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
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Simply
^Breathtaking.
This is the course and the set- every part of your game and
ting no on* will ever be able to imagination. And we're located
duplicate. A spectacular 1 8-hole, conveniently between Myrtle
Wdlard Byrd creation fronting the Beach and Wilmington at Holden
Lockwood Folly River and the Beach- A perfect addition to
IntracoastaJ Waterway. Here your next golf package plans
is a lay-out that challenges along the Carolina Coast.
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forests provide the backdrop for the
island's George Cobb-designed golf
course. The par-72 measures 7,()4()
yards and navigates 15 freshwater
lagoons, challenging players on
every hole.
Brick Landing
Plantation
With three holes skirting the
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
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 cast 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.
Experience counts for a lot on this
course, so you may want to play ii
more than once.
Brierwood
Brierwood Golf Club located on
N.C. 179 on the outskirts of Shal
lotte is the oldest course in the
South Brunswick Islands, but it re
mains a favorite among locals.
Brierwood's reasonable rates and
well-conditioned fairways and
greens make it a popular choice
among area golf associations, tour
ists 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.
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