Long Bay Club

I find it very interesting how reviews of golf courses vary at different times of the year. I had heard about problems at Long Bay earlier in the year but when we played here at the end of August...it was pristine. The course was in excellent shape. The greens were the best we played on all week...rolled smooth and true and moderately fast for summertime in Myrtle Beach.

It's no wonder golf has a pace of play issue. 55 minutes to play to first nine and then 65 minutes to play 4 holes on the second nine!!!!!

Guys if you just have to play a fivesome at least make sure somebody in your group knows how to play GOLF!

Love the course, great staff, excellent facilities and a real challenge.

Sure hope a fivesome is not the norm!!

I don't like to issue a bad review on any golf course but when a course is advertised as a premium course, golfers expect premium conditions. This is what you should expect from a course bearing the Nicklaus name.
I play golf on Grand Strand courses almost every day and was very disappointed in the condition of Long Bay compared to the other courses in the area. It was a Tuesday and looked like the fairways were not mowed for several weeks, the greens were bare and putted poorly. When we reached our 10th hole (the first hole) the sprinklers popped on in the middle of our backswing and next thing were knew we were being followed by a maintenance crew dispensing some chemical on the fairways. The GPS in our cart shutdown after the first hole and an error message read the system could not find the course. After several reboots, we gave up.

Course was in excellent condition. There are lots of bunkers which make the course challenging. Some bunkers had not been raked by the golfers - maybe more rakes around the bunkers would help. Women's tees are fair. We have always enjoyed this course. We will be back and would recommend to others.

Being a Jack Nicklaus design, you expect a great course and that's exactly what you get. Every hole is different and tests your game in different ways. The course doesn't drain very well at all and with all the rain the area had seen in the weeks leading up to our round it was very wet but the greens were still relatively fast. There are also a few waste bunkers throughout the course which make it interesting. The course's 10th hole is the signature hole where the fairway is practially an island surrounded on all sides by waste bunker and it's a very fun hole. There are, however, numerous holes that are just as great as the signature 10th. I really liked the par-3 13th with the beautifully manicured island green or the par-4 18th the doglegs around a large pond with the clubhouse behind the green. It's a good half hour from the heart of Myrtle Beach but it's definitely worth the drive and I absolutely recommend Long Bay.

Course was in very good condition, as were the greens. Bunkers could have been in better shape but I guess MB has had a lot of rain.
Starter was very friendly and informative.
Would go back there anytime.

If you don't like to be challenged by a golf course you should stay away from Long Bay. Long, with large undulating greens makes for a challenging round. A real joy to play.

Nice layout but just aerated greens were horrible. Also treating the greens with chemicals during prime time seemed like poor course mgmt.

Have played this course over the past 10 years and it is in the best shape I have ever seen it. Fairways were generous and very lush. Greens appear to be large however as like other Nicklaus designs, you need to determine what section the pin is in and then try to get it there. Some severe slopes and small landing areas on greens and mishits or misjudging distances typically results in your ball in a sand trap or in a drain-off collection area. Very smooth greens to putt on seemed to be true. Great experience and beautiful 18 holes of golf which I highly recommend.

great place to spend the day. The greens were in perfect condition. I only wish that the beverage cart had a better beer selection.

Pro shop not open till 7.45. Staff not the friendliness of people. Drinks cart came around twice in 18 holes. Great layout with generous fairways ,plenty of bunkers .greens where the hardest thing about the course ,hard to read with a couple of silly pin positions. Its not a tough course if you play it off the right tee boxes. No ranger to speed up play. Would play again. Great course.

This course is in pperfect shape. Beware the bunkers. Spent the day at the beach which made the course VERY interesting going bunker to bunker several holes. The island green was one of the most fun holes in golf ive played yet. And the signature 10 is absolutely beautiful. If you can get a early morning deal and play for under 70 id say its worth it. Just bring lots of patience and golf balls... Anne something cold to drink if ur out in summer... heat by 9am was killer.

I loved the course beautiful and would play there again

Overall, very happy with this course. I didn't feel it was as hard as the rating/slope might lead you to believe. The greens were moderately fast, but soft enough to hold long irons. Fairways were in good shape, but had poor drainage so be warned that it will probably be cart path only if you get rain within about 12 hours of your teetime as it was for me. I still wouldn't hesitate to play here again!

PS - I am male despite what my profile says.

Very nice course with plenty of bunkers. Course was in great shape with greens that rolled true and many challenging shots. Loved the island green on #13 even though I donated a ball to the pond! Will definitely play again!

Long Bay has most of the features you expect to find in a Nicklaus signature course: the 10th hole is visually stunning (more so looking back from the green); the par 5's are attackable; a left-to-right shot shape is favored. In addition, there is a true island green par 3. The greens and fairways were in excellent shape - country club conditioning, but not "resort course manicured".
The carts do not have GPS, but there are yardage plaques every 25 yards in the fairway - a nice change from other courses in the area.
The starter was brusque, but helpful. There was not an active on-course ranger, which would have been helpful at the island green par 3 (3 foursomes on the tee at once). The snack cart came around at least 4 times during the round.

Overall, this was great value for a Nicklaus signature course (at $48).
I will definitely go back.

A very enjoyable challenge for even the average golfer. Nice Nicklaus signature design.

Jack has another winner. Great design and beautiful layout. I will play this course again next year. Island green was amazing and I pared it.

This course was in good condition and was very interesting tough but fair I would play this course again greens were true it did rain and the greens drained and still were fast. Naturally the pace of play depends on who you are playing behind so no one can hold the course accountable on the time it takes to play a round .

Great Course, Friendly Staff. Play every time I'm in Myrtle and never disappointed!