Southern Scenes & Bent Grass Greens rr (a^ JM 111 lit Brunswick Plantation & Golf Links cordially invites you to tour and receive free green fees, plus your choice of: ?3-day and 2-night accommodations for only $69.95 ?Or $30 dinner certificate Tours are scheduled by appointment only. While visiting, let us show you how comfortably affordable our homesites are with prices from $23,900. Excellent financing available. BRUNSWICK Plantation & Golf Links 3 Miles North of NC/SC State Line ? Minutes from Myrtle Beach 5 Hwv. 17 North ? P.O. Box 4969 ? Calabash, NC For appointment call Tom Haley (800)835-4533 ? (919)287-4533 Some qualifications do apply. If married, husband & wife must tour together to receive gift. Say Isaw it in The Beacon! ACCEPT / ' f i CHALLENGE % Voted by Golf Digest as one of the top 25 new public golf courses for 1992. P.B. Dye has laid down The Gauntlet. Eighteen exhilarating holes along the Intracoastal Waterway in the pristine beauty of St. James Plantation. A semi private coastal Carolina showpiece conceived in the finest of golfing traditions. The Dye is cast. Take up The Gauntlet. Accept the Challenge. P.B. Dye's Newest Design UW Gauptleti The Gauntlet Golf & Country Club St. James Plantation P.O. Box 10040 ? Hwy. 211 ? Southport, NC 28461 Call for tee times: 800-247-4806 (Continued From Page 20) Soulh Carolina architcct Tom Jackson designed the par-72 coursc, which boasts lush fairways carved from tall pines. A large resi dential community surrounds the course. Fox Squirrel Located in the heart of Boiling Spring Lakes, Fox Squirrel Country Club combines water, mounded fairways, sand traps and receptive greens. Aggressive golfers will find sev eral holes that reward well-placed drives with opportunities for birdies and eagles. The Bermuda grass fairways are carved around huge freshwater lakes and towering long leaf pines. This 6,272-yard layout got us name from its inhabitants?the large, furry fox squirrels that often dan across fairways into the trees. The Gauntlet Golfers interested in a coastal course with a different look may want to check out The Gauntlet ai St. James Plantation. The 7,068-yard layout differs from most coastal courses but still offers views of salt marshes, thick woodlands and the inland water way and ocean. The Gauntlet, located three miles from Southpon on N.C. 211, is an unmistakable creation of renowned architect P.B. Dye and features his typical blend of imagination and fiendishness. Golfers can expect undulating fairways and greens, startling ele vation changes and an outstanding finishing hole. The course received Championship Courses? 2 7 And Counting! favorable mention in the Golf Digest "Best New Public Course" survey in January. Lockwood Golf Links Located along the scenic Lock wood Folly River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Lockwood Golf Links offers some of the most spectacular scenery you'll find at a championship golf course. Towering oaks and tranquil ponds and lagoons frame the 6,8(X) yard Willard Byrd creation. Lock wood provides a stem test from the blue tees, and the white tees also offer a great challenge at 6,2(X) yards. Tight fairways and water hazards place a premium on accuracy of tee shots and approaches. In 1988, the Holdcn Beach area layout was nominated as the best new course by Golf Digest. Lion's Pav/ Lion's Paw Golf Links is one of the area's newest course, opening in Uie summer of 1991. Another Byrd design, the 7,(X)3-yard layout features rolling terrain and dramat ic elevations. The ruggedly beautiful course has several memorable par threes and an interesting combination of woods and water, l^ioh s rsw is lo cated just a few miles from Sunset Beach on N.C. 904. Marsh Harbour A Dan Maples creation, Marsh Harbour Golf Links at Calabash has been highly regarded since it opened a decade ago. The golf course is set on proper ty that offers a unique combination Peace And Quiet Experience the tranquil lifestyle of Forest Lake Estates. Minutes from downtown Shallotte, Forest Lake offers an 8 acre lake, paved streets, street lights, county water and cable TV, Homes in $70-$90 range. Lots begin $15,900. Model Open Daily-Call for directions at 754-6614 Enjoy the good life at.,. P.O. Box 2575, Shallotte, NC 28459 ? Phone: <919(754-0614 or 1-800-528-5740 (Out-of-Statel of elevated ground bordered by low-lying marsh. Massive oaks draped with Spanish moss line the fairways, and ihe course offers a number of breathtaking views over marsh fiats. Marsh Harbour is one of the most popular courses for visitors and golf packages in the area. Hie links straddles die state line, giving golfers a chancc to play in both Carol inas in one round. Ocean Harbour If it's water you want. Ocean Harbour Golf Links is the course for you. The 7,CXX)-yard layout sits on the southern-most tip of Brunswick County, a peninsula bordered by the Calabash River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Architect Clyde Johnston used the incredible surroundings to cre ate 15 water holes. Grass and sand bunkers and fairway mounds add to the attraction. The fascinating course demands careful approach shots, because the ample greens arc an open invitation to three-putts. The entrance to Ocean Harbour is located on N.C. 179 between Calabash and Sunset Beach. Ocean !s!e Beach Perhaps one of the best-kept sc crcts in Brunswick County is Ocean Isle Beach Golf Course, lo cated on Four Mile Road just a short drive from the Ocean Isle Beach strand. This excellent facility has been visited by thousands of tourists over the years who enjoy great got I (Continued On Page 24) '' ^OlF cU^ "Classic Layout In A Country Setting" ?Fully Stocked Pro Shop ?Complete Snack Bart ?Modern Practice Facility ?Lessons (by appointment) ? ?Rental Clubs 803-249-1478 800-842-8390 Hwy. 9, 10 mi. west of Hwy. 17, North Myrtle Beach, SC