Blackmoore, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, SC

This was another nice, very women friendly course that we got to golf for free because our friend had rain checks.  It reminded me of a Michigan course because it was so wooded.  There were some unusual holes that made it quite challenging.  Hole 4 is par 3 where you have to hit over water...Hole 8 is a split fairway which practically turns back on itself...Hole 16 is a dogleg right with water on the left and a blind shot to the green.  There were good bathrooms and the cart girl came around frequently.  My egg salad sandwich at the turn was not as good as the one the day before.  A good, but crowded, Myrtle Beach course.  http://www.blackmoor.com/

Amendment: 10/31/14

Golfed here again the following year. We had 3 guys & 3 girls...they placed a single guy with the guys and a single guy with us!  Couldn't believe they would do that.  But one of our guys decided to come with us and the two singles ended up golfing with our guys.  Could not believe they would have a strange guy golf ride with one of us, let alone make him play with 3 women! Still like the course though...good bloody mary's!

The Tradition,Pawley's Island, Myrtle Beach, SC

This was a really nice course.  There are LOTS of waste bunkers and sand. There was water on most of the first 9 holes.  But we started on hole 10, which was a dogleg left par 4.  Hole 15 was a nice par 3 that you had to hit over water under a huge "island" green.  The course was in really nice condition with very fast greens.  Tee boxes were quite women friendly.  There were nice bathrooms and a good, attentive cart girl.   We had a good egg salad sandwich at turn.  The course is on the "expensive" side - around $70 - but we didn't pay cause our playing partner had rain checks.  But it was still fairly crowded as most Myrtle Beach courses are.  Would definitely golf here again, given the opportunity!  Tradition Golf Club

 

Skyland Lakes, Fancy Gap, VA

We golfed here on the way to Myrtle Beach. We were attracted to this course because it was located on the Blue Ridge Highway and we thought there would be a lot of elevations.  There were quite a few.  The course was unusual with a large number of blind shots.  It was mostly a short and choppy course with a couple long, open par 5s.  On one of the holes, the tee box was to the right of the green of the previous hole, which could have been dangerous!  But some of the fairways were really tight, protected by trees.  Very little sand on the course but lots of trees and quite a bit of water.  The first hole had water and was a dogleg so it was pretty challenging.  The course wasn't crowded which we enjoyed.  It was in decent condition considering the time of year with very fast greens.  No cart girl, two nice bathrooms on the course.  There were fairway villas and a hotel.  The course and hotel is for sale for $185,000, which seems like a really good price.  My husband loved this course and we will definitely golf here again if were in the area.
Skyland Lakes Golf Club

10/27/14...golfed here again on our way to Myrtle Beach.  Still a lot of blind shots and choppy holes...because of the leaves, we lost many balls.  Because it was a beautiful day, it was more crowded than last year but pace of play was great (except we kept looking for our lost balls!)