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Founders Club at St. James Plantation

4006 St. James Drive, Southport, NC 28461
800.245.3871 or 910.253.3008
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Formerly the Gauntlet, this course, along with her sister courses the Members Club, Players Club and the newest, the Reserve Club, is located almost an hour north of Myrtle Beach at St. James Plantation in Southport, North Carolina. Set amid Carolina pines and live oaks, the course plays along the coastal salt marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway. It features the famous Pete Dye bulkheads, forced carries over water, pot bunkering, multi-level fairways and contoured greens. Their clubhouse was re-modeled in 2006, and the course drainage was also improved significantly. Their website is awful!

IMPORTANT: All four St. James Plantation courses are now semi-private. Some outside play is available, but you must call the St. James courses to ascertain how to book tee times there.

Note: St. James Plantation is located in Southport, NC and has four very good golf courses, but it really is a pain to get to unless you are staying north of, or close to, the North Carolina/South Carolina Stateline.

Architect: P.B. Dye

Year Opened: 1991

Type: Semi-Private

Rating : 74.5

Holes : 18

Par: 72

Slope: 143

Type of Grass: Bentgrass

Club Rental: Yes

Walking Allowed : No

Sunday Alcohol: After Noon

Coolers Allowed: No

Spikes: Soft

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River Club River Club 8.28 out of 542 reviews This track was one of the first “plantation” golf courses. It features wide-open fairways and large greens with some elevations and undulations. The front nine is tree lined, while the back nine is lined with houses. There is water in play on 15 holes here, and over 100 bunkers await errant shots. Their signature hole, the 518-yard, par 5, 18th was rated by the local “Sun News” as one of the best finishing holes in the area. With its new Champion Dwarf Bermuda greens, some reworked teeboxes and some savvy bunker reshaping the River Club is in the best shape… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $54	8.28 out of 542 reviews	$54	$54	$54	$54
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Aberdeen Country Club Aberdeen Country Club 8.01 out of 445 reviews Formally known as “Buck Creek,” which was nominated by Golf Digest as “America’s Best New Course for 1990.” In 1998 the renamed “Aberdeen” was the only recipient in the Carolina’s to receive Golf Digest medallions for value and service. This 27-hole tract with the Meadows, Highlands and Woodlands nines is tucked among hardwoods along the Waccamaw River. It features extensive mounding, wide landing areas and bent grass greens, and presents a different feel, look and challenge on each nine. As with all of the courses located in the low-lying Highway 9 corridor, “cart paths only” are a frequent occurrence here.… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $38	8.01 out of 445 reviews	$38	$38	$38	$38
Long Bay Club Long Bay Club 8.24 out of 413 reviews While this layout is a Jack Nicklaus “signature course,” it is far better than many of his higher-priced spreads. It features deep pot bunkers, vast waste areas, extensive mounding, tight fairways, fast greens and a great little par-3 (No. 13). This is one of the better-drained courses in the soggy Highway 9 corridor. Their 10th hole (1st. picture above) has become one of the most recognized golf holes in Myrtle Beach, and their Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda greens are consistently some of the best in town. Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $54	8.24 out of 413 reviews	$54	$54	$54	$54
Tradition Golf Club Tradition Golf Club 8.3 out of 398 reviews Like the name says, this is a traditional-style layout in the land of plantation-style courses. It opened in 1996 by being named the Best New Public Golf Course by Golf Digest. This was the first course in the Myrtle Beach area to incorporate women-specific considerations in its design and construction, resulting in Golf for Women naming it a Top Fairways track. It features wide fairways, lots of sand, water in play on ten holes, seven holes in the marshes, large, undulating greens, and two island greens one of them is a par 4. While this is a development course, and… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $48	8.3 out of 398 reviews	$48	$48	$48	$48
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Litchfield Country Club Litchfield Country Club 7.92 out of 373 reviews This old course, built on the site of a Southern rice plantation, was the first golf course in the Litchfield-Pawley’s Island area and was the flagship for the historic plantation courses to come. It has maintained its original features over the decades, including the narrow mature tree-lined fairways, hard doglegs, giant oaks and lakes, as well as the player-friendly greenside pathways for bump and run approach shots. In 1996 it was ranked one of the “World’s 50 Best” by Conde Nast Traveler. No. 18 was picked by local golfers as one of the Top 100 Golf Holes on the Grand… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $48	7.92 out of 373 reviews	$48	$48	$48	$48
