Myrtle Beach Golf News

Tucked away in Loris, SC, just off Highway 9, Diamondback Golf Club at Woodland Valley has quietly built one of the most loyal followings in the Myrtle Beach area — the kind of course regulars mention in hushed, protective tones, like they don’t necessarily want the secret getting out. Well, sorry regulars. Here are seven things about Diamondback that make it worth the short drive from North Myrtle Beach.

Here’s something nobody tells you before your first Myrtle Beach golf trip: a lot of the most photographed, most talked-about holes in the area are designed to make you panic before you’ve even pulled a club. The visuals are doing the heavy lifting. The actual challenge, once you understand what the hole is really asking, is often far more manageable than the tee box view suggests. Here’s a fresh round of holes where your eyes are lying to you.

This week’s photo tour of The Golf Capital of the World® takes us to a Clyde Johnston favorite along Myrtle Beach’s north end. Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio made an early morning visit last week to capture images along the design’s back nine.

Everybody knows Legends Golf for its five championship layouts: its Heathland, Moorland, and Parkland courses at the resort, plus Heritage Club to the south and Oyster Bay on the north end. But Myrtle Beach regulars know the real secret. The stuff between tee times is what turns a good golf trip into the one your group talks about for years.

Rivers Edge Golf Club, one of the Myrtle Beach area’s most celebrated golf courses, has announced plans for a major course revitalization project in 2027, highlighted by a complete greens renovation and the installation of new TifEagle Bermudagrass putting surfaces.

The former Sea Gull Golf Club was redesigned by Thomas Walker just over a decade ago, and 12 years later Founders Club at Pawleys Island continues to provide a fresh look to the Lowcountry golf experience. Join us on a dramatic video tour of this dynamic layout.

Now you can experience the ultimate golf getaway with The Dye Club Cottages, an exclusive collection of 20 upscale cottages nestled behind the famed Dye Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf. Designed specifically with golfers in mind, each cottage combines the comfort of a private home with the convenience and service of a resort stay – just steps from one of the most iconic courses in the Myrtle Beach area.

Can Bradford Wilson beat St. Andre’s Aaron Chewning? Watch as the duo battle it out in a nine-hole match at Azalea Sands Golf Club. The loser faces a fiery-hot challenge you don’t want to miss!

Effective today the largest airline serving Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) has added yet another new nonstop market to the portfolio, as Breeze Airways begins nonstop service to and from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY).

Mention Mike Strantz to any serious golf architecture fan and you’ll get a reverent nod. Mention Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, and you’ll get the same reaction — because the two are inseparable. Caledonia isn’t just another Strantz design. It’s the one that started everything, and understanding that story changes the way you experience the course.

In celebration of 100 years as one of the world’s premier golf destinations, Play Golf Myrtle Beach (PGMB) has launched a completely student-led initiative to shape the region’s next century of golf. Through a multi-tiered collaboration uniting Horry County Schools (HCS) and Coastal Carolina University (CCU), local high school artists will design a mobile placemaker landmark, while CCU marketing students will spearhead the strategic earned media and year-round promotional campaign that introduces it to the world.

Brittain Resorts & Hotels has been perfecting the Myrtle Beach vacation since 1943, and the lineup at MBResorts.com shows they still know exactly what they’re doing. With 4,000+ rooms, suites and condos, 40+ restaurants and bars, and 200+ pools and lazy rivers, there’s an oceanfront home base for every Grand Strand golf trip, from buddy getaways to family stay-and-plays. Every stay includes Brittain Rewards, with free and discounted attraction tickets. Here’s the quick rundown on all 12 Myrtle Beach properties, plus what you’ll find in North Myrtle Beach and down the coast in Litchfield.

Played a Myrtle Beach golf trip? Odds are you’ve already teed it up on a Dan Maples course without realizing it. The son of Ellis Maples, who apprenticed under Donald Ross, Dan has designed eight courses from Pawleys Island to Sunset Beach, tied for the most of any architect in the Myrtle Beach area.

Ocean Ridge Plantation is home to 72 holes of “Big Cats” golf, about 30 minutes north of Myrtle Beach. The flashier cats get most of the headlines, but Panther’s Run might be the one your whole group enjoys most.

Myrtle Beach has a fantastic lineup of genuinely local, independently owned sports bars packed with personality, big-screen TVs, and menus that go well beyond standard bar food. Here are some local favorites worth planting your barstool at.