Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center: #1
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3.8
450 Reviews (450)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
211
3 Stars
78
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
73.2%
Recommend this course
346 out of 450 reviews
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4.7
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
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3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
80.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 25 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Byrd course delivers fast, true-rolling greens and a well-maintained layout that consistently rewards a return visit. Exceptionally friendly staff and solid course amenities make this a strong value for any golf trip.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6658 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The Mel Sole Golf School at Sea Trail Golf Resort"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed No
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Reviews

3.8
450 Reviews (450)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 11
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
Playing Multiple Courses 11
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 13
Worth the Drive 6

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Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2019

Hi Jose. 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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Commented on 07/05/2019

Hi Jose. 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.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall good experience

Fair course in good condition. Greens rolled true. Cart paths are a mess.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/29/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club! Your positive feedback regarding the course conditions are much appreciated. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/06/2019

Thank you for the 4-star rating! Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/06/2019

Your 4-star rating is much appreciated. Come back soon!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice fairways

Overall great course to play easier course but great for average players enjoyed myself.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/29/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club! We appreciate you taking the time to share your 4-star overall rating and review. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good value and nice course

Played two of the three courses at Sea Piines. I would rate this a close second to the Rees Jones course. Wide open fairways and the greens are in great condition. The bag boys and starters were extremely nice and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/24/2019:
Thanks playing 2 of the 3 courses at Sea Trail Golf Club! Your positive feedback about our friendly staff, course layout, and great conditions are much appreciated. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Solid day at Byrd

My son and I really enjoyed the round on the Byrd course. Greens rolled well and for what a lot of area courses have gone through were in good shape. We got to see a couple of gators sunning and relaxing as we played. The only negative would be cart paths, but with it being 90 degeee wasn’t that big of deal. We will be back this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/24/2019:
Thanks for teeing it up at the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club! Glad to hear you and your son enjoyed your round. Be sure not to get too close to the gators! Come back to Sea Trail Golf Club again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great crew greeting us

Upon arrival, we were greeted by a high energy, friendly staff. Nice way to begin the round. Course is in excellent shape. Greens were a bit slow after recent aeration — not a big deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/24/2019:
Thanks for playing Sea Trail Golf Club, Thomas! We really appreciate you taking the time to share your positive feedback about our friendly staff and excellent course conditions. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

rough ride

for this time of year the course was okay but the most dangerous part of the course are the golf cart paths - about as bad as I have been on - four wheel drive would of helped

Conditions Average
Value Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/02/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club! Your feedback regarding the cart paths is very important to us and we appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. We hope you'll consider playing the Byrd course again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Course was ok, pretty basic layout. Cold, wet and windy conditions. greens were in fair shape, a little grainy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 04/02/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club, Jim! Your feedback is much appreciated. Hopefully the weather is a little nicer next time you play out here. See you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 03/21/2019:
Thanks for teeing it up at Sea Trail Golf Club! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the layout of the Byrd course. Come back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfnow booking

when I arrived at the course they didn’t have my reservation. I showed my booking and confirmation to the woman booking us in and she said that they didn’t have my booking and that there were no open tee times so there was. I thing she could do. I saw d I would call GolfNow which I did. While I was waiting on the line I logged into GolfNow and saw they there were a few open tee times at around our time. The golf now representative came back on the line and said that he had reserved another tee time for ten minutes later than our originally scheduled tee time and I went back in line to check in. While I was in line someone else was checking in under my name and was taking our tee time. it was an extremely upsetting experience.

we finally received our ticket for the starter but she was very unapologetic and made me feel like I was not a paying customer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disapointed

We were disappointed in the overall condition of the fairways, greens and cart paths compared to the previous rounds we have played here. The value for money was ok because we got a “hot deal”.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Response from on 03/20/2019:
Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Club. We're sorry to hear you were disappointed but we hope you'll consider giving us the chance to exceed your expectations in the near future. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 117
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

All the cart paths was very bad. and stoned.

