Long Bay Golf Club in Myrtle Beach
Built by Jack Nicklaus in 1988, Long Bay Golf Club has earned a reputation as one of the toughest Myrtle Beach golf courses. You won't lose a lot of balls, like on more water-heavy courses such as Glen Dornoch and True Blue; the trouble here, as on many Nicklaus-designed courses, is found around the greens. Green complexes feature bunkers, mounding and collection areas. The putting surfaces themselves are full of swales and tiers that can be especially challenging to Long Bay first-timers.
The par-4 10th has become the course's signature hole, with a giant waste bunker that wraps around the fairway (and doubles as the hole's cart path). Water comes into play on each of the course's par 3s, most notably the island-green 13th, which plays just 156 yards from the championship tees. The most difficult approach may be on No. 3, with its tiny, heavily guarded green.
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The short game makes Long Bay Club one of Myrtle Beach's most difficult golf courses
It's the green complexes architect Jack Nicklaus drew up that makes the Long Bay Club so difficult. Nicklaus has always been known for his cozy relationship wit [...]
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There's nothing easy about Long Bay Club
