Oyster Bay Golf Links
About
Oyster Bay Golf Links, in Sunset Beach near Calabash, N.C., opened in 1983, a precursor to the Grand Strand's first true, golf course building boom.
Oyster Bay Golf Links, another classic creation by Developer Larry Young and Architect Dan Maples, is a rare blend of the various philosophies of golf course architecture.
Oyster Bay is one of the most beautiful and diversified courses to be found anywhere. It is located in Sunset Beach, NC just minutes North of its predecessor, Marsh Harbour.
"The real story is that Oyster Bay is still one of the must-plays of Myrtle Beach," a TravelGolf.com reviewer said. "The haunting layout on the shores of Twin Lakes has a collection of holes that are as well-conceived and scenery-soaked as any in the Grand Strand."
The par-70 course is just under 6,700 yards and has two island green par 3s. The course does show some signs of its age, including the clubhouse, the range with its beat-up ball machine, and the greens are old-fashioned Bermuda known for being slow.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 70 | 6685 yards | 72.1 | 136 |
| Blue | 70 | 6325 yards | 69.8 | 130 |
| White | 70 | 5576 yards | 67.6 | 120 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5576 yards | 72.6 | 133 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 4665 yards | 66.8 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.1/136 | 390 | 450 | 460 | 190 | 550 | 165 | 390 | 160 | 560 | 3315 | 440 | 450 | 370 | 330 | 535 | 210 | 470 | 165 | 400 | 3370 | 6685 |
| Blue M: 69.8/130 | 380 | 420 | 425 | 180 | 530 | 155 | 380 | 150 | 550 | 3170 | 430 | 430 | 360 | 320 | 525 | 135 | 450 | 120 | 385 | 3155 | 6325 |
| White M: 67.6/120 W: 72.6/133 | 309 | 359 | 394 | 159 | 473 | 135 | 333 | 139 | 470 | 2771 | 399 | 400 | 313 | 276 | 474 | 103 | 389 | 106 | 345 | 2805 | 5576 |
| Red W: 66.8/118 | 265 | 320 | 320 | 135 | 380 | 95 | 275 | 100 | 450 | 2340 | 250 | 360 | 260 | 230 | 410 | 85 | 360 | 75 | 295 | 2325 | 4665 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by mikecinnh on 03/08/2026
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Photo submitted by KYDoFk9k7XyhWAszh9P8 on 07/15/2025
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Photo submitted by KYDoFk9k7XyhWAszh9P8 on 07/15/2025
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Fairway ruts Photo submitted by u464913192 on 07/11/2024
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Photo submitted by dohrenwend on 03/25/2024
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Photo submitted by TPCRay on 05/14/2023
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Photo submitted by TPCRay on 05/14/2023
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Photo submitted by u072030975 on 10/23/2022
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Feeding time on the 15th hole! Photo submitted by JackStraw6 on 08/31/2017
Nice layout
Very challenging looks from the tee. I am a 10 handicap and was challenged throughout but fair.
Played the whites.
Course in great shape. Greens not too fast but not slow.
Had a good round.
Had a slow group in front of us other than that it was great will go again.Thanks for a great course. Will be back
Common scents
We were a 2 some, first off #1, got to the turn, the starter was going to let us go thru, pro said to wait, the double book tee times. The pro let a 4 some and a 2 some tee off before we could play on. The 2 groups, they were together, let us play thru, which was wonderful of them. We had playe the first 9 in under 2 hours. Starter or others couldn’t figure that one out.
Other than that little issue, it was a great course and a great day of golf. Staff was very friendly, course was great. Would definitely recommend Ouster Bay to anyone
Greens were plugged on the 21st so very sandy greens right now. Overall nice course, wish I knew greens were plugged but other then that great experience, fairways were very good
Brought 12 golfers down. This course has a great layout but conditions not the best. Started out on 10. Had a hard time finding balls on 11/12 because of all the leaves. A lot dead mowed grass in most of the fairways. Greens a little rough. I really enjoyed the layout. Played here 3 yrs ago and course was in great shape then. Starters and staff great.
Not worth the money
This course was one of the greats years ago. The layout is impressive with some wonderfully designed holes. Unfortunately, the condition of the course is very poor. A lot of bare patches on the greens, sparse grass on the fairway, many low areas that need improved drainage, poor or limited sand in bunkers, little or no signage, and an extremely degraded cart path. Staff was mostly friendly, save one cart attendant. With all the golf options in the Myrtle Beach area Oyster Bay is definitely one to cross OFF your list at any price.
Not worth the $$
First time I played the course, was looking forward to it. Met by a lukewarm staff at the bag drop, inside staff was pleasant. Rack rate was over $100, and didn’t include range balls. No holes on the putting green. No tee markers on the back 9. Looked like they had GPS hook ups in the cart but no GPS. For what you pay expecting a lot more...much better options in the area
#16
One of my favorites in Brunswick County. With only one par 5 on the back nine and being a par 70, just curious why hole #16 is not a risk reward par 5. The wind is almost always into you on this hole and it requires a demanding drive.
What a shame
This used to be a challenging decent resort course. The condition has drastically deteriorated. The cart paths are almost dangerous. There is little direction from hole to hole. The greens were shaggy and 2 fairways were nearly unplayable due to water issues. The inside staff was nice but the ranger tried hard to be difficult. Apparently there was some tournament so the pins were mostly on mounds and rediculously difficult. It's sad to see a good course decline
Do not Bother coming here
We had played here several time 4 years ago and many times 15 years ago. This place used to be the jewel of the beach and now it is just broken glass. This place has.not put a nickel into the course. Pace of play was horrible over 5 hours to play.
Nice course
Beautiful lay out some greens had bad patches but not terrible for August
Improving
Course was in poor shape last year. Looks like a lot of improvements have been made and more work continues.
Greens were good, but some were patchy. Fairways had several ground under repair areas.
Overall great layout, with more improvements it will be one of the better places to play on the Grand Strand again.
Very slow greens
Greens are most important part of golf experience and for some reason they keep these greens very slow played the course 3 times this month and I know they were mowed the same day I played and was still too slow to enjoy. Staff is very friendly and I like the course other than the greens which are in good shape just too slow
PACE OF PLAY
This is the second time in a row I have played Oyster Bay, in as many weeks. The pace of play is extremely slow. We had to wait on every single shot up to the green. The foursome in front of us could not move any faster due to the log jam in front of them. We saw the Marshall with 3 holes left and complained. He said we should of been on the front 9 to start versus the back since there was a couple foursomes of slow playing players (half men & women) they let out several foursomes in front of us. It makes the game frustrating and not as enjoyable as it should be. My overall rating of the course would be higher if not for the poor management of player pace.
Beautiful vistas
Course has improved 100%!! Fairways are plush and greens are really improved! A few tees need some work but super is doing a great job!! Staff friendly as always and food and beverage are the best!!
Hard to understand what they are trying to do improving the course
This was my 3rd course to play pre-World Am. The general area had a hard winter and loss of grass hit a lot of golf courses. Oyster bay had one hole where they had sodded over half of the hole (#2) fairway. But, the sod looked dead (completely brown). In order to get sod to take hold and grow...it must be watered. This hole looked like it had not been watered in a long long time. On that hole the sod was nicely fitted into the fairway just dead. On another hole, they had laid a lot of sod...but it was not fitted in so there was a huge ridge where the grass was laid on top.
The greens were in pretty good condition but a tad slow...normal for MB area in summer. Most of the holes were in ok shape.
Nice layout, friendly staff. Fun course to play.
Breakfast buffet and lunch was good.