Panther's Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation

Played Tigers Paw a few days before this, and enjoyed it more. Panther was a little banged up, many bald spots on the green. A lot of grass clippings too, might’ve just be unlucky on the day we played.

I try to play this course ant the other cat courses each time I visit the Myrtle Beach area. In the past the courses have been great. What a huge disappointment this time around. Rotted out greens. Three groups on one hole. This will be my last round at Ocean Ridge Plantation. You would think Golfnow would warn us before we paid for this course in lousy condition. Shame on you. My last year with Golfpass as well.

This course needs significant attention. This was the only course in my life that had more crabgrass than actual grass.

The course layout is challenging and very pretty visually. Fairways are wide and in good shape. Don’t get in the rough here and if you do, club down at least one club.The average golfer can play this course and enjoy it. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Now the not so good parts. At least 2/3rds of the greens have damage, some significant. We played several greens with a 2 putt rule because of the awful conditions. The tee boxes had crabgrass and had a thick layer of grass that needed to be cut. Fuzzy tee boxes. Overall I’d like to give the course a 4 but with these two conditions, it’s a 3, average. I do understand the extreme heat conditions are challenging so my advice is to tell golfers the true conditions.

I used to look forward to playing this course every time I visit Myrtle Beach. What a huge disappointment. I will not return. The conditions were horrible and the greens were pathetic. I wouldn’t pay $20 for this course. Pace of play was awful. What a shame. I have crossed ocean ridge plantation off of my list.

Greens were not in good shape, I've played here in the past and this is worst I've ever seen them.

I’ve heard rumors in the past about the courses at oceans ridge. I wanted to get out and play as early as possible and panthers run fit the bill for this day.

This review is lengthy, but is comprehensive. Note: this was one of my best rounds of the year (89 from the Whites).

Directions (google):

GPS directions may take you to the cart pick up/return area. There is no signage at this turn to tell you otherwise. Not a big deal, just unfortunate. The bag drop attendant informed me where to go after dropping off my bag.

Staff:

Bag attendant friendly and polite. Check-in/behind the desk also friendly and polite. However, neither people informed me about the condition of the course, other than the 90 degree rule.

Putting green:

This was the first sign of trouble. The putting green had just finished being water when I arrived (slightly before 7am). I give the putting green a rating of 1/5. Saying it is “patchy” would be nice. There’s only a handful of spots you can roll putts from without having to putt through damage or areas of missing grass. At best you could get maybe a 10-15ft putt in. If more than 3 people where on the green, it wouldn’t be worth it. I rolled maybe 5 putts and said “not even worth it”. The speed of the putting green did not match those on the course.

Course:

Tee boxes: Most where in good shape. Some needed to be mowed a little tighter. Most important (to me) is they were mostly flat.

Fairways: Were in great shape. Well kept with minimal damage and no burnt out areas. Best part of the course by far.

Bunkers: I understand there was a good amount of rain the few days and night before. However, there was little to no sand to speak of in the bunkers. They were mostly mud and very compact. Some bunkers even had “holes” from the rainfall (I found a ball in one of these said holes).

Greens: To be brutally honest, all 18 greens had some sort of “damage” to them. Multiple areas of the green had significant portions of where ZERO grass was growing. 90% of the time you had to putt through these areas, which made the putt nearly impossible to read. At one point I considered doing an “automatic 2 putt” rule since they were that bad, but decided to play it as it lies.

You know it’s bad news when the guy taking your money at the pro shop starts with we’re gonna give you a discount. Greens on the first nine were terrible, better but far from great on the second nine. Fairways were good and the staff was great. Have played all 4 courses at this club before, always a good time. If they offer a discount before you play, they for sure know you’re not gonna be happy. Would have appreciated knowing they were having issues with the greens before booking.

Enjoy this course and the layout, greens are in pretty bad shape!

Greens were horrible. Damaged and very bumpy. were told a lot were fixed by starter but every green had bad spots.

Staff very friendly, but course very disappointing, mostly due to conditions of green. Pro shop gentleman reduced greens fees by $10 and said greens had “some damage”. That was an understatement. Some greens had some large spots with bare dirt that was hardened like concrete. Other spots were so sparse that there was more dirt than grass. Forget trying to read a putt.Bunkers not in great shape, and some were hard pan. Tees not in great shape, but at least on-course restrooms smelled good. Likely never going there again. Nothing personal, just very poor conditions.

Greens are under repair and very bad condition. Fairways and tees are in great shape. It’s a beautiful course. Had a great time. Staff was very nice and helpful.

Course staff gave us 1/2 off our booking price (thank goodness)! Tee boxes looked great, fairways were solid, but the greens were the worst I have EVER putted on. Greens were 0/10, hated we had to play on them.