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Brun swick County Boasts Sure Cure For Golf Bug BY DOUG RUTTER The winter cold and flu sea son has come and gone, thankfully, but the mighty golf bug is thriving this spring in the South Brunswick Islands. If you catch it, fear noL Bruaswick County has just what the doctor ordered?enough golf courses to appease even the "sick est" golfaholics. With 21 championship courses and counting, visiting golfers can play one course per week from Easter through Labor Day and nev er see the same one twice. If that won't cure the golf bug, nothing will. While Brunswick County's courses spread from one end of the county to the other, Calabash to Bald Head Island, the greatest con centration is right here in the South Brunswick Islands. Shallotte, Calabash and the beach towns of Holden, Ocean Isle and Sunset make up the South Brunswick Islands area. Together, they boast 16 golf courses, includ ing 12 in the Calabash-Sunset Beach vicinity. Among the dozen is Brunswick Plantation & Golf Links, the coun ty's newest course. The Southern style resort located in the Hickmans Crossroads community is in its first full year of operation. Below is a list of local courses with some pertinent facts and thoughts from the Beacon golf staff. Bald Head Island Golfers looking for a beautiful course off the beaten path need look no farther than Bald Head Island Golf Club. The remote is land off Cape Fear is accessible via a 20-minute ferry ride from Southport. Salt marshes, tidal creeks and more than 800 acres of maritime forests provide the backdrop for the island's George Cobb-designed golf course. The par-72 measures 7,040 yards and navigates 15 freshwater lagoons, challenging players on every hole. Brick Landing Plantation With three holes skirting the An Impressive Lineup Course Par Yardage Location Bald Head Island 72 7040 Marina/Southport Brick Landing 72 6943 Ocean Isle Beach Brierwood 72 6700 ShaHotte Brunswick Plantation 72 6800 Hickmans Crossroads Carolina Shores 72 6757 Calabash Fox Squirrel 72 6762 Boiling Spring Lakes Lion's Paw 72 7003 _^unset Beach Lockwood Links 72 6801 Lockwood Folly Marsh Harbour 71_ 6690 Calabash Oak Island 72 6608 Yaupon Beach Ocean Harbour 72 7004 Sunset Beach Ocean Isle 72 6637 Ocean Isle Beach Olde Fort 72 6200 Hwy. 133, Winnabow Oyster Bay 70 6695 Sunset Beach The Peart: East 72 6895 Old Georgetown Road West 72 7011 Old Georgetown Road Sandpiper Bay 71 6503 Old Georgetown Road Sea Trail: Maples 72 6751 Sunset Beach Jones 72 6761 Sunset Beach Byrd 72 6750 Sunset Beach St. James Plantation 72 7068 Southport (The Gauntlet) Atlantic Intracoastal Watcrwav. ^ ' Brick Landing Plantation offers some of the most breathtaking views you'll find in Brunswick County. The course features one of the most memorable par threes in the region. The short 17th hole requires a tee shot to a small green over looking the waterway. Balls hit too firmly from the elevated tee often end up with the fish. Accuracy is a premium at The Brick, located south of Shallotte and east of Ocean Isle Beach on N.C. 179. The course folds naturally into the terrain and features bulkhead greens, pot ponds, marshland and more than 60 sand bunkers. Exper ience counts for a lot on this course, so you may want to play it more than once. Brierv/ood Brierwood Golf Club located on N.C. 179 on the outskirts of Shallotte is the oldest course in the South Bruaswick Islands, but it re mains a favorite among locals. greens make ii a populai choice Brierwood's reasonable rales and among area golf associations, well-conditioned fairways and tourists and senior golfers alike. Despite its age, Brierwood de mands a variety of shots and can still offer one of the most enjoyable rounds of golf in the county. Brunswick Plantation Brunswick Plantation & Golf Links is the new kid on the block. Although the front nine was opened last summer, this is the course's first full year of operation. The Willard Byrd layout features bunkers that flank the sloping land ing areas on par fours and fives, putting an emphasis on placement rather than distance. The green are large and undulat ing, which places a premium on ap proach shots and putting. An island green at the 15th hole highlights Brunswick's back nine. Brunswick Plantation is located on U.S. 17 about three miles north of the South Carolina state line. Carolina Shores If you come to the beach, you have to expect to get some sand be tween your toes. Carolina Shores Golf & Country Club won't let you down. The Calabash course features an intimidating 96 sand traps. Com bined with fresh water lakes, Caro lina Shores is a challenging but fun layout at 6,757 yards. (Continued On Page 22) Make Fox Squirrel Your Next Vacation Stop! Play our fabulous course at our fabulous price. 18 holes w/cart $22 9 holes w/cart $14 Rick Vigland-PGA Professional Call 845-2625for tee times. Located on the lakes In Boiling Spring Lakes (6 miles north oj Southport) THE FIRST GOLF COURSE IN Welcome to... THE SOUTH BRUNSWICK BRIERWOOD GOLF COURSE ...with our new full-service clubhouse. BRIER WOOD-A place where we cater to old friends as well as new visitors, where locals and seniors are always welcome. A place to "hit the green" instead of a place P.RIFRWQOD CTOir'CLUB^ '"<IT9.754.4680 A Golf Course Community (Call f?r starting time 24 hrs. a day) 18 HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE Hwy. 179 at Shallotte City Limit
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