True Blue Golf Plantation: Three Best Holes

True Blue Golf Plantation features everything one would expect from a Mike Strantz golf course: wide fairways, sprawling bunkers, a touch of visual deception, and the land is a canvas for Strantz’s work, which is, as always, a blend of art and architecture.

At True Blue, depending on the perspective of the player, there are 18 potential signature holes. It’s one of Myrtle Beach’s best golf courses, and we asked Bob Seganti, True Blue’s director of golf, to name the best of the best at the South Strand facility.

After careful deliberation, Seganti delivered True Blue Golf Course’s three best holes:

No. 3, 190-yard, par 3: An island green, No. 3 is one of the course’s most challenging and ascetically pleasing holes. The green is nearly twice as long as it is wide and it runs away from the tee box, though a beach bunker frames much of its backside.

Players need to hit a high, soft shot and make sure they’ve made the proper club selection. It’s the one hole on the course where the shot is all carry, so make a good, confident swing.

No. 15, 602-yard par 5 – This is a monster golf hole, regardless of the tee you play from. The 15th even plays 577 yards from the white tees so reaching in two is a non-starter for almost anyone who doesn’t play the game for a living.

The hole is relatively straight with a waste bunker running the entire left side, but the green is an atypical Strantz design. The vast majority of the greens at True Blue golf course are large with ample undulation, but  No. 15 more closely resembles a Donald Ross complex with a turtle back design.

“It’s difficult to hit shots close to the pin,” Seganti said. “Distance control is absolutely crucial. It’s a dynamite hole and the one most people are proud to make birdie or par on.”

No. 18, 437-yard, par 4 – With water on the left and the clubhouse serving as a backdrop, this is one of the Grand Strand’s best finishing holes. The fairway is like a runway – nearly 80 yards wide – but players are hesitant to challenge the water.

But Strantz built a big mound on the right to discourage players from completely bailing out off the tee.

“If you don’t want to risk playing to the center or the left, where there is plenty of room, you could have a partially obstructed view of the green,” Seganti said.

A large green that runs from right to left, towards the water, awaits. It’s a great end to a memorable round.

What is your favorite hole at True Blue?