Wild Wing Plantation - Avocet & Hummingbird Wild Wing Plantation - Avocet & Hummingbird 8.2 out of 310 reviews The Avocet - for many years a Top 5 golf course on the MBGA Player’s Top 20 golf course - was always the best of the original four courses that were at this facility, with consistently some of the best greens in town. It features multiple tees, elevated tees, wide landing areas, contoured fairways, double fairways, grass bunkers, moderate amount of sand, strategically placed water, fast, elevated and even a double green serving two holes. In 1994 Golf Digest named it as one of The Top 10 Best New Resort Courses in America, and in 1997 they named the 14th… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $54	8.2 out of 310 reviews	$54	$54	$54	$54
Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club 8 out of 310 reviews Currently ranked as No. 26 in South Carolina by Golf Digest, we have nicknamed this course “The Yo-Yo,” because it has constantly gone back ‘n forth from great to lousy. Currently it is in very good shape, and since the Myrtle Beach National Company bought it things here have improved remarkably across the board, especially staff attitudes. Built in a Low Country forest overlooking vast salt marshes it features fairways dotted with water and homes. There are obstacles of some kind on every hole with large Tif Eagle Bermuda grass greens surrounded by bunkers. Their toughest holes are No’s 2,… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $61	8 out of 310 reviews	$61	$61	$61	$61
Wachesaw East Plantation Wachesaw East Plantation 8.13 out of 304 reviews This golf course, designed by Clyde Johnston, was built on the site of a former rice plantation. This track is heavily wooded and framed with oaks and has a gentle undulating terrain. It features five sets of tees and freshwater lakes abutting many of the greens. It was the home of the LPGA’s unsuccessful foray to Myrtle Beach when it hosted the nationally televised the LPGA and Kathy Ireland/Greens Competition Classic, which late became the LPGA’s Susan G. Komen Classic, both tournaments tanked. Under the previous management the course had declined dramatically, but now with it being a part of… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $48	8.13 out of 304 reviews	$48	$48	$48	$48
Wachesaw Plantation Wachesaw Plantation 8.13 out of 304 reviews Overlooking the Waccamaw River, this is one of only a handful of private, member-owned golf clubs on the Grand Strand. In 1986, Golf Digest dubbed it the No. 1 Golf Course in Myrtle Beach. In 1996 they rated it the 15th Best Golf Course in South Carolina and the 16th Best in 1997. It features generous rolling, tree-lined fairways, grassy, buff-colored bunkers, lots of Love grass covered mounds (which Tom Fazio dubbed his “Wachesaw look”) along with some exceptional multi-level, elevated greens, especially No. 18 overlooking the Waccamaw River. This tract is getting a bit long-in-the-tooth, and needs a face-lift,… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $48	8.13 out of 304 reviews	$48	$48	$48	$48
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club Caledonia Golf & Fish Club 8.81 out of 271 reviews This heavily touted track is currently rated No. 3 by Golf Magazine on their Best Public Golf Courses in South Carolina roster and No. 3 by Golfweek on their Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina roster. Recently Caledonia’s sister track, True Blue, has been getting the better reviews, but if you’ve got the scratch, and want to play one of the most talked about courses in town, then tee it up here. Caledonia, with their Champion Dwarf Bermuda greens, remains as one of the areas most impressive and award winning tracks. Caledonia is the ancient Roman name for… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $105	8.81 out of 271 reviews	$105	$105	$105	$105
Myrtle Beach National - SouthCreek Myrtle Beach National - SouthCreek 8.48 out of 251 reviews This is the easier of the three Myrtle Beach National courses. Water comes into play on only six holes, and the well-guarded greens are relatively small. Winding through wetlands and hardwood forests, it’s a relatively flat tract, but uneven lies are common because of some of the mounding, and their new Mini Verde Ultra Dwarf Bermuda greens are a big plus. Numerous waste areas also come into play here. Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $38	8.48 out of 251 reviews	$38	$38	$38	$38
Heritage Club Heritage Club 8.32 out of 233 reviews Currently ranked No. 14 on Golf Magazine’s Best Public Golf Courses in South Carolina roster and No, 15 in South Carolina by Golf Digest, the Heritage is, historically, one of the top 5 plantation golf experiences in the Myrtle Beach area, and while they had had some problems in the past with their greens they are back on our “must play” list. This is one of the earliest of the “plantation style” golf courses. It was built on the site of the pre-Civil War True Blue and Midway rice plantations. It winds through over 600-acres of giant magnolias, 300-year-old oaks,… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $48	8.32 out of 233 reviews	$48	$48	$48	$48
