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<p><em>Story by Chris King</em></p>
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<p>Golf Digest once ranked the <a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/the-legends-moorland">Moorland Course at Legends Resort </a>as America’s 37th toughest layout, despite a relative lack of length — the course plays just 6,737 yards from the blue tees and 6,045 from the whites.</p>
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<p><strong>How is that possible?</strong></p>
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<p>Credit architect P.B. Dye, who took a flat piece of land and turned it into a rollicking layout, particularly the green complexes, which are often elevated or protected by mounding, creating challenges unique to the Myrtle Beach market.</p>
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<p>With that in mind, here are five things you need to know before teeing it up at Moorland.</p>
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<figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="500" src="https://admin.mbn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Moorland-2nd.png" alt="" class="wp-image-14341" style="width:300px" srcset="https://admin.mbn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Moorland-2nd.png 600w, https://admin.mbn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Moorland-2nd-300x250.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div>

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<p><strong>Buckle Up Early</strong><br>Moorland isn’t long but it packs an early punch. The opening hole is a breather <em>(top photo)</em>, but starting on No. 2, a tight par 5 <em>(pictured right)</em> with mounding on the left, waste bunker on the right, and little margin for error, the challenge ramps up.</p>
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<p>The third hole dares you to take on a dogleg left over water — classic risk-reward that tempts a big play. And No. 4, the No. 1 handicap hole, is the longest par 4 on the course (421 yards), demanding both distance and accuracy.</p>
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<p><strong>Second shot course</strong><br>As much as any layout in Myrtle Beach, Moorland is a second shot golf course. Many of the putting surfaces are elevated with steep runoffs and complex contours, making recovery shots treacherous. Take the par-5 11th, for example. At 445 yards, it sounds like a birdie hole. But miss the green to either side and you&#8217;ll likely ping-pong back and forth across the narrow putting surface. Your short iron game and nerve will be tested.</p>
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<p><strong>Time to Attack</strong><br>Moorland’s back nine only plays 2,880 yards from the back tees and you need to take advantage. Three par 4s play 324 yards or shorter, and the opportunity mostly outweighs the risk. Just be ready for No. 15, a monster par 5 with four bunkers in play off the tee and water that bisects the fairway on the second shot. It’s the kind of hole that tests your decision-making and your swing.</p>
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<p><strong>More Bark Than Bite (Sometimes)</strong><br>The course has a rating and slope of 70.0/135 from the white tees, so it’s not easy, but don’t let all the tough talk fool you. Moorland is much more playable than its reputation suggests.</p>
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<p><strong>Why Moorland Sticks with You</strong><br><a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/the-legends-moorland">Moorland</a> isn’t your “average” golf course, but it’s fun to play. The layout is quirky and certainly bold. You must play Moorland at least once to challenge the 223-yard, par-4 16th hole, where everything from eagle to complete meltdown is in play with a green surrounded by trouble.</p>
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<p>This is a layout that will confound, excite and maybe frustrate, but one thing it never fails to do is make an impression.</p>
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<p><em>Moorland&#8217;s 1st Hole Top Photo</em></p>
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