Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Ocean Annie’s Resorts is home to Sands Ocean Club Resort, Sands Beach Club Resort and the ever-popular beachfront entertainment spot, Ocean Annie’s Beach Bar. See why it’s been such an in-demand lodging choice for so many golf vacationers.

A field of 120 accomplished junior golfers from South Carolina teed it up Monday for first-round action at the 62nd SCGA Junior Championship Presented by the Heritage Classic Foundation at Tradition Golf Club in Pawleys Island.

Summer golf is in full swing along the Grand Strand, and our courses are primed and ready for your next visit! See what we saw as we made the rounds this week at several of the Myrtle Beach area’s most popular designs.

No. 17 at Burning Ridge Golf Club is one of the Gene Hamm design’s most picturesque, postcard-worthy holes. Join us for an aerial tour of this par 3, which features one of the two forced-carry approaches you’ll encounter on the course’s back nine.

Charlie needs new clubs, and he’s turned to three leading authorities on how to get his club fitting done right: Allen Terrell of the Dustin Johnson Golf School, TaylorMade Senior Director of Product Creation Tomo Bystedt, and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Dustin Johnson himself. In this episode, they help Charlie through the process of sizing up the right set of wedges.

Golfweek and PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com have teamed up to fill a competitive void left by the COVID-19 pandemic, joining forces to present the 2020 Golfweek Myrtle Beach Collegiate set for June 24-26 at The Dye Course at Barefoot Resort.

As recently as 2010, The Witch Golf Club was recognized by Golf Digest as No. 36 in its listing of “Myrtle’s Super 60,” placing it in select company among the Myrtle Beach area’s most requested designs. Join us on a video tour of this Dan Maples layout, and see for yourself what has so many visiting golfers returning to The Witch year after year.

Frontier Airlines has announced new nonstop routes to Myrtle Beach from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey that will launch service to the Grand Strand on July 2, 2020.

Arcadian Shores this week rejoined the ranks of Grand Strand golf courses open and primed for visiting golfers. See the great conditions they, along with many others, are offering right now as we take our weekly Instagram tour of the Myrtle Beach golf scene.

In this video, Paige discusses a tendency for her swing to come “over the top,” and result in a slice. She shows us a drill she uses during her practice sessions that helps overcome it. Check it out!

Charlie needs new clubs, and he’s turned to three leading authorities on how to get his club fitting done right: Allen Terrell of the Dustin Johnson Golf School, TaylorMade Senior Director of Product Creation Tomo Bystedt, and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Dustin Johnson himself. In this episode, they walk Charlie through the paces of sizing up the best new irons for his bag.

In this video, Paige discusses how she has a tendency to get too “handsy” with her putting stroke from time to time. To counter this, she makes a simple adjustment to her putting grip to make her hands feel more connected in this process.

With Memorial Day Weekend fast approaching, Grand Strand-area designs continued prepping for the anticipated busy return of vacation golfers. Join us for our latest tour around the Myrtle Beach golf scene to see how well they’re shaping up as summer approaches.

The Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf offers a compelling challenge to its players, and the opening hole of the renowned design’s back nine is a classic risk/reward example. Join us for a virtual aerial tour of its par-5 10th hole.

Turbulent times have not stopped the Myrtle Beach golf industry from conducting daily operations. Hear from four of the Grand Strand’s leading stakeholders in the industry as they discuss with Charlie how golf has not only adjusted effectively to a pandemic world, but looks to a future where the game will continue to be an important part of people’s lives.