Rivers Edge Golf Club & Plantation

Overview: Rivers Edge Golf Club is a public Arnold Palmer course in Shallotte. The layout follows bluffs and tidal marshes beside the Shallotte River, with several holes framed by river and marsh views. The coastal setting is strategic as well as scenic, since the river corridor and marsh edges help define the shape of the course.

History: The course opened in 1999. A historical account of the development says the project called on Arnold Palmer's design company for golf-course assistance, while the current operator identifies Palmer as the designer and gives the Shallotte River setting as the course's central feature.

Did You Know? Seven holes are described by the current operator as having river or marsh views, and the course sits along the bluffs of the Shallotte River. Those details distinguish Rivers Edge from inland Palmer courses elsewhere in North Carolina.