Harbor at Wild Dunes Golf Links

Guests at Wild Dunes all tend to focus on The Links Course, but The Harbor Course is every bit as good. People also think of it as much tighter than The Links, but frankly, it didn't seem any more claustrophobic. Great stretch of holes along the Intracoastal Waterway (9-11), and entire back side runs along marshland. Some LONG drives between holes, but just follow the signs. Layout is by Tom Fazio and Mike Strantz -- two great architects. Greens are tiny, but scheduled to be renovated. Lots of OB/hazards, but no more, it seemed, than The Links. Rates are a bit steep at the top-end of the rack rates, but might be able to find a deal (Twilight rates are good).

Course has long par 4s and 6 par 3a. Par 5's we relatively easy. Very windy day which made back nine tough. Greens rolled very good.

Course has no driving range to warm up on.

Coarse was in great shape. Fairways were green. View was nice. Wind and difficulty on back nine made it very challenging.

Lots of single players, having to let them through was inconvenient. The course should have paired them up.

Fun golf course. Great scenery along the intracoastal waterway! Conditions were excellent

Very good condition for December, sunny and 70 degrees. All but a few spots on the greens were very good. Sand trap condtions varied considerably from "wet with hardpan under ball to fluffy in others. Pace of play was good even though very busy due to the beautiful day. As a threesome we waited in many shots as the groups ahead were foursomes. We still finished in about four hours. Good value at $55 price I paid for range, cart, and 18 holes. Overpriced at regular prices.

With water and housing along the fairways the course balanced challenges and opportunities.

I've never written a review before but went out of my way to comment on how bad some staff was at Wild Dunes Harbor Course. I play a lot of golf and met some bad personalities but 2 guys I met here take the cake. The guy at the front desk was terrible. So unfriendly. Had 3 foursomes out to play and lot of first timers asking typical questions like how course in shape, where do we get food and beer, etc. He was so terrible. Then the absolute worst guy was some old guy ranger riding around just yelling for no reason to people. Never seen anyone so mean and miserable.

The starter, the cart girls and cart bag kids were all really nice. Course is fun and good shape. These guys made such a bad impression I had to write. Oh and the masquitos were terrible.

Staff was quite friendly. No range so no warmup. Very windy day made first 8 holes seem easy. Then we turned into the wind and it was tough sledding.

Course conditions were good and scenery was nice. Green conditions were pretty good.

Would come back to play ideally with less wind.

The Harbor Course at Wild Dunes has some of the smallest greens I've ever seen. It's very narrow too. If you have a tendency to spray the ball, bring a lot of balls. Staff was less than friendly too (the nicest people we talked to all day were the Starter & Ranger). For what you pay, I would much rather play somewhere else.

Resort course for sure....they keep in great shape all year round. Greens were in great shape for December---fairways were running fast. Its a play for sure in Charleston.

Played as a single. Sort of expected to be paired up on a course like this. Club house guy took my $$$ butf offered no help. Practice balls were unavailable. No warm up on a course i'd never seen.Within 5 holes I was waiting extensively. By the back nine it was a joke. No marshals or staff. Seemed to be a lot of drunks on the course. Course itsself was in great shape although it was damp and the greens were dead slow and somewhat inconsistent. Hated to pay that much for a round that I was really looking forward to. NIce course but a lousy value and experience.

Hurricane Hugo in 1989 brought about changes that tightened the original routing of the Harbor course, forcing a bit of a disjointed feeling as you dodge in and out of houses and condos at Wild Dunes Resort. Visually, it's quite a treat. Yard for yard, it's a menace.
Water and marsh catch misses on one side or the other of the fairway on essentially every hole but the par-4 15th. Hit it straight or swim with the gators.
The back nine along the Intracoastal Waterway - if it were merged with the back nine at the Links course - would make one premier shoreline stunner. Holes 9-11 sit exposed along the water. After a brief run inland, you might actually have to wait for a yacht to pass before hitting over the waterway to the par-3 16th green and back across again on no. 17, a compelling Cape hole that's one of the toughest challenges in Charleston.

What a great day! This course challenged my game! Layout was fantastic with difficulty, I recommend getting a yardage book to know where to hit off the tee box! This course is gorgeous. The staff was so welcoming and friendly! Will play this course again! Only negative is that the driving range was closed due to irrigation being replaced....1st hole was a warmup!!! Enjoy friends