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Oyster Bay Golf Links
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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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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
Over Priced
Enjoyed the course but cart path was so deplorable that your back ached because of the rough drive! Unfortunately, the condition of the cart path really down graded the entire course. Gas carts & no cart GPS make this course overpriced.
Just don’t do it
Very poor shape Very surprised how bad this course has got
No where close what if use to be
Needs a lot of maintenance and up keep
So sad
Please don’t do it
MUST PLAY!!
Well worth it. Lot's of water and Gators! Great looking holes and well maintained.
One of our must play courses
My wife and I play this course every time we visit the Myrtle Beach area. It is a very scenic layout. The holes are very fair for all levels of golfers. The staff were very friendly.
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 !
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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