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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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Byrd Course review
We played the Byrd course yesterday as a a twosome. Pace of Play was good and the course was in pretty good shape with some more work needed on some of the tees. The greens, bunkers and cart paths were in great shape. We really enjoyed the course and would definitely play it again.
New club house Ordinary Couy
The facility is in the midst of a much needed makeover. The new clubhouse is beautiful. The course has new cart paths, rest rooms and refurbished bunkers. The staff is friendly. The winter conditions have begun to set in and there is a lot of dead sod and brown grass. The course is fun but not overly challenging. I would like to play it again in the spring when it’s in prime shape.
Wonderful job on the renovations
Owners did a great job on the course renovations. Design was always a classic but new greens, bunkers and cart paths make for a wonderful experience. Highly recommended.
Sea trails - Byrd!
Great course, challenging golf, w kind and helpful staff. Among the many options in the area for good golf, we will definitely be coming back here! Thank you!
Enjoyed it very much!
I had read previous reviews and was not expecting much but I found the course to be in good shape. Yes, the greens could use a little work to make them roll a little faster/truer but overall a nice experience.
Great Course - facilities under construction
The Course is a great layout. Fairways were dry and hard. Greens were very slow. Facilities would be great but they were under construction. Bathroom on back nine was locked and inaccessible. No water on the course on a close to 90-degree day. Believe the golf experience will be much better once construction is completed and the fairways get some much needed water.
Poor condition
Course was very disappointing condition wise greens are very slow and hairy. Needs a total revamp buggy paths tee boxes fairways and greens
Needs a lot of help
This may have been an excellent course at one time.
Now it is in very bad condition. Tees and, greens are ok. The cart paths are a completely crumbled, with roots, potholes, busted asphalt and the carts kick up dust everywhere. No GPS.
We golfed with a very nice couple who are owners.
I hope there investment works out. Not worth the price ($70)
Too Busy!
Had to wait at every hole and we strarted from the 10th hole. All the greens were just weeds cut short. Very little signage for each hole and for yardage on the fairway.
Don’t waste your money
This is the worst golf course in the area. The cart paths look like land mines have exploded. Everything is dried out burnt up and the greens are like putting in the fairways. Sand traps are dirt holes. I wish I knew this before I payed money to play and need to get my money back. I haven’t played a track this awful in years. I didn’t even finish the round. DO NOT WASTE TIME OR $$.
Cow pasture.
What a terrible course! The tee boxes and fairways were not cut and the rough was just dirt. The cart paths were straight out of a war zone, just chunks of asphalt and craters. It looks like they are probably going to shut it down and are trying to maximize their profits by not putting any money into it. I would not play this course again even if it was free!
Nice course
I played this course 30 years ago. Enjoyed playing then and enjoyed playing it again.
Needs attention
The tees, and greens were in fair condition, although the greens had a lot of poa. The fairways could be better, and the cart paths were terrible as well as the areas off the fairway. We will not be playing here again…very disappointing.
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