+ Two sets of tees. Gold tees offer a solid challenge for any skill level. You'll have to work for birdies.

+ Multiple pin positions for many holes.

+ Excellent variety. The front 9 plays through dense woods, while the back 10 is more open. There's also a good variety of distances, with some holes being 200-250' putter / mid tee shots, sprinkled between monster par 5's.

+ Course map is very accurate, and pars are listed for every tee and basket position.

+ Signs are detailed, and generally are present at both sets of tees.

+ Course is well broken in. Very little to no undergrowth to contend with if you stay in the fairways.

+ Plenty of signage directing players to the next tee.

+ Despite playing through a multi-use park, the course has a very secluded feel.

+ Tons of benches. Some holes even have multiple benches.

- Some holes don't feature a gold tee, instead sharing the blue tee.

- While the baskets have a neat looking paint job, they're a little tougher to see than yellow bands.

This is one of the best courses I've played this year. I have no idea how the rating is under 3.5.

The hole distances listed on DGCR are out of date as of July 2023. The course seems to have been changed over the years, as there are holes that now feature multiple pins with no mention of these updates on DGCR. I uploaded the new map with pars and distances to the photos section.

This is one of the best courses I've played in 2023, and I've played over 30 new courses this year. I had a fantastic time here. I played the gold tees and they offered the level of challenge I look for in a gold level course.

Diverse selection of tee shots, secluded feeling, multiples tees and pins, this course had it all.

Wish this was my home course! I'll definitely be back.

Most holes are wooded and scenic; flight lines are open and the rough was not much of a penalty if you threw off or knicked a tree. Great baskets. course was relatively well marked. Some shot-making needed for L and R bending fairways. A few dog-legs and interesting pin placements. Bonus 19th hole in case you didn't have enough fun.

OB areas on the left or right side of 4 or so holes because of proximity to Town Park (the OBs are not really much of an influence on your play). Two drainage ditches have disc-swallowing potential if the water was higher and muddy.

Had a GREAT time playing this course twice when we came thru town on vacation...most holes were medium or long distances cut thru the shaded woods around the Town park. Rough was beginner-friendly. Most holes had a bag-table and garbage can; nice map of the hole at each tee pad.

Quiet, peaceful. Even with a stream of people behind me. Nicely separated from the rest of the park, works around said fields along 4 sides. Pretty dense woods with a few open, parkland holes (nos. 10, 11, 17). Number one is a feel-good start. I (of all people) birdied it! Very ample parking in the main park lot to supplement the small DG parking strip. Real restroom buildings that are clean! Two practice baskets and an open field behind the park office to warm up the drive as well. The south(?) edge of said field is lined with pines. You can practice your tight-line drives back into the field from the opposite side of this treeline. Good skip and slide on pine needles; works for me! Tight fairways are a challenge but not oppressive (barring nos. 4 and 18), and some are wider than others. Big dog-leg left holes at nos. 13 and 16 make you think how you will reduce the strokes next time. Dog-leg right no. 7 also. After being in the woods for 9 holes, no. 10 is a wonderful relief. I was so happy, I parred it (smile). I like the stepover shifts of the fairway of nos. 5 and 11; layup or go for broke? The totally tree-crowded basket of no. 12 also gives you the option of trying to squeeze a disc through or throwing a hyzer (righties) around the right side (or forehand or Annie for you lefties). It appears that the creek/ditch is *not* out of bounds at nos. 11 and 17. Not marked as such. Indeed, at 17, there is a string line on the *outside* of the left line of trees that is marking OB (generous!!). There is a hole 19 that serves as a cool-down and recovery from whatever happened on 18 (good and bad). It is most welcome!

Locals tell me it is a swamp when it rains. (I played on a dry December day, sunny and 70-something degrees. Lovely.) Non-disc golfers do get in the way. One guy was driving his RMC truck (that he got for Xmas, no doubt) around the basket of no. 9 while I was trying to putt in... another on a bicycle was rolling down the fairway of no. 17 while I am trying to drive. These were infrequent; just the usual annoying. I like where the park is located in general, though getting there (from the oceanfront) is pretty roundabout with Enterprise Road closed to local traffic only. Don't know if that is a permanent or temporary closure. Raised baskets at nos. 14, 16 (short?), and 18 are rather gimmicky, but I didn't mind them. They do exist for added challenge and variety.

