Wild Dunes Resort

The Harbor Course at Wild Dunes was a good gem in the SC Low Country. Played the Harbor Course while on vacation with the fam. My kids enjoyed the challenge of the course and my wife enjoyed the scenery as she doesn’t play. We got pair with a fourth, who was really good to play with! The course was challenging and the winds coming off the marsh added an interesting twist. One hole was under repair which was a par 5, and they turned it into a par 3 until fixed. Some of The greens are a little small so your approach shot is key! The staff was great and friendly! Definitely a track I would play again if visiting Charleston.

Overall really fun course to play, very short but tight and small greens so made each hole a challenge. The scenery was different on each hole and had great views down the stretch. My 2 negatives were no GPS (would have been nice on several holes and for the price it’s kind of expected) & construction on hole 8, shortening a par 5 to a 3 and total par of 68.

It was nice but I’ve played other courses just as nice for a lot less money.

The pace of play was poor with what appeared to be a group of 8 ahead of us. The practice area was underwhelming. The lay out and course was great and very fun. Would love to play again with a better pace of play.

The good things about the Wild Dunes Harbor Course

1: Staff is very welcoming and helpful.

2. Pretty course with beautiful views on most holes on the march/water.

3. Target Course with small greens which makes it interesting.

4. The drink cart came by a number of times; which is good because you never come back to the club house. Once you go out to the Marsh, you're not near anything (including bathrooms so stop at the one available before you hit the back part of the course).

5. The views are beautiful. Did I say that before (LOL).

The less than positive side.

1. Price (or more specifically value) - as a resort course priced at over $100 the golfers in my group expected a much higher-end experience. For example,

(a) The golf carts are old and do not have any GPS which is pretty much a standard in most courses we play (that cost $30 for 18 )in SC.

(b) With no GPS we purchased a yardage book. A good yardage book will describe the hole and where to hit it and other tips. Don't bother paying for the book unless you want to see an image of the hole.

(c) It was a nice course but not really outstanding for the price. The starter said the fairways were narrow but we felt they were very open. Perhaps if you have a bad slice or hook, you'd feel the fairways were tight. The greens are very small on many holes. I liked the challenge but my playing partners just found it very odd.

Also if you are wondering....

(d) No nine hole playing options

(e) No Senior rates

I enjoyed the course on a beautiful day, it was windy but not too windy and I think if it's really blowing hard, the course would be much more difficult.

If you are vacationing on the Isle of Palms - the Wild Dunes are really the only courses available to play (unless you want to drive a half hour away) so you are at the mercy of the golf course for pricing but if you really want to play and don't mind spending over $100 - go for it.

I don't think I will go out of my way to play this course again but as I said above, if you are there want want to play golf, go for it.

This was my third time playing this course and enjoyed it again. Course was in great shape and the pace of play was fine. With the wind blowing along the Intercoastal, holes 8, 9, and 10 can be killers. Looking forward to playing there again.