Ask the Pro (3×3 Edition): Wild Wing’s 3 Best Holes, 3 Most Challenging Holes & 3 Unique Things
As the restoration of the Avocet Course at Wild Wing kicks into high gear this summer, it has General Manager Mark Andrews thinking of multiple “bests” and “mosts” that he knows will remain a constant at the Jeff Brauer/Larry Nelson collaborative design. With that in mind he weighed in on three topics: Wild Wing’s three best holes, its three most challenging holes, and the three things that make the property unique.
Of Wild Wing’s top holes, Andrews cites these as the design’s three best:
Hole No. 9 – “This is a great hole to cap your first nine,” he says. “With a double fairway, strategic fairway bunkering and the upcoming return of the ‘Valley of Sin’ near the 9th green, No. 9 has everything you could ask for in a golf hole.”
Hole No. 11 – “This is a tree-lined par 5 that only plays 510 yards from its longest point. It gives you an opportunity to hit the green in two and definitely brings eagle into play.”
Hole No. 14 (pictured) – “Where do I start? This drivable par 4 is known throughout the Grand Strand as one of Myrtle Beach’s best holes. Not only it is one of Wild Wing’s most picturesque holes, it’s only 308 yards from the back tees all the way up to 235 yards from the forward tees, making the risk-reward factor with this hole memorable.”
Andrews comes with three different options when choosing Wild Wing’s three most challenging holes:
Hole No. 6 – “This par 4 has water left and woods right, and even with a good tee shot you’re still looking at a mid-iron approach to a narrow double green.”
Hole No. 12 – “No. 12 is a par 3 that at its very longest plays 227 yards to an elevated green protected by bunkering.”
Hole No. 18 (pictured) – “Water left, fairway bunkers on the right, and with a good tee shot you could have a wedge into a multi-tiered green that is narrow and protected by strategic bunkering.”
And what are the three things Andrews thinks make Wild Wing unique to the Myrtle Beach golf scene?
1. Wild Wing’s Avocet Course is one of a select few “single tee” golf courses on the Grand Strand, necessitated by course routing. “When you play Wild Wing, you don’t come back to the clubhouse at the turn,” explains Andrews. Which brings him to point two …
2. “We recently installed a permanent food truck between holes 7 and 9 to offer additional options aside from the beverage cart to provide our golfers with the best possible customer service.”
3. The clubhouse includes an expansive event space that can host parties and gatherings of up to 250 people, and as it undergoes a full redesign it will feature a full-service, sports-themed bar and grill that will also be home to two golf simulators.