No. 4 is perhaps the tightest of the longer holes. I have seen pros (on YouTube) intentionally throw out to the open parallel lane. I will do that too next time! No. 18 is intimidating to look at, but I think a strong arm can get a putter drive down the long lane (twice) to the cove and green. There are two teepads for most holes and basket placement can vary at most (all?) holes. Some (including 18) were in the long position the day I played. This course is harder than Splinter City, but not by a tremendous amount. If Socastee is an A, then Splinter City is a B or B+, I think.

Myrtle Beach is the mini-golf capital of the world. It's also home to plenty of golf courses. Skip them all and enjoy Myrtle Beach's best layout.
- I was surprised how good this course is compared to its rating. Doing a bit of digging, the majority of low reviews were from the course's infancy. Based on some of those now-outdated reviews, this course has gone under many improvements. If you take away the low ratings (2.0 and under) from '12 - '14, the course's rating is at 3.44 (42 reviews) vs 3.09 (50 reviews). That seems to be a more accurate reflection of the course.
- Lots of good wooded holes, ranging from extremely generous fairways to tight lines (#1, 12, 18). Coming from Charlotte, these fairways were a walk in the park.
- Clever designs throughout. I really enjoyed the back and forth layouts of #5 & 6 (298 & 243 feet respectively), the tucked away basket on #10, the tight tee shot on #11, the raised basket on #14, and #16. The creativity backfired in two spots. More on that in the cons.
- There's a long and short layout. Some holes only have one tee. Overall, the short layout plays almost 600 feet shorter over the course of the round.
- I like the colorful baskets. Very beachy feel.
- Relatively good navigation. Signage is generally solid, with only two spots where better markers were needed (#11 basket / transition to #12 tee & #16/17 basket/tee areas).
- You do not need a big arm here to shoot well. On #14, for example, it's a 526-foot s-curve par 4. I threw two mid-range shots, kept the disc in the fairway, and had a long birdie putt/tap-in par 4. I'd rather do that than throw 375, end up deep in the woods, and have to hack my way out of the woods scrambling for par.
- That said, this course leans more towards the reward than risk side of things. For the most part, the rough is simple pine trees. The heavy tree lined fairways actually serve as a barrier, as you're more likely to get a disc knocked down at the edge of the fairway than sail deep into the woods. My only bad skip was in a sparse tree-lined rough so the bad skip off the tree had room to sail deep into the woods.
- There is now a #19th hole. It's one of the simpler/more enjoyable shots as you can carve your shot around trees to the basket. Plus it breaks up the long walk back to the parking lot.
- Course has good variety throughout. From the long tees, there are 5 holes 240 feet or less, 5 holes between 241 - 399 feet, 4 between 400 - 499, and 4 500-feet or longer. This gives players the chance to throw anything from putter to fairway driver to driver off the tee.

Mosquitoes. They were bad. One of the worst on a course I've seen. I read about it beforehand and still forgot my bug spray. They weren't as bad the further you went on the course, back 9 especially wasn't an issue. I'm just glad I had long sleeves on when I played.
- Confusing aspects of the layout. It didn't seem there was consistency about which baskets were in play (A or B pin positions). Some holes seemingly had baskets in positions not listed on the tee sign - I'm looking directly at you #16.
- Speaking of #16, I hated this raised basket. Having elevated baskets on two of three holes (#14 & 16) takes away from them. This one seemed much more of a gimmick, probably because it came second. At the end of a 826-foot hole, you don't need a raised basket.
- The worst, absolute worst, no doubt about it, layout on the course is #13. The course takes a 90-degree turn about 1/3 of the way down the fairway. I don't understand the appeal or what the designer was going for other than forcing a putter/midrange off the tee or a high sweeping shot to cut the corner. Its's a gimmick that fails. If I were a regular, I'd take my 4 on the hole while holding my nose the entire layout.
- There's a fence running the entire right side of #2. After a short, basic #1, were you to throw over the fence, you may be hating this course just two holes in.
- Out-of-staters. Based on reading reviews, this is a drive-by course for tourists. The complaints about the wooded layout seem to be mostly from people playing here on vacation. Get a taste of Carolina disc golf.

