Long Bay Club
Long Bay Club, is a Semi-Private, 18 hole golf course located in Longs, South Carolina.
Long Bay Club officially opened for play in 1988. The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and is one of his signature courses. (Signature meaning Jack himself does the entire course routing on site)
Considered one of the most difficult golf courses on the Mytle Beach Grand Strand. Formidable in every feature, Long Bay displays countless large man-made mounds, handsome but deceiving par-3 holes and bottomless bunkers. The Long Bay Club golf course is considered to be "one of the Strand's most difficult."
This course was one of the first courses to include waste bunkers so massive that they serve secondary duty as cart paths. This adds not only to the natural look of the course, but also to the difficulty.
Covering 7,025 yards from the back tees, it plays to an intimidating rating of 74.3 and a slope of 143.
# 4, a 472-yard par-4 is the No. 1 handicap hole at Long Bay Club. This is the first hole on the course to feature waste areas running down both sides of the fairway. After hitting your tee shot and going after your ball, cart riders are greeted with a sign reading: "Waste Bunker Is Cart Path." For wayward drivers of the ball, it could just as well read: "Waste Bunker Is Your Next Shot. Get Used To It."
#10 is the signature hole at Long Bay. This is a short par-4 of 352 yards that has a narrow fairway landing strip surrounded by a horseshoe waste bunker. The green is elevated with small but significant mounding behind. These elevated Nicklaus foothills are found mostly on the opening holes of the back nine. They can come into play and leave delicate chips from a grassy precipice.
#13 is the par-3 island green. It plays to just 156 yards but can test your nerves and concentration, particularly when the pin locations flirt with the water.
#18, the second handicapped hole, is your final challenge. It is a 445-yard par-4 that doglegs right with water running down the right side.
Holes No. 7, 10, 13 and 18 made it into the pages of the book "The 100 Greatest Holes along the Grand Strand." These Long Bay Club golf course holes were selected from the well over 2,000 golf holes in the area.