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Thistle Golf Club - MacKay Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle | 36 | 3547 yards | ||
| Blue | 36 | 3308 yards | ||
| White | 36 | 3092 yards | ||
| Gold | 36 | 2776 yards | ||
| Red | 36 | 2355 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle M: 74.4/141 | 429 | 396 | 211 | 397 | 422 | 184 | 555 | 395 | 558 | 3547 | 6997 |
| Blue M: 71.9/134 | 392 | 350 | 192 | 370 | 399 | 171 | 546 | 358 | 530 | 3308 | 6495 |
| White M: 69.5/126 W: 75.2/140 | 371 | 334 | 159 | 347 | 371 | 144 | 526 | 340 | 500 | 3092 | 6041 |
| White/Gold M: 68.3/123 | 371 | 334 | 159 | 347 | 353 | 144 | 503 | 340 | 426 | 2977 | 5819 |
| Gold M: 66.7/112 W: 71.7/131 | 315 | 301 | 158 | 297 | 353 | 129 | 503 | 294 | 426 | 2776 | 5356 |
| Red M: 63.5/106 W: 67.7/118 | 291 | 277 | 125 | 267 | 261 | 108 | 360 | 266 | 400 | 2355 | 4612 |
| Red/Teal W: 66.5/115 | 291 | 277 | 121 | 267 | 261 | 105 | 304 | 263 | 400 | 2289 | 4415 |
| Teal W: 64.7/112 | 260 | 226 | 121 | 230 | 220 | 105 | 304 | 263 | 318 | 2047 | 4013 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by pcd328 on 01/15/2026
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175 yard par 3 9th hole on the Stewart 9 It’s very visually intimidating !!! Photo submitted by pcd328 on 01/15/2026
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Photo submitted by shawnfichter on 08/12/2023
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Photo submitted by bwalla16 on 04/22/2023
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Beautiful! Photo submitted by Vandenberks on 04/08/2023
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Photo submitted by DerekTeeee on 08/05/2021
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Photo submitted by AUgolferinPinehurst on 11/19/2020
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Photo submitted by MTRailFan58 on 08/12/2019
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Photo submitted by rogerward8943 on 12/18/2012
Great course
Best golf course in Calabash/NMB. The course is in excellent condition. Must play!!
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Awesome course
Had a great time. Course in great condition and staff was friendly.
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Perfect. Let me be clear: perfect.
Perfection from tee to green, and then some. Every aspect of Thistle was 5 star. Bag drop staff, pro shop staff, starter, beverage cart and rangers were all friendly and concerned about our enjoyment.
Conditions were perfect. Despite recent rain, the fairways, rough, bunkers, fringes and greens were in perfect condition. Greens were soft but fast.
Nature areas abound and were all spectacular. Lots of wildlife visible on several holes.
Course can play tough for being short, so pick correct tee box. Lots of thought required on most holes, especially the par 5’s.
Wife loved red tee box positions that were properly placed for her game.
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Brian8004982! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u114157126! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course!
Don’t skip if on a Myrtle Beach trip
First class operation, from bag drop to starter all were very friendly despite the hectic pace of the full morning tee sheet. The course Stewart/ Mackey combo was great design and greens were perfect.
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Having Fun Now
The course was in very good condition and the greens ran very true. Everything about the course was in good shape. Tees, Fairway, and Greens.
Hi, jjfraf. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course.
Wow!
Incredibly well maintained and staffed. Conditions were perfect. Lush fairways and true greens.
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Annual Must Play
A fan of many courses in the northern grand strand but had not been back here in years. A wonderful track. Great amenities and in perfect condition. This will be in my annual vacation rota. Worth the price of admission.
Birdman80, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course.
Beautiful facility-Great Experience
Beautiful facility with extremely helpful employees. Bag Drop was phenomenal with attendants greeting us as we arrived-bags were on the cart before we unbuckled seat belts. Pro shop staff was extremely quick in getting us out of the shop and on to the course. They started us off on the Stewart Course because we were a twosome and that was the faster play option with nobody for at least six holes in front. The service was undeniably excellent in every regard
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Swetness
Awesome course and better clubhouse. Really a treat to play
Hi, jose2269047. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314161950671. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, jose2269047. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course!
Overall nice track
Overall it let a nice layout and its a target oriented golf course. The Ultradwarf Bermudagrass greens were slow and didn’t putt true. I think they are not mowing them to protect them from the heat.
Hello, mp52dave. Thank you for visiting us at Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
COVID over?
Question policy of not putting clubs on a cart until 5 minutes from tee time. Was made to ride with a stranger, yet no water jugs on course due to COVID protocol? Water was cutoff at course restroom due to maintenance waiting on a part. Mowers did not display proper etiquette. When done, no staff helped with our clubs and had to walk mine about 200 yards to my car. Course layout was great and in good shape. With a little training of the staff and starters to be more friendly and accommodating, this course would be much more enjoyable. Food and service in the clubhouse was good. With no water provided on the course, we saw a beverage cart twice the first nine and not at all on the second nine. Time to service the water stations again.
Hi, Bink4golf. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about water on the course is important to us. We are glad to see you rated everything else to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course. We hope to see you again soon.
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Hi, COLPA. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Thistle Golf Club - Cameron Course.