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Ocean Ridge Golf Academy Reopens

Ocean Ridge Plantation is proud to announce a new onsite golf academy. The Myrtle Beach newspaper recently wrote an article about our new academy in their ongoing “On Grand Strand Golf” segment. Here is an excerpt from The Sun News:

The golf school facilities at the four-course Ocean Ridge Plantation will no longer be vacant as Nick Bradley is opening the Nick Bradley Academy at Ocean Ridge Plantation on Wednesday.

Bradley, a Sunset Beach, N.C., resident who instructs a number of touring professionals, including the PGA Tour’s Kevin Chappell, has partnered with instructor Martin Sludds to open the new academy. Sludds will be the full-time instructor while Bradley splits time between the academy and instruction on the road.

“I’ll probably be doing the day-to-day stuff at the club, and Nick will be bringing in a lot of tour players and working with them, and I’ll be working in concert with him depending on what he’s doing,” Sludds said.

Ocean Ridge member clinics are set for 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday’s at Leopard’s Chase Golf Club, non-member clinics follow at 11:30 a.m. the same days, junior clinics are set for 3 p.m. Saturdays, women’s clinics are 10 a.m. Mondays, and senior men’s clinics are set for Lion’s Paw at 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Sludds said customized packages for individual golfers are planned, with V1 Golf Video analysis available.

“[Ocean Ridge] has a good base of people to go from,” Sludds said. “Initially we’re trying to deal with the people in the local and give them the pick of the cherry, then go outside after them.”

Sludds is a former European Tour player. He says he gave Bradley his first golf lesson when Bradley was 16, and Bradley later caddied for Sludds in several tour events. Bradley eventually worked at David Leadbetter academies in the U.S., Russia, France and Ireland, while Sludds spent 13 years as a club pro at Enniscorthy Golf Club in County Wexford, Ireland. He moved to the Strand last May with his wife and two teenage children. “I came over to see Nick in October 2008, saw the weather and area and wanted to move,” Sludds said.

For more information on the new Golf Academy, playing on the award-winning Big Cats golf courses, or buying property with sweeping golf views, email us at info@oceanridge.com or call 800.556.6570.

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Leopard’s Chase Golf Club #18 at Ocean Ridge Plantation

Duramed Future’s Tour player Lauren Hunt and “Endless Golf” host Bobby Vermillion play the stunning 18th hole at Leopard’s Chase Golf Club during the filming of an episode of Endless Golf for Comcast TV at Ocean Ridge. Watch this video to hear them review the course and play the 18th hole. Listen closely and you can hear the rushing of the 1300 gallons of water per minute that flow over the waterfall in front of the green.

Ocean Ridge Plantation is home of the award-winning Big Cats golf courses – Lion’s Paw, Panther’s Run, Tiger’s Eye and Leopard’s Chase. Since opening in 2006,  Leopard’s Chase has received stellar reviews and has set a new standard of excellence in the coastal Carolinas by being ranked #10 by Golf Digest as the “Best New Public Golf Course in America,” placing the course at #1 in the Carolinas for 2007. It has remained a perennial favorite and just a few months ago GOLF Magazine released their annual rankings of public courses with Leopard’s Chase (and Tiger’s Eye) finishing in the top ten for North Carolina.

Visit the Ocean Ridge website for more information about this award-winning golf and beach community, or send us an email to request a portfolio on the Ocean Ridge golf community.

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Panther’s Run Golf Links at Ocean Ridge Gets New Greens

Panther’s Run Golf Links just re-opened on August 31st after an extensive greens renovation. During a recent Ocean Ridge Property Owners Preview, owners saw for themselves the beauty and the playability of the all new MiniVerde greens. Following its temporary closing on June 1, Panther’s Run Golf Links had the sod from all 18 greens cut and removed, with all of the putting surfaces restored and enlarged to their original size and shape. Come out and experience for yourself the joy of playing on the greenest, most lush putting surfaces in the area.

Panthers Run Renovation
New Mini Verde greens were installed on Panther's Run over the summer

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Golf Courses Win More Awards

Golf MagazineGOLF Magazine has just released their annual rankings of public courses.  Two of our golf courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation and the Rivers Edge Golf Course have been ranked among the Top 15 in North Carolina.

The Ocean Ridge Big Cats golf courses, Leopard’s Chase and Tiger’s Eye, are ranked #7 and #8 with Leopard’s Chase being the highest ranked course in Brunswick County. Our Arnold Palmer Signature Course at Rivers Edge  is once again ranked among the Top Golf Courses in North Carolina at #11. The complete list will appear in the September Issue of GOLF Magazine.

Congratulations to everyone at Ocean Ridge Plantation and Rivers Edge Golf Club & Plantation whose hard work and dedication made this possible!

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Ocean Ridge Plantation Golf Course Ranked by Golf Week Magazine

Leopard’s Chase, which opened in 2007 as one of the premier golf courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation in Sunset Beach in the southern coastal tip of North Carolina, will be included in the top 100 rankings for public access golf courses in the nation in an upcoming issue of Golf Week magazine.

Leopard’s Chase was the only coastal course ranked for the state and, after two years of being ranked 4th, is still listed in the top five courses in North Carolina.  The 72-par modern course, with classic touches, is one of the award-winning four Big Cats courses open at Ocean Ridge.  It reflects the true craftsmanship of designer Tim Cates’ natural style, with one of its distinguishing features being the significant number of holes which require a short carry over water and tidal marshes.  Leopard’s Chase, bountiful with native grasses and plantings, provides a very visual experience for golfers, including hints at each tee box about what to expect next.

In conjunction with the other Big Cats courses, Lion’s Paw, Panther’s Run and Tiger’s Eye, Ocean Ridge offers a total of 72 holes for golfers.

Leopard's Chase Golf Club
The Par 4 18th Hole at Leopard's Chase Golf Club

Southeastern North Carolina

Southeastern North Carolina

All of our coastal communities are conveniently located between Myrtle Beach, SC and historic Wilmington, NC in beautiful Brunswick County, NC. Nearby each community is a pristine island and the only beaches on the entire east coast that are south facing which allows for breathtaking panoramic views of beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the same horizon.

Award-Winning Communities

Our communities have annually been honored with placement and praise in nationally recognized publications. Here are three examples:

  • Ocean Ridge: Listed in the "Top Places To Retire" from Where To Retire Magazine.
  • Seawatch: Model home & community chosen by Coastal Living Magazine for the 2009 Coastal Living Idea House".
  • Rivers Edge: Golf course listed #12 in "Places to Play" from Golf Magazine.

Seeing is Believing

When you call or send us an email ask about our 3 days & 2 nights visitation packages. We'll help get you here at a discount so you can spend time in our communities and in coastal Carolina.