resort · Myrtle Beach, SC · 18 holes

Legends - Heathland Course

Tom Doak's early links-style course: open, bunkered and different from anything else on the Strand. Pick it if the group wants a change from tree-lined resort golf.

Par71

Tips6,800 yd

Rating / slope72.8 / 131

Green fees seen–

See Legends · Heathland on the 3D map, hole by hole

Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
Blue	6,800	72.8 / 131	–
White	6,355	70.0 / 127	–
Green	5,903	68.6 / 123	–
Red	4,904	–	71.0 / 121

Course rating / slope, USGA Course Rating database where available.

Before you book

Access	Public resort courses at Legends Golf & Resort (54 holes plus the Piper par-3 course), 1500 Legends Dr off US 501. On-site villas; heavily package-driven. myrtlebeachgolf.com books it through a Golfmaster rather than its live tee sheet.
Designer	Tom Doak
Opened	1990
Style	Treeless links-style course with pot bunkers and firm, open ground; often wind-exposed.
Drive from the SkyWheel	24 min (14.0 mi)
Address	1500 Legends Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

Local knowledge

A Black tee (6,853 yd) appears on the GolfPass scorecard without a rating.
Reviewers report cart shortages and course swaps among the three Legends courses on busy days.

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards*	Elev*	Hcp
1	4	444	-1 ft	3
2	4	326	-1 ft	11
3	3	197	-1 ft	7
4	4	334	-2 ft	13
5	5	539	-7 ft	5
6	4	387	+5 ft	9
7	5	464	+4 ft	15
8	3	140	+2 ft	17
9	4	366	+1 ft	1
10	4	374	+1 ft	4
11	4	383	-5 ft	8
12	3	145	-2 ft	18
13	5	519	+9 ft	12
14	4	368	-9 ft	14
15	4	330	+8 ft	16
16	4	385	-8 ft	2
17	3	199	+8 ft	10
18	4	409	+2 ft	6

*Yards measured along the mapped centre line (OpenStreetMap), close to the middle tees. Elevation = how far the green sits above (+) or below (−) the tee, from USGS terrain data.

Closest golf hotels

Legends Golf & Resort — 18 min, 5.8 mi
Lakewood Camping Resort — 19 min, 10.1 mi
Ocean Lakes Family Campground — 20 min, 10.0 mi

Questions golfers ask

How hard is Legends - Heathland Course?

From the back tees it measures 6,800 yards with a course rating of 72.8 and a slope of 131.

How far is Legends - Heathland Course from Myrtle Beach?

About 24 minutes (14.0 miles) by road from the SkyWheel in light traffic.