Barefoot Resort golf: Dye, Love, Fazio and Norman compared

Barefoot Resort golf means four courses on one North Myrtle Beach property, all opened in 2000: the Pete Dye, the Davis Love III, the Tom Fazio and the Greg Norman. The Love is the all-round pick, the Dye the hardest, the Norman the friendliest and the Fazio the tightest. All four share one walk-on rate table, $150 to $175 in early November 2026.

Because the courses share a gate, a rate card and a package, it is easy to play two to four of them on one trip. This guide compares the four, then covers what they cost by season and how the discounts work. Rates were read on barefootgolf.com on November 1, 2026; they are "starting at" walk-on (rack) rates with carts, and pricing is dynamic.

Quick facts

• Courses: Dye (par 72), Love (par 72), Fazio (par 71), Norman (par 72).
• Access: Love, Fazio and Norman are public resort courses; the Dye is semi-private but sells public times.
• Location: North Myrtle Beach, 26 minutes from the SkyWheel, free-flow.
• Cheapest week: February 10-16, 2027, $98 any day.
• Dearest: April 1 to May 2, 2027, from $225 to $235 on Thursday to Sunday mornings.
• Multi-course discount: 25% off each round when you play all four.
• Time zone: Eastern Time.

The four Barefoot Resort golf courses compared

Ratings are rating/slope for men; the second tees are Black on all four.

The Dye Course

Pete Dye's target golf among the Carolina Bays, inside the gated Dye Estates: railroad-tie and waste bunkers, water and forced angles. It is the hardest of the four, and its 149 slope from the 7,314-yard Platinum tees is among the highest on the Grand Strand. Even the Black tees slope 143, so play the White (6,064 yards) or Green unless you are a single-digit handicap.

The Dye is the home of the Dye Club membership, which also gives members the other three courses. There is no separate private Dye Club course; the name is this course's membership and clubhouse. Members get priority, so book public times early. See the Barefoot Dye course guide.

The Love Course

Davis Love III's course has wide fairways and Pinehurst No. 2-inspired crowned greens, plus faux plantation ruins on the front nine. The resort calls it its most balanced course, and it is the safe pick if your group plays only one Barefoot round. Misses long or short-sided on the crowned greens leave hard up-and-downs, so aim for the middle.

The Fazio Course

A par 71 through live oaks, longleaf pines, wetlands and lakes, with tree-lined fairways and steep-faced fairway bunkers. It is the shortest of the four but the tightest test, and suits a group that hits it straight more than long. The nines do not return to the clubhouse, so pick up food and drinks before you go off. See the Barefoot Fazio course guide.

The Norman Course

Greg Norman's course has wide fairways, sandy waste areas and white-faced bunkers, with seven holes on the Intracoastal Waterway. The resort calls it the most golfer-friendly of the four. The waterway holes play into or across the prevailing breeze, so club up there. It is the easy choice for mixed-ability groups and couples. See the Barefoot Norman course guide.

Barefoot Resort golf rates by season

Walk-on "starting at" rates, carts included, the same for all four courses. Columns follow Barefoot's own day bands.

The spring rows give only the published ranges. The walk-on page lists no twilight rate.

How to order four Barefoot rounds

The package needs one round after noon, so plan for it. A sensible order for a mixed group is the Norman first, to warm up on the widest fairways, then the Love, then the Fazio, with the Dye saved for the day the group is playing best and the weather is calm. If anyone wants a second round on a day, ask about the same-day replay rate in person after the first round.

Pick tees by course, not habit. The Fazio's White tees are only 5,636 yards, while the Dye's White tees are 6,064 yards at a 132 slope, so a group that plays the whites everywhere will find the Fazio short and the Dye hard.

Discounts and the Barefoot Experience package

• Multi-round: 10% off two or more rounds; 25% off each round playing all four courses. That makes a Barefoot-only trip cheaper per round than mixing in one Barefoot course.
• Barefoot Experience: three nights in a two-bedroom golf villa, priced for four golfers, with four rounds (one on each course, one of them after noon), carts, taxes, free range balls and daily breakfast at the resort clubhouse, at 25% off each round versus rack. The fourth night is free in golf villas when booked at reservation, with blackout dates. Every 20th golfer is free for groups of 20 or more, and there is a 2% admin fee.
• Spring 2027 offer: up to 30% off peak spring rates for stays March 11-24, 2027, booked by January 15, 2027.
• Replays: a reduced same-day rate, booked in person after the first round; pre-booked replays pay full rate.

Cancellations need 72 hours' notice per foursome for tee times, and package cancellations within 30 days of arrival forfeit in full. Compare this with other stay-and-plays in Myrtle Beach golf packages.

Where to stay

Barefoot's golf villas are the package base, 4 to 5 minutes from all four first tees but about 10 minutes from the ocean. Yacht Club Villas on the waterway cost extra, and new Dye Club Cottages sit by the Dye clubhouse. The resort site shows prices only as a dollar-sign scale, with late March and late April at the top, so get a quote. Third-party listings showed $333 to $721 per person for four nights and four rounds, valid through December 31, 2026, not confirmed on the resort site.

Barefoot packages are also sold with North Beach Plantation, oceanfront and 7 to 8 minutes away, and the Courtyard at Barefoot Landing. For an RV, Barefoot RV Resort posts $77 a night from December to February (seen November 2026; rates change), 6 to 7 minutes from the courses. More in Myrtle Beach golf resorts.

Around Barefoot

Barefoot Landing next door has Greg Norman's Australian Grille, Flying Fish and LandShark for after the round. Tidewater, 26 minutes from the villas, is the strongest non-Barefoot course nearby. For the rest of the area, read North Myrtle Beach golf, and for how Barefoot ranks against the Strand's other top courses, the best golf courses in Myrtle Beach. Winter visitors should read Myrtle Beach golf in winter before booking the cheap January weeks.

If you have played Sandestin's four courses in Florida, our Sandestin golf guide sets up a fair comparison.

Plan it on the map

Open the Myrtle Beach golf map to see Barefoot Resort golf, all four courses, with the villas and Barefoot Landing beside them. The $30 plan orders the four rounds across your dates, with the Dye Course placed where it suits your group.