Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University

With new athletics facilities a steadily emerging part of the recreational scene at Coastal Carolina University, the school has also made significant strides in bringing golf along for the ride.

The Hackler Course at CCU bears the distinction of being the only university-based golf facility in the Myrtle Beach area. It is operated by the school’s Professional Golf Management program, and manicured daily by the Sports Turf Management program with Horry Georgetown Technical College. Conveniently located off Hwy. 544 in Conway, the campus locale nonetheless offers a wonderful option for visiting golfers to test their game.

The Hackler Course’s signature holes conclude each nine-hole track. Both No. 9 and No. 18 feature water significantly, and have you hitting into diminutive, undulating greens that are well-protected by strategically-placed bunkers. These holes highlight a course whose layout will truly test your iron skills. Before or after your round, the Hackler Course a comprehensive practice facility for you to sharpen your game, featuring an all-grass driving range, large putting green and a three-hole short game area.

 

Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University Course Course Reviews

overall reviews
/5 Course Layout
/5 Customer Service
/5 Course Condition
/5 Clubhouse

recent reviews

Brian

Date Played: 01/27/2024
100 0

This is a solid course at a very modest price point $40-$50 w/cart(depends on time of day) at this time of year Far enough inland on 501 that it is truly a locals course. Nice layout. Generous fairways. Not a lot of water in play. 4 sets of tees. 6300 yds 71.1/125 from the whites. easy walking course as really flat. female friendly. it was in good condition given time of year. looking forward to playing it when weather warms. driving range is small and likely to be mats only most of time. good putting green and chipping area. currently building new clubhouse as current one is tired. operated and maintained by Coastal Carolina. good customer service. will be back.

Guy

Date Played: 03/03/2023
100 0

The greens were great. The fairways were fine considering the time of year.

David

Date Played: 05/01/2021
100 0

A decent course that was a fair challenge.

Bill

Date Played: 08/30/2019
100 0

Real nice course

Jeffrey

Date Played: 08/06/2019
100 0

Great course in good condition.

Joseph

Date Played: 07/18/2019
100 0

Very interesting course. Needed to think about several shots.... longer to the left vs shorter and riskier to the right

Jim

Date Played: 05/04/2019
100 0

Looved that it was walkable. In great shape.

Michael

Date Played: 04/08/2019
100 0

Great value. Pleasant staff. Paired up with a couple that were members who were great fun to play with. Relaxed atmosphere, finished in under 4:30 which was good. 18 was tricky, definitely need some course knowledge.

Michael

Date Played: 04/05/2019
100 0

Great value. Pleasant staff. Paired up with a couple that were members who were great fun to play with.rnRelaxed atmosphere, finished in under 4:30 which was good.rn18 was tricky, definitely need some course knowledge.

Michael

Date Played: 04/02/2019
100 0

Great value. Pleasant staff. Paired up with a couple that were members who were great fun to play with. Relaxed atmosphere, finished in under 4:30 which was good.18 was tricky, definitely need some course knowledge.

Ed

Date Played: 03/22/2019
100 0

Nice course. A little over priced in my opinion. Course was in great shape. Need multiple clubs to get around this course. Not a driver 9iron course. Multiple sized greens with varying undulations.

Eddie

Date Played: 12/04/2018
100 0

First of all I tried to book as a single on 3 golf sites. Myrtle Beach golf at MBN.com , Teeuptomorrow.com and Myrtlebeachgolf.com. When I did NO TEE TIMES AVAILABLE came up on all 3. The listing price for 2,3,and 4 players is $38.00 for 9am tee time. That I could book. So I used the HELP-lets chat and asked why I could not book as a Single. The gave me the course phone number. I called and booked with no problem. That is until the price was given. $49.00 plus tax. $3.80. On-line listed $38.00 plus .99. ($38.99) Now through the course it is $52.80. Whats up with that!! Now the course was lush, green and VERY wet. Cart path only and it needed to be! Greens were semi-firm, smooth and fast. Sand bunkers are well placed to catch errant shots but in over all good condition. Cart paths were OK and were being worked in. When the course finely dries our it will be a nice test of golf from any of the 4 tees.

Eddie

Date Played: 11/30/2018
100 0

Temp at 29*at 8am. Had an hr frost delay. NBD. course people were great and keep everyone informed and explained how groups were to tee off. The course was in very good condition. Tees were trimmed and neat, Fairways were green and dry enough to drive on (as most everything still has not dried out from flooding in this area). The green were the surprise of the day: firm, fast and rolled true . Not as green as fairways but hay, you could sink your put! Only negative are the cart paths. They NEED new ones all through the course

Fred

Date Played: 07/11/2018
100 0

Front nine greens were under repair. Back nine was in much better shape. Very fair golf course for mid to high handicap players.

