Carolina National Golf Club - Ibis Nine
About
The three different nines at Carolina National Golf Club are named after the birds that inhabit the acres of beautiful low country that the course sits on. Fred Coupes designed the 27-hole layout, taking care to preserve the beautiful natural landscape and wildlife provided by its location on the shores of the Lockwood Folly River. His work earned the golf course designation as an Audubon Sanctuary. The nines: Ibis, Egret, and Heron; all have different challenges. However, they all have challenging greens that boast some of the best conditions in the area. The Ibis is the most player-friendly of the nines. Carolina National Golf Club's 27-hole layout is played as three different 18-hole combinations. The Ibis offers some opportunities to recover your score since it is not quite as long as either the Egret or Heron.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 36 | 3444 yards | 36.7 | 140 |
| Gold | 36 | 3188 yards | 35.2 | 136 |
| Blue | 36 | 2955 yards | 34.6 | 118 |
| Blue (W) | 36 | 2955 yards | 37.0 | 139 |
| Teal | 36 | 2660 yards | 33.2 | 108 |
| Teal (W) | 36 | 2660 yards | 35.4 | 125 |
| White (W) | 36 | 2328 yards | 33.2 | 114 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.6/145 | 552 | 339 | 420 | 417 | 167 | 431 | 530 | 194 | 394 | 3444 | 6944 |
| Gold M: 72.0/139 | 522 | 334 | 389 | 371 | 160 | 351 | 514 | 175 | 372 | 3188 | 6459 |
| Gold/Blue M: 70.5/134 | 522 | 334 | 345 | 334 | 160 | 351 | 514 | 166 | 372 | 3098 | 6145 |
| Blue M: 69.5/128 W: 75.3/140 | 472 | 325 | 345 | 334 | 138 | 335 | 474 | 166 | 352 | 2941 | 5925 |
| Blue/Teal M: 68.3/126 | 442 | 325 | 330 | 334 | 138 | 333 | 423 | 155 | 352 | 2832 | 5672 |
| Teal M: 67.2/120 W: 71.8/132 | 442 | 259 | 330 | 287 | 125 | 310 | 423 | 155 | 329 | 2660 | 5381 |
| White M: 64.6/114 W: 68.1/123 | 408 | 250 | 314 | 248 | 106 | 283 | 356 | 124 | 239 | 2328 | 4728 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2019 #20)
Reviews
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Gator beware! Photo submitted by u314160583580 on 03/28/2021
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Very cool tee off in this hole Photo submitted by u314160583580 on 03/28/2021
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Photo submitted by Lindbloe on 11/23/2020
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Photo submitted by Lindbloe on 11/23/2020
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Lots of sand. Photo submitted by Viper99 on 10/07/2020
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Surrounded by water. Photo submitted by Viper99 on 10/07/2020
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#9 Ibis - Choose your fairway wisely on either side of the central bunker. Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 04/01/2020
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#5 Egret - One of National's great par 3's over the lake. Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 04/01/2020
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#9 Egret - A short par five with numerous possible paths off the tee. Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 04/01/2020
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Heron #1 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 03/06/2018
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Heron #3 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 03/06/2018
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Heron #4 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 03/06/2018
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Heron #5 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 03/06/2018
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Signature hole plus 1 Photo submitted by Thirstyd1 on 04/11/2017
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
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Photo submitted by leegolfnut on 10/08/2015
The fairways were a bit thin but that's because it's early March. The greens ,as usual were tricky although I did have my best day putting since november.As usual,the staff was their usual helpful selves.
Thank you for the kind comments! We hope to see you again soon for another round at Carolina National.
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Overpriced Winter Golf
Dead, barren, hardpan fairways. Painted greens that are fast and true. In the summer this course is one of the best. Winter hasn't been kind and the course shows it. Staff as always are very friendly and professional. $29 would have been a fair price.
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GOLFNOW terrible!
Booked a9:16 tee off time for our foursome
When verification came on my phone I had our 9:16 but also had 9:32 being charged an additional $168.00
Tried to cancel but wouldn’t let me
I called Carolina National right away to let them know 9:32 was still open so they could fill that time slot
Tried several more times to cancel on GolfNow but could not
Finally called them and was told they couldn’t do anything
Not impressed!!!
Staff and course were great
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Challenging but fun
It is early in the season, the staff was very friendly and helpful. My only complaint would be that the golf carts where terrible. We had a foursome so two carts, all 8 tires looked like racing slicks, a couple of times we had to use one cart to push the other up the inclines on the cart path.
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CN
Fun course. Good condition for mid February. Greens true. Challenging and interesting layout; but very fair. Had late AM Friday tee time. Completed round in 4 hours. No on course refreshments on this day.
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Thanks for the 5-star review!
Need a ranger
Great place...got behind wrong groups....need a ranger out there to move people along...
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Good winter golf
Great round, good course which has been well kept up during the winter overall. Greens are green, fast but fair.
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Revieew
There were a lot of golfers and were pushed on most every hole. I had to ask for my clubs to be loaded into my vehicle. The snack bar was not open and you needed to order food and wait if you wanted it. The worse part of the course were the cart paths. They were in such disrepair and was bounced around on every hole
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Always Enjoy Playing this Course
Tee boxes and fairways were a little thin in places, acceptable for January golf. But the greens were excellent !
I was originally paired with a threesome but they had a non playing rider with them so I was paired with another single and we played as a twosome! We waited on many shots (which was expected) because there were a lot of foursomes in front of us on this 75 degree day in late December.
I do think they need to add sand to the bunkers, and perhaps that will be done this year?
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Nice layout
It took 5 hours to play. No Marshall on the course.
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Greens unpredictable
Very challenging, staff was great. Never played greens like this, very difficult to read. Too many cart path onlt holes although threre was rain the night before. #18 just a crazy hole.
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Thanks for the 5-star review!
Played 18 holes- Heron to Egret
Th course is in fin shape. Just stay on the fairway. Rough is long and can be difficult to find your ball. Greens are lightening fast. Bunkers need more consistency in the sand. I realize there has been much rain here but some bunkers have good fluffy sand and others are like cement. Try to stay or of the bunkers. The views are beautiful. Very friendly course.
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Great layout
Unique layout with subtle challenges. Staff in the pro shop and restaurant were great. Fairways and greens were in great shape. Greens were FAST.
Overall great experience
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Thanks for the 5-star review! Please book another round with us soon.
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