Golf Courses

The Founders - St. James Plantation: St. James Plantation 3021 Beaver Creek Dr. 910-253-3008 The 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course features panoramic views of coastal salt marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway. This course offers both challenge and enjoyment to players of every level. The course is accented by a beautiful 15,000 square-foot clubhouse offering refreshing beverages and casual dining.   Bald Head Island Club - Bald Head Island Bald Head Island 303 S. Bald Head Wynd. 910-457-7300 One of the most scenic seaside golf courses in the area. Designed by George Cobb. Many of the holes are so undisturbed and bordered by the still lovely natural habitats of herons, egrets, foxes and alligators. It also provides one of the most unique golf experiences on the East Coast as one takes a private passenger ferry that departs from Southport, NC.   The Thistle - Sunset Beach Sunset Beach 8840 Olde Thistle Downs Dr. SW 910-575-8700 Thistle Golf Club offers one of the most beautiful and challenging 27-hole layouts on the Grand Strand. Created by course designer, Tim Cate, who learned his trade from noted architect Willard Byrd. Thistle takes its name from an ancient Scottish golf society dating back to the early 1800's, and the course layout posseses a distinct Scottish links feel.   Panther's Run - Ocean Isle Beach Ocean Isle 351 Ocean Ridge Pkwy 800-233-1801 Panther's Run- carefully routed through a variety of coastal terrains, Panther's Run blends naturally with the environment. The fairways are gently defined by trees, ponds, and bunkers, creating a beautiful and challenging layout for golfers of all skill levels.   Lion's Paw Golf Links - Ocean Isle Beach Ocean Isle 351 Ocean Ridge Pkwy 910-287-1717 Lion's Paw - designed by architect Willard Byrd, fairly open, hilly course with views of a beautiful creek valley and adjoining wetlands. A wild, untamed layout, Lion's Paw features deep, sugar-sand bunkers and bent grass greens.   Lockwood Folly Country Club - Supply Supply 19 Clubhouse Dr. 910-842-5666 At Lockwood Folly, a century of seclusion has created a setting of natural grandeur. Lockwood Folly is golf the way it should be...quiet beauty, unhurried pace, in a Willard Byrd design to challenge the best. Where the Intracoastal Waterway and the Lockwood Folly River meet to form...paradise.   Sea Trail Plantation - Sunset Beach Sunset Beach 211 Clubhouse Rd 910-287-1100 To create a winner, we started with winners by assembling Dan Maples, Rees Jones, and Willard Byrd to design 54 signature holes of championship golf. Three outstanding courses with three distinctly different personalities in the heart of 2000 spectacular acres. Wide fairways and large mounds are surrounded by water, with water coming into play on 11 holes of the Par 72 championship course.   Oak Island Golf and Country Club - Oak Island Oak Island 928 Caswell Beach Rd. 910-278-5275 Built in 1962 by architect George Cobb, the holes meanders through lovely oaks and Caswell Beach. The course features Bermuda grasss greens, tees, fairways and roughs. Water in play on nine different holes presents a true golfing test to the most avid golfer.   The Players Club - St. James St. James Plantation 3684 Players Club Dr. 910-457-0049 Designer, Tim Cate's best work can be found on this course. Cates's design of narrow fairways force accuracy off the trees. The layout of the golf course is speckled with signature waste bunkers, coastal Carolina hardwoods, while blending seamlessly with tidal creeks and salt water marshes. The clubhouse, designed with Georgian style architecture, offers a spectacular view of the 18th hole.   Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation - Leland Leland 1800 Linkwood Dr. 910-383-0999 Twenty-seven of some of the most challenging holes as well as some of the toughest approaches to any greens. Designed by Tom Jackson, it ranks at the top of all courses he's designed.   