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I had the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to play the Legends Parkland golf course<\/strong> on July 13th, 2011 with the Grand Strand Golf Directors. \u00a0The Legends Parkland course is one of three golf courses<\/a> at The Legends Golf Resort, located on Highway 501, west of Myrtle Beach. This Tom Doak design was the third course at the resort opened in 1992, the second ever design for Doak, and his only design in Myrtle\u00a0Beach, SC.<\/p>\n The clubhouse is located approximately two miles back from the main entrance to the course. You might start to wonder when you will arrive at its doorstep, but as soon as you turn the corner a couple miles in, you get the chill of this Scottish\u00a0castle-themed 42,000 sq. ft \u00a0clubhouse<\/strong> inviting you and your group to start your journey.\u00a0It features a pro shop, full service\u00a0restaurant\u00a0and snack bar, an impressive 36-acre practice\u00a0facility\u00a0and a 1-acre lighted putting green<\/strong>. The Legends Golf Resort also features the Alisa Pub, which has been named by Golf Digest “Top 50 19th Holes<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n The Legends Parkland golf course<\/a> is no “walk in the park”<\/strong> by any means; being the longest of the three courses. To make things even more interesting, the day we played was the\u00a0hottest\u00a0day of the year. Not even a heat index of 117 couldn’t stop us from playing though. However, it did make the course feel like it had another 1,000 yards to the track.<\/p>\n The Legends Parkland course features big rolling fairways and huge (and fast) Tif Eagle Bermuda greens<\/strong>, both of which were extremely well-guarded with bunkers. \u00a0We also noticed there was a nice natural feel to the course, with wetlands and water dotting the holes (17 of the holes actually).<\/p>\n The hole that stuck out the most for us was #11. \u00a0 Not only because I remembered this was the hole that Kevin Costner (Roy “TinCup” McAvoy) was ORIGINALLY supposed to use during this pivotal scene in the movie Tin Cup, \u00a0but the hole itself had a nice overall feel. The tee shot over the marsh must be made precisely in order to avoid the bunkers and hit the fairway. From there, you can either try and GO FOR IT to the green or lay up before the water. I went for it. I might not have made the green, I did make it over the water. With a poor chip and a two-putt, I ending up making the par 5.<\/p>\n Over all, this golf director would recommend Parkland and would welcome the invitation to play again<\/strong>. The course was in excellent condition from tee to green, the staff was as friendly as the next guys’, and the clubhouse was nothing short of jaw-dropping. \u00a0I left there \u00a0a happy (and dehydrated) golfer with my par on #11 that beat “Tin Cup’s” 12.<\/p>\n ————————<\/p>\n You can play the Legends Parkland course as part of our Legends Golf package<\/a>, which includes breakfast, lunch and two free drinks at the clubhouse. Feel free to hit me up on twitter at @mbgolfpro<\/a>.<\/p>\n