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Golf ResortsBEAU RIVAGE GOLF & RESORTTwo very different courses in Wilmington offer different challenges. Beau Rivage Golf and Resort, located on Carolina Beach Road, is a par 72, 18-hole course with four tee boxes. Charlie Walker, the general manager and new owner of the course with his wife Ellen, the food and beverage manager, has already made improvements, with more to come. Beau Rivage is the only club in Wilmington with its own resort; 26 rooms are available and are located around the clubhouse. The greens at Beau Rivage are outstanding and the course drains very quickly, which is a blessing in an area that can receive a lot of rainfall in a short period of time. Watch out for the water – the greens are nestled up to the water on more than one hole. J. Banks Guyton is the pro at Beau Rivage. Guyton has competed in the U.S. Senior Open, the PGA Seniors and in the Western Open and is the former Carolinas Senior PGA Player of the Year.
BEAU RIVAGE GOLF & RESORT MAGNOLIA GREENS GOLF PLANTATIONMagnolia Greens Golf Plantation earned a 4 1/2 star rating from Golf Digest, the only area-course with this designation. The course, located just five miles south of Wilmington in Leland, hosted PGA Tour qualifiers in 1998 and 1999. Tom Jackson designed the 27 holes at Magnolia Greens and his signature two-tiered greens and amorphous bunkers are found throughout. One and two bedroom golf villas overlooking the course are available here too. There are five tee boxes on each of the nines and 72 is par for any 18. As you would expect, Magnolia Greens is wonderfully maintained with true greens and manicured fairways and bunkers. Magnolia Greens has an on-site golf school, a pro shop, bar, deli and large practice facility. Meeting rooms and accommodations also are available.
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