- Overall, a high quality course. Socastee is an easy 3.5 in my book. It's much closer to a 4.0 rating than a 3.0.
- This course is a doppelganger for Kilborne in Charlotte. The wood layouts, flow, and design and holes overlapped in their design.
- I didn't see any of the issues with a lack of parking or other activities taking away from the quality of the course. I don't know how often the track is in use. Shoot, I didn't realize it was a track until looking at the aerials after my round.
- The front 9 is the tighter, more technical side. The back 9 opens up with the longer holes. You can see that in the scorecard: 2700 feet for the front 9, 4100 feet for the back 9.
- I didn't have a problem with #18's layout. It's another hole where I threw a midrange disc off the tee 250 - 275 feet, kept it in the fairway, and ended up with a tap-in 4 for par. You can't swing for the fences on every single tee.
- I've never been a fan of Myrtle Beach. It's such a tourist trap for a certain swath of society. I think if you live in Ohio, you're required to visit here with the family over Spring Break. I've lived in Charlotte for more than three decades and this was only my third or fourth time here. I was in town just long enough to bag a couple courses before leaving. Seeing the quality of this course, I now have a singular good reason to visit.

Nicely laid out course. Multiple tees and baskets. Met s

Fairways were a little muddy in some spots. It\'s really just worn from people walking it. Not much that can be done.

A few high basket shots that I've never seen before on any other courses. Well maintained no high grass... hard to lose a disc on this course.

Parking, very few parking spots. Its really loud with the gas powered race cars on the track.

Its the only 18 hole course in Myrtle Beach and its Free. You would think with this being a tourist destination there would be more than one course. I did enjoy the combination of technical and wide open shots this course provided.

I played this course while visiting Myrtle Beach on vacation and based on the reviews was just expecting a good course. Instead I got to play an exceptional course. For those that have reviewed the course and considered the back nine "open", "non-wooded" or "lacking" you are dead wrong. I am from Michigan in which most courses are wooded, I feel this one is right in par with the best here. The difference between the front and back nine is that the front holes are a little "poke and hope" and the back have cut out fair ways. Actually, I appreciated the back holes more than the front as you are rewarded with a well placed drive and up shot -vs- getting lucky in the front.

There is a lack of elevation but the designers did a great job working without that. I played on a nice 60 degree morning before the buggy season. I can see this being a issue in the summer. Hole 1 is weak but the rest of the course makes up for it.

Great course that is not getting its due. A must play if you are in the area. I would love to have this course in my area.

This course has a surprisingly large amount of variety considering the utter lack of elevation. The front nine is a rather charming wooded course with a few par 4's. The woods provide an obvious challenge although most all par 3's have a clear ace line.
The back nine of the course opens up bit coming out of the woods. There is another par 4 as well as three par 5's on the back giving you a few chances to really let one rip.
The flow of the course is quite excellent. There were a few spots that were unclear where the next tee was in the past, but the course is under a new superintendent who has made great strides and improvements.
There is a new map at the beginning of the course showing tee locations, pars, and footage. Trees have recently been removed from certain greens allowing the use of a second pin. The biggest improvement to the course i would have to say though is the groundwork they have done to reduce flooding. there are several new irrigation ditches dug out to drain problem areas that are prone to flooding.

I do not have many cons to speak of but they are:
1. Bugs! - If its summer bring all the bug spray you can. (spring fall and winter you're good)
2. Flooding - This course is flat and endures rain a lot! The back nine has the hardest time with flooding and a few spots on the front. (this is currently being worked on by the locals though)
3. Hole 18 - this hole is long. it is straight. it is insanely narrow. the rough is very unforgiving. it feels rushed to tie the whole round up and get you as close to the parking lot as possible.
3.1 I believe if they opened up parts of each side of this fairway it would be all together a more enjoyable hole for pros and beginners alike.

This course has recently started having improvements made to it via new management and such. I already enjoyed this course very much and i believe it will only improve. It is by far the best DGC in the surrounding area, if you're in town you have to give it a go.

Front 9 of this course is beautifully laid out
Lot of distance variations tons of variety of shots, I typically use every disc in the bag on this course
Multiple Tees
Beautiful old growth coastal pines...several of them named, giant sentinels guarding the fairways
The warm smell of cedar adds to the ambiance of the course
Back 9 contains some fun features with elevated pin & island green

The back 9 is separated by a longish walk from the front 9 and doesn't have same flow as the front
Given it's proximity to the coast not much elevation variation
Quite a bit of junk debris on back nine too: tires, pallets, rusted out metal
Another longish walk from end 18 past soccer/football fields back to car

I typically visit Myrtle Beach twice a year and playing this course is typically my favorite part of the trip and a welcome respite from all the other tourist trap attractions.