When we arrived, there almost four guys to book all the starting course but nobody think of us. I think they forget about us( My wife and I). It's first time that it's happen.at the Seatrail(all courses include)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/26/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club, Daniel. We sincerely apologize if your most recent experience wasn't as positive as it should've been. We hope you'll come back for another round soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoy the layout!

Despite cart path only due to amount of rain that course can't control we enjoyed our round. Staff are excellent! Like the variety of tee boxes and the greens were fast and in great condition. Really enjoyed our day!

Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/20/2019:
Thank you for playing the Byrd course at Sea Trail Golf Club! We appreciate your kind words regarding the course conditions and friendly staff. We're glad to hear you really enjoyed your day. Come back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 170
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Philly Advisor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Solid layout

Nice solid layout with a traditional Carolina look and feel. Holes went right and left and didn't favor a particular shot shape. Short par five finishing hole gave me a chance to reach in two. Water in play but no severe forced carries. Very enjoyable course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/20/2019:
Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Club for the first time! We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed the layout and thanks for sharing these great photos as well. Come back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 100
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Cart Path Only

Course was very slippery but that was nature's fault. Otherwise, nice course...fun.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/12/2019:
Thanks for playing Sea Trail Golf Club again, Bernie! Your 4-star review is much appreciated. Let's hope the weather cooperates next time. See you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sadly previous reviews pretty accurate Course is old & TIRED

I’ve played over 50 courses in Myrtle Beach. I had read the reviews about Sea Trail and took them with a grain of salt (I find some expect to much). However, if Byrd is the best conditioned of the 3, this place is in trouble.

On a positve, staff was friendly. I got there early and the starter got me out ahead of a number of groups he expected would be slow. He broke the bad news that it was cart path only, but I still finished in 3 hours. That’s about the only positive I could find.

On the first tee it tells you that it’s hole 1 on the Byrd Course. No yardage’s, no par for the hole, no sign showing the hole. I then looked at my scorecard and the yardage’s seemed to be inaccurate, and hole layout didn’t really match. Get to the about the 4th hole and I discover the problem, they had given me a card for the Rees Course. I detoured after 9 to get a correct card, which helped. Since there is no course info on the course, be sure you have the correct card, the starter doesn’t.

Cart path only for a reason. It’s wet in the whole area right now. At The Byrd the fairways were thinner than any I’ve played, so buried balls were the norm. MORE THAN 50% of my shots embedded. Mud balls, with no ball washers on the course, or the carts, was messy. These are small details that make a difference. No other course I’d played in the last 12 days has been nearly this muddy.

Greens were slow, and putts wiggled as they slowed down. Even the cups were old. Cart paths are brutal. More bumps & potholes than smooth stretches. There were more leaves all over this course than the other 7 I’ve played here recently, COMBINED.

Sadly this course looks like they no longer put any money in to it. There are too many decent courses in the area for me to spend my time, or money, at Sea Trail again (at least until there is serious effort in to course improvements). I love the game, and hate to put up a bad review, but felt I owed it to my fellow golfers.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/08/2019

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience with us at Sea Trail Golf Resort. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best condition when you played. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we will use it to make the necessary improvements to the course. Our golfers overall experience is extremely valuable to us and we hope that you will give us another chance to show you how we've improved. Thank you for your choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day at the golf course.

It was a fine day to play golf despite very soggy conditions. There was no roll out on shots so every shot played longer than you’d expect. Greens were a s good as I’ve seen over this winter.. I like the course and it’s layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/05/2019:
Thank you for playing Sea Trail Golf Club! Even with the soggy conditions, we're thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your round with us. Be sure to come back for another round soon!
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Soggy Golf

Greens were in good shape. Rest of course was art path only. Extremely wet. Lots of plugged shots on and off the fairway. Course really needs 3-4 days of sunshine.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/05/2019

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review us, Sea Trail Golf Resort, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the water drainage so we may work on any necessary improvements. However, we're glad you had a fun time on the course. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

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Commented on 03/05/2019

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review us, Sea Trail Golf Resort, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the water drainage so we may work on any necessary improvements. However, we're glad you had a fun time on the course. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

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