The beautiful one · Barefoot Resort, North Myrtle Beach

The Fazio Course

Live oaks, longleaf pines, lakes and wetlands on a par 71 that never returns to the clubhouse at the turn. Tree lined fairways, elevation changes and steep faced bunkers put a premium on accuracy. Widely regarded as the prettiest of the four.

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71Par
6,782Yards from the Platinum tees
73.3 / 144Rating and slope, back tees
2000Opened

Signature holes

Where the Fazio Course makes its name

2
The hardest hole

Par 4 · 458 yards · Handicap 1

The number one handicap hole arrives early. A 458 yard par 4 from the back that asks for a long, straight drive between the trees and a precise approach.
13
The two green hole

Par 4 · 374 yards · Handicap 2

The hole most golfers talk about afterwards. A par 4 with two greens, one of them fronted by a lake, so which flag is in play on the day decides how the hole is attacked.
16
The par 3 on the lake

Par 3 · 196 yards · Handicap 18

The hole pictured on this page. The longest of the five par 3s plays beside the water to a green set against the trees.
18
A tight finish

Par 4 · 453 yards · Handicap 12

From the back tees the closing par 4 starts with a drive over wetlands and through a chute of trees, 453 yards to a green below the clubhouse. The hole in the photograph at the top of this page.

Golfers hitting balls on the practice range at Barefoot Resort

A golf cart parked beside a pond on a Barefoot Resort fairway

The design

What Tom Fazio built here

Tom Fazio was handed the ground between the Dye and Love courses and used it to build the most natural looking of the four. The holes wind through towering live oaks and longleaf pines, past lakes and native wetlands, and the elevation changes are real, which is unusual on the Grand Strand.

No return at the turnA continuous eighteen that leaves the clubhouse at the first and comes home at the last, the only one of the four Barefoot courses laid out that way.
Lowcountry settingLive oaks, longleaf pines, native grasses, wetlands and lakes. The course that looks most like the South Carolina coast it sits on.
Steep faced bunkersFazio’s fairway and greenside bunkers are deep, with high faces that make recovery a genuine penalty. Accuracy matters more than distance.

Scorecard Fazio Course scorecard, all five tees

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total	Rating / slope
Platinum	388	458	167	551	472	178	552	173	408	3,347	550	188	533	374	380	346	196	415	453	3,435	6,782	73.3 / 144
Black	360	432	142	529	441	142	503	150	364	3,063	521	154	511	357	353	312	172	367	427	3,174	6,237	71.0 / 136
White	323	406	122	440	414	120	487	127	332	2,771	494	147	489	340	329	284	145	332	305	2,865	5,636	M 67.7 / 128 · W 73.7 / 140
Green	293	300	122	427	391	97	423	127	332	2,512	484	121	460	325	309	251	145	295	289	2,679	5,191	M 65.7 / 117 · W 70.7 / 134
Gold	287	300	90	427	343	97	423	98	296	2,361	435	121	427	296	215	246	120	295	280	2,435	4,796	M 64.0 / 113 · W 68.4 / 125
Par	4	4	3	5	4	3	5	3	4	35	5	3	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	36	71
Handicap	9	1	17	7	3	13	5	15	11		4	16	6	2	10	14	18	8	12

Yardages from the Barefoot Resort and Golf scorecard. Tees and markers can change with course work, so check the card in the pro shop on the day.

Rankings and awards

2017North America Golf Resort of the YearIAGTO
2017Best: Next 100 Resort CoursesGolfweek
2016 to 2017Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina (No. 12)Golf Magazine
2015Best: Next 100 Resort CoursesGolfweek

Before you book

Fazio Course questions

Why is the Fazio Course a par 71?

It has five par 3s and three par 5s rather than the usual four and four. The front nine is a par 35 and the back a par 36.

Does the Fazio Course return to the clubhouse at the turn?

No. It is laid out as one continuous eighteen in the European style, so plan a drink and a snack from the beverage cart rather than a stop at the clubhouse after nine.

Is the Fazio Course hard?

It is the shortest of the four from the back tees but carries a slope of 144, because the bunkering and the tree lines punish a crooked drive. Play it for position and it is very fair.

Can I book the Fazio Course with my villa?

Yes. Use the booking box on this page with the Stay + Play tab, or call (866) 238-1035, and your rounds are priced and confirmed with your rental.

Stay and play

Play the Fazio Course from a villa on the resort

Book your Barefoot rental and your rounds on the Fazio Course together and you get our guaranteed best tee time pricing plus a saving on the villa. Add the other three courses and play a different design every day.

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