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Barefoot - Love

 8.4

Proshop: 8.25

Grill: 7.30

Staff: 9.00

Tees: 8.75

Greens: 8.30

Fairways: 8.70

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The Love Course at Barefoot Resort recently earned a ranking of 8.9 from player/reviewers at Myrtle Beach Golf Insider, earning special recognition for the quality of its staff and course conditions, especially its Champion Bermuda greens.

Opened in 2000, the Love Course is an excellent track crafted by major champion Davis Love III. With wide fairways and interesting green complexes, it is both playable for the higher handicapper and the accomplished player. The main source of this playability comes from the large amount of short grass around the putting surfaces on the golf course. Whereas many tracks feature collars of rough close to the edges of greens, Love’s design teem took great care to build interesting short-grass chipping areas from which recovery can be both manageable and interesting, with a number of different shot options available, as opposed to the flop shots often necessitated by greenside rough lies.

The best hole at the Love Course is the par four fourth, a rarity on the Grand Strand: a truly drivable par four. At 294, 280, 265, 252 and 247 yards from the course’s five sets of tees, an eagle is a distinct possibility, especially downwind. Two bunkers guard the green, which is open in front to accept run-up shots. In addition, there is an unusual bank-shot option created by the presence of an ivy-covered brick wall built to look like part of the ruins of an old plantation house, which extends behind and to the right of the green. It is a fascinating scene that lends a sense of the history of the area to the experience of playing the golf course.

Barefoot Resort’s facilities are among the very best in the Myrtle Beach area. Guests of the Love Course, sharing a facility as it does with the Fazio and Norman Courses, are able to use an enormous grass driving range, putting and chipping greens and a practice bunker on site.

Click HERE to read the Love Course’s most recent reviews on www.MBGolfInsider.com.

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Art (Wilmington, DE), 8 handicap, 05/14/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 9.83]

Proshop

 

[10]

Grill

 

[10]

Staff

 

[10]

Tees

 

[10]

Greens

 

[9]

Fairways

 

[10]

The new in 2012 champion greens were firm and fast, even after the rain. The course is fairly traditional with some trees, little water, wide fairways and some Pinehurst ##2 style crowned greens. On many holes, you have alternate options off the tee, to play wide or to challenge hazards/bunkers. The wide side plays longer but often provides a better angle to the undulating greens. With the options off the tee, Love is fun to play. There are fake ruins between holes 4 + 6. The main ruins hole (##4) is drivable, but plays longer than it looks. Don't expect to bounce it on, because it is uphill and the fairway slopes to the bunkers.
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Robert (Woodhaven, MI), 8 handicap, 05/14/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 8.17]

Proshop

 

[8]

Grill

 

[9]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[8]

Greens

 

[7]

Fairways

 

[8]

Good
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Paul, 6.5 handicap, 05/14/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 9.50]

Proshop

 

[9]

Grill

 

[9]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[10]

Greens

 

[10]

Fairways

 

[10]

The Love course is in great shape. I pick a spot on the tee in front of my ball for alignment, these tees are so good it's sometimes hard to find a spot that is imperfect. Really nice course that is fun to play, One of the best on the Grand Strand. I pay more to play here than I usually pay on the strand but it is well worth it. The course and facility delivers.
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Louis (Hicksville, NY), 30 handicap, 05/07/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 7.00]

Proshop

 

[9]

Grill

 

[3]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[9]

Greens

 

[3]

Fairways

 

[9]

Great service. Top notch facility. The layout was nicely countoured, tough but fair. The GPS in the carts really helped with the carry distances over the hazzards.
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Bruce (Lonetree, CO), 14 handicap, 04/22/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 6.00]

Proshop

 

[3]

Grill

 

[3]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[7]

Greens

 

[7]

Fairways

 

[7]

Great layout and good condition compared to the Fazio course.
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James (Pomfret Center, CT), 04/16/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 9.17]

Proshop

 

[10]

Grill

 

[9]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[9]

Greens

 

[9]

Fairways

 

[9]

Can't wait to come back! What a course, recommend it highly!
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Tony (Martinsville, NJ), 5.9 handicap, 04/12/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 5.83]

Proshop

 

[6]

Grill

 

[7]

Staff

 

[8]

Tees

 

[5]

Greens

 

[5]

Fairways

 

[4]

Good
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Dee (Severn, MD), 04/01/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 8.67]

Proshop

 

[9]

Grill

 

[7]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[9]

Greens

 

[9]

Fairways

 

[9]

Barefoot Landing is always in excellent shape. Fairways and greens were in excellent shape, but the rough was dormant and slick. Stay in the fairway! The bunkers on this course are also strategically placed for your tee shots and are difficult to play out of. Another tough weather day with cold temperatures (mid 40's) and windy (gusts to 30 mph). Hole ##4 has the "ruins" on it and adds to the experience.
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Raymond (Cedarburg, WI), 03/25/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 9.00]

Proshop

 

[9]

Grill

 

[9]

Staff

 

[9]

Tees

 

[9]

Greens

 

[9]

Fairways

 

[9]

Best course we played this trip. Will play it again next year
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Leroy (Cedarburg, WI), 17 handicap, 03/25/2013

Overall Score

 

[ 9.83]

Proshop

 

[9]

Grill

 

[10]

Staff

 

[10]

Tees

 

[10]

Greens

 

[10]

Fairways

 

[10]

Great experience, good value for the cost. We will return.
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