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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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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.
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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
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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!
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!
Sea Trail - Jones
A great golf course. One of the best in the area. Friendly staff. Great value!
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at 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!
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.
Play Jones, NOT Maples, at Sea Trail
Straight forward course in fine shape. Greens and traps well groomed.
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.
Greens burning up
Some greens are in bad shape compared with last year. Still a good course and I would play again
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.
Worthwhile test
Nice track...scenic...fairways and greens in good shape, a few sand traps needed attention. Would play again.
Hello, JRTJOIN. Thank you for visiting us at Sea Trail Golf Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Jones Closed
Although booked on Jones we ended up on Byrd. Jones was hosting World Am. Some greens were burnt in places but ground around some of the greens was soggy. Overall course was in good shape and we pretty much had it to ourselves on a hot afternoon.
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
The no mow zone!
It was a beautiful Sunday morning… we arrived early hit a few balls..
Course layout is challenging, but friendly… greens were mowed, but were extremely slow and bumpy. On the jones course they have lost most of 7 and 16 green.. a big portion is just black dirt.
Fairways were not mowed and nor were tees… now I am not saying not mowed in a day or two.. I am saying you couldn’t tell the difference between fairway and rough. On multiple tees it was like teeing up driver in your front yard..
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
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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!