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20 A long-respected course, where old English traditional design, spacious fairways, and awesome par 5's make for a golfing experience as good as it gets.

" Commitment to excellence is our goal, while always offering competitive rates.

1 20 A long-respected course, where old English traditional design, spacious fairways, and awesome par 5's make for a golfing experience as good as it gets. was built to give the average gentleman or lady golfer a pleasantlychallenging day on well-kept fairways and manicured greens. We have been consistently rated as the "Friendliest Course on the Beach." Commitment to excellence is our goal, while always offering competitive rates. The Glens Golf Academy at is a complete training center, with group or individual lessons from LPGA and PGA-certified instructors. Our facilities include a full-length driving range, a separate short-game range, an indoor range, and a huge 12,000-square-foot putting green. AWARDS: 2001 Golf Digest's Places to Play 1/2 Rating COURSE RATING/SLOPE Blue White Gold Red North Myrtle Beach In SC info@possumtrot.com

2 21 The first plays downhill and the invitation to Let Er Fly is apt. Use judgement in placing the second shot because out-ofbounds left and a bunker right can wreak havoc with your score. A pond guards the right side of the large, rolling green. Let Er Fly Handicap 10 1 Par Red Handicap 2 A short par 4, but Heartbreak Ridge lurks in the woods to the right. Be aggressive with your approach because of the gathering bunker to the front right of the green. Tester 2 Par Handicap 8 Red Handicap 14 This long, dogleg left invites you to hit a big drive by its open appearance, but trees and mounds to the left warn against a big hook. The large green is wellbunkered. Strategy is the key to this par 5. You can play it a dozen different ways and that elusive birdie will remain locked away. 87 ft. Toughy 3 Par Handicap 4 Red Handicap 18 Holy Cow Handicap 6 4 Par Red Handicap 4

22 Play from an elevated tee over rolling mounds or take the shortcut over the tall pines that stand directly between you and the flag. Avoid the deep bunker in front of the green.

3 22 Play from an elevated tee over rolling mounds or take the shortcut over the tall pines that stand directly between you and the flag. Avoid the deep bunker in front of the green. Gambler 5 Par Handicap 12 Red Handicap 12 There is nothing nice about this spice. Usually a long iron into the prevailing wind to a subtly undulating green tightly guarded by devilish bunkers. 90 ft. Spicy 6 Par Handicap 16 Red Handicap 8 The bite in this dogleg left is in the sloping green. Your approach must find the right area or three putts will result. 90 ft. Pesky 7 Par Handicap 14 Red Handicap 16

4 23 It s surprising how many golfers hit it into the water off the tee. But don t let that worry you, just tee up another new ball, lying three. This one brings you to your knees and keeps you there. Long, uphill par 4 that plays into the ocean breezes. 90 ft. T ain t Easy Handicap 18 8 Par Red Handicap 10 No Mercy Handicap 2 9 Par Red Handicap 6 Actually it s easier to hit this par 5 in two than to hit #11 in regulation. That is, if you can avoid the fairway bunkers, the unique grass bunker lurking around the corner, the pond short of the green and the four bunkers that surround the putting surface. 84 ft. Could Be Handicap 7 10 Par Red Handicap yards of uphill, into the wind par 4. One of the hardest par fours on the beach. Big Possum Handicap 1 11 Par Red Handicap 1

5 24 A little par 4 that plays downwind. A par is a disappointment to the better player, especially after the six he just made on Big Possum. 93 ft. Little Possum As you stand on the tee and take in the lake, the gaping bunkers, the scenic beauty, the wind velocity and direction, and the bulkheads that stop a skipped shot, remember that analysis is paralysis! Analysis is Paralysis Handicap Par Red Handicap 15 Handicap 9 13 Par Red Handicap ft. Courage is what it takes to shorten up this dogleg and aim across the lake. If you play out of the fairway bunker, duck if you hit low off the cross ties! 87 ft. Courage Handicap Par Red Handicap 11 A tough, dogleg right, the green on this hole slopes up in front and then falls off to the back. A lot of tricky putts result. 87 ft. Concentration Handicap Par Red Handicap 13

6 25 This one will make you scratch your head. The green is deep, about three clubs so, and the bunkers left and right urge you to hit it straight. 108 ft. Puzzler Handicap Par Red Handicap 17 A backbreaking dogleg par 4 with out-of-bounds right and thick pines left to snatch the gambling player. Trying to protect your best score ever makes this a spoiler. Spoiler You finish off your good roundwith one final challenge...keeping your ball out of the lake fronting the green and guarding the right side of the fairway and green. A birdie always brings you back for more. Oh No Handicap 3 17 Par Red Handicap 9 Handicap 5 18 Par Red Handicap 3

COURSE PLAY GUIDE Slope & Rating

COURSE PLAY GUIDE Slope & Rating Course Slope & Rating GOLF HOLE 1 Welcome to Owl s Nest! A drive down the left edge kicks back toward the fairway, leaving a mid-to-short iron to a generous green. The