Golfing in the Grand Strand during the 1980's and 1990's had begun to take on an ominously corporate feel. Six minute tee times, double-teeing, and replays had fostered a herd 'em in, get 'em through, see 'em to the door mentality that had many golfers wondering if they were still a valued commodity.
Crow Creek Golf Plantation opened in February of 2000 with every intention of bucking the trend, and the plan that was quite simple.
The 18-hole facility just north of the Stateline was owned and operated by one of Brunswick County's founding families, not a conglomerate from some far away big city. The idea was to put out a good product at a fair price and keep locals and visitors coming back with great service.
Conceptually, Crow Creek Plantation was what you might call a throw back to a Grand Strand of yesteryear - to a time when family run golf courses would fight tooth and nail for golf.