Myrtle Beach Golf News

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The Grand Strand is home to one of the best architects few people have heard of outside the Carolinas: Tim Cate. Most known for his work at Ocean Ridge Plantation, Cate has plied his trade almost exclusively just across the state line in Brunswick County, N.C., where he has crafted a quartet of layouts that helped shine a national spotlight on the area.

Join us on a breathtaking video journey of one of the Grand Strand’s most creative designs: the work of Larry Nelson and Jeff Brauer at the beautiful Avocet course at Wild Wing Plantation.

The past week has been yet another impressive showcase of what makes Myrtle Beach “The Golf Capital of the World!” Every post, tag, and share helps showcase the magic of playing golf here along the Grand Strand, and we couldn’t be more grateful. So keep those photos, videos, and stories coming! Now, let’s take a look at the action from this past week!

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s David Williams has played countless rounds in Myrtle Beach over the past several years. His golf game, like most, comes and goes: his good is really good, and his bad makes him want to sell his clubs to someone reading this article. It’s from this experience that David offers his thoughts on four holes at four courses in Myrtle Beach that stand out to him – maybe more than they do with others.

The PGA TOUR and Visit Myrtle Beach Tuesday welcomed ONEflight International as co-title sponsor of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, which returns to South Carolina’s Grand Strand May 8-11, 2025, at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

With a team of 40 at their US office in Charleston S.C., and 200 staff across three global offices, Golfbreaks by PGA TOUR has taken a lofty position among the world’s leading golf packagers, with over 25 years in the industry and 230,000 golfers booked on trips each year. And when it comes time to plan, price and book your next Myrtle Beach golf getaway, Golfbreaks offers several compelling stay-and-play options.

Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Patrick O’Brien holed a 25-yard pitch on his final hole for a birdie and one-shot victory Monday at Thistle Golf Club, in the 18-hole qualifier for the highly anticipated second edition of “The Q at Myrtle Beach.” The victory moved O’Brien one step closer to earning a coveted shot to compete in a PGA TOUR event.

Here’s a great tip for amateur golfers who have their issues in the sand trap. Let Scott Tanguay from the Coastal Golf Academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. show you the proper technique for hitting out of the bunker.

One of the Grand Strand’s premier designs completed a major facelift in 2023, as Grande Dunes Resort Course now features TifEagle ultradwarf bermudagrass greens that have reclaimed 40,000 square feet of putting surface, reconfigured bunkering, and fairways that have expanded by eight acres. Join us for a tour of this high-demand property as we present several of the more recent aerials we’ve captured at the Roger Rulewich design.

If you visit and film at enough golf courses, you steadily build up lists of favorites. And in the loving spirit of Valentine’s Day, Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio pulled together his short list of top aerials of the 14th holes of area courses he’s visited in recent months – right here in “The Golf Capital of the World!”

What makes your heart sing this Valentine’s Day? Take care of those you love on this special occasion – and treat them to a round of golf together along the Myrtle Beach golf scene! Our friends on Instagram and Facebook provide inspiring moments each and every week; check out what they’ve been up to!

Bradley Vaughan, sales and marketing manager for the Legend Group of five golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area (Heritage Club, the Parkland/Heathland/Moorland courses at Legends Resort, and Oyster Bay), discusses the cart path renovations work recently completed at Oyster Bay that concluded this project conducted across all Legends Group designs.

Play Golf Myrtle Beach has teamed up with Aaron Chewning, the co-founder of St. Andre Golf, to launch a fresh and innovative video series, “Course Cases with Aaron Chewning.” In Episode 2, Aaron dips back below the state line to check out the Intracoastal Waterway beauty at Glen Dornoch. What special surprises awaited him? Tune in here to find out!

With its dedicated team of Golfmasters possessing a combined hundreds of years of experience in the game and planning golf getaways, Golf Trek is among the Grand Strand’s leading resources for making your Myrtle Beach golf dreams a reality.