes into play on 11 of the 18 holes, but those aren't the only hazards. You'll also have to deal with pot and large expanse bunkers. The course stretches to 6,761 from the tips and has a moderately difficult slope rating of 135 from the back tees. The Jones course has four sets of tees, down to 4,912 from the most forward tees.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6754 yards | 73.2 | 138 |
| White | 72 | 6345 yards | 71.0 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5775 yards | 74.4 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 5775 yards | 68.4 | 119 |
| Red | 72 | 4985 yards | 64.9 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4985 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
| Teal (W) | 72 | 3555 yards | 61.5 | 102 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.2/138 | 440 | 196 | 367 | 396 | 170 | 402 | 440 | 511 | 531 | 3453 | 320 | 431 | 393 | 141 | 338 | 548 | 415 | 150 | 522 | 3258 | 6711 |
| White M: 71.0/125 | 399 | 176 | 353 | 356 | 143 | 389 | 405 | 493 | 512 | 3226 | 305 | 400 | 380 | 127 | 322 | 531 | 400 | 142 | 486 | 3093 | 6319 |
| Gold M: 68.4/119 W: 74.4/131 | 330 | 154 | 330 | 295 | 122 | 327 | 325 | 471 | 493 | 2847 | 283 | 369 | 361 | 108 | 299 | 466 | 371 | 132 | 464 | 2853 | 5700 |
| Red M: 64.9/108 W: 69.5/123 | 273 | 133 | 294 | 286 | 55 | 310 | 283 | 445 | 440 | 2519 | 236 | 322 | 305 | 99 | 244 | 390 | 294 | 120 | 417 | 2427 | 4946 |
| Teal W: 61.5/102 | 198 | 113 | 211 | 199 | 51 | 212 | 216 | 297 | 297 | 1794 | 169 | 208 | 214 | 90 | 204 | 261 | 218 | 117 | 292 | 1773 | 3567 |
| Handicap | 5 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
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Sea Trail - Jones is in great shape and is pretty
Playable, pretty, fun... And gators!
Scored well. Nice greens were of average speed compared to area courses we played, and a tiny bit faster .
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club!
Nice course/poor customer service
This course was great but the customer service was disappointing. They also teed off both nines simultaneously which meant after you made the turn you now were behind several groups just starting.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club.
First play for 10 years
Course remains totally playable despite some tough holes. Greens were in good condition and staff were friendly and helpful.
Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club.
Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Nice Layout
Great time.
Great layout.
Well organized. Group of 12 handled with no problems.
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Rough Greens
Just over seeded and the greens were terrible. Would not recommend playing for a while until the new grass comes in. Extremely slow, we played first 7 holes in 50 min and then hit groups in front of us and no rangers on the course to speed up play.
Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
Hello. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club!
Hi. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hello. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club!
Course conditions are lacking
First time playing and first one out! Twosome and we finished with in 3 hours because we move to a different back nine that was completely empty. They wanted us to play behind 4 groups causing us to wait. Double booking and forcing players to wait around to play the back side of their round is horrible. The second nine hand horrible conditions, but we managed to make due.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Jones course
The front nine of Jones was fine. The back nine needs work. Cart guys and organization of carts needs improvement. Can’t drive anywhere without it being time to tee off. Far walk to range and putting green
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Too many golfers allowed. Some parties of 5 allowed. Long waits
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Sea Trail Newbie
Very good course conditions; clearly more hurricane Ian cleanup needed. Greens rolled true; fairways and tee boxes in good condition. Although we weee a two-some, behind a foursome the play of play was a bit slower than needed. Group in front off us was not keeping up with the group in front of them. All and all, a good day.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club.
Sea trials NC
Excruciating 3:30 hour front nine. Gracious starter moved us to another nine for our back. Liked the course. Slow play really hurt my overall opinion.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Nice track
Well manicured track considering my round was after the hurricane went through the week before.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort- Willard Byrd Golf Club!
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