Charlie’s Travels: Taking On True Blue’s Opening Hole

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer is making the rounds in 2023 – playing courses up and down the Grand Strand, showcasing their memorable holes and even offering some playing advice for the next time you encounter them in your travels. In this segment, Charlie’ taking on the stout challenge offered at True Blue Golf Club‘s par-5 opening hole.

Charlie Rymer:

Now, most golf courses, you sort of ease into the round with a easy opening hole. That’s definitely not the case here at True Blue!

This par five might be the hardest par five I’ve ever played. There’s nothing easy about the tee shot, the second shot, the third shot. There’s water everywhere. You’ve just seen it.

So let’s talk about this tee shot a little bit. The thing you’ve got to do is, first and foremost is pick out a target that’s in the fattest part of this fairway. As you stand on this tee you can see a single pine that’s the tallest thing on the horizon. That’s my target. That’s the fat part of the fairway.

The next thing you do, and generally you’ve got guys standing around watching you, so you get a little anxious. Let’s take two or three deep breaths, get the tension out, focus on that tallest pine tree on the horizon, forget everything about that, and let’s go.

Yes, I finally found a fairway here. It doesn’t happen often!