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3.6
220 Reviews (220)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
28
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
62.1%
Recommend this course
145 out of 220 reviews
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3.3
3 Reviews (3)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.0
33.3%
Recommend this course
1 out of 3 reviews
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3.6
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
59.1%
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13 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6685 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.1

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1983)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
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3.6
220 Reviews (220)
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Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
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Previously Played

Great course,Very poorly maintained-a real shame

Great course in Extreme need of repair ,cart paths have degraded even more,to the point of dangerous(sooner or later,someone will be injured.Oh and throwing sand on asphalt does not fix the problem..

Breakfast and lunch menu is a joke and also needs to addressed.

From what it once was , to now is a real Shame !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 14
2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 14
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Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Oyster Bay NC golf

Nice layout. Good fairways and greens. Pace of play good.

Worst golf cart paths I've ever seen.

Would certainly play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

HORRIBLE - Stay Away!

Horrible course. It cost $100 for 18 holes and a cart. The tee boxes were an absolute disaster. The pace of play was almost 6hrs for 18 holes. The staff let off foursomes on the back nine and placed them in the middle of peoples rounds. No Ranger keeping pace of play moving. Fairways and greens were ok. Could be a beautiful course if the right people owned it and ran it properly. Don’t waste your time and hard earned money playing here. Plenty of other courses where it’s cheaper and magnitudes better!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Beautiful setting

Beautiful course set in a costal area with marshlands and plenty of wildlife to observe. The maintenance was a little lacking mainly the cart paths were in need of repair.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Slow!!! Rude Staff!

Pace of play got messed up and super slow because a twosome skipped ahead and got stuck between two foursomes. Did not ask permission. When we reported it. Staff said it wasn’t a problem really and that they only should have asked and it would have been fine but on multiple holes, there was four groups on one hole because of the skip. Staff either was incompetent or knew the folks causing the issue and gave them preferential statements. Or starters didn’t want to deal with confrontation even though that’s part of the job.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play Time

Very busy weekend to be letting players play in a group of 5. They would not let us play through as a 2 players. The monitor that asked as how we were doing told them they were holding everyone up that they should split them up. They said they got permission before play.

Ladies bathroom were dirty with no lights.

Cart paths were awful.

The money we pay this should be a lot better coarse.

Will not return.

Tracy Eastman

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gator bait

Fun layout. Saw five gators trolling the waters.

Lost more than my fair share of balls.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Rob M

Some of the tee boxes had bare spots as did some of the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens are best part of the course

Another classic southern coastal course that has past its heyday. The greens are still pretty good and roll well but the rest of the course is getting pretty dated. Cart paths are brutal and many of the holes are spotty and could use a good upgrade. There are some great holes in the layout but the conditions don't do them justice. Not sure we will play it again for the cost.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

MLH

Course was in great shape with a couple of exceptions- some of sand traps were not in good shape and a couple of fairways were needing some work- the heat index was about 110° so we could see why these problems existed. Overall the course was a great place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Far cry from what it once was back when I played it in 2000. Starter told us all the rules about fixing ball marks and where to drive carts. He for got to tell us the course was just aerated and the tee boxes and greens had tons of bare spots. Not good, too bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Slow

Took a little over five hours to play. Most holes had 3 groups on them. Greens are still recovering from where the punched them. Slow and bumpy. Bunker haven’t been raked in a couple days. There were hard and had a lot of wash outs. Good layout with a lot of nice views.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Course needs some love and staff needs customer focus

Upon pulling up to the bag drop, we were greeted with an unfriendly attendant, turns out somebody didn't show up to work with him, so naturally that meant take it out on the customer. I asked if I could get a cup of coffee and was told by the lady in the restaurant area that it was $2, on the other side and get it myself, then walked away in the other direction. We got on the course and never were told we were starting on 10, so naturally the distances were off and it is always good to start out being behind off the first hole. The course needs some love, it is a decent layout, but the condition was mediocre except for the greens that were very nice. The guy )a member) we were paired with felt obliged to pick up my ball, toss it down improving my lie a number of times, sounds great until you can't record the score. Then two times the ranger pulled up while I was about to hit, stopped 10 feet away and then just stared at me. I asked him if I could help him and he said, "no, I am good, I am here to help you", I can say pulling up as somebody addresses a shot is NOT helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Extremely overpriced

Wow, can’t believe this course cost as much as it did. Greens and tee boxes were terrible. Not sure what they are doing with the money they bring in but they definitely aren’t putting it into the course. I was extremely disappointed and embarrassed that we paid as much as we did.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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