Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

This year, the Myrtle Beach World Amateur is following three golfers as they pair up with top golf instructors from across the country to improve their game leading up to the event. We check in with Jaime Costanzo, from New Jersey, to see how her lessons are going with Michael Breed, famed swing coach and owner of the Michael Breed Golf Academy in The Bronx, New York. Watch as we follow Jaime through her process of preparing for the World Am.

Charlie checks in from North of the Border to weigh in on a fellow Georgia Tech alum making history at the U.S. Amateur, a triumphant comeback on the PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS for Doug Barron after a seven-year hiatus, and what we might anticipate at East Lake as the PGA TOUR season concludes this weekend at the TOUR Championship.

Each member of our all-star panel – Golf Channel/Sirius XM’s Michael Breed, renowned swing guru Hank Haney, Golfweek’s Geoff Shackelford, Golf Channel/PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer, pro golfer/social media personality Paige Spiranac and Golf Tourism Solutions’ Bill Golden – offers their final take stemming from their most recent group discussion in Myrtle Beach.

The South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association (SCGCOA) has named TPC Myrtle Beach its 2019 Course of the Year, capping a memorable 12 months for the highly acclaimed Tom Fazio-Lanny Wadkins design. By virtue of winning SCGCOA honors, TPC Myrtle Beach advances to compete for the National Golf Course Owners Association’s National Course of the Year award.

Dustin Powers, head golf professional at Myrtlewood Golf Club, discusses the renovations currently underway at the club’s Palmetto course including the installation of new greens and refurbishing of bunkers throughout. The Palmetto course is preparing for an early September 2019 reopening.

This year, the Myrtle Beach World Amateur is following three golfers as they pair up with top golf instructors from across the country to improve their game leading up to the event. We check in with Gene Chiarella, from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to see how his lessons are going with Allen Terrell, swing coach for Dustin Johnson and the director of coaching at the Dustin Johnson Golf School. Watch as we follow Gene through his process of preparing for the World Am.

Matt Biddington, PGA head golf professional at Legends Golf Resort, discusses how a philanthropic group of area golf professionals became known as the Myrtle Beach Patriots – and how their efforts are making an enormous impact on behalf of Folds of Honor. See why Matt gets so heavily involved, and how you can, too.

In this edition of his weekly rundown on the game, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer offers his take on the hot-button issue of slow play, and what should be done about it. As Charlie explains, he thinks it goes beyond what you’re seeing now on the PGA TOUR.

Built in 1962, Whispering Pines Golf Club has been a key part of Myrtle Beach for some time now. Watch as Charlie Rymer and Chip Smith of Atlantic Golf Management, talk about the history of this golf course.

In this episode, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer takes us for an inside look at one of the Grand Strand’s most popular dining/entertainment combination options: House of Blue Myrtle Beach, located at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

From hole no. 3 at the Moorland Course at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer shows us how you can effectively gauge the slope of greens at most Pete or P.B. Dye course designs.

Charlie Rymer shares his thoughts on the upcoming FedEx Cup Playoffs from one of his favorite stops. One big change this year? Those closer to the top of the rankings entering the TOUR Championship will gain a significant advantage.

On her recent visit to the Grand Strand, Paige Spiranac took a tour of Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The garden is a must-see Myrtle Beach-area attraction and has been named one of the Top 10 Gardens in the US by TripAdvisor.

Led by Jimmy Biggs, head golf professional at “The Granddaddy” at Pine Lakes Country Club, a band of Myrtle Beach Patriots have a goal to raise $1 million to benefit Folds of Honor. After raising more than $100,000 last year for the cause, Biggs tells us how a group of Myrtle Beach golf professionals are quickly gaining national attention for their philanthropic endeavors.

Paige Spiranac recently met one-handed golfer Brandon Canesi, who had a video go viral after carding an ace on a par 3 in Myrtle Beach. Watch as the two play at Pine Lakes Country Club and talk about the impact golf has had on Brandon’s life.