Myrtle Beach Golf News

This week our photo tour of The Golf Capital of the World® takes us to Murrells Inlet, SC, where the popular Willard Byrd design at International Club of Myrtle Beach is showing out in peak summer form. Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio made an early-morning visit there last week and captured an assortment of images along its back nine.

If you’ve teed it up at Brunswick Plantation & Golf Resort, you already know the greens run true and the pines frame every fairway like a postcard. But there’s more going on at this Calabash, North Carolina golf course than most golfers realize. Here are five facts that even regulars might not know.

As one of four stellar designs at Barefoot Resort & Golf, the Love Course provides ample challenge for the more skilled player, yet playability and enjoyment for the average player. Join us on a dynamic video and hole-by-hole tour of this magnificent layout.

One course. One legend. One Civil War graveyard. This is not your average South Strand layout.

Blackmoor Golf Club doesn’t always get top billing in the Grand Strand conversation. Nestled in Murrells Inlet along the Waccamaw River, it sits quietly south of the main Myrtle Beach corridor, where the crowds thin out and the golf gets genuinely interesting. Most people know it’s a solid layout with great conditions and a fair price. What most people don’t know is the story beneath the surface — and it’s a good one.

Rees Jones — known throughout the golf world as “The Open Doctor” for his renovation work on U.S. Open venues — has one of the deepest connections to Myrtle Beach golf of any architect alive. From his very first solo design to a North Strand classic that bears his name, Jones helped shape the Grand Strand into the status it now enjoys as The Golf Capital of the World®.

One of North Myrtle Beach’s most popular beachside destinations, Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort is a great choice for you and your group to pair well-appointed oceanfront accommodations with your golfing itinerary. Conveniently located in close proximity to a wide variety of North and Central Strand courses, Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort is also conveniently situated to all of North Myrtle Beach’s top dining and entertainment options.

This week, our photo tour of The Golf Capital of the World® brings us to the spectacular setting for the Dan Maples/Larry Young signature collaboration at Oyster Bay Golf Links. Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio made an early-morning visit there last week and captured an assortment of images along its front nine.

Our latest edition of “Ask the Pro” takes us back across the state line to Brunswick County, where in Ocean Isle Beach resides one of a select few Intracoastal Waterway courses in the Myrtle Beach area in The Links at Brick Landing. Here we checked in with Golf Operations Manager Allen Rising for his take on the three best holes at this popular Mike Brazeal/Dan Maples signature collaboration.

Tom Jackson’s signature Lowcountry design at River Club has been a Pawleys Island treat for more than three decades. Join us on a memorable aerial tour of this highly rated track, and enjoy a hole-by-hole photo gallery that showcases its most memorable features.

Nowhere on the social media scene is the power of the Golf Capital of the World^® more on display than on our Instagram account. We make the rounds and delve into the sights and scenes that make it so special, and present it daily to keep you informed on the latest and greatest the Myrtle Beach golf scene has to offer. Check out what we’ve been up to this past month!

This week, our photo tour of The Golf Capital of the World® brings us to the Ken Tomlinson-designed masterpiece at Tidewater Golf Club in North Myrtle Beach. Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s David Williams made an early-morning visit there earlier week and captured an assortment of images, both by ground and by air.

If you’ve been golfing the Grand Strand for any length of time, you’ve probably driven past Azalea Sands Golf Club on Highway 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Maybe you’ve played it. Maybe you’ve thought it a “beginner’s course” or just another mid-range stop on a golf trip. Either way, there’s a good chance you don’t know the full story — because Azalea Sands is quietly one of the more interesting courses on the North Strand, and it’s been hiding in plain sight since 1972.

Here’s what many golfers don’t know.

Myrtle Beach has never had a shortage of places to eat, but summer 2026 has delivered a genuinely exceptional wave of new openings. Whether you’re a local looking for your next regular spot or a visitor trying to eat your way through the Grand Strand, these five newcomers deserve a spot on your list.

What’s better than your choice of golf among five of Myrtle Beach’s most requested designs? How about free lunch and two beverages with each round, and lodging at one of its premier golf resorts? Check out the package offering today with Golf the Carolinas, and see how you can take your place among the Grand Strand’s Legends!

For this week’s “Ask the Pro” we head down to Pawleys Island and pay a visit to Tradition Golf Club, where General Manager & Head Golf Professional Sean Gilroy checks in to share his thoughts on the three holes at his course he feels present the best scoring opportunities for your round.