Myrtle Beach Golf News

There’s no better time than right now to start planning your spring golf vacation to Myrtle Beach! PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com is highlighting a wide selection of golf vacation package providers that are ready and waiting to help you arrange a quick golf getaway involving a three-night stay in Myrtle Beach (or even more nights, if you just can’t get enough great golf!).

Join us on our weekly tour along the Grand Strand golf landscape, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram friends. Pine Lakes, Man O’ War and Diamondback are among the many checking in with prime playing conditions and scores of happy golfers. Check it out!

Falling behind on the trends in golf equipment? That’s the thought that brought Charlie to this topic when he rang up Nick Sherburne, founder of Club Champion, to talk about the evolution of golf equipment. They also talk about fittings, changes to grip, and what you need to look for in a club fitter.

With scores of area designs from which to choose, dozens of Grand Strand lodging options and an expert staff of Golf Travel Insiders available to help you plan, Prescription Golf can easily make your dreams of an unforgettable Myrtle Beach golf getaway a reality. Check out some of the course options available to you!

In Part 3 of his extension series, Ted Frick of the Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. shows us how proper arm extension is achieved by getting them in a “pushing” condition, with a variety of exercises and drills that will help accomplish this.

In this episode, “The Big Timer” is joined at Pawleys Plantation Golf Club by renowned swing guru Hank Haney, and among many topics discussing what it’s like to teach golfers from college players to professionals to celebrities. Charlie is also joined on his podcast segment by Heritage Club Superintendent Jim Huntoon, teeing it up from Glen Dornoch Waterway Links for some more playing tips, and finding out first-hand what’s involved in helping Myrtle Beach golfers as a clubhouse restaurant server.

The producer of PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s “Player’s Digest” series, David Williams, gives us his picks for his 10 favorite Myrtle Beach golf courses based on the Grand Strand designs he’s played over the years. Is your course among David’s Top 10? Tune in to find out!

Summertime is family time, and where better to experience that special time than on the golf course? We’ve had plenty of folks the past week doing just that along the Grand Strand, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram friends. Check it out!

Golf Digest ranks its as one of the “18 Most Fun Golf Holes in America,” and it’s one of a select few chances you’ll get to play a par 6. The finishing hole at Farmstead Golf Links offers plenty of challenge, intrigue and memories; join us for an aerial tour of this beauty, with advice along the way on how best to play it!

On the Green Magazine features 100 pages chock full of content that’s all things Myrtle Beach golf – from courses you can play, where to stay, off-course things to do, playing tips and more. They also offer custom Grand Strand golf vacation quotes through an array of trusted partners.

Season 1 winner of “The Voice,” Javier Colon, is “Ridin’ with Rymer” at Myrtlewood Golf Club’s PineHills Course to talk golf, music and more! On Charlie’s podcast segment, PGA TOUR veteran John Cook discusses his transition to PGA TOUR Champions and fitness tips to maintain flexibility, and “The Big Timer” is back for big fun at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club with his next edition of “Ambush Trivia.” Charlie wraps it up with a return trip to Glen Dornoch Waterway Links for some playing advice. Enjoy the show!

Collin Morikawa’s emphatic win at The Open Championship was one for the history books. It was also a reminder to us that he’s one of four golfers to win a major championship whose prior competitive success along the Myrtle Beach golf scene played an important role in their path to glory. Here’s how Myrtle Beach helped each of them get there during their amateur years. 

Warm, sunny skies greeted more than 800 competitors Saturday for their final round of play at Family Golf Week, contested on eight Grand Strand courses with awards presented to flight winners and national champions of the Father & Son Team Classic and Parent & Child Team Classic. Check out photos from today’s action at Barefoot-Love, along with pictures of flight winners and national champions!

Participants in this year’s Family Golf Week, including its Father & Son Team Classic and Parent & Child Team Classic, gathered at Barefoot Resort & Golf on July 15 to celebrate “Family Golf Night” with skills competitions, food, interviews with Charlie Rymer and more.

Day 1 of Family Golf Week kicked off Thursday with two-person best ball play on eight Myrtle Beach-area courses, under sunny skies and perfect conditions for golf! See what players experienced during today’s first-round action at Crow Creek Golf Club.