Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
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3.0
359 Reviews (359)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
121
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
39
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
53.0%
Recommend this course
227 out of 359 reviews
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1.0
1 Reviews (1)
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Conditions
1.0
Value
2.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.0
Amenities
1.0
StaffFriendliness
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3.3
7 Reviews (7)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
57.1%
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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6384 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.0
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Sea Trail Golf Resort - The Dan Maples Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens A1/A4 blended Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1986) Michael Gleason (1986)

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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3.0
359 Reviews (359)
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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sad

Course in very bad shape -our playing partners said the course had been closed for six months . Not sure why but obviously nothing had been done in terms of maintenance or improvements

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Conditions below average

Design was very nice. Interesting variety of shots and elevation changes.

Conditions were the worst in my 35+ years of golfing in Myrtle Beach. Greens had worms that were leaving 'castings', mole damage, and bare spots.

Tee areas very thin. Maybe a winter of rest and a good spring will help although it appears they are putting no money into it. No marshalls, beverage cart serving three different courses, restaurant closed.

Until they improve conditions recognize this as a Dan Maples layout (very nice) and conditions that are marginal.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/06/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Sea Trail Golf Resort - Dan Maples Golf Course. We're very sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape on the day you played, and we greatly appreciate your feedback so we may improve your future experience with us. It looks like you did enjoy our course layout, so we hope this was able to improve your overall experience. Thank you for golfing with us in the Myrtle Beach area, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in pitiful condition

Course condition is horrible. Fairway grass is pathetic. Greens were terrible. We booked this course as one of GolfNow's hot deals, I think we paid $50 each as a hot deal. Knowing the condition now, I would not play for free. I refer to courses in such condition as a goat ranch. My advice to fellow golfers, avoid this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/03/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Sea Trail Maples, in the Myrtle Beach area. We are sorry to hear that you had a poor experience playing our golf course, specifically with the course conditions. Your feedback is appreciated so that we know where improvements can be made. Thank you for golfing with us and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

The condition was probably the worst i have ever played. With the greens this poor they should have shut the course down. It looks like they have not mowed the greens in over a month. They were un puttable

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/04/2017:
James, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Sea Trail Golf Resort - Dan Maples Golf Course. We are sorry for your less than enjoyable visit. Your feedback is very helpful to us, as we are always trying to improve our course. We hope that you will give us the chance to earn your business again.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was big disappointment

I played the Sea Trail courses at least 6 times in the past 20 yrs. That is why I was so disappointed this time. While the starter was extremely nice and helpful, the folks inside were simply avg. There was little positive energy or concern for us as a customer exhibited. Course was very dried out which I can understand in July, but the greens were hideous. They had not been cut in days, felt like I was putting in rough. Green speed felt like it was a 5 on stipmeter. They were bumpy and had no control on direction. Very disappointing.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 07/31/2017:
Hello Brian, thank for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry to hear about the sub par course conditions but we are happy to see that you enjoyed our course layout and pace of play.Thank you for your feedback and for playing Sea Trail- Maples and we hope to earn your business again.
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Commented on 07/30/2017

I played it 7/30/17. The greens were unputtable.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

This is a shot placement course. its not long

I played this course for the first time. It was a hot & humid midday tee off. The course was in excellent shape. The fairways had plenty of grass and the greens were in good shape.,they were slow but putted true. I did not see any bare spots on the greens. This course is pretty straight forward. The #3 hole is unique in that there is a large tree in the middle of the fairway on the par 3 which you have to hit over. Yardage Markers are scarce. The 150 yard marker is visible but there are no 100 yard markers visible unless you are right on top of it. There are a few holes where signs are scarce as where to proceed to next hole. There are a few holes where you have to carry water either from the tee or on approach shot. Overall it was a good course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/11/2017

Thank you so much for your rating and kind words. Beyond appreciated and so happy you had a great time on one of our spectacular courses.

Looking forward to seeing you again at Sea Trail!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short course, use your head and play well

Oldest course at Sea Trail, not as well kept as Byrd and Jones courses. Fun to play, would be very nice if kept in better condition.

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

Good morning and thank you so much for the 5-star rating of the Maples course. We are looking forward to your next return to play one of our three championship-level courses in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time visit

Nice course. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Cart paths are a little rough. Good signage was very helpful for first visit. Back nine fairways were greener and appear to be better kept than the front nine. All greens were in good shape. Several picturesque holes. Nice experience. Definitely willl play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good design but rough

Design brings some thinking to club selection and shot shaping. Conditions of fairways and bunkers are poor. Though greens are cut long, they run true. Still a pleasure to play.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 05/10/2017:
Hello Leo, 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 and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I have played this course before and found it in lesser condition than usual.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Hello William, 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 and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improvement

The Maples course is in better shape than the last time I played it. It was a very good value for the money and the pace of play was very good

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 05/02/2017:
Thanks for the review, Robert! It's great to see you gave us a 5-star rating in 4 our of 5 categories. We hope the course conditions will continue to improve and we look forward to seeing you on the links again soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course great value

First time at this course. I'm a novice and the other 3 I was with play all the time and we all agree this is a good course. Wide open with only a little water.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dry course

I was very desapointed to the conditions of the course, very dry and the green very slow and bumpy.I do not expect to go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 04/24/2017:
Hello, Rene. Thanks very much for your review. We're sorry to hear you had a disappointing round with us recently with regard to course conditions. It's encouraging to see, however, that our staff friendliness received a 5 out of 5-star rating. We will pass along your feedback and we hope you'll give us a chance again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great layout, but...

The Maples is by far the most challenging of the 3 Sea Trail offerings. The player is met with 1 "just a golf hole" and 17 tough, challenging holes. The round opens with a pretty bland par 5 and then you begin to find out why Dan Maples is so highly regarded.

Unfortunately, at the moment the conditions don't measure up to the design. Mostly thin lies and the greens are VERY thick. In one regard this isn't a terrible thing since if they were as slick as some other courses rounds could take much longer as 4 and 5 putts would be common on the quite challenging greens. Worth playing for the design at the right price (my partner and I paid $23 with GolfNow rewards.) Staff was very nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Hello Bryan, 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 and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Very disappointing. Course conditions very poor. Very little grass in some fairways. Sand traps very hard. All hard pan for the rough. Actually enjoyed the layout but some holes in bad shape. Finished round and snack bar was already closed at 5 pm. Maybe the other 2 courses at Sea Trail were in better shape. Starter and bag helper very accommodating.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/11/2017:
Hello Mike, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry for the course conditions but we are glad you enjoyed our layout and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Playing in sand of fairways

Anywhere off fairways where alot of players end up is all sand-----like playing in the desert. greens and fsiways in good condition. Never pay full price for this course------to many better places for less money

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/17/2017:
Hello Marc, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry about the course conditions but we are glad you enjoyed our course layout. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Like the layout of the course - course condition was OK but needs work

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/17/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry about the course conditions but we are glad you enjoyed our layout and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
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