I don't typically review courses since I wouldn't be able to add much that wasn't already said by previous reviewers but I feel the average score on this severely undersells it. If this course was simply the front nine I would consider this a 4.5 star course with the only opportunities for improvement being upgrades comfort amenities. The back 9 lacks the soul and beauty of the front 9 but detracts very little overall from the experience.

Looked like it might be a good course if it hadn't been raining for days before we headed out.

Continuously looking over our shoulders for alligators and worried about being hauled off by massive swarms of mosquitos ;-)

In all fairness, this course looked like it could have been great under the right weather conditions. However, it had been raining off and on for a couple days before we went. The place was completely flooded. I was in need of hip waders to play the course. Hopefully next time I head down there the conditions will be much better.

18 Holes! In the heart of East Coast golf courses, this area finally has an 18 hole course.
Baskets are in the good shape and the tee signs are good.
Concrete tee pads were good.
Even though a wooded course, there are 3 Par 4s and 3 Par 5s. Nice to have some distance on a course like this.
Pretty good variety of left and right holes.

#1 is a pretty short simple opening hole.
While most of the course flow was good, I could not find the path to #16 and had to skip it, when I ended up at the tee for 17.
#18 - if the designers wanted score separation on the closing hole, I think they will get it here.
#18 finishes with a long walk back to the parking and #1.

It was great to see an 18 hole course open in the Myrtle Beach area (I can't believe its been 6 years), the area has 50+ ball golf courses but only a few nine hole DG courses before this one. Great for this huge East Coast tourist destination.
It is set in a nice park, with the first hole right near the entrance. Doesn't appear to have much interference with other park users.
The fairways have been cleared pretty well and continue to get beaten in and the roughs are not very punishing. The front nine is mostly Par 3s with a couple of Par 4s thrown in for challenge. #2 is mostly open, but you don't get another open hole until #10.
#11 was my favorite, the tee shot follows an ample fairway, then your drive has to go right, through a clearing in the trees, over a small ditch to the basket still 100 ft or so away.
#13 was a Par 5 much like #12 at Castle Hayne, tee shot has to be placed just right, to make the 90 degree turn in the fairway, this one to the left.
Sorry I missed #16, but that was probably on me.
I did not like the way this course ended, and I really wanted to drop my rating because of 17 and 18. #17 is a fairly short Par 3, sharp right turn, with two drainage ditches pretty much making up the fairway. If these are filled with water, would not be a fun hole to play.
#18 - a Par 5, 600+ ft hole, with heavy woods down the left, a fairly steep embarkment on the right, and oh yea, a narrow fairway. If you can thread one, two, three down this fairway, you're probably going to pick up strokes on whoever you are playing. It felt very forced, just to get you heading back in the direction of the parking lot.
After playing it, you then have a 1000 ft (?) walk back to the parking lot, across (around) the soccer field. One of the reasons I play DG is to get the exercise, and since I was the only one in the park the day I played, I used the walk back for field work. But most days this would just be a long walk, in the hot sun, to get back to your car.

*All concrete tee pads
*Easy to navigate course
*Baskets are all in great shape and very unique with it's awesome color.
*Perfect place offering a variety of distances and elevations.
*Good for any skill level

*Bugs can become a problem during the warm months, however this problem is anywhere in South Carolina. Bring bug spray!

What a great location and place to play and grow the sport. Awesome shout out to the designers of this course. Great job! A must-play in the Myrtle Beach area.

If you're a fan of Myrtle Beach, there's a good chance you're a golfer. For disc golfers though, it's a slightly different story. Unfortunately, the disc golf options near the Grand Strand are very limited. I have now played the 3 most established and popular courses near Myrtle (I say "near" because none of the 3 are actually in Myrtle Beach...you have to drive a good half hour, or more, depending on where you're staying). (I've noticed a couple of new 9-holers in Conway, but we'll see if they catch on or not.) So, if you're visiting Myrtle and want the best use of your available time for disc golf, here are my definitive rankings:

1. Socastee (far and away the best)
2. Coastal Carolina (fun 9-holer that is scenic with no risk of losing discs)
3. Tupelo Bay (the worst of the 3 and the only one that costs money)

To me, it's a no-brainer: Socastee is the only 18-hole course, first of all. Unlike Tupelo Bay, it's free. Tupelo Bay and Coastal are mostly wide open and not particularly interesting or challenging. Socastee is a legitimate wooded course with several par 4's and 5's, good variety, dual tees for intermediate and advanced players, and not too overgrown. (I've seen previous reviews where perhaps the course wasn't in as good of shape. When I played, it was fine.)

