Myrtle Beach Golf News

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.

Breeze Airways on Tuesday announced 11 new nonstop routes from Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), with fares starting from $49* one way.

“This is a huge moment for MYR and the community we serve,” said Judi Olmstead, Director of Airports. “Our community has embraced Breeze since its arrival in early 2024 and these 11 additions brings their nonstop network at MYR to 25 destinations. From the much-anticipated return of Boston and Latrobe to nine other equally exciting cities, there’s so much for our residents and visitors to be excited about. We couldn’t be more pleased to see Breeze grow at MYR.”

If you’ve played Myrtle Beach golf even a handful of times, you’ve probably heard someone rave about Crow Creek Golf Club just over the state line in Calabash, NC. It’s the kind of course that turns first-timers into regulars. But there’s more to Crow Creek’s story than “great condition, great value.”

Here are seven things about this Brunswick County gem that even repeat visitors tend to miss.

Planning a Myrtle Beach golf trip for the crew shouldn’t feel like herding cats, even if you end up booking the Big Cats. Golf Trek offers 13 golf packages, 61 courses and 31 places to stay, and its team makes it easy to find the trip that fits your group.

Eight companies brought ideas for improving golf to the eMYRge Golf Tech Accelerator Challenge, but the winner focused on something that can interrupt every round, empty a course and send a superintendent scrambling: the weather.

Flash Weather AI won the pitch showcase that concluded the three-day program that was supported by Play Golf Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University and Golfweek. Entrepreneurs from the United States and Europe presented their ideas to judges, local golf business leaders and potential investors, connecting emerging technology with the people who could help bring it to more facilities.

Great golf experiences in The Golf Capital of the World® happen when the staff you meet at our courses go above and beyond to make them special. They’re our “Everyday Heroes of Myrtle Beach Golf,” and we’re proud to feature them here to show you what you can expect the next time you visit their courses.

This week’s nomination comes from Barefoot Resort & Golf, which submitted a staff member with years of experience in the hospitality industry who’s now making his mark at one of Myrtle Beach’s top golf resorts.