Gary

Date Played: 07/11/2018
100 0

Affordable cost

Mike

Date Played: 02/08/2017
100 0

They have a great deal here for passport members on Tuesdays. The course was very busy, but we were able to play in 4 hours. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The course is in very nice condition, especially tees and fairways. The greens were a bit slower than some of the other courses I have played, but putted true. Traps in good shape. Glad to see they had a set of tees just under 6,000 yds. Seems most courses go from 6300-5700, which I find too short. Definitely will play again.

Allen

Date Played: 11/28/2016
100 0

One of the best maintained courses I have ever played.

William

Date Played: 11/01/2016
100 0

Course was in great shape even so close to Hurricane Matthew coming through. There were a lot of trees that were down but staff cleared the course well and they were not in the way.

Forest

Date Played: 09/15/2016
100 0

Been coming down and playing for 6 years now. First time I've played Hackler. Booked 1:18 tee time, wife asked me that morning if I could play earlier. Called pro shop and was told to come on. They squeezed me in at 11:15. Course was wet from evening showers . Cart path only but pace was great. Other than wet , course was in amazing shape!!! Greens rolled better than any course I've played here. Between pro shop, starter, and course conditions we've found our new favorite golf course. Will definitely be back!!!!!

Michael

Date Played: 08/19/2016
100 0

Nice course. Practice round for junior tournament so it was nice to be able to play it prior. Would have liked to have a yardage book. Lots of opportunity to cut corners with better course knowledge.

Bill

Date Played: 08/16/2016
100 0

Greens were in great shape. The rough was interesting. You had to keep a close look on where the ball went, for fear of losing it.

Phil

Date Played: 08/04/2016
100 0

Nice course, only draw back was between several holes you had to drive the cart on public roads.

Rick

Date Played: 04/02/2016
100 0

Course was just ok.

John

Date Played: 11/27/2015
100 0

Greens true, well maintained. Golfers moved along, no hold ups.

Peter

Date Played: 08/25/2015
100 0

Nice greens, good value.

David

Date Played: 06/19/2015
100 0

(Would like to have known prior to play) that there was a junior tournament going on at this course that day.

Ted

Date Played: 05/04/2015
100 0

Staff does a great job.

Joyce

Date Played: 04/25/2015
100 0

Long for ladies, cart paths need lots of work, some ladies tees in horrible condition. Plus side, we had five birdies in our group, we got lots of roll because of hard fairways.

James

Date Played: 12/08/2014
100 0

Fair.

Gregory

Date Played: 11/03/2014
100 0

This course is one of the best courses in MB for the money. Greens were sanded so putting was not easy.

John

Date Played: 10/24/2014
100 0

Love this course, we have played it now two years in a row. Its probably the best for the money considering quality for the dollar. The greens were a little fast, cost us a few strokes here and there, but that's golf. Other than that it was a great play and we will be back here again.

Raymond

Date Played: 10/21/2014
100 0

Excellent.

Bob

Date Played: 12/09/2013
100 0

Very friendly staff. we'll be back

Joe

Date Played: 09/02/2013
100 0

Very inconsistent playing conditions. One fairway would be sopping wet, the next would be dry. Difficult to determine how your shot would react when it hit the ground.

Jerry

Date Played: 07/25/2013
100 0

If you are a lefty that has a built in hook, this is the course for you. The doglegs to the right are all over the place. Used a coupon in the paper for $25, but that is a local price. Regular price is very affordable at $28. The fairways were mostly great. A few spots due to high water, but easily overlooked based on overall condition. Most fairways were wide and forgiving of shots wide to left or right. Greens were fair,had remnants of aeration holes, but most rolled true. They were not fast, but they were wet when we played.

Ronald

Date Played: 06/25/2013
100 0

Nice course and quick to play. Not very long but the shots had to be precise. The people are very friendly. Only draw back is fighting the 501 traffic back to Myrtle Beach.

Chris

Date Played: 03/22/2013
100 0

Staff at bag drop, grill and clubhouse were awesome! We had such a fun time playing this course. The greens and fairways were overly firm but that is expected at the beginning of the season. We will return next year!

Pat

Date Played: 01/25/2013
100 0

Course was in good shape for winter golf, green nice and fairways green lots of doglegs left to right. Staff was very nice head pro took very good care of are large group.

