Myrtle Beach National Golf Club - King's North Course

King's North was our second 18 on what became a very windy day. Frankly, the course kicked our butts. The high winds played a major role in the difficulty, but if there wasn't trouble to find on every hole, the wind wouldn't have affected our scores so significantly. If you classify yourself as a decent player or better, you should definitely include King's North on your itinerary. It is one of the most unique courses you will play in Myrtle or anywhere really. Nearly every hole would qualify as a signature hole at many courses. Complimenting the superior layout was excellent greens and overall great conditioning. Overall, King's North comes with a high price tag, but is worth the money.

This is one of the best designs in the area, it's definitely a tough course with lots of water and you have to think your way around the course. I'm not always a big fan of Palmers designs but this is definitely a better one. This is one of the best courses in the area with superb conditioning and a great and fun layout. It is definitely overlooked, but the flaws aren't with the course itself, but the business. First off there are 3 courses out of this clubhouse, 2 of which are very mediocre by the way. They don't space out tee times far enough, this course is flooded with golfers everywhere. It's like a factory, that makes me hesitant to play here, although the layout may be worth it. Play this course first then get to the south end to relax and enjoy the laid back atmosphere of Pawleys. I will only drive up to play this course once every trip. Give it a run though.

I usually dont mind having to wait a bit when golfing, it just is what it is.. we had the first teetime of the day. We then had to wait 10 minutes after our scheduled teetime to start.. Not sure why.. then got sent off the back 9 first. Naturally when we hit the turn and got to one there was a 4 some on the green and a 4 some on the fairway so we got to wait the rest of the round on them.
When we finished the round I parked the cart right where I picked it up from, as I'm getting out a teenage kid yelled from 30 yards away to "bring the cart over here"

Fun, challenging, and scenic course. But the staff and management need to adjust their focus.

The course itself was fine IMO nothing special the Gambler hole is kind of neat, but not really too tough to hit the "island fairway". Conditions were good I can't really add much that hasn't already been said about the layout.
Huge Pet Peeve that they charge for range balls! Really? This is supposed to be a higher end course and they have the nerve to charge. It's not the money, it's the principal. Pace of play was very slow, we were a twosome who ended up playing behind the twosome we were supposed to have been paired with as they had tee'd off early and they had zero interest in pairing up with us..Just ignorant IMO and the marshall should have made us pair up..but anyway there is no way it should take over 5 hours to play even if it was CPO (I honestly can't remember.

This one is off the replay list we will go back to Tidewater and TPC...

What a great course. So much water and sand, and so many forced carries. ln fantastic shape. Best so far. Greens were running FAST and very large. Subtle breaks that become serious with that kind of speed. You really have to commit to somewhat aggressive putts to make the 4 to 8 footers, but if it doesn't drop be prepared for difficult putt coming back. I'm not sure if they were an 11 on stimp, but they were at least a foot faster than TPC Myrtle Beach was, and TPC greens were pretty darn quick.

Pick a set of tees shorter than you normally would. This is a very difficult course with lots of forced carries, so if you normally play the back tees move up. If you normally play the senior tees, play the ladies tees and you'll have a better chance of handling this monster. :)

The last 2 years we booked this course and the flies ate us up.. you would be standing over the ball slapping your legs. it took the focus off the golf course and the experience .. I was wondering why many of the golfers were wearing long pants.. if you go wear long pants.. we played the south course and it didn't seem to have the same problem.. not sure why.. but not booking it again until I hear different .. rest of the ratings obvious are good.

First time I've played this course and it ate my lunch. Since I can't hit the ball very far off the tee, I wound up going for bogie on most holes. Not successfully I might add. No fault of the course, more the fault of the tournament committee that set up the course. The layout is very challenging. For example, one par 5 has an island FAIRWAY of all things. If you're really accurate and long off the tee, it's possible to be going for eagle from the island. Very clever hole. There are also two other 18's at Myrtle Beach National that are worth playing. Overall, great facility.

The course started out like any other course in the area but after that it was a gem as far as layout and challenge.Very pleasing to the eye with water coming in to play on most of the holes some requiring carry to the greens..Overall condition was good as far as fairways and greens. Some courses in the area are beat up but Arnie would never let that happen here.The signature hole is a par 5 called "The Gambler" You can either try to hit your driver onto an island leaving yourself a mid-iron to a green protected by water in front, or you can take the safe and longer way. i played in the afternoon and there was nobody here(too hot I guess) There are three courses at this complex with this one the most expensive. The others,the West and the South aren't to shabby either. If your looking to splurge a little, it's definitely worth it.

