Myrtle Beach Golf News

Paced by Jace Butcher’s 2-under round of 70, North Raleigh Christian Academy (+19) took a one-stroke lead over Boiling Springs and Frederica Academy in the team competition of the 2021 Palmetto High School Golf Championship at True Blue Golf Club.

Longtime LPGA Instructor and Myrtle Beach golf ambassador Meredith Kirk joins Charlie on this episode. Listen in as they discuss her time at Coastal Carolina University, as well as Meredith’s compelling journey to her position now in the game as a leading figure in promoting Myrtle Beach golf. Enjoy the episode!

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com ambassador Charlie Rymer was on hand to greet visitors and attending media and get a first-hand sense of the premium club fitting experience available at Club Champion, during Wednesday’s open house introduction of its new Myrtle Beach studio.

After more than 12,000 Instagram votes and five rounds of head-to-head matchups between 32 designers of Grand Strand golf courses, we’ve crowned a champion of our Myrtle Beach Golf Course Designer Bracket Challenge.

With the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach emerging as one of junior golf’s leading individual competitions, it has also become a seasonal precursor to an elite high school team competition that also calls the Grand Strand home. And as the Palmetto High School Golf Championship brings its own level of popularity and prestige, the 2021 edition of this event is also shaping up to be a hotly contested affair.

Our 32 entries are down to two finalists, as Mike Strantz and Tom Fazio put their Myrtle Beach signature efforts up against one other in today’s championship match of the Myrtle Beach Golf Course Designer Bracket Challenge.

We started with 32 and are down to four as Arnold Palmer, Mike Strantz, Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus remain in contention to take home the championship as they enter the “Final Fore” round of our inaugural Myrtle Beach Golf Course Designer Bracket Challenge.

Of all the scenic holes in Myrtle Beach golf that feature water as a primary element, which ones are the best? We asked Mark Rosenberg of Seaside Golf Vacations, Nate DeWitt of Myrtle Beach Golf Trips, Craig Chinn of Golf Trek and Jim Huntoon of Heritage Club for their thoughts, and they didn’t hesitate with their choices of favorites.

Spring has officially arrived. Are you ready to test your game on the best the “Golf Capital of the World” has to offer? Our courses are ready! See what they’re looking like right now, as seen through the eyes and lenses of Instagram users.

The Player’s Digest is back! We head down to the South Strand to take a tour of this Mike Strantz masterpiece. True Blue opened in 1998 and has been a favorite of local and visiting golfers alike ever since. Join PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s David Williams as he walks you through his favorite parts of the golf course.

Southwest Airlines has announced launch dates for nonstop flights from 10 cities to Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), and along with Southwest’s Grand Strand-bound passengers golf bags will fly free to the “Golf Capital of the World.”

In this edition of the Myrtle Beach Golf Report, the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com guys (Kyle Oland & David Williams) discuss the very latest happenings on the Grand Strand golf scene – including CBS Sports Network’s hour-long special on Dustin Johnson’s impact in Myrtle Beach, events including the Hackler Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club and the World Am Q School, Kyle’s dilemma in settling a friendly wager, and more!

Two legends of the game as both players and course designers, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, put their Grand Strand signature layouts to the ultimate test against two of the six remaining titans of golf course design, as our Myrtle Beach Golf Course Designer Bracket Challenge enters its “Exceptional 8” phase today.

The nation’s number one premium golf club fitter is now open for business in “The Golf Capital of the World,” as Club Champion has opened its newest studio in Myrtle Beach near Coastal Grand Mall.

Ever wonder what it’s like to run events such the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur, and the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship? Here’s your answer! Charlie sits down with Golf Tourism Solutions Tournament Director Scott Tomasello to talk about running these high-level events!