Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center
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 |
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| 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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Good round but could use a lttle help
We like thus course but had a couple of complaints. When we arrived the starter never checked when our tee time was. we went in and payed and were 20 minutes early, went back out and the stff was tking care of a group of six locals. ///thgey had not started to load our bags, and when I asked what the starting tie for the group they were working on they said it was after ours. they then rushed to get us setup and put us out with this large group right on our tail for the first few holes. The course was in relatively good condition but the rough was a little long and the greens were a little slow but were true.
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Not bad
Overall, fun round. Fairways 7/10, Putting Greens 7/10, Tee Boxes 7/10, Sand Traps 0/10. Don’t hit the ball in the traps, haven’t been raked in weeks so they’re hard with rain craters. Other than that, the course was nice for the value.
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Good course needs some work
The course has a great layout but the greens need alot of work
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that you feel the greens need improvement. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Sea Trail Jones - hard times
I used to play the Jones regularly and thought it was one of the best area courses. What a disappointment to find the inconsistent bumpy greens and poorly maintained bunkers. Fairways and tee boxes were okay. The greens were also only about 70% their original size as the fringe has clearly been allowed to overtake the greens surfaces over the years.
I won’t be back unless the greens are redone. It’s a shame because the Jones is still a fun layout and could be a nice place to play.
We apologize for the disappointment you experienced with our course conditions, specifically the inconsistent greens and poorly maintained bunkers. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve our course for all players. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for considering the potential of our layout.
July -2023
Great layout and a lot of fun. The greens were in a bit of rough shape but I’m not going to complain for the value and the heat we have had this week. Staff was very courteous.
teandrewvt, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center. We hope to see you again soon!
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Open but a good challenge for the average golfer
Other than being July and hot, course was in great shape. It is set up to challenge the average golfer. I would definitely play it again.
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Great pace and good fairways
Great pace for the round. Fairways in decent shape. Greens need significant attention.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, alderts. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Greens need help.
Great course. Played from the White tees and it was fair but challenging for this 14 handicapper. Tee boxes in rough shape but ya get to put a stick in the ground so no big deal other that looks. Fairways were ok. Greens very not very consistent. Some in very
Bad shape. If they sent some money here it could be a very nice 5 star course. For the money I paid $60 on a Beautiful Early July morning it was worth it.
Hi, Buzztour1. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Overall Good
The range and practice putting facility were closed but the course itself was in great shape!
Biggest issue was the guys at bag drop, they were the opposite of friendly. It was like they expected everyone to know what was going on. Was told multiple times to wait and it wasn’t until there was a direct question that they told us the range was closed. They eventually loaded the bags but didn’t make it seem like we could go get until 10 minutes later they asked why we were still there. Let one cart in our party take off towards the first tee before yelling at the second cart to go get them for going the wrong way because we were supposed to go off #10, but that had not been communicated previously.
Staff in the pro shop was friendly despite some card reader issues. Overall I would recommend playing there despite the issues at bag drop.
Hi, dahuff. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Jones golf course at sea trail
Course was in good condition considering the hot weather for the area. The greens were beat up with ball marks that had not been repaired by previous players.
Hi, u314164069700. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Rude Greeting
The person at the bag drop was rude and very dishonest. We were an hour late from our tee time but we had called and was told that there were times available and that they should be able to get us in. However, when we arrived at the bag drop we were told by the person that was working that the next tee time available was not until 4:30 and they were super busy and we had gotten there at 2:40. We told him that we had spoke to Kevin who works at the counter that we shouldn’t have any issues. He also addd that he didn’t know who Kevin was. Anyways, we spoke with Kevin when we checked in and he assured us that we shouldn’t have any issues. We got on right away and did not see any other group the whole time we played. Just felt like the man at the bag drop wanted to make sure he goes him early. Not a good first impression if u want people to come back.
Hello, superdad2x. Thank you for visiting us at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn't quite live up to your expectations. We will share your feedback with our staff to make corrections and improvements. Any feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks again for choosing us.
Missing marshal
Not overly challenging, lots of dips and mounds in fairways make approach shots trickier. Pace of play for a Thursday midday was way too slow. No rangers to be found. By hole 6 there were 4 groups on a par 4. 1 on box, 1 waiting, 1 on fairway, 1 on green. Course was in good condition, no complaints.
Hello, shortleg. Thank you for visiting us at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn't quite live up to your expectations. We will share your feedback with our staff to make corrections and improvements. Any feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks again for choosing us.
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We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Worth the drive
Played the Jones course today with my son-in-law and we were paired with a father/son from Tennessee. Staff was very courteous and course was in great shape. Greens held shots well and rolled true.
We appreciate your detailed review of your experience playing the Jones course with your son-in-law. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.
Rees Jones Course
This course is very playable for the high handicapper. The conditions were optimum and weather was perfect.
u085954183, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Jones at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Great layout and pretty good condition. Look forward to playing again.
Hello, buzzterp. 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, Grantgolf123. 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.