Arrowhead Country Club Arrowhead Country Club 8.4 out of 205 reviews As this course has become more and more of a housing project with a golf course, the quality of play has declined proportionately. This facility built its reputation on its challenging layout and friendly people, and while the friendliness continues, the experience comes up short. It features three 9-hole tracts: The Waterway, The Lakes and The Cypress, each one with its own feel and challenge. Old pro, Ray Floyd, worked closely with the architect Tom Jackson to design a track with the feel of courses set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Waterway 9 is definitely the… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $52	8.4 out of 205 reviews	$52	$52	$52	$52
Witch Golf Club Witch Golf Club 8.05 out of 181 reviews This course was built on some rare (for this area) high ground sitting in the middle of wetlands and dense forest, and requires over 4,000-feet of bridging to traverse, which truly sets it apart from the other courses in the Myrtle Beach area. The 1st and 9th holes are truly islands, surrounded by wetlands. It features dynamic elevation changes, tight fairways, sand, waste and oyster shell bunkering, elevated tee boxes and Tif Dwarf Bermuda greens, which are medium sized with moderate undulation. Like its sister courses, Man O’ War and the Wizard, this is one of the most unique courses… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $58	8.05 out of 181 reviews	$58	$58	$58	$58
True Blue Plantation True Blue Plantation 8.63 out of 174 reviews Currently ranked No. 30 in South Carolina by Golf Digest, No. 10 by Golf Magazine on their Best Public Golf Courses in South Carolina roster and No. 7 by Golfweek on their Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina roster, this heavily-wooded, plantation-style course is Caledonia’s younger, yet bigger, sister, and has surpassed its more mature sibling. At some point Golf Digest also named it as one of America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses. It features uncommon natural elevations and naturally rugged terrain with six water holes, plenty of sand, average size greens and hidden cart paths. They also… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $94	8.63 out of 174 reviews	$94	$94	$94	$94
Wicked Stick Golf Links Wicked Stick Golf Links 7.59 out of 159 reviews This tract is John Daly’s first signature course when he was the hottest guy in golf. Remember that? The first twelve holes are rather flat, wide-open and wind-swept links-style layouts, while the last six are more a more traditional-style. A couple of holes are extremely tight, It features dune fields, wide fairways, large waste areas with gorse-like vegetation, pot bunkers, water in-play on six holes and the Daly Tees, for the macho crowd. The pro shop staff can be a surly bunch. Rumor has it that they are going to put a Hooter’s in the snack bar, and a statue… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $40	7.59 out of 159 reviews	$40	$40	$40	$40
Grande Dunes Resort Course Grande Dunes Resort Course 8.32 out of 156 reviews Here is yet another of Golf Digest’s “clueless rankings” foolishness. The Grande Dunes Resort track is currently ranked No. 88 on Golf Digest’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, while being ranked No. 23 on their Best in South Carolina rankings far behind both the TPC of Myrtle Beach and the Heritage Club. It is also currently rated No. 19 by Golf Magazine on their Best Public Golf Courses in South Carolina roster. While there are no real “dunes” and it has an adjacent six-lane highway adding traffic noise, this course gets very favorable reviews. Like its sister course, this is one… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $75	8.32 out of 156 reviews	$75	$75	$75	$75
Grande Dunes Members Club Grande Dunes Members Club 8.32 out of 156 reviews This is one of the newer golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area. It was designed by PGA Tour great, Nicky Price, and a virtual unknown designer, Craig Schreiner. They have termed their design “inland style,” whatever the hell that means, but we think the correct label would “Double Design style,” because it is two types of golf courses rolled into one. While it does have wide fairways, the front nine is kind of a parkland design with tree-lined fairways; the back nine is more of a links layout. This course has limited play due to its membership structure, it… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $75	8.32 out of 156 reviews	$75	$75	$75	$75
Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation 8.21 out of 154 reviews Here is yet another of Golf Digest’s “clueless rankings” foolishness. Tidewater is currently ranked No. 94 on Golf Digest’s 100 Greatest Public Courses and No. 25 on their Best Golf Courses in South Carolina rankings behind the TPC of Myrtle Beach, the Heritage Club, neither of which appear on their 100 Greatest Public Courses. They are No. 7 on Golf Magazine’s Best Public Golf Courses in South Carolina and No. 6 by Golfweek on their Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina roster. This is a traditional-style tract, located on a beautiful, rolling, salt-marsh peninsula, with nine very scenic… Read More View Profile \| Best Rate: $75	8.21 out of 154 reviews	$75	$75	$75	$75