Oyster Bay sits just over the North Carolina line at Sunset Beach, at the quiet northern end of the Grand Strand. Dan Maples designed it, and it opened in 1983. Golf Digest named it Best New Resort Course of the Year, and later gave it four and a half stars in its Places to Play guide. It is a par 70 among tidal marsh, maritime forest and lakes. The Legends Group runs it as part of its Myrtle Beach collection, so it fits easily into a package with the three Legends courses.
Oyster Bay Golf Links green fees and tee times.
Book online through the Legends tee-time site or call the pro shop on 800-299-6187. The resort line, 843-236-9318, handles stay-and-play packages. Those include a daily breakfast buffet, plus lunch and two draft beers or soft drinks. No rate table is published, so check the tee sheet for your dates. The Legends resort and its own courses are off US 501 in Myrtle Beach, around 45 miles south-west, so make sure your package names Oyster Bay rather than the Legends complex.
The round, in perspective.
Par 70 tells you the course is built around strong par fours rather than easy par fives. The Legends Group says it plays under 6,400 yards, which matches the blue tees at 6,325 yards as listed by GolfPass. The gold tees stretch it to 6,685 yards, rated 72.1 with a slope of 136. It does not play short. Legends describes lengthy par fours, cavernous bunkers and wickedly undulating greens, and says Maples mixed penal, heroic and strategic holes so that no two are alike. Marsh carries and island greens are the defining features, set among winding waterways and old oaks. The white tees at 5,576 yards are the realistic choice for most handicaps here.
Know before you go.
Pro shop
800-299-6187
Package inclusions
Breakfast buffet, lunch and two drinks
Practice
Grass-tee range, short-game area and putting green
Make the trip work.
Oyster Bay is a long way from central Myrtle Beach, so pair it with other northern courses on the same day or base yourself at the north end. The full practice area has a grass-tee range, a short-game area and a contoured putting green, so warm up properly before facing the marsh carries. The Oyster Bay Grill overlooks the marsh and serves breakfast, lunch and post-round drinks, with seafood and Carolina barbecue on the menu. Legends mentions alligators on the fairways, so give any you meet a wide berth and leave a ball near the water where it lies. Society days and group outings go through the Plan Your Event form.
Myrtle Beach International (MYR) is about 35 miles south-west, roughly 45 to 50 minutes by car via US 17 and SC 31. Wilmington International (ILM) is about 40 miles north-east and a similar drive, which can be the closer airport if you stay at Ocean Isle Beach. The course is on Lakeshore Drive, a mile or so off US 17 at Sunset Beach.
The Legends Resort in Myrtle Beach offers stay-and-play packages that include Oyster Bay, but it is about an hour’s drive away. For less driving, look at rentals in Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach or Calabash. North Myrtle Beach, about 20 minutes south, has the nearest large cluster of condo towers.
Make a trip of it.
Tidewater in Cherry Grove is about 15 minutes south and adds another marsh-and-inlet course. Barefoot Resort’s four courses in North Myrtle Beach are around half an hour away. Off the course, Calabash is known for its fried-seafood restaurants, and on Bird Island at the west end of Sunset Beach you can walk to the Kindred Spirit mailbox.
Find your season.
Spring and autumn are the best months for marsh golf here, with milder days and fewer summer crowds at Sunset Beach. July and August are hot and humid, and the beach towns are at their busiest. Winter rounds are cheaper, though the Bermuda turf goes dormant.
At 614 Lakeshore Drive, Sunset Beach, North Carolina, just north of the South Carolina border. It is sold as a Myrtle Beach course but lies about 45 minutes from central Myrtle Beach.
Does Oyster Bay have island greens?
Yes. The Legends course tour describes island greens and carries over tidal marsh. They are the main reason to choose this course over the Legends Group’s own layouts in Myrtle Beach, which sit inland off US 501.
What is the par at Oyster Bay?
Par 70 from every tee. GolfPass lists 6,685 yards from the gold tees, 6,325 from the blue, 5,576 from the white and 4,665 from the red. Expect long par fours rather than reachable par fives.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
