Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course, designed by Arthur Hills, is a course with subtle dangers in a peaceful setting. The course avoids drama and instead relies on water hazards, waves of mounds and swales and many, many trees to keep your golf game on high alert.
Morgan River is not an overly long or brutal golf ourse, but it is relaxing. It's a great location to practice your zen game.
Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 1
The first hole at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course slightly rattles you with a large, deep bunker to the left of the green.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 10
No. 10 at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course puts lots of trees in your way, particularly if you drift left.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - no. 10
No. 10 at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course is a dogleg left that wraps around a marsh most of the length of the hole.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 13
No. 13 at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course starts its back tees behind a twin set of marshes.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 16
No. 16, the second of two par 3s in a row at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course, puts marsh right and sand left for your shot.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 17
From the back tees, water comes into play for misfired drives on No. 17 at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 18
The 18th green at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course puts a earthen barrier across the fairway to preclude bump and runs to the green and a matching set of bunkers to imperil short iron shots.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 4
The approach to No. 4 at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course is serene but challenging. It's a common dichotomy on the Arthur Hills-designed course.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 4 tee
Physically, the vegetation in front of the No. 4 tee at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course doesn't come into play but it does visually.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 5
The fifth hole at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course puts a large bunker seemingly in the middle of the fairway and water right. Leave your driver in the bag.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 6
The par-3 sixth hole at Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course puts a lovely little pond between the tees and the green.
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Dataw Island Golf Course - Morgan River - hole 8
From the back tees, the eighth hole on the Morgan River golf course at Dataw Island is a distracting par 3.
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