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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
Great for the money
Course was in great shape. Greens were true to read. Not a hard course but has some challenges to keep it interesting.
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It's Ok
I booked late on Friday night for a 748 tee time Saturday morning for $40. Greens were slow, bar was open but no breakfast. Course was in decent shape but I wouldn't want to pay more than what I did.
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Decent Course
Played the course on a Saturday around lunch time. Pace of play was excellent. Customer service was excellent. Greens are very small and roll slow. Greens are in pretty good shape. Green side bunkers are about 10-15 feet from the start of the greens which was weird. The grass on the tee boxes needs to be mowed lower, it was super high. Cart paths are atrocious. Price is decent for the area.
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Mixed bag
This was an unusual round to say the least. I had a walk off eagle on 18 after holing a sand wedge. Nearly jarred a 9-iron earlier and shot 76 so those were positives. I didn’t like all the homes lining most fairways. No. 3 was the worst. Greens rolled very nice but greens were very small, ostensibly to save money by mowing less. On most greens, there was 15-20 feet of separation between bunkers and the putting surface. Tee boxes were like rough as well, grass was very high. Cart paths do need TLC as other reviewers state. Also the back 9 bathroom facilities were locked. Not sure why.
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Nice course
Played the Byrd course after a couple of days of rain. The course was very playable. I thought the greens were pretty good. Would play it again. Staff was friendly and helpful.
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Rainy day
Very few on the course. Course drained well. Fairways were nice. Putting was true.
Enjoyable round, even with the rain.
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Solid course
Fairways and greens were in good shape. Greens rolled true and were a good speed. Tee boxes were mostly in good shape, some from the white trees weren’t level.
In spots, the rough was bare and sandy with lots of roots.
The cart paths need to be replaced, they are very bumpy.
The bunkers were ok, but people need to rake after they hit.
There has been a lot of construction right along the course. It has certainly changed since I first started playing this course.
I was pleased with the condition of the course and for $44, I thought it was a good value.
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very playable
alwaws in good shape but this year the wind was a factor in feb and mar
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Unbelievable golf course
This course was in pristine condition. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were immaculate. Would recommend this course to anyone looking in the area. Can’t wait to play it again.
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