My husband and his friend play golf while us girls ride along. This is a beautiful course. The men said it was challenging but not totally frustrating. We had a lovely day at this course.

It's conveniently located near Barefoot Landing, which has many choices for restaurants and shops. So you can make a day of it!

I went here with seven buddies, and we played 36 holes for 3 straight days. It was a ton of golf, and Barefoot Landing provided a great venue. There are four different courses at the resort, which were designed by top names (Tom Fazio, Pete Dye, Davis Love III, and Greg Norman). Each course was very distinct, and you never felt like you were playing the same course over and over. I strongly recommend Barefoot Landing for all types of golfers.

The Dye course was set apart and was definitely my favorite. It had a massive number of bunkers, lots of water, and the most challenging layout. It was downright hard and very long. For example, there is a 564-yard par five. This course is being made private, so play it while you can. As we were driving up, we saw a mama bear and three cubs, so it definitely has some wildlife.

The Love course was challenging because of the elevated greens. Many a shot went on and off the greens. Also, errant tee shots would inevitably find dense woods. Finally, the par fours were particularly tough. You had to make up your ground on the par fives. I also liked the elevated tee boxes.

The Norman course was pretty standard, but challenging in its own right. You definitely had to play a little more strategically and setup your approaches to the green. It was a nice course, but I didn't like all of the construction going on.

The Fazio course has some interesting shots as well. There was one hole with a split green and some beautiful use of the existing trees. This course did have a lot of houses along the holes, so it felt a bit less special, but I recommend it as a nice warm-up for the other courses.

The best part about playing here was the closeness of the condos to the course. We had a 5-minute ride to the course, so we could shower between rounds. We also got a very nice deal on a stay-and-play package. You can call 888/557-6226 for tee times and to make lodging arrangements.

Overview: Barefoot Landing is not just a shopping center, it’s a shopping experience

Overview:

Barefoot Landing is not just a shopping center, it’s a shopping experience. Located on Hwy 17 between North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, it is situation around a 27-acre lake.

The shops, outlets, and restaurants are divided into four separate shopping areas reminiscent of an old fishing village. All are connected by a boardwalk system that includes three pedestrian bridges spanning the lake. There are more than 100 specialty shops, 13 factory direct stores, 15 restaurants and dining facilities, and 11 entertainment attractions.

It’s very difficult to give an adequate evaluation of the multitude and shops and activities in a 500-word report. One really needs to check out the Barefoot Landing website to get a good understanding of the various shops and attractions here. You can get to the website by going to the following link:

http://www.bflanding.com/

Shopping

: The wife was particularly drawn to the Sunshine Kitchen Shoppe; we actually make a second trip back just to pick up an item that she had seen on the first stop. According to her, the item was significantly cheaper than she had seen in any stores back home.

The father-in-law and I had two favorite shops that piqued our interest: (1) The Bible Factory Outlet, and (2) Tools and More. In the first, I picked up a copy of Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary for around $14 and my father-in-law bought a copy of the works of Josephus for about the same price. The Tools and More shop was quite interesting, too. Remember all those TV specialty ads claiming the items "can’t be bought in any store"? Well, don’t believe it, because many of the items were available here.

Restaurants:

Fine dining options included The Crab House, the House of Blues, Damon’s, Joe’s Crab Shack, Greg Norman’s Australian Grille, T-Bonz, and more. Deli and burger places were also available. We went back in the evening and had dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack (see specific journal entry for evaluation of Joes.)

Entertainment:

Options in the category included animals (Preservation Station Tigers and Alligator Adventure), music (Alabama Theater and House of Blues), and various other areas of interest. We visiting the Preservation Station Tigers after dinner and watched them for several minutes.

Comments

: Visit Barefoot Landing and plan to spend several hours there when you do. Enjoy!

This is a very nice shopping and eating area filled with bridges and walkways over alligators and water fowl. There is all kinds of entertainment from the House of Blues, Alabama Theater, and street vendors, to great restaurants and many shopping options. It's a lot of fun for the kids as well as the adults and a great way to spend an evening at the beach.

This shopping area was awesome and huge! Not only can you spend all of your money buying all types of clothes, accessories, souvenirs, and anything else you can think of, but you can also eat and go on an adventure. There were several different restaurants, including Joe''s Crab Shack and many others.

Also included in the shopping plaza were tigers. Yes, tigers. And birds. The tigers were amazing. We actually got to get our picture taken with a tiger cub. You could also get your picture made with a full-size tiger or pay (quite a bit) for a few minutes in a room with several tiger cubs and get it filmed on a video camera.

If you are in the Myrtle Beach area and would like to have a whole lot of shopping fun, I suggest you definitely visit Barefoot Landing!