33rd Avenue South Hwy 17
North Myrtle Beach, CT 29582
(843) 272-7812
Par: $36
Difficulty: 3
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 10 Course Pics!
This course is the home venue for the USPMGA Masters tournament and the home of a couple rounds of the USPMGA U.S. Open tournament (www.mastersnationalchamps.com). The course is billed openly as the #1 rated course in the country. When it comes to tournament type play, we’d definitely agree with that rating, but we will disagree when it comes to more family/theme oriented play. Hawaiian Rumble definitely has some of the nicest holes for competition, but in our book Perils of the Lost Jungle in Virginia holds the title of the most amazing course we’ve played. However, as you can see this course still rated very high thanks to a great combination of upkeep, theme and design.
The holes themselves aren’t anything overly exciting, and for the most part even middle of the road players have a good shot at a two on most holes (hence the low difficulty rating). The top players will consistently score below par on this course. The atmosphere is definitely where this course excels, beginning with the parrots they keep right as you enter the course. They’re quite talkative so be sure to greet them and say goodbye on your way out. The staff is friendly, the soundtrack is theme appropriate (Beach Boys, Buffet, James Taylor) and you’d get lei-d. The volcano in the center of the course is quite magnificent on “erupts” on a periodic schedule. Thankfully, it’s done tastefully and nothing like the terrifying heat-thrower seen on Putts-Up Dock in CT. The course is quite clean, even after a steady rain and the water (while not necessarily part of any of the holes) flows constantly and in good conjunction with the layout of the course. The course isn’t as overwhelming and expansive as some of the ones in Myrtle Beach, but it’s definitely worth playing while you’re there.
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy and Putt
Reviewed in 2004