Part of the inherent design of the resort is the four championship golf courses. Each course has been named for the golf architect that has designed it. The courses were designed to create a memorable game for players of all skill levels. All four courses, Dye, Fazio, Norman and Love, have been ranked among Golf Digest’s Places to Play.

The Norman Course was designed by Greg Norman, former professional golfer with one of the world’s leading records for wins. His course designs are found around the world in twelve countries. Greg Norman insists on direct, personal involvement with each course. This particular course was designed in 1987 and lends a southwest feel without the desert. Norman’s designs intentionally use the natural landscape of the area which allowed him to incorporate his own philosophy of play, “bump and run”, on this course. The turf grasses used include his personally designed hybrid turf GN-1 on the tees and fairways. The approach consists of tidwarf grass and the greens use A-1 bentgrass.

Davis Love, III, designed the Love Course. Davis Love was also a successful PGA player and a Carolina native. His love of the game and his native region lead to a commitment to preserve the land in its natural state and design a course that is challenging. He incorporated the recreated ruins of an old plantation house into the course that stretches from hole 3 to hole 7. Players familiar with the Pinehurst #2 course, where Love perfected his game, will notice the similarities between the two courses through the greens and landings. Davis Love also used GN-1 along the tees and fairways of this course. The approach incorporates Tif-sport Bermuda grass, the greens have A-1 bentgrass and the rough areas use 419 Bermuda grass.

The Fazio Course was designed by Tom Fazio. Tom Fazio has designed over 120 golf courses, to date, in his career as a golf course architect. Most rank in the top 100 courses in the United States. He is only the second course architect to win the coveted “Old Tom Morris Award” from the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America. No living designer has more credits on Golf Digest and Golf Week in America. Fazio used methods of design similar to those in Europe where the course does not lead directly back to the club house. He incorporated natural Low Country landscaping into the entire course design. While there is quite a bit of water incorporated most of these features are in the out of play area. GN-1 is common on the tees and fairways at Barefoot Resort Golf Courses. The turf on the approach, greens and rough areas is the same used by Love on the Love Course.

Pete Dye designed a private course in Barefoot Resort. Known in the golf world as both a genius and artist Dye has shown his dedication to the environment with the design and layout of this course. The influence of Scottish venues can be seen in his course layout. Pete Dye has also been credited with transforming the face of contemporary golf course design. The course at Barefoot Resort is bordered by the white sands of Carolina Bays. There are nefarious pitfalls for wayward shots that are associated with a Dye Course. As with the other three Barefoot Resort golf courses he used GN-1 on the tees and fairways. The approach uses tifdwarf Bermuda grass. The greens have L-93 hybrid bentgrass. The rough areas use native centipede and Zoysia grass.

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