There is tons of great info you can research and read about this course's history and layout. I will keep it simple and say the upkeep was phenomenal compared to what I am used to in West Virginia. I would say this course is immaculate under most comparisons. The staff was very nice and helpful with the exception of the Pro-shop where I checked in. The man behind the counter barely took the time to acknowledge my existence as he was in conversations with another man who was also behind the counter (not a customer). I had already paid online so I was basically checking in to see where to get started. After he spoke to me he basically said there was no tee time crunch for the afternoon and to tee off at my leisure. He immediately began right back into conversation with what might have been a co-worker or friend. I wasn't finished asking for information before he had already turned is back on me in mid conversation. I had to force him yet again after being patient near the desk to acknowledge me. I did not know where to start or even that the course had a starter. Courses in my home area do not typically have starters. At this point I just wanted a score card and a pencil. Once I had inconvenienced him for the info I needed I was on my way to an amazing course. The bag drop employees and the starter were very friendly. There was wildlife on the course every where. I found myself stopping for a moment to take in the scenery and to appreciate all the hard work on the grounds. This is a must course if you're in the area. Can not wait to go back.

This was the second course I played during my first trip to Myrtle Beach. The course was in excellent shape, and was as nice as you'd expect it to be. I played a Barefoot Resort course the day prior. This one was better staffed, better organized, and all the staff including the teenagers went out of their way to help and be friendly. Absolutely loved the course.

Pace of play was good all day, but got slow as the round came to a close. I was about the 6th group off for the day. When I was done I could see a lot of backup on the tee boxes which I only experience for 2 holes. Had I been one of those folks I expect my opinion would change as waiting a lot interrupts the flow of the game and I dislike it greatly.

I think one thing I enjoyed about my round was it was a pretty good mix of challenges and hole designs. I am from Pennsylvania so my swing wasn't ready for the challenge and it spanked me pretty good, but I still enjoyed it. Doglegs, island greens or nearly island, although most par 3's were your standard length and got a bit repetitive. some holes had minimal sand, others were framed by them. The waste bunkers got me multiple times. That was a new experience for me. I stunk at them as well.

Lots of tee box choices and in good shape overall. A fair amount of trees and they kept the branches picked up.

The greens ran pretty true, but for some reason I had problems getting in a groove on them. not sure that was them or me, more likely me.

I saw what I think were the local white haired crowd spending more time fetching other peoples balls out of the water than playing, which is a bit irritating when they slowed down play, but what can you do?

No complaints about the course conditions or the challenge. You hit a good shot you can score. If you don't you may or may not recover.

I recommend it, but maybe avoid the most popular times to avoid waiting around. I came from the north so I thought the 'cold' morning start times were just fine.

Nope, I didn't see Arnie but I did see his bronze statue at the front.

This course was an absolute blast to play. Many of the par 5s were reachable in 2 but had greens guarded by sand or water making it all about risk reward. carts had new gps in them and the staff was extremely friendly, a great course to play.

The course was very nice. My group arrived about 5 minutes before our tee time ( bad online directions) and the staff was rushing us quite a bit.

This course is a very challenging course!! super challenging for women. Most often most of the danger is taken out of the course when you play from the front tees or up one set of tees.
course in good shape...greens were a little hard but still playable once you knew how they were going to be.
I would recommend a must play when visiting Myrtle Beach!!

What a great golf course. Greens are FAST and a ton of target golf shots to play. Play the blue tees if you are a 15 or less. Whites were too short on the par 3's especially.

This is just an awesome golf course. I've played a lot of courses in the Myrtle Beach area and I think King's North and South Creek might be my two favorites. That being said, the course is drenched. There was standing water on a lot of fairways and don't expect much roll on your drives. There were some people ahead of us who packed it back in and the course was mostly empty. There has been A TON of rain this summer in Myrtle, not much the course can do about that.

I would love to play here again when Mother Nature takes it easy on the place.

Had fun but with the weather here this year I would say this place needs help.
Pro shop area under construction, this is not noted on the website.
Greens could use some help Alot of sand on them.
Fairways were being mowed while we were playing, there was a lot of grass clumps everywhere.

Over all it was just fair, but a day of golf is always a good day, in my book.

The staff was helpful and friendly from the moment I pulled up at the bag drop. We were the first group out and never saw the group behind us. Some fairways were damp in spots but the course was in great shape and the greens rolled true. I would recommend the course and look forward to playing it again.

The new greens are in great shape. Fairways were immaculate and understandably a little wet, but you can't blame mother nature on the course conditions. Great layout! Challenging shots that offer rewards and risks!

The good:
I loved the layout of this course! There were a lot of risk/reward opportunities off the tee boxes where you could cut the distance off of doglegs. It was pristine even in the first weekend of August. The tee times were spaced out by 30 minutes so the pace of play was unbelievable for a Myrtle Beach course where I am used to waiting on every tee box. Plenty of opportunity to get a cold drink or snack from cart girls.

The bad: not sure if it was drainage issues with the course or if Myrtle Beach has just been swamped this year with rain, but we had to play cart path only in 90 degree heat with high humidity. The wet fairways made for some tricky iron shots where you had to be careful not to make a 18 inch divot! It was exhausting playing cart path only in such heat.

Overall: I thought the layout of this course was definitely worth the $75 green fees.

Great course. Pace of play was terrible, but enjoyed the round.