Golf Drug Testing Question:

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'm going to Holden's Beach in the second week of August. It's a small family oriented beach in Southern NC, only 40 minute drive from Myrtle. I've been there plenty of times but have never played these two courses. I take it you'd recommend them?

I've played The Lion's Paw, Panther's Run, Sandpiper Bay, The Pearl, Brunswick Plantation, and Lockwood Folly. They were all great experiences - Sandpiper Bay especially.

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I recommend Arrowhead. It has 27 pretty well kept holes. We used to live right across the water from one of the tee boxes so we played there a bunch of times.

Wizard isn't bad. It's on the same property as Man of War and Man of War backs up to my Mom's neighborhood, so if I play down there now, it's either Wizard or Man of War. Man of War is more challenging and has a nicer clubhouse, but if I'm going to enjoy my round and not worry about how I play, I play Wizard (just a less stressful course to play). Downside is that they're both around $80. I'm kind of broke, so I won't pay it. (it especially sucks that I got an MD license so I don't get local rates any more) The Wizard/Man of War property and Arrowhead are both good places to go if you want to play more than 18, if that's your goal I would definitely recommend them.

Also, I've never played there, but I've heard great things about World Tour which is very pricey. It'll run you about $200 for a round, but you get a player assistant with your group. (free water, cleans your ball, lets you know about distance, etc) I'm hoping that one day I can play there, because I've heard it's great.

One other place I will recommend, mostly because the property is amazing, is The Witch. It's not in the most touristy part of Myrtle Beach, but it's one of the most visually pleasing courses I've ever seen. It's surrounded by a nature reserve, (which makes it interesting) I hadn't seen a gator on a course until then and there are signs everywhere warning that you shouldn't follow a ball into the woods because there are poisonous snakes. That said, the course is beautiful and it's probably the most difficult I've ever played. When we were pulling out I told my father that round was so difficult I couldn't see myself ever going back...lol. After two days I was ready to go back out and play it better.