Waterway Hills Golf Club - Myrtle Beach

Robert Trent Jones knows wild bunkering and the showman's on full display at Waterway Hills Golf Club. This 27-hole Myrtle Beach facility has three nine-hole golf courses that run through the woods and around lakes. It takes hopping on a gondola lift over the Intracoastal Waterway just to get to your first tee.

So much for that tired, typical golf course. Once you take that air lift, you're transported into a sprawling land of trees where Trent Jones tests your game on almost every approach to the green. The Oaks, Lakes and Ravine nines all have crowned greens and getting there is often only half the battle.

As for Trent Jones, he hasn't done a lot of Myrtle Beach golf. This is one of only two designs from the celebrity golf architect in this Carolina golf mecca.

Waterway Hills Golf Club Oaks No. 1

Waterway Hills Oaks nines first hole plays right along the Intracoastal.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Oaks No. 3

The third hole on Waterways Oaks nine shows how Trent Jones can make a small bunker loom large.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Oaks No. 4 green

Some of the greens are completely surrounded by trees at Myrtle Beachs Waterway Hills.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Oaks No. 7 water

Waterway Hills Oak No. 7 uses a big bunker and a lake to dramatic effect.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Oaks No. 8 green

A few of Trent Jones greens almost blend into the scenery at Waterway Hills.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes No. 1

Waterway Hills Lakes nine starts with a green with three bunkers.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes No. 2

No. 2 on the Lakes nine at Waterway Hills has bunkers that stretch far.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes bunker tuffs

Tuffs of grass stick out in bunkers on Waterway Hills Lakes.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes No. 5

The blue waters striking and the carries daunting on Waterways Lakes nine.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club trees Myrtle Beach

The trees seem to stretch forever at Waterway Hills Golf Club.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes No. 8.

The Lakes 8th at Waterway Hills puts its par 3 green on a peninsula.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Lakes water clear

The water clears are no joke at Myrtle Beachs Waterway Hills.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Ravine No. 1

No. 1 on Waterway Hills Ravine runs right along the water.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Ravine No. 3

Waterway Hills Ravine No. 3 is a steep downhill shot to the green.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club Ravine No. 6

Some of the undulation change at Waterway Hills is very subtle.

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Waterway Hills Golf Club practice range

The practice range gives you plenty of space at Waterway Hills Golf Club.

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