Myrtle Beach Golf News

In the first of a three-part series, Dustin Johnson Golf School Director of Coaching Allen Terrell demonstrates how your setup at address dictates the takeaway of your swing. Check out Allen’s video to see some simple, core techniques for ensuring you get your swing off to the proper start.

The early reviews are in for Club Champion’s new Myrtle Beach studio, and it’s been unanimous so far: the Grand Strand’s new premium club fitting service provider offers a five-star experience.

Azaleas abound in the Southeast around Masters Week time, and the Myrtle Beach golf scene is no exception! See how they’re accenting superb spring playing conditions up and down the Grand Strand as we take our weekly tour, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram fans!

No visit to Legends Golf Resort is complete without experiencing its Heathland Course, featuring a finishing stretch among the most memorable and challenging in all of Myrtle Beach golf. Join us on a video tour of its par-4 18th!

Frontier Airlines Wednesday announced three new nonstop routes from Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) to Buffalo, New York; Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine, expanding to seven the number of Frontier routes from MYR. To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $39.

The 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship has begun accepting entries! A 72-hole, net stroke play tournament, the World Am will be played Aug. 30 – Sept. 3 on 55 of Myrtle Beach’s best courses, and 3,000 players from across America are again expected to participate in golf’s largest single-site event.

In honor of The Masters, Myrtle Beach golf ambassador Charlie Rymer and golf social media influencer Paige Spiranac paid a visit to World Tour Golf Links to get a first-hand sense of Myrtle Beach golf’s tribute to Augusta National’s famed “Amen Corner.” Check out their playing experience in this video!

Charlie is on location this week in Augusta, Georgia for the 2021 Masters Tournament. He gives us his thoughts on the tournament, and his picks for the event. After his preview, hear from six-time Masters Champion Jack Nicklaus, who joined Charlie last April to talk about his win at the ’86 Masters!

The boys are back for Masters Week! Join PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Kyle Oland and David Williams as they take us through their preview of what to look for at Augusta National this year, including their sleeper picks and favorites to win the Green Jacket in 2021.

In this installment, Ted Frick of the Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. shows us a simple drill his father taught him that helps dispel perhaps the biggest misunderstanding that golfers have about the downswing.

As the 2021 edition of The Masters tees off this Thursday and World No. 1 Dustin Johnson prepares to defend his 2020 title at Augusta National, the Fayetteville Observer’s Rodd Baxley takes an insightful “deep dive” into Johnson’s South Carolina and Myrtle Beach connections, and how they’ve helped shape him into a Masters champion.

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.