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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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Don’t waste your money if you’re paying an out of town rate. Greens were brown and dying. Only a few tee boxes actually had grass. 2/10.
A disaster
Booked on GolfNow a week before playing, arrived 20 minutes before T-Time. Line inside the pro-shop took 25 minutes with everyone seemingly having an issue. Finally getting to check in I was told they couldn’t find my reservation. Was told they could get me out on Maples instead. Played Maples as it was my only option (Waited another hour before getting out). Maples staff /customer service by far was superior to what I experienced at Bird course. However, Maples as far as course isn’t great and not worth the money I spent.
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Great experience
I was a single and the starter allowed me to go off first in the morning and I was able to play at my own pace and work on some second shots and putts. The course was in great shape and was a great value!
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Shabby
Not as I remember it. Played Jones many times and conditions were not up to par. Greens were slow and uneven. Many fairways were sparse and dry and many tee boxes, (seniors) were uncut and patchy. Not what I expected. Play the Byrd course instead. Sea Trails can do better.
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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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Hi, We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
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We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
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Some good some bad
Greens were in good shape, just hadn’t been cut and were slow. Fairways were ok, but there were some dried out hard pan areas. Tee boxes and bunkers, some were fine and some weren’t. Overall, I enjoyed the round and would play this course again.
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.
Poorly run…
Course overall had a nice layout, but greens were inconsistent… and some needed to be completely redone. No beverage cart, restaurant and snack bar were both closed, and pro shop had a small cooler with a few drinks. If the course conditions were better it would have over-shadowed the lack of amenities, but unfortunately that was not the case. Big potential, but Sea Trail did not deliver.
Hi, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We hope to see you again soon.
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.
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
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.
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Nice golf course
I like Sea Trails tracs. The no cart policy by the driving range and putting green is bad since they are not close to each other. If you usually use the range and hit more than a couple clubs you have too carry your bag quit a ways back and forth. Then the putting green is another walk in the opposite direction. Leave your self plenty of extra time if your like me and do both before a round. One thing they might consider is move the putting green next to the range and put the practice green where the putting green is now.
All in all a nice facility.
Bumpy greens
I have played the Jones course 6 or 8 times and it has always been in good shape. However, this past weekend the greens were really bumpy and it was hard to keep even 3-4 footers on line. I am highly surprised at these greens as most every other course I have played with Bermuda greens are in excellent shape.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us! We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Good layout and playable
Overall in good shape. The greens were a little rough on the front due the recent spring maintenance. Greens were better on the back.
Will play it again in a few weeks.
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.
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!
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 Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
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Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We hope to see you again soon.