Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center: #1
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4.0
450 Reviews (450)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
211
3 Stars
78
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
79.6%
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%
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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

Policies

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

4.0
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Green Conditions

The course was nice and a good layout, but the greens were in terrible condition. Weeds, fungus and overall bumpy conditions spoiled a good round. One green was in good shape. On the other 17, putts were literally bouncing across the green. They blamed it on a bad winter, but other courses in the area did not have this problem.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Sea Trail Byrd, in the Sunset Beach, North Carolina area. We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements, and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible

They should be ashamed to charge a green fee for this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, Sea Trail Byrd. We strive to provide the best possible customer experience to our golfers, and we apologize if we missed the mark. Thank you for choosing to play our course, in the Sunset Beach, North Carolina area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens/Fairways suffering from winter

Overall, a great course, but like so many in the area, the severe winter has left damaged greens that are taking time to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Sea Trail Byrd, in the North Carolina area. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor customer experience with us and that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played. Any additional feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing to golf with us and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very good layout but greens a little iffy

It was a very good course. Very busy start at 9am, the rangers had us all tee off at 1 and 10 for all 3 courses. Challenging with bunkers placed in just right places to catch bad shots. The greens need a little more tender loving care, little plants growth here and there and some bare and brown spots. We had fun playing the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great staff and course

Booked this course through GolfNow and had a buffet style breakfast, lunch and 2 beers included in the $70 booking. The staff all the way around were fabulous and the course was in excellent shape. Would definitely recommend and I will be back for sure. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/09/2018

Thank you so much for your feedback and positive comments.

We hope to see you again soon at Sea Trail!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Value

Play here every year during stay st Myrtle Beach. Very good facility.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Quick round in the afternoon

Got out on an almost empty track, nice conditions, friendly staff. Old standby

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Poor Management

The course has 3 course and they ALWAYS double tee the Byrd Course. The condition was perfect but the staff was unbelievably rude. The starters were missing tee times for people who booked in the club house. The started, whose name was Andrew was yelling at customers telling them it was not his fault the clubhouse miss booked their time. We played off the back tees on the Byrd course and there were 4 some on 4 some stacked up in front of us and and out tee time was at 8:04 am. It took almost 1.5 hours to play 5 holes so we went to the clubhouse to get a refund cause we were leaving town the next day and "the best they could do" was a rain check for the following year. Did not even consider a refund with the way it was all handled with the awful staff. It simply another course that caters to the locals and over books to get as much money as possible. My advice, never play this course without an 8 hour window blocked off.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/10/2017:
Hi there Matthew, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are sorry to hear that we missed the mark on your recent experience. It was certainly not our intent to provide rude customer service or poor scheduling and will be noting your thoughts. We strive to provide an excellent experience for our golfers and are sorry to hear that we let you down. We hope that you will give us the chance to earn your business again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow due to poor rangers

Played on the 4th. We played behind the slowest group I have ever played behind and it was a 3some. In front of the 3some were 5 empty holes. We asked the ranger to help us with no avail. 3some would not let us play through. No help and no professionalism from this course. We left after 13 holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/07/2017:
Hello Mark, thank you for taking the time to review Sea Trail - Byrd Course in the Myrtle Beach area. We are sorry to hear that you had a bad experience at our course due to the poor pace of play. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Good staff and clubhouse. Wasn't busy at all on a Sunday afternoon in June. Nice variety of holes....course just needed to be mowed. Especially the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/19/2017:
Hi David, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort in the Sunset Beach area. We appreciate the 3-star rating and are glad you enjoyed the layout, clubhouse, and our staff. Your thoughts have been noted and the team will make necessary improvements. We hope to see you back soon at Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good experience

Love the layout and condition of the course was pretty decent- greens had been aerated recently but reasonably playable. Staff was very friendly and accommodating! The only real negative was the cart paths- very bumpy and in need of considerable repair.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/21/2017

Thank you so much for your review of the Byrd Course. We appreciate your positive comments and input pertaining to areas of the course.

Looking forward to your next visit with us at Sea Trail!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good layout, multiple tees so playable for any handicap

The Byrd course was closed for aeration, we played the Jones course and it was very enjoyable. Had one hour delay for thunderstorm on 8th tee. Resumed play and completed round in under 5 hours total.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/21/2017

Good morning and thank you for your 4-star rating of our course.

Hope to see you again soon at Sea Trail!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Beach Golf

Great staff!!! The course was in excellent shape. Moderate challenge. Played the whites on Jones course. Plenty of wildlife...a couple of holes with gators.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/21/2017

Thank you so much for your kind words about the course and the 5-star rating! We are thoroughly pleased you enjoyed your round at Sea Trail and look forward to your return!

P.S.: Watch out for those alligators!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Byrd course at Sea Trail

Course was in very good shape. The layout is perfect for mid handicappers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/21/2017

Thank you for your 4-star rating of the course.

Hope to have your back at Sea Trail 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
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/21/2017

Thank you for your 4-star rating!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Hello Pam, thank you for taking the time to review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

course

Starter was fantastic. Worked us right in.Great guy to talk with.Dont lose this guy he really works at his job.Now as far as the check in lady that was behind counter I would say there could be some improvement.Maybe she was having a bad day.We told her first time players.We had to ask her where we go.She was very short with us.I kind of got the feeling that she didn't have time for us.Not a good feeling of first impression of your staff.Any ways you have enough customers so you can afford to lose one.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Hello Mark, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
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