Legends Golf Resort (Moorland) – Played February 2024
- Rankings: None of my four lists
- Location: 1500 Legends Drive, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Year: 1990
- Architect: PB Dye
- Course Access: Resort
- Walking Rules: Carts Available
Score Card Information:
- Blue: 6,737 yards, Par 71, 73.6 Rating/143 Slope
- White: 6,045 yards, Par 71, 70.0 Rating/135 Slope
- Green: 5,337 yards, Par 71, 67.0 Rating/127 Slope
- Red: 4,587 yards, Par 71, 67.3 Rating/125 Slope
The last round of our trip to Myrtle Beach was at the Moorland course at Legends Resort. We had heard all around the facility that this course was very difficult. With PB Dye as the architect, I didn’t dismiss the claims. However, upon playing, it was more than fair in my estimation.
As this was the end of the trip, we didn’t punish ourselves by playing the tips. Like with almost all golf courses, choosing the right tees can set you up for a good experience more than anything else. Let’s get into the tour!
Hole 1 – 335 yards – Par 4
The first hole features plenty of room to the left and doesn’t necessarily require a driver. The green sits below the level of the tee, slightly to the right.
Hole 2 – 486 yards – Par 5
On a cool morning and playing into a stiff breeze, this might be the toughest hole on the course. Right is obviously bad and anything up the left is no picnic.
I frequented the left side of this hole.
Hole 3 – 364 yards – Par 4
Like many coastal courses, picking and committing to lines and shot shapes is important on the Moorland. There’s no reason to bite off more than you can chew here.
Hole 4 – 421 yards – Par 4
The topography obscures your view for the drive and second shots on this hole. It doglegs left, so anything in the fairway past the trees gives you a good look.
Hole 5 – 150 yards – Par 3
The first par three features sharp runoffs on the front and left sides. Hitting the green makes this hole much easier.
Hole 6 – 471 yards – Par 5
I missed the actual tee shot photo here (apologies), but it is a wide fairway for a short par five. A good drive leaves you with a great opportunity to get home in two, but water lurks on the left.
Hole 7 – 200 yards – Par 3
They had the tees back on this hole because it was playing longer than the the card. The green is big enough but doesn’t feel that way from distance. Right misses are preferable.
Hole 8 – 332 yards – Par 4
The tee shot here is all about setting up a comfortable second shot. With a green surface that is perched up and blind, you’ll want the most confidence over your approach as you can muster.
Hole 9 – 406 yards – Par 4
Any mystery is stripped away for this hole that plays straightaway and asks that you hit two solid shots.
Hole 10 – 324 yards – Par 4
Find the elevated fairway here or the hole becomes more difficult. Good drives should leave a short approach to a funky green.
Hole 11 – 445 yards – Par 5
Some of the hole yardages at Moorland didn’t always match up with what we thought the listed par would be. Two solid if not spectacular shots will get you home on this short par five.
The raised green does present a challenge if you miss short or left.
The ridge seen here creates two distinct sections, so leaving a putt in the proper spot is crucial.
Hole 12 – 379 yards – Par 4
Drives up the right side leave the better angle for the approach shot to this raised green. From personal experience, I can tall you that the left miss still leaves a manageable shot.
There are plenty of slopes in this green and many of the rest.
Hole 13 – 123 yards – Par 3
The large green on this shorter hole provides a lot of pin placement opportunities. Depending on how the pin setter is feeling that day, this can be a very tricky green to putt.
Hole 14 – 300 yards – Par 4
This is one of the holes at Moorland that I believe becomes easier the more times you play it. On our first loop, we were doing a bit of guessing, but once you have a better feel for the green placement this becomes a birdie opportunity.
Hitting the green is imperative though with the runoffs.
Hole 15 – 550 yards – Par 5
This one did not play to the stated yardage. I know this to be true since I had a chance to get home in two and that doesn’t happen on 550 yard holes. The hole bends left with water all along that side for the tee shot before it flips to the right for the approach.
Hole 16 – 223 yards – Par 4
We’ve got another example of funky yardage and par matchups on this hole. This was playing around 200 yards for us, but if you miss the green, up and downs are a tough proposition.
Hole 17 – 151 yards – Par 3
This is a return to normalcy with a larger green and more run of the mill par three. You won’t want to miss long here.
Hole 18 – 385 yards – Par 4
The finishing hole is a hard dogleg left that puts a premium on your tee shot. The farther left you can manage, the shorter the approach shot will be.
Depending on where you are in the fairway, this green is masked by the mounding. It’s still a pretty large target.
Moorland is a good complement to the Heathland course at Legends. There is a third course that we didn’t get to play on this trip. For the money, Legends is a pretty good deal in Myrtle Beach. You’re not going to be blown away by the accommodations or amenities, but these are very solid courses in a saturated golf market. Myrtle Beach golf and I don’t always get along, but I enjoyed myself at Legends.