Long Bay Golf Club
350 Fox Tail Drive, Longs, SC
Architect/Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Club Pro: Jim Fellner
Greens: Bermuda
Amenities: Pro Shop, Driving Range, Practice Facilities, Lessons, 19th Hole, Snack Bar, Club Rental.
If a player can tame The Long Bay Club, they may feel confident enough to take on the Golden Bear. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course is considered one of the most difficult on the Grand Strand.
Rightfully so. Long Bay's formidable features include:
A demanding 137 slope from the championship tees to a difficult 127 for the ladies.
Countless large man-made mounds. They're particularly lethal near the green, creating a new approach (so to speak) to your wedge game.
Handsome but deadly par-3s, especially No. 13, a mid-iron test to an island green.
Many bottomless bunkers surrounding Long Bay's small Bermuda landing surfaces.
And a striking horseshoe waste bunker on the courses signature hole, the 353-yard (championship tees) No. 10 has become one of the most recognized in golf.
Long Bay's par-3s are attractive, but they can be cruel to the scorecard. The best of the four is No. 13 and it's wide island green. Not a long test, this par-3 teases players with various pin placements. The hole plays a club less if the pin is on the left. Ten yards too much and players likely will visit the drop area.
Golfers likely will remember Nos. 4 and 18 (par-4s) and Nos. 11 and 15 (par 5s). No. 4 is rated the courses most difficult hole. At 472 yards from the back tees, it features a narrow fairway guarded by waste areas on both sides. The homeward bound hole demands a left-to-right tee shot to trim off the distance to the green. Both par-5s on the back nine-547 yards and 492 yards- provide different looks. No.11 is a dogleg left design to a small green protected by a horseshoe bunker. No. 15 veers to the right. Players must carry a meandering creek on their second shot and avoid a water hazard that runs by the right side of the green.
Directions:
Take Highway 17 going North to junction 17 and 9. Take Highway 9 West to Longs, SC approximately 8 miles on left.
Course Ratings
| Tees |
Rating |
Slope |
| Gold |
74.3 |
140 |
| Blue |
72.1 |
131 |
| White |
70.5 |
129 |
| Red |
72.1 |
127 |
Front Nine
| Hole |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Out |
| Gold |
408 |
568 |
401 |
472 |
182 |
394 |
543 |
179 |
370 |
3517 |
| Blue |
386 |
538 |
377 |
443 |
166 |
377 |
507 |
166 |
357 |
3317 |
| White |
377 |
524 |
364 |
419 |
149 |
363 |
485 |
147 |
327 |
3155 |
| Handicap |
11 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
13 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
9 |
|
| |
| Par |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
| |
| Red |
19 |
491 |
338 |
382 |
133 |
319 |
442 |
123 |
288 |
2835 |
| Handicap |
9 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
13 |
15 |
5 |
17 |
11 |
|
Back Nine
| Hole |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
In |
| Gold |
352 |
552 |
443 |
156 |
432 |
492 |
433 |
203 |
445 |
3508 |
| Blue |
327 |
520 |
408 |
140 |
404 |
463 |
408 |
194 |
412 |
3276 |
| White |
315 |
49 |
375 |
123 |
376 |
449 |
380 |
170 |
368 |
3054 |
| Handicap |
16 |
10 |
6 |
18 |
8 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
|
| |
| Par |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
| |
| Red |
289 |
482 |
354 |
86 |
333 |
429 |
357 |
146 |
329 |
2805 |
| Handicap |
16 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
|
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