+ Easy navigation.

+ Good baskets.

+ The tees were adequate.

+ The park has good restrooms and other amenities, such as soccer fields and a remote controlled car race track.

+ I loved the challenge of the par 4's and 5's. Some of them were tweener holes (3.5 or 4.5), but I like the set-up with sharp-turning fairways and landing zones. Good course design.

+ The 2nd hole is a narrow fairway with trees to the left and a chain-link fence, ditch, and road to the right. My drive didn't finish enough and I landed outside the fence. In my mind, I was already docking Socastee on my rating for forcing me to climb a fence to get my disc. But when I got up to the basket, there is an open gate for inaccurate disc golfers such as myself. Good thinking!

+ Not any elevation, but they elevated some baskets and used boulders and ridges to create some faster greens.

+ This is Carolina Scramble golf: wooded, tight fairways. With that comes some underbrush. This is always the big question for me when I play new courses. Is it going to be a goat ranch or not? This one isn't bad. There is some underbrush, but when I played it was under control.

+ Fun, challenging course.

I was tempted to rate Socastee a 3.5, but I talked myself out of it. I think Socastee is just so much better than the other options in Myrtle Beach, that it feels even better than it actually is. In reality, it's a slightly above average track that's good on the fun and challenge factors, but not an excellent course.

- The 1st hole is a total afterthought. It's 190ish feet from the long and 145ish from the short with scattered trees and no discernible lines to the basket. It totally doesn't fit with the rest of the course.

- There isn't anything especially memorable about the course. Aesthetically, it's average. Upkeep was fine. There wasn't a standout, signature hole for me. 17 of the 18 holes were good, some very good. I don't know if I'd say any of them were phenomenal.

Stacked up against the 100+ courses I've played, Socastee is solidly in the upper third. And as I've stated, compared to the other options in Myrtle Beach, it's the clear winner. Try it out.

Concrete tee pads, nice blue rimmed baskets, slight elevation changes, good range of distances, next tee easy to find. It's nice to have a course that has both open throw areas, to air it out, and wooded areas for more accuracy. I was pleasantly surprised to find the back nine in the natural area, as opposed to just playing around the ball fields..

Hole signage could be updated. I didn't find many cons here other than it may be a little short for more advanced players.

I really enjoyed this course. It has a good mix of open and wooded holes. I played the 18 and then played the front nine again. I scored much better the second time around. There are a couple longer holes on the back nine that you can let it fly on. I will play this course again next time I'm near Myrtle Beach.

Nice technical, wooded course.
Nice DISCatcher targets.
Signage on all holes.
Concrete pads on all holes.
Multiple tee pads on several holes make it great for different skill levels.
Trash cans throughout the course.
Good mix of short/long, wooded/open holes.
Makes you throw different shots.

It can get a little swampy after a heavy rain (especially the back 9).
Wear bug spray during the warmer months.
Easy to lose a disc on some holes if you don't keep it in the fairway.

This is hands down the best course in the Myrtle Beach area.

The course had very nice discatchers and concrete tee pads on all holes. That alone makes me happy. There was alot of shot shaping and maneuvering through the fairway which provided a nice challenge. The course was well mowed and well kept along the edges, meaning a disc being lost would be hard to do. A good mix of pars, ranging from a 3 to a 5.

The course was pretty repetitive. No open holes. Just technical through the woods. A lot of spiders. Around the teepads I would ever so often find a broken chair or table, and a huge stack of palletes. Not alot of litter, just these large disposed of objects. The walk from hole 18 proved painful in 90 degree heat. No wow factor. I didn't find myself saying that one hole was among the best I have played, which I wanted.

If you are traveling to Myrtle Beach, then play Socastee if you have discs and extra time. Don't go out of your way to play it, but it fit the bill.

