Arcadian Shores Golf Club
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1974.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 30 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 22 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 8 | 527 | 502 | 486 | 462 | 409 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 201 | 178 | 148 | 143 | 114 |
| 3 | 5 | 10 | 508 | 468 | 465 | 426 | 415 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 399 | 384 | 370 | 355 | 340 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 402 | 382 | 370 | 346 | 327 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 390 | 373 | 357 | 323 |
| 7 | 4 | 18 | 361 | 353 | 330 | 309 | 296 |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 174 | 143 | 151 | 134 | 108 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 376 | 355 | 338 | 297 | 287 |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | 502 | 470 | 444 | 430 | 397 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 425 | 391 | 357 | 311 | 276 |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 383 | 370 | 355 | 341 | 309 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 408 | 383 | 367 | 349 | 276 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 398 | 385 | 271 | 254 | 254 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 209 | 187 | 168 | 147 | 114 |
| 16 | 5 | 7 | 557 | 533 | 511 | 489 | 454 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 169 | 159 | 138 | 117 | 93 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 447 | 413 | 384 | 361 | 321 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6857 | 72.9 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6446 | 71.3 | 133 |
| White | Male | 6026 | 69.2 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5628 | 67.4 | 119 |
| Red | Male | 5113 | 69.4 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 526-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 519 · 527 · 536front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 214 to reach, 252 to carry
- Bunker right: 475 to reach, 492 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 515 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 267 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 214 to reach, 252 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 231.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 202+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 190 · 201 · 207front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 34yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 183 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 80 to reach, 183 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 510+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 500 · 508 · 517front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 64 to reach, 189 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 64 to reach, 189 to carry. Drives that finish short of 64 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 211 and narrows to 27 at 181.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 37 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 51 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].