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Byrd at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center

3.8
450 Reviews (450)
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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
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73.2%
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346 out of 450 reviews
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4.7
7 Reviews (7)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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7 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
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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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Tees
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
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Scorecard for Byrd Course
Metrics:
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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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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u000006021497
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Byrd course.

Great course. Excellent pace until it slowed at 16. Great shape. Well recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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jdono1950
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Dennis2111317
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Cart paths & sand traps

Both the cart paths and sand traps could use some help. Otherwise a very nice track.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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garywilliston
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart

Week of the masters

Nice green sgood condition . Good amount of water greens fast. Strarter very nice and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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u630001322
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Day

Course was in great shape but pace of play was slow 5+ hours. Weather was great. An enjoyable day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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u735618010
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play

We played Jones course first. Great! Conditions are very good. Conditions good at Byrd, but pace of play was slow. Really slow. Loved Maples layout and pace was really good on both Jones & Maples.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/03/2017:
Hi Jeffrey, Thanks for taking the time to review our course. We regret to hear that the pace of play was not up to par. We appreciate the feedback and have escalated it to the proper departments. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the course conditions, as well as our other courses. We hope to see you again soon!
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u00000891154
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Reviews 7
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/27/2017:
Hi David, thank you for the review. We regret to hear that our course conditions were not up to par. This is definitely not the experience we want for our golfers. We are however glad to hear that the pace of play was good. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again.
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u8988060
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good day at Seat Trails

We found this course to be user friendly for the ladies in our foursome. Fairways and greens were good and seeing nature including 4 Gators made it even better!

One of our ladies shots ended up 6 feet from a sun soaking Gator.....Made for a great picture

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Paul2347403
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cool day....hot price.

Got a great deal here on a very nice course. Conditions were good for this time of year. Nice variety of holes but found white tee boxes were a bit long for us on some holes,no problem we just moved up to the gold. Ladies liked the red tees. Great pace of play, nice fairways and good greens. Traps need a bit of work. Check in lady was grouchy but cart guy explained course basics. Play this one.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u350593267
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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jfedyski
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/08/2017:
Hi Jack, thank you for the four star rating! We look forward to having you back for an even better round here at Sea Trail Golf Resort. Have a great day!
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u455335042
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sea Trails - Byrd course

we found the course in great shape for this time of year. the weather was cool but perfect overall. I was glad we found this on the GolfNow network.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Philroberts43
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Needs some work

Tee offs were very poor. Hadn't been cut in a month. Sand traps had very little sand and looked like they had not Ben maintained in months. Greens rolled fast and true. Overall an OK day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/06/2017:
Hello, Phil. Thanks for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate the feedback and take it into account in working to improve the experience for our golfers. Course conditions remain our main focus and we are constantly working on the course. We're glad that you enjoy the layout of the course and were able to play at a good pace. We hope to see you again soon!
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u000003828338
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u00000485262
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Player Friendly - But a Good Challenge

A course for players of all levels, Good conditions.

Consistent greens. Friendly, unrushed atmosphere. Great pace. Look forward to a return soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Hey John, thank you for the feedback and four star review. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed the course conditions, pace of play, and overall experience of your round! We look to give our golfers the best round of golf possible and we look to do just that next time you visit us at Sea Trail Golf Resort!
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Markfitzpatrick27
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable round and nice layout

Very nice layout and challenging tee boxes for varied skill levels. Will play it again. Excellent value through Golf Now.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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ppdavis7
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Layout

Course was in nice condition with the exception of the sand traps which had poor quality sand and just dirt in many of them.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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joecarol
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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RachelOtto
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Fun

Good course to play even when it is cart path only. Will play it again. Nice greens green fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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bigcruise
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

enjoyed it!

Great golf for middle of January. Greens were terrific fairways and layout good. Got a reduced rate booking thru golf now. Would def play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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