The Lakes Country Club - Boiling Spring Lakes Boiling Spring Lakes 591 South Shore Dr. 910-845-2625 The facility is a classic design with a very relaxed atmosphere. There is no designers name on the stationary and no one to put your clubs on the golf cart. There is only a beautiful view over a lake and 18 holes of lush fairways and greens, which never run parallel. Every year, hundreds of visitors to the area play here and say, 'We didn't know you were here, but we will be back next year!'   Rivers Edge Golf Club - Shallotte Shalotte 2000 Arnold Palmer Dr 910-754-3434 Situated upon one of the most breathtaking pieces of property that you will ever see and one of the most spectacular courses you'll ever play. An Arnold Palmer design, the course gazes out across the Shallotte River, sitting high upon bluffs that overlook two miles of grassy marshlands. The interior holes are equally stunning with gentle elevation changes, freshwater lakes and bent grass greens.   Tiger's Eye Golf Links - Ocean Isle Beach Ocean Isle 351 Ocean Ridge Pkwy 800-233-1801 Tiger's Eye - is an upscale course carved from a virgin pine forest. The course has dramatic elevation changes. There are natural waste areas, native grasses, wildflowers, pine and oak trees. Tiger's Eye requires precision shot-making and a reliable short game. It is ranked as one of the Top 100 Public Golf Courses in America for 2007-2008.   Crow Creek Golf Course - Calabash Calabash 245 Hickman Rd. NW 910-287-3081 Created and designed by Rick Robbins is a scenic layout of undulating bent grass greens and manicured Bermuda fairways. It's a popular destination for golfers visiting the Myrtle Beach area.   Carolina National Golf Club - Bolivia Bolivia 1643 Goley Hewett Rd. SE 910-755-5200 Is a world class, 27 hole golf course located in the heart of Winding River Plantation. This Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary offers both challenges and raw natural beauty for golfers of all ages and skill level. The fairways are long and greens that break in every direction. Designed by Master's Champion, Freddie Couples, the golf course is adjacent to the Lockwood Folly River. It has some of the best landscaping and natural terrain areas making the course very challenging and most enjoyable to play.   South Harbour Village Golf Course - Oak Island Mainland Oak Island Mainland 4188 Vanessa Dr. 910-454-0905 This 18 hole, par 3 course, designed and built by Shapemasters, Inc. is set among tall Carolina pines and majestic live oaks. South Harbour Golf Links is The South Brunswick Island's first Par Three Executive Course. The course is designed with a layout that all levels of golfers can play and enjoy. South Harbour Village is coastal Carolina's newest Marina and Golf community. Nestled along the Intracoastal Waterway between Historic Southport and the beaches of Oak Island, South Harbour Village represents some of the most beautiful coastal property available.   Members Club - St. James St. James Plantation 3779 Members Club Blvd. 910-253-9505 A Hale Irwin designed opened in 1996 and offers bold design with multiple tee boxes and lines of play for strong visual appeal. It is reminiscent of Pinehurst with rolling slopes, pine trees and oaks. It is complemented with a beautiful clubhouse, full pro shop, grille, banquet and meeting space as well as an athletic club.   Ocean Ridge Plantation - Ocean Isle Beach Ocean Isle 6877 Ocean Hwy W 910-575-8803 Jaguar's Lair - (formerly Angel's Trace) was redesigned by Tim Cate.   Cape Fear National - Brunswick Forest Leland 1281 Cape Fear National Drive 888-342-3622 or 910-383-3283 Destined to be one of the Coastal South's most distinguished golf courses, Brunswick Forest's Cape Fear National offers 27-holes of championship golf in a setting of unmatched beauty. Magnificent forests of mature oaks, maples, pines and magnolias create the kind of old-world feel experienced only on the most seasoned courses. The Tim Cate-designed layout features several bridges cut through the wetlands, three waterfalls, beach bunkers and native grasses and wildflowers, all adding to the aesthetic beauty of the golf course. A 7,000 square foot clubhouse features locker rooms, a pro shop, indoor and outdoor dining and related amenities, making the overall golf experience as gracious off the course as on. www.capefearnational.com/ info@capefearnational.com