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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 | 382 | 174 | 471 | 416 | 413 | 396 | 167 | 389 | 536 | 3344 | 402 | 362 | 180 | 526 | 399 | 383 | 202 | 385 | 466 | 3305 | 6649 |
| White M: 70.4/129 | 344 | 163 | 437 | 387 | 399 | 363 | 136 | 369 | 505 | 3103 | 385 | 336 | 155 | 499 | 355 | 363 | 161 | 360 | 425 | 3039 | 6142 |
| Gold M: 67.5/116 W: 72.8/132 | 303 | 139 | 418 | 314 | 376 | 315 | 120 | 329 | 461 | 2775 | 358 | 264 | 123 | 460 | 341 | 336 | 126 | 311 | 410 | 2729 | 5504 |
| Red M: 63.0/107 W: 67.4/112 | 243 | 115 | 328 | 288 | 327 | 221 | 105 | 288 | 377 | 2292 | 308 | 213 | 108 | 387 | 250 | 267 | 106 | 262 | 317 | 2218 | 4510 |
| Teal M: 59.9/100 W: 62.0/99 | 215 | 110 | 223 | 233 | 233 | 189 | 97 | 218 | 275 | 1793 | 231 | 202 | 94 | 269 | 203 | 240 | 100 | 205 | 248 | 1792 | 3585 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 14 |
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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 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
Good condition for the time of year
Greens rolled good; the overseeding budget must have been tight because about every fairway was only 15 to 20 yds wide.
No range to warm up on. Digging it up for more housing to be built
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Nice course BUT somewhat disappointed
We travelled from Canada (18 hr drive) to play golf in Myrtle mainly to play golf and enjoy the weather and amenities.
We enjoyed the Byrd course BUT were disappointed that the greens were covered with bits of leaves and pine needles etc and it would have been more enjoyable if a grounds keeper could have taken the time to blow greens of impediments which would have only been a few minutes per green. That being the case we are reluctant to play the other Sea Trail courses.
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Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing our course.
Always wanted to play this corse
We had a tropical storm Friday and that place got hit with the rain it was foggy wet but I love the corse wood love to play it dry had a good day good partners
Hello Phillip,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our golf course business. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the recent tropical storm, and we appreciate your understanding. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your day and had a good experience playing with your partners.
Thank you for choosing Sea Trail Golf Resort.
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Fairways
Could not find ball because of all the pine needles. But other than than had a great day.
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Shot maker course
Like the layout. Makes you use a lot of different clubs; not just a driver + wedge course.
Staff was great, but their POS system was quite slow.
Greens putted true; but cart paths need attention.
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Needs some love!!
Need new management and maintenance crews greens were ok lot of brown spots in fairways. Starter was very unorganized and no signs for putting green or range. Very bad management.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if your experience was not up to your expectations. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our management, maintenance, and overall experience at our golf course. Thank you again for your valuable input.
Off to a poor start
We arrived in plenty of time to warm up, and we paid for a bucket of balls. But the guys at the cart station didn't help us much, and when we drove over to the driving range, they said we weren't supposed to park at it (there were no signs). We had to move the cart, but then they told us that we were supposed to be at the hole, although we were still 20+ minutes to tee time. As a result, we didn't get warmed up. Also, after they rushed us to the first hole, it was all jammed up. If they had paced the starts corrected, we wouldn't have waited for the groups ahead at each hole. When we played this course before, we got much better treatment.
We apologize for the negative experience you had during your visit to our business. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to ensure a better customer experience in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
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