Long Bay Club
About
The Long Bay Club boasts a Jack Nicklaus Signature design that is consistently ranked as one of the top golf courses in South Carolina, a major accomplishment when you're competing with golf destinations such as Hilton Head and Kiawah Island. The landscape showcases the beauty of the Lowcountry with forests of pines, dogwoods, and maple trees divided by clear blue streams. The golf course design closely mimics the natural contours of the terrain but there are also countless large, man-made mounds that were seamlessly sculpted into the surroundings. It is considered one of the toughest golf courses on the Grand Strand. Golfers will face numerous bunkers that are seemingly bottomless as well as vast waste areas. The signature hole is the par-4 10th, which features a u-shaped waste area that completely surrounds the fairway and then crosses in front of the elevated, contoured green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7025 yards | 74.4 | 146 |
| Blue | 72 | 6593 yards | 72.3 | 141 |
| White | 72 | 6209 yards | 70.6 | 137 |
| Gold | 72 | 5715 yards | 68.0 | 129 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5715 yards | 73.9 | 134 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4944 yards | 69.9 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/142 | 408 | 568 | 401 | 472 | 182 | 394 | 543 | 179 | 370 | 3517 | 352 | 552 | 443 | 156 | 432 | 492 | 433 | 203 | 445 | 3508 | 7025 |
| Blue M: 72.5/135 | 386 | 538 | 377 | 443 | 166 | 377 | 507 | 166 | 357 | 3317 | 327 | 520 | 408 | 140 | 404 | 463 | 408 | 194 | 412 | 3276 | 6593 |
| White M: 70.6/131 W: 76.6/142 | 377 | 524 | 364 | 419 | 149 | 363 | 485 | 147 | 327 | 3155 | 315 | 498 | 375 | 123 | 376 | 449 | 380 | 170 | 368 | 3054 | 6209 |
| Gold M: 68.0/125 W: 73.5/135 | 367 | 491 | 337 | 382 | 136 | 319 | 432 | 121 | 318 | 2903 | 284 | 467 | 353 | 121 | 327 | 426 | 348 | 158 | 328 | 2812 | 5715 |
| Red M: 64.3/116 W: 69.3/126 | 287 | 453 | 295 | 346 | 104 | 295 | 424 | 98 | 208 | 2510 | 252 | 432 | 284 | 86 | 304 | 370 | 288 | 146 | 272 | 2434 | 4944 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2024 #25)
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Big disappointment
This was our first course of 4 that we played near Myrtle Beach. We had played several years ago and remember it fondly. Totally different conditions this time. The greens were soooo bad you had no clue where it was going or how very fast it was going to roll. Green dye was sprayed on them to try to make them look like there was grass. There was very little grass. We would have stayed and played a second round but we went across the road to Aberdeen where the conditions were much better!! Hopefully conditions will be better as the spring comes along. (We were given a $20 voucher that we used for lunch. That was very good!!)
What happened to the greens
Returned to the course because of the conditions and layout. Found greens so bad it ruined the experience. Friendly staff. The 90 dollar rate was ridiculous. Me and the 7 people I invited were very disappointed. Hope you get the greens fixed, because the layout is beautiful.
Greens are all in terrible shape
Didn’t know greens were in bad shape, they did give us a $20 gift card per player which did help. Staff was great.
Very nice course except that for the money we paid on GolfNow, $81, this course should have been in great shape. Nice tee boxes and fairways but the greens were all chewed up and horrible! Tons of places in Myrtle with much better conditions cheaper.
Not worth the price
Quirky course not in the best of shape. Greens were terrible. Will not go back to this course in the future.
Tee to green is in very good shape. However the greens are in poor shape. Many approach shots require hitting over bunkers. Very good layout.
Horrendous Greens
Don't waste your time or money! There is no grass on the greens, just green painted soil.
They have a nice layout but all 18 greens are a complete write off. No warnings from the proshop prior to paying full price to play on this, completely unethical in my view. Should be removed from GolfNow. This place needs to be closed and renovated before stealing more money from the public. After the round the proshop was unapologetic and only offered a 10% discount on merchandise. No thanks, you stole enough of my money. Never again.
I expected more
First let me say the course is fine.
Some of the other reviews led me to believe this was going to be spectacular. It’s in a neighborhood and looks like most other suburb golf course.
Spoiler alert,…..the signature hole you see in the pictures is not surrounded by bunkers. Those bunkers are some sort of “hard pan” that you can hit out of easily and even drive through/on them. But there are plenty of well-placed bunkers around the course.
The conditions were plush tee to green. The fairways were green with plenty of grass and the Bermuda rough was starting to green up. The greens had some inconsistencies, but rolled pretty true.
The greens are tiny. From the back tees this would make for a long day because most of the tiny greens are surrounded by bunkers.
I don’t care about some things that other people write about….so I won’t mention the condition of the cart paths and the long line at the grill. But there was a beverage cart that came around at least three times in 4.5 hours.
Fortunately, there had been no rain so the course was fairly firm.
I will say this……he members run around the course and do all of the things the starter tells the out-of-towners we cannot do drive close to the green, drive close to the tee boxes, etc….
I think for the money, and for the drive from where I was staying, I would skip this next time. There are nicer, less expensive course to play. But it was great playing a new course, and thanks to the overall conditions, I played pretty well.
Good day
Rained night before and courses on Rt 9 don’t drain well That being said the course was in good shape and the greens were fine
Excellent Course
If you're in the Myrtle Beach area, you need to play this course. You won't be disappointed. Its a GEM!
Will be back for sure
Keep in mind this was a late December round. Some positives - the staff was very friendly, took great care of me. In fact, they allowed me to play very early as a single, so my pace of play was FLYING. Obviously during peak season there's no way that could happen...however in this case it did, so full marks. Clubhouse/grill staff was also very friendly/engaging. The greens were in excellent condition (especially considering the previous week we had record low temps in the Southeast). Fairways and rough are dormant at this time of year. Bunkers had sand and were raked (and plenty of rakes around them - not always the case at many courses. So again. Very positive experience all around. I will absolutely play again, but please do keep in mind I didn't play at a peak time of year - I'd imagine in April or October you're going to be looking at more people on the course - but also much more lush conditions.
Slow pace
Waiting from the first hole until the last one
5 hours too slow for us.4 1/2 hours should be the maximum and it is slow at this pace
Unfortunately i will not go back