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but fun layout at 6,757 yards.
South Carolina architect Tom
Jackson designed the par-72 course,
which boasts lush fairways carved
from tall pines. A large residential
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 its
name from its inhabitants ? the
large, furry fox squirrels that often
dart across fairways into the trees.
The Gauntlet
Golfers interested in a coastal
course with a different look may
want to check out The Gauntlet at
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 waterway
and ocean.
The Gauntlet, located three miles
from Southport on N.C. 211, is an
unmistakable creation of renowned
architect PB. 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
favorable mention in the Golf
Digest "Best New Public Course"
survey in January.
Goose Bay
Brunswick County's only chip
and-putt course. Goose Bay is lo
cated on Pigott Road off N.C. 179
between Brick Landing and Shal
lotte Point.
The nine-hole course measures
1,073 yards from the back tees, and
holes range in length from 91 yards
to 134 yards.
The course features two ponds
that come into play and one sand
trap. Rental clubs are available at
this course, which is a great place
to take the kids.
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(K)
yard Wi.lard Byrd creation. Lock
wood provides a stern test from the
blue tees, and the white tees also
offer a great challenge at 6,200
yards.
Tight fairways and water hazards
place a premium on accuracy of tee
shots and approaches. In 198<i, the
Holden Beach area layout was
nominated as the best new course
by Golf Digest.
Lion's Paw
Lion's Paw Golf Links is one of
the area's newest course, opening
in the summer of 1991. Another
Byrd design, the 7,003-yard layout
features rolling terrain and dramatic
elevations.
The ruggedly beautiful course
has several memorable par threes
and an interesting combination of
woods and water. Lion's Paw 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 property
that offers a unique combination of
elevated ground bordered by low
lying marsh. Massive oaks draped
with Spanish moss line the fair
ways, and the course offers a num
ber of breathtaking views over
marsh flats.
Marsh Harbour is one of the
most popular courses for visitors
and golf packages in the area. The
links straddles the state line, giving
golfers a chance to play in both
Carolinas in one round.
Ocean Harbour
If it's water you want. Ocean
Harbour Golf Links is the course
for you.
The 7.(MK)-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 are an open invitation
to three-putts.
The entrance to Ocean Harbour
is located on N.C. 179 between
Calabash and Sunset Beach.
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Ocean Isle Beach
Perhaps one of the best-kept se
crets in Brunswick County is Oc
ean Isle Beach Golf Course, located
on Four Mile Road just a short dri
ve from the Ocean Isle Beach
strand.
This excellent facility has been
visited by thousands of tourists
over the years who enjoy great golt
on a well-maintained course.
Rolling contours, tight fairways
and a meandering creek make
Ocean Isle a challenge and a fa
vorite among local seniors and golf
associations.
Olde Fort
Located on N.C. 133 at Winna
bow, Olde Fort Country Club is a
layout intended for the beginning
golfer.
The course is an unintimidating
6.2(H) yards from the back tees and
has few sand traps or other hazards.
There are four water holes on the
par-72 course, which features wide
fairways and receptive greens.
Olde Fort is perfect for the aver
age golfer more interested in a fun
round than a stiff challenge.
Oyster Bay
Recognized by Golf Digest as the
"Best New Resort Course" when it
was built. Oyster Bay Golf Links
had maintained its standing as one
of the Southeast's finest facilities.
Architect Dan Maples used na
ture to create the hazards, incorpo
rating salt marshes and freshwater
lakes into his design.
The par-7() championship course
measures 6,695 yards. It's located
on N.C. 179 at Sunset Beach.
The Pearl
Located on Old Georgetown
Road near Calabash, The Pearl
Golf Links features two champion
ship course.
The East and West courses mea
sure 6,895 and 7,011 respectively
and have been acclaimed as two of
the best in the Southeast.
They have been named among
the top 10 course in the Carol inas,
and The Pearl was nominated as the
"Best New Public Resort Course"
in 1998 by Golf Digest.
The Pearl has plans for two new
golf courses (North and South) at
its outstanding complex, which is a
leader in the area for hosting tour
naments.
Sandpiper Bay
Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country
Club, a championship course that
has gained many fans since it
opened several years ago, is on Old
Georgetown Road near Calabash.
The forgiving Dan Maples creation
is topped off by a beautiful planta
tion clubhouse and pro shop.
Sandpiper is a fascinating course
that feature wide fairways, a friend
ly cut of rough and some of the
best, bent-grass greens you'll find
anywhere.
Naturally-sculptured bunkers
guard elevated greens that arc high
ly-receptive to approach shots.
Many of the holes demand a drive
over or near water or marsh.
Sea Trail Plantation
Sea Trail Plantation at Sunset
Beach in the county's largest golf
resort, with three championship
courses and an on-site golf scluxil
that recently opened for business.
Dan Maples built the original
Sea Trail course, which features 40
foot elevation changes and tree
studded islands surrounded by wa
ter.
Golf Digest recognized the Ma
ples course as one of the most out
standing new resort courses in
1986.
Rees Jones and Willard Byrd fol
lowed Maples with two more
world-class courses. Each layout
measures approximately 6.750
yards.
On his course, Jones blended his
magic with the best in natural ter
rain to suit both contemporary and
traditional t<ir.tes. His use of elevat
ed tees, mounds, bunkers and water
to frame the holes and focus on the
natural beauty of land is outstand
ing.
The Byrd course at Sea Trail fea
tures two expansive lakes and stun
ning scenery. It has many interest
ing changes in elevation and a vari
ety of challenging dogleg holes.
Oak Island
Oak Island Golf Club is a 6,K(X)
yard George Cobb design located at
Caswell Beach.
The course is carved out ol a
maritime forest and features fair
ways lined with towering pines and
shading oaks.
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