The Three Best Holes at Wedgefield Plantation
Wedgefield Plantation is a classically designed course on the southern edge of the Myrtle Beach golf scene. The Porter Gibson/Bob Toski layout showcases hundreds of Live Oak Trees and backs up to the Black River, providing Lowcountry scenery traveling golfers appreciate.
Wedgefield flies under the radar for many Myrtle Beach golfers, but we consulted with director of golf operations Wade Marlowe to help familiarize players with the Georgetown layout. Here is a look at the course’s three best holes and how you can conquer each:
1. The 416-yard 9th hole is a dogleg left that provides players a chance to close the opening nine in style. The hole plays slightly down hill off the tee and players that hug the left side will shorten what can be a meaty approach. The key to success is simple:
“It’s imperative that you get the tee ball in the fairway,” Marlowe says.
With an approach that forces a carry over a pond, playing from the short grass makes the hole significantly easier.
2. The 418-yard 14th is Wedgefield’s signature hole. This testy two-shotter requires players to carry a lake off the tee and on an approach to a green flanked by bunkers.
“It’s important to put the tee ball in the right place and even still you have a long iron left to the green,” Marlowe said. “It’s a challenge.”
A well-placed 200-yard drive is ideal, but a ball that is hooked will flirt with the water while a slice makes an already substantial approach even more challenging.
3. The par 5 17th hole isn’t overly long – 482 yards from the tips – and gives players a real shot at birdie, but with the Black River as a backdrop, trouble lurks. The green is reachable in two, but the fairway bottlenecks, surrounded by marshland, so players that miss off the tee will be forced to layup in tight space.
The play on 17 is to get the ball in the fairway off the tee and swing away, allowing you to fly the bottlenecked portion of the fairway in search of the green.
It’s the type of hole that settles bets on a Myrtle Beach golf trip.
