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4.2
399 Reviews (399)
5 Stars
181
4 Stars
146
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
86.1%
Recommend this course
347 out of 399 reviews
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4.4
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.8%
Recommend this course
9 out of 11 reviews
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4.1
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.1%
Recommend this course
57 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
Glen Dornach's highly rated layout winds along the Intracoastal Waterway, delivering scenic marsh views and genuinely challenging holes. The welcoming staff consistently earns praise, and the course offers strong value that keeps regulars returning.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6890 yards
Slope 145
Rating 73.2

This beautiful facility is located on 270 pristine acres at the North end of the Grand Strand. Blessed with a unique topography and large mature trees, the course meanders down to the inter-coastal waterway with scenic vistas to distract you at every turn.

This 6900 yard Clyde Johnston design is owned and managed by the same group that developed the fabled Heather Glen links and the service you have grown to expect from this organization is evident the moment you drive up to the clubhouse. Give this course a try the next time you vist the Myrtle Beach area. You won't be disappointed!

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultradwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clyde Johnston (1997) Brad Bartell (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

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Reviews

4.2
399 Reviews (399)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 7
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
Group Getaways 6
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Course

Drivable par 4’s and long par 5’s. You’ve got to be straight and accurate on distance. You could shoot your best round or lose a couple sleeves of balls. Beautiful course right on the ICW. I will be back for more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good but Challenging

beautiful scenery throughout coarse, very deep sand traps, challenging variety of holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

4hr 30min for 15 holes

Took 4 and 1/2 hours to play just 15 holes.

Got fed up and left after #15.

The course layout is interesting and challenging but the greens were pretty bad. Spotty and bouncy.

The pro did say they were slow recovering from aeration but very close to normal... Terrible.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play

It is a very nice coarse. It is for the person who can hit a long ball. A lot of hard spots for me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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 Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and challenging

It was hot, could not say the same for my golf game! Course was in prime shape but the greens were a bit bumpy from recent aireation. Be ready to encounter wildlife!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

The course kicked my butt. Mostly because i suck at golf. It was a great layout and i enjoyed my round and made 2 new friends. My only complaint was the greens had just been areated so putting was extremely unfair. LOL. I would recommend the course to anyone that enjoys a challenge. Another plus was there were no houses to hit with my errant tee shots

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Challenging course with a lot of marsh and scrub areas to play over. Greens not in the best shape after aeration.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are terrible

This course needs to shut down a year and let the course recuperate.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid track

Course is fun giving you many options of club choice and you need to place safe on several holes. Fairways were in good condition on 6/24/25, however the greens had been punched a few weeks prior and were not in great shape. Was told this upon arrival, so that is why fees were $30. Overall great course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nature lovers dream!

First and foremost the green had been recently airiated 🤷🏻‍♂️ when we played, so they weren’t in the best of shape, though they were terrible either, and believe me I have played some terrible greens! Other than that the course was absolutely beautiful and in great shape. If you like a nice ride through nature while hitting a ball occasionally this is the course for you! I took almost as many pictures as I did swings! I saw multiple families of deer as well as a red tailed hawk that caught himself a nice lizard lunch, a ton of fox squirrels and a nice size king snake. The first hole, as well as many other holes stretch along the Intercoastal Waterway which provided a nice breeze throughout the day, which made the 92° summer sun feel more like mid 80s. This is a challenging course, especially 16,17 & 18 where you have to get ahold of your tee ball if you want to get over the marsh, luckily I didn’t sacrifice my Pro V1 to the pluff mud! I’ve okayed some nice courses….and some not so nice courses, and I would rank Glen Dornach among the best of them! I can’t wait to play it when the greens are ready! Just have to remember to bring some corn for the baby deer!! In closing if you want to play a tough course, and not worry about nailing a house or having some curmudgeon walk into the edge of the rough and steal your ball (happened to me today at another local course) and also take a nice ride through a beautiful park this is the course for you. The staff was great and treated me like they had known me for years!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course was in good shape except the greens needed work or new greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Waste area special

Great rate to to green aeration

Very pretty lay out, but somewhat gimmicky doe to forced layups due to environmental areas

Except for greens which were being aerated, the course was in great condition

Play a bit slow but tolerable

Very much enjoyed my day at Glen Dornach

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible condition

We arrived to play 18 but only played 9because the course was on terrible shape Greens had been air raided and had huge dead areas in them Putting was impossible it was hot but we knew the weather but didn’t know they had no beverage service on the course I think they should notify everyone that no beverage cart was available and the overall conditions It was only 30 bucks but not even worth that Wait till fall ! I have always enjoyed this course but was really disappointed!

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