Nature Lends Beauty To Brunswick Golf Courses BY DOUG RUTTER When it comes to golf courses, most people who live in Brunswick County or visit agree there isn't a spot on the planet that can rival what the area has to offer. The county is home to champi onship layouts designed hy world class golf course architects such as P.B. Dye, Rees Jones. Willard Byrd and Dan Maples. But their chal lenging holes are just part of the picture. Few golf resorts have the natural beauty of the coast at their disposal like Brunswick County. Marshes, rivers, lakes and other wetland ar eas have been incorporated into many local courses to create spec tacular scenes. Step up to the 18th lee at Brick landing Plantation, for instance, and you can't help taking a few moments to admire the breathtak ing view. At your feet is the Atlantic Intrai oastal Waterway. Ocean Isle Beach and the Atlantic Ocean are off in the distance. The area has become a golfer's paradise thanks in part to the natur al sellings that add so much lo the layouts. Below is a list of the county's 21 courses, including 16 in the South Brunswick Islands. Bald Head Island Golfers looking for a beautiful course off the beaten path need look no farther than Bald Head Course An Impressive Lineup Bald Head Island Brick Landing Par 72 72 Brierwood Brunswick Plantation Carolina Shores Fox Squirrel Lion's Paw 72 72 72 72 Lockwood Links Marsh Harbour Oak Island Ocean Harbour Ocean Isle 72 72 71 Olde Fort Oyster Bay 72 72 72 72 70 The Pearl: East 72 West 72 Sandpiper Bay 71 Sea Trail: Maples 72 Jones 72 Byrd 72 St. James Plantation 72 (The Gauntlet) Yardage 7040 6943 6700 6800 6757 6762 7003 6801 6690 6608 7004 6637 6200 6695 6895 7011 6503 6751 6761 6750 7068 Location Marina/South po rt Ocean Isle Beach Shallotte Hickmans Crossroads Calabash Boiling Spring Lakes Sunset Beach Lockwood Folly Calabash Yaupon Beach Sunset Beach Ocean Isie Beach Hwy. 1 33, Winnabow Sunset Beach Old Georgetown Road Old Georgetown Road Old Georgetown Road Sunset Beach Sunset Beach Sunset Beach Southport Island Golf Club. The remote is land off Cape Fear is accessible via a 20-minute ferry ride from South port. Salt marshes, tidal creeks and more than 8(X) acres of maritime & <