Doug

Date Played: 01/04/2013
100 0

With heavy rain the night before, it would have been better to have closed this and most courses. Instead we were subjected to conditions on the course where standing water occupied most of the fairways. That meant that your drive only got a few inches of roll instead of a normal 20-30 yards. And since carts were not allowed to go on the fairways, (as was appropriate) you had to trek to your drive through mud and puddles. That made for a miserable day of golf on a course that you could tell would normally be enjoyable to play.

John

Date Played: 11/30/2012
100 0

Very good.

Jeff

Date Played: 10/30/2012
100 0

The golf cart lady was fun and engaging. Course was not crowded so round was relaxed for our group.

Stan

Date Played: 09/30/2012
100 0

Not Quail Creek anymore, now the Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina. Pretty bland layout, big wide fairways, not too much trouble, except for the greens. Lots of slopes, ridges, moguls on the greens. Greens were re-done last year and were pretty rough, lots of places patched and re-sodded, but they are obviously working hard on them.

Wayne

Date Played: 05/28/2012
100 0

Good.

Chelsea

Date Played: 05/03/2012
100 0

Open course, and challenging!

John

Date Played: 04/23/2012
100 0

This is a fine course for the money. If you are looking for a course with insanely deep bunkers and hazards in your face at every turn, Hackler is not the course for you. It's a throwback to the style of course that invites you to play a clean, strong game or to beat yourself. If offers beautifully kept, undulating greens, challenging par threes, and an 18th hole with huge risk/reward characteristics. The bunkers feature wonderful, light sand and the fairways are well marked and in great shape. The numerous right doglegs make it tough for players short off the tee so choose your colors wisely. This course is often uncrowded though you have to make sure you avoid the many student outings where every foursome in front of you is on foot. The pro shop staff is friendly; the grill is limited in its offerings but never crowded. As a local (and CCU professor) I can get good rates at many other local courses but I keep coming back to the Hackler course because I know that my score will reflect how well I struck the ball that day, not how fiendishly creative some course designer could be.

Beausoleillouise

Date Played: 04/17/2012
100 0

This course is correct for the price. New grass tees are in good shape. Greens looks rapid but are not. Really firm and not receptive. Do not go for the flag. Staff was welcoming and kind enough to find a more early tee time.

Richard

Date Played: 03/28/2012
100 0

The par 3s and finishing hole were neat. Layout not bad at all. Greens were very slow but pretty much all the same.

Eddie

Date Played: 02/14/2012
100 0

This is a nice course. Played it 2/2012. This course has some twists and turns so you may need to use more than just a driver and 9 iron to get around it. The best part were the greens. Firm and rolled smooth & true. Only had two 3-putts all day. Forgot my range finder but found many yardage markers to help. Only thing was to get a tee time I need to go to pro shop, cannot get a tee time online as course is not setup for it at this time. Maybe why I could walk up at 10:30 and get out as a single with a cart. Try that at the BIG name courses! Have fun, I did.

Fred

Date Played: 09/19/2010
100 0

Course was empty most of the day, saw no one until we were on 14 ... not a bad course for the money at all, nice staff.

Carl

Date Played: 09/07/2010
100 0

Houses are very close on a few holes. Nice golf course.

David

Date Played: 08/22/2010
100 0

Excellent service and course. Would be even better if you had a picture of each hole at the tee boxes.

David

Date Played: 08/18/2010
100 0

This course if horrible! I have a Staff bag full of stuff, which can be pretty heavy at times. In 100*+ weather, I had at least 5 people telling me to go to this place, then that place ... having me run around the whole course. They need to get those apprentices outta there and get some REAL pros in there. They DON'T blow off their putting green/course greens very well at all! A 40 handicap could probably very easily break 100 here. There's NO challenge whatsoever. And you HAVE to limit your snack shop visit/at-the-turn, break, to 5 minutes! SERIOUSLY?! Their range isn't too horrible, however, have fun toting your bag clear across the parking lot, then across the street, to the range. I wish that my experiences could've been better, but, they weren't.

Bradley

Date Played: 08/08/2010
100 0

Nice course and very open. My wife very much enjoyed playing. Thank you.

Justin

Date Played: 06/02/2010
100 0

Great course. It has some really challenging holes.

David

Date Played: 05/15/2010
100 0

Staff was excellent. Course was not crowded. While not dificult it offered challenges.

Timothy

Date Played: 02/22/2010
100 0

Played a few weeks ago. The course is an older one and needs reworking. Greens were very poor and fairways thin. Staff was very nice and got us out before a mens league. Thanks.

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