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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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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2019 #9)
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Neighborhood golf
Ok course. Not great condition. Decent layout with houses bordering several holes. Slow and inconsistent greens. Nice fairways. Hairy tee boxes due to overseeding. Bunkers need work too. The fabric that holds the sand was showing in several spots. Pace of play was decent. 4 1/2 hours. Staff was friendly but, slow service. They seemed understaffed. Saw the snack/drink cart once (on the 9th hole)
The course has potential to be really good. Just needs attention/money. My guess is that this place is struggling like others during COVID.
tough trek
although yardage looks short, it is a Par 70 with Long challenging par 4's. Mid range golfers don't be embarrassed to play the whites as many are over 400 yards. Toughest from the Blue's was 450 yard par 4 which second shot had to carry water 410.
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Great course
This a great course in great condition. Everyone was nice until I found out I was playing in a threesome that I did not know. I asked for a separate cart to be distanced and found I had to pay $20 more. Well I played the Maples course last week in a threesome and I was given a cart of my own. Make up your rules as you go. Sounds like nascar.
Terrible customer service. Poor communication. Staff and website was not truthful about the course, the greens and the condition of the course
Stay away.from this course Very disappointing course to play
Poorly run facility
Pace of play is 6 hrs or more on a weekday
Facilities and courses are going downhill
One of the worst values for golf I’ve ever had
Ok, not great!
The course lay out was not bad, but the course needed to be mowed bad. It was not in very good shape and definitely not worth the price.
Great Golf Experience
Beautiful Course...challenging, but fair. A bit of everything, including water hazards and long fairways.
A bit wet in places.
Beware of the Gators...
Very challenging and well maintained
We had a Hot Deal which kept price reasonable. Great layout. Keep the ball left off tee on 18 and use an extra club on most approach shots. Enjoy.
Fair Test of Golf
Course was in very good shape considering the amount of rainfall here in the last 2 weeks. Getting zero roll so course played long. Greens were in great shape, putted very true at a 10 stimp pace. Nice straightforward Rees Jones design used every club in the bag.
Very nice course
Very good layout, course was very wet after a lot of rain but greens still rolled true and with decent speed. Wide fairways to make tee shots more forgiving with big greens to hit to. I was a single and was fortunate that 3 different groups let me play through very quickly. Will definitely play again.
This is a must-play in Myrtle Beach
Course (I played the Jones) has a great layout - plenty of challenges and plenty of scoring opportunities. It was in good condition for post-winter. Greens are excellent. Staff is great - kudos to the guys in the starter shed - they will take care of you! No doubt this belongs on your “must play” list for a golf trip to Myrtle Beach.
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