Ask the Pro: Palmetto’s 3 Most Scenic, PineHills’ 3 Best Birdie Holes at Myrtlewood

This week’s “Ask the Pro” offers a “two-fer,” as Myrtlewood Golf Club General Manager Zack Atkinson checks in with distinct thoughts on each of his property’s two championship designs: the three most picturesque holes along the Edmund Alt-designed Palmetto course and the three best scoring holes on its Arthur Hills signature design, the PineHills course.

Atkinson’s choices of the most scenic holes on Myrtlewood-Palmetto include:

No. 14 – This par 4 presents the first of what you’ll see as the most dramatic reveals along Palmetto’s back nine. Says Atkinson, “This is a beautiful hole with water lining the right side of the fairway with a bunker-protected green.”

No. 17 – The first of two finishing views you won’t soon forget. “You play from an elevated tee toward a green framed by water, bunkers, and the Intracoastal Waterway just beyond,” Atkinson notes.

No. 18 – Palmetto’s par-4 final hole offers the course’s most stunning landscape, with Atkinson adding that “the finishing hole runs directly along the Intracoastal Waterway. This hole is one to remember, and where photos are taken daily by all.”

Atkinson is also resolute in his choices of the three top birdie holes on the PineHills course:

No. 2 – This is a chance to get aggressive as a par 4 on the shorter side, with a long drive leaving a wedge shot into an elevated green.  Even with a more conservative tee shot you won’t have a long approach, but Atkinson adds that “you must hit an accurate approach to secure a birdie!”

No. 9 – A straightforward par 5 that offers ample landing room for both tee shots and approaches, this hole is reachable in two shots. As Atkinson advises, a great scoring opportunity awaits “as long as you can avoid the water on the right as you approach the green.”

No. 15 – This is a slight dogleg left par 5 that “can be reachable in two if you are on your A game,” but also offers the more conservative players ample opportunity to use their second shot to set up optimal yardage for their final approach – and carding birdie the old-fashioned way!