Myrtle Beach Golf News

Play Golf Myrtle Beach (PGMB), the premier resource for The Golf Capital of the World^®, today announced the full field for the third edition of The Q at Myrtle Beach. South Carolina native and PGMB ambassador George Bryan, IV returns for his third shot at the title, joined by Grant Horvat, who is back to try and avenge his loss from the inaugural competition. 

The first episode will premiere on Grant Horvat’s YouTube channel on Monday, April 27, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET, with a simulcast here at PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com.

Spring season rolls on here in The Golf Capital of the World®, and the Myrtle Beach golf scene is as vibrant as ever and buzzing with activity! Thanks to our friends on Instagram, we continue to see nonstop action and timeless memories being created throughout the Grand Strand. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to these past few weeks!

Star power will once again take center stage at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, with Academy Award–winning actor Kurt Russell, tennis legend John McEnroe, and ONEflight ambassador Robert Herjavec, the entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV personality, all confirmed to participate in the Wednesday Pro‑Am during tournament week at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.

Tripadvisor has revealed once more just how much The Golf Capital of the World® means to travelers of all types and interests. Wednesday, the world’s largest travel guidance platform released initial findings from its upcoming Summer Travel Index revealing the top and trending summer destinations for U.S. travelers in 2026. They revealed a preference for East Coast beach destinations, with Myrtle Beach leading domestic travel searches.

When you think “old school” in The Golf Capital of the World®, you’re really thinking “old South.” And there’s no better place to get that classic feel than at the Dan Maples masterpiece at Heritage Club in Pawleys Island. Jim Maggio paid a visit late last week to tour its back nine holes, and as you can see it doesn’t miss a beat!

With four award-winning courses in one convenient resort location, Barefoot Golf Vacations offers the ultimate in a golf getaway experience. Join us for a video tour of what you can expect when you book your next stay-and-play package with them!

On May 18, Avocet will close for a four-month project that is less about reinvention and more about restoration, returning the course to its rightful place in golf’s most popular market through a comprehensive overhaul of its greens and bunkers.

There’s a reason why so many visiting golfers, year after year, flock to Barefoot Resort to play this Pete Dye masterpiece. In this sensational video presentation, join us on a tour of a course that has the Myrtle Beach golf scene abuzz.

With the spring golf season in full bloom here in The Golf Capital of the World®, the Myrtle Beach golf scene is as vibrant as ever and buzzing with activity! Thanks to our friends on Instagram, we continue to see nonstop action and timeless memories being created throughout the Grand Strand. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to these past few weeks!

Picking up the winner’s check certainly will be easier than lifting the seascape trophy at this year’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, which will conclude May 10 at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

The winner’s hardware is a 21-pound bronze plate, sculpted for the event by Bryan Rapp, 52, the director of the Master Sculpture Program at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet since 2019.

Following its late 2025 reopening, the Maples Course at Sea Trail Golf Resort is enjoying a highly successful rollout this peak spring golf season of the course’s latest and greatest features. The course enhancements come after an extensive renovation that began in earnest after the course’s temporary closing in May 2025.

Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio visited this past week, and captured hole-by-hole aerials to give you a glimpse of what you might expect to experience during your next visit!

Located near Myrtle Beach International Airport, DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront is far more than a convenient lodging base for your next Grand Strand golf getaway. DoubleTree’s team of expert golf directors will help you every step of the way in planning a one-of-a-kind golf experience for you and your group.

The “in-between” fairway bunker shot, where you’re well inside 100 yards to the green, presents a dilemma to the average golfer. Steve Dresser of the Steve Dresser Golf Academy in Pawleys Island, S.C. weighs your options, then walks you through what he thinks is the best shot for you to execute.

St. André Golf returns in 2026 to host “The World’s Largest 19^th Hole” at this year’s Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship – and they’re bringing the heat to a full menu of hospitality offerings!

High atop the list of encore elements is Karaoke Night, back with another chance for you to be the star of the show! And when you’re not busy carrying a tune with Aaron, Hannah, Jonathan and the St. André crew, you can join them as they’re hosting the popular long putt and par 3 contests over in the exhibit hall for a chance to win nightly prizes.

Marked by a three-hole finishing stretch that’s unrivaled in the Myrtle Beach golf landscape, Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links is one of just a handful of designs with multiple holes playing along the scenic Intracoastal Waterway.