3779 Members Club Blvd,
Southport, North Carolina NC 28461
Office
+1 (800) 474 9277Pro shop
+1 (910) 457 0049Fax
+1 (910) 253 9635Website
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Dave Kjome (Director of Golf)The Course:
27 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk (although some long green-to-tee walks).
Surroundings:
Residential and woodland.
Designer:
Hale Irwin designed 18 of The Members Club's 27-holes, with Tim Cate weighing-in with the final nine.
Within close proximity to each other at St James Plantation (although each with its own separate clubhouse), are four championship courses : Founders Club (18-hole, par-72, 7016 yards); The Players Club (18-hole, par-72, 6940 yards); The Members Club (18-hole, par-72, 6887 yards); The Reserve Club (18-hole, par-72, 7212 yards).
33.944246
-78.123189
7 miles W of Southport
Travelling north from Myrtle Beach on US Hwy 17, you will cross the border into North Carolina. Continue on Hwy 17 for approx 22 miles. At traffic lights, turn right onto the 211 direction Southport / Bald Head Island. After 12 miles, at traffic lights, turn right into St James Plantation. From gatehouse follow St James Drive for 2.6 miles and turn right into Members Club Blvd. After 1 mile golf clubhouse is on your left.
St James Pltn (Members Club)
St James Plantation (The Members Club): Amongst the excellent array of championship courses at St James Plantation, the Members Club appears to be slightly easier-going and less demanding than the other three. With 18-holes designed by Hale Irwin and nine by Tim Cate, you will usually find generous width fairways, lightly tree-lined and not too onerously bunkered.
On the Hale Irwin course, water comes into the reckoning infrequently, and rarely does it pose a serious threat, except on the very good par-5 15th and long par-3 16th holes. There are some gentle elevation changes as you progress round the Irwin course, especially coming back towards the clubhouse, which occupies slightly higher terrain than the rest of the layout.
The Irwin back-nine has a more natural feel than the front, particularly its earlier holes, where the environment is more tree-lined and undulating and real estate less noticeable. The greens here are not too mounded, nor are they overly large; a good-width fringe lies between the putting surface and the relatively shallow greenside bunkering.
On the Cate-nine, the story regarding hazards is somewhat different. Small ponds and sandy waste areas are rarely out of the picture, as the holes weave their way through real estate.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Credit cards accepted.
Golf carts compulsory.
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The St James Plantation golf courses and facilities are managed and operated by Troon Golf, the world's leading luxury-brand golf management, development and marketing company.
4963 Southport Supply Rd, Southport, NC 28461
+1 (910) 454 7444
Visit websiteLocated 14 miles east on Hwy 211, from Hwy 17. The Comfort Suites is ideally located just a 20 minute ferry ride to historical Wilmington and three miles from the beaches of Oak Island. This Southport hotel is minutes from area attractions like the Orton Plantation, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Bald Head Island and the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial.
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St James Plantation (Players Club, Members Club, Founders Club, Reserve Club courses).
Carolina National; Bald Head Island (by ferry).
5181 Southport Supply Road SE, Southport, NC 28461
+1 (910) 454 0016
Visit websiteThe Hampton Inn Southport is located a quarter of a mile north of the intersection of Highway 211 and State Highway 133 (Long Beach Road). The hotel is central to both downtown Southport and the beaches of Oak Island.
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St James Plantation (Players Club, Members Club, Founders Club, Reserve Club courses).
Carolina National; Bald Head Island (by ferry).
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Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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