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Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center
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The Willard Byrd 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 Byrd course is built around several, man-made lakes, from 14-20 acres and features nicely undulating greens and Byrd's trademark decorative sand and waste bunkers, constrictive treelines and greenside bunkers.
The Byrd course opened in the fall of 1990 to good reviews. No. 18 finishes between two ponds at the clubhouse. The course covers 6,750 from the blue tees with a slope rating of 128 slope. Watch for No. 2, a 174-yard par-3 over water, and No. 3, a long par-5, a dogleg right with water on the left.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6658 yards | 72.6 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 6143 yards | 70.8 | 125 |
| Gold | 72 | 5452 yards | 67.6 | 117 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5452 yards | 73.5 | 133 |
| Red | 72 | 4520 yards | 63.0 | 106 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4520 yards | 67.5 | 114 |
| Teal (W) | 72 | 3553 yards | 61.7 | 101 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/134 | 389 | 172 | 482 | 412 | 412 | 394 | 165 | 394 | 531 | 3351 | 398 | 369 | 188 | 525 | 393 | 382 | 203 | 383 | 462 | 3303 | 6654 |
| White M: 70.4/129 | 348 | 162 | 453 | 384 | 399 | 359 | 136 | 366 | 490 | 3097 | 383 | 343 | 154 | 494 | 356 | 363 | 162 | 359 | 422 | 3036 | 6133 |
| Gold M: 67.5/116 W: 72.8/132 | 310 | 137 | 427 | 323 | 373 | 320 | 119 | 330 | 457 | 2796 | 359 | 273 | 116 | 456 | 343 | 333 | 128 | 309 | 405 | 2722 | 5518 |
| Red M: 63.0/107 W: 67.4/112 | 248 | 112 | 312 | 299 | 324 | 217 | 105 | 289 | 373 | 2279 | 310 | 218 | 100 | 383 | 248 | 269 | 112 | 261 | 343 | 2244 | 4523 |
| Teal M: 59.9/100 W: 62.0/99 | 211 | 107 | 262 | 223 | 228 | 177 | 100 | 232 | 267 | 1807 | 231 | 202 | 92 | 271 | 203 | 244 | 105 | 204 | 236 | 1788 | 3595 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by bnellis on 04/05/2026
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Photo submitted by CoachGrayski on 12/28/2025
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Photo submitted by CoachGrayski on 12/28/2025
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Maples greens several like this Photo submitted by KennyRuggs on 11/16/2024
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Par 3 #12 Photo submitted by u314160791017 on 08/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164034732 on 05/30/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163966299 on 05/18/2023
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Photo submitted by u252826083 on 08/13/2022
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Photo submitted by dave00001 on 06/07/2022
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Photo submitted by DrBurb on 04/13/2021
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
Overall Disappointing
Second course that we've played at Sea Trail. It's a bit remote from Myrtle Beach, but easy to find. There is a large bag drop area, but carts are not assigned until just before tee time. That's not normally a big problem, but the driving range is a bit of a walk and in the opposite direction of the practice green, which is also quite a walk - so plan on carrying some clubs to the range and practice green. Staff in the pro shop were friendly, but the bag drop staff seemed a bit confused and less organized. Course had a nice layout, although the fairways tend to the narrow side so a straight drive is really helpful. Fairways were in good shape, but less so around the greens. Sadly, the greens were in real bad shape - very inconsistent in texture and appearance. For the most part, the putts rolled okay but greens were hard to read and gauge speed because of the condition. Greens need to improve before this course would be considered a good value.
Pretty good course
I enjoyed my day. The only issue I had was even though we were over 50 mins from tee time we weren’t allowed to go warm up because we had to stand with our clubs. Also I was charged $25 for bringing a junior golfer because it caused two carts. That should have been listed somewhere. I made the decision to play there because he could come and play for free. Once we got passed that, the course was nice. The cart paths not so much. But the course was in good shape. Overall I would come back!
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Bang for the buck
Every hole is different, challenging, but fair to all levels of golf from seniors to long ballers.
The sand bunkers are in excellent shape and very consistent. The greens on the first few holes were spotty as well as most of the fairways. Probably the time of year transitioning between types of grasses. Overall a very good experience and reasonably priced,
Thank you for visiting us at Byrd 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. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing and we hope you give us a try again soon!
Great resort
Greens were a little bit patchy but everythingelse was perfect even if the course had to be played « car path only »
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Back 9 Better
First 3 holes had little to no grass on them. Bumpy. Back 9 was aesthetically more pleasing and the greens were in great shape.
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Hi, u4778041. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Hi, Bafisk77. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Wet,wet
Due to rain recently was cart path only. As all players were seniors only completed 9 holes.
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Hi, Jumpstarter. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Player 1
Great course to play a round independent!!
Super play and course
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Good round
Thought we were in trouble with the condition of the first green but they got progressively better.. Lots of variety and challenge. Cart path only due to overnight rain which was unfortunate because the paths were in rough shape.. Enjoyed our round and look forward to returning..
Hi, lesbuchan. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Great challenging course and friendly staff
Other than a few of the greens being rather bumpy it was a good time. Very friendly and helpful staff, pace of play was good, the only complaint was it was very wet for not much rain. All in all I had a great time.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, DrBurb! We're delighted you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit us again soon, and thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Got to play Jones
Booked at Byrd course, got to play Rees Jones instead. Definitely one of the nicest and most challenging courses I've played in quite some time. Almost got 18 in at 3:15 on early March, nothing but good things to say about my round.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, JohnnyK66! We're delighted you enjoyed your time with us. Please book a round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center!
Hi, UIS1. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Hi, u314160488518. 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 Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
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