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Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center
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About
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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Excellent course with challenges but extremely fair.
Nice course
Very Nice course, not too difficult. Too bad there wasn't a marshall on the course to speed up the foursome in front of us. They were at least 3 holes behind so it took 4hrs 45 minutes to play
sea trail newcomer
first time playing this course,a bit challenging for us because we're only part time golfers.but would definitely go back for another round.Aside from construction around perimeter of course,conditions were good compared to others we have played this winter.
Pretty good course / ver unorganized
Took bag drop 20 minutes to load us up, had to play front side twice as pace of play was soo slow. Construction everywhere and no signage to direct you to the tee through all of the mess.
Area around course under construction.
Course cart paths were hard to follow as there was a lot of construction for new homes around the course.
Constuction equipment was very noisy at times around the course.
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Major renovation going on now. The resort was just sold. Can't wait to see what next year brings. It was time for a makeover. We'll be back next year.
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Nice course, a bit of a drive out from MB.
Course was good but not quite up to expectations. Major construction project underway around the clubhouse, effecting the starting and finishing holes. Several fairways were in rough shape, a bit "lumpy". The collars of many of the greens were saturated, wet and very, soft. Still enjoyed the round though!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if the condition of the course did not meet your expectations, especially with the ongoing construction project and some areas needing improvement. We appreciate your understanding and are glad to hear that you still enjoyed your round.
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Great layout and condition. Excellent staff. Good and helpful info from starter.
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RST
Certainly someone can do something to make the first area you see more appealing. A little white paint. A weed whacker. I know the cart guys are pretty busy but this first impressions area could take some TLC. The range and putting green could be much better.
I thoroughly enjoyed the course on a wet windy day. I’ll be back — heard it’s under new management. I have high hopes.
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Not Good Conditions
Jones in times past has been in pristine condition. Now they have ripped up the driving range and removed many buffering trees to make room for 30 houses. The course has not been maintained and the cart paths in several areas have been destroyed by earth moving equipment. Sand traps are washed out. I hate to ever rate a course badly, but this one was quite disappointing.
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Nice layout, great staff
The course had a lot of construction goin on around it, but the fairways and greens were in good shape. The starters were helpful and would recommend playing one of the three courses here.
Hello Jam,
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the construction. We appreciate your understanding and are glad to hear that you found the fairways and greens in good shape. Thank you for recommending our courses and for taking the time to leave a review.
Thank you for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort.
Nice course, but starter needs to do a better job.
Arrived about an hour before tee time and greeted cheerfully by staff at the bag drop. Starter could have done a better job sending golfers out to the course. Caught up to the group in front of me on the 2nd hole and they told me there were groups in front already getting backed up. I joined the twosome that was behind me, I started by myself, to help reduce waiting between shots. The starter should have paired us up if he knew what he was doing. While the course layout was a nice challenge and fair, pace of play was particularly slow. No marshals were present at any time to help speed up play. At one point, there were three groups waiting on a tee box. With that being said, I liked the course and would play it again.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the pace of play and the lack of marshals on the course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our operations. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the course and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
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