We had a lot of fun playing this course on vacation! The designers made up for the lack of extreme elevation with many interesting disc paths. One basket was elevated on a brick block which was neat to see. I enjoy the break on holes #10 and #11. Those holes play in the open, satisfying players who feel the need to rip one or two open shots. There were benches/chairs on about every hole. Most tees were large concrete slabs. The course is in a beautiful, clean park. There are many other things to do in this park, including baseball, tennis, basketball, soccer, and a playground for the kids. Blue trash cans were scattered throughout the course. The tee signs were very well done. They showed a detailed course map with the hole number, par, and distance. We were the only ones on the course(Played around sunset).

The course could use better signage, but most of it was straightforward. #18 ends so far from #1, it's about a 5 minute walk back. Didn't see any snakes, nor did we have problems with bugs. I'm sure that could change depending on when you play.

I came into this course with low expectations. I know that it can be tough to design a course in South Carolina because of the flat terrain, but the designers did an outstanding job. I truly had a great time playing here, and I would recommend it to anyone vacationing in the Myrtle Beach area.Happy discing!

Variety. Hard to do with no elevation, but they did it. Each hole was a distinct challenge.

Challenge. Not any real "poke and pray" holes, but every hole held some challenge. Hit your line, and you're good. Miss that line, and you're in the mess. Errant shots will cost you a stroke on most holes.

Convenience. NOT too far from the beach, but far enough away that you don't see the tourists. Not hard to get to when you're on vacation, and a VERY welcome change of pace from mini golf and swimming.

Elevated baskets. Not too many of them, and one is JUST elevated enough for you to hit the cage if you aren't careful. But enough of them that they become gimmicky or old hat.

16 is a hole I expected to hate, but actually enjoyed. It's the most wide open of any hole on the course, and is the longest on the course. Captain noodle-arm here actually managed a par, so the rest of you should think of it as an impressive birdie opportunity.

I can't think of much I'd list as true cons here. I really didn't like 18, but that was just because I have trouble throwing straight. I ended up throwing 4 putters to get close enough for par, and then missed an easy putt. 18 IS, however, a very unforgiving hole, with trouble on both sides of the fairway.

The course could use some new tee signs, and a map (either something you can pick up at the beginning of the course or something you could print out here at DGCR).

Bug spray should be a no brainer for any course in this area, so don't forget it or you'll regret it. There is no map of the course, but the holes are pretty easy to navigate -- when in doubt, follow the worn-in paths.

The bar was set kind of low, with Loris, Coastal Carolina, and Tupelo Bay being the only other courses in the area. But Socastee is the best around, and would be competitive for that title in many other areas of the country. If you vacation in Myrtle Beach and miss this course, you missed out on a fun morning of disc golf.

Played this course on vacation this morning and it was an excellent experience!

-The cement tee-boxes were in great condition and provided some excellent grip for driving the disc. Some holes had multiple tee-boxes for additional difficulty if desired.
-The baskets were practically new and had crisp blue paint to guide you through the course.

-The navigation was pretty seamless. Most of the holes had a visual representation of the hole layout and there were only a few holes that did not have such a visual aid.

I really liked the diversity in length. An excellent mixture of par 3's, 4's and 5's. I felt like each hole offered an individual feel. At some courses I feel like some of the hole layout can be quite repetitive. You will not find that here.

I started at 7:15am and the park was open. So, for the summer time at least, it appeared to be open from sunrise to sunset.

I didn't see any snakes, but the sign at the beginning of the course certainly kept me on my toes. There was not much in terms of elevation, but I do not have too many cons.

As I mentioned above, a few of the holes did not have a visual representation of the hole layout but that was few and far between.

Bring some bug spray for the bugs and you will be fine.

trees, we like trees, you got lots of tree
Open long fairways, we like em, you got em
Dog- lefts and dog-rights plenty of both and not a lot of repetition
Lots of hole variety, baskets all in excellent shape, great basket placements, easy walking, and easy directions to next hole
Plenty of shade - your in the woods a lot but the back open up briefly before you head back in
June has been extremely hot this year so we were pouring by hole 3 but like I said plenty of shade and benches to rest on each hole

some very narrow fairways but this doesn't necessarily mean it is a con - it was for most of our group of 6 as half were first timers
Minor inconveniences = not all the course maps were posted at the start, no scorecard or map at the office, no water fountains or bathroom near the first hole or anywhere on the course -bring water or other beverages
Woods can be thick in places with lots of pine straw so check for buried discs

we were on vacation down from va beach and it was awesome to find an 18 hole challenging course close to our cottage

Bonus - found a lost disc and didn't lose one

If you are vacationing near and play take an opportunity to check it out