Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Every summer, when the heat picks up in my home state of Arizona, I start dreaming about my fall golf trips out to Myrtle Beach. Golf’s Second Season in Myrtle Beach offers the perfect escape for me, and for everyone looking for the ultimate break to celebrate the end of a steamy summer.

In this tip, Ted Frick and Stefany King of the Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. demonstrate how to hit it low by finishing low.

He’s been named Family Golf Week’s 2019 “Father of the Year,” and now Charlie Rymer wants you to join him in Myrtle Beach July 17-20 for the Father & Son Team Classic and Parent & Child Team Classic. See why Charlie’s excited about taking part in this year’s festivities!

In anticipating this week’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Charlie Rymer recalls his last U.S. Open round there – then wonders whether the story line this week will focus on the players, or the USGA’s extreme course setup. He’s also got his top three choices for hoisting the national championship trophy on Sunday.

Calynne Rosholt of Cedar Park, Texas, a rising high school junior verbally committed to play college golf at Arizona State, successfully defended her title at the 104^th Amateur Championship of the Women’s Southern Golf Association (WSGA) with a 5 and 4 match play victory Friday over Hannah Berman at Lockwood Folly Country Club.

Will Brooks Koepka continue his amazing majors run and claim victory at Pebble Beach? Is Tiger ready to relive his 2019 Masters glory and claim his next major? How about Phil? Our staff offers their choices for who will be hoisting the championship trophy on June 16.

Our all-star panel – Golf Channel/Sirius XM’s Michael Breed, renowned swing guru Hank Haney, Golfweek’s Geoff Shackelford, Golf Channel/PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer, pro golfer/social media personality Paige Spiranac and Golf Tourism Solutions’ Bill Golden – discusses how both the time factor and cultural shifts have affected the game.

Lockwood Folly Country Club is the 2019 host site this week for one of amateur golf’s prestigious events: the Women’s Southern Golf Association’s 104th Amateur Championship and 5th Mid-Amateur Championship. Hear from organizers and competitors about the event, and how this course offers unique challenges to this year’s participants.

Aeration is a temporary inconvenience, to be sure. But we’ll emphasize “highly necessary” along with “temporary,” because it ensures the great course conditions you’ve come to expect throughout the year – and particularly during Myrtle Beach’s peak seasons – are in place for your next golf getaway. Here’s what you should know about it.

The staff at Aberdeen Country Club rolled out the welcome mat to its Women’s Golf Day participants Tuesday, conducting a 45-minute clinic as part of its “Nine & Wine” event to commemorate the day.

With Arnold Palmer’s signature design at King’s North at Myrtle Beach National making its debut in Golfweek’s “Top 15 Courses You Can Play in South Carolina” rankings, the Grand Strand has now placed nine designs in this prestigious biennial listing.

Rich Abraham of The First Tee Coastal Carolinas discusses the recent Champions Challenge event his organization hosted at Wedgefield Plantation to benefit local youth.

After the “triple H” factor (hazy, hot, humid) typically grips much of the Lower 48 throughout the summer, Myrtle Beach golf’s Second Season brings a cooler crispness to the morning air you likely haven’t experienced in months. The humidity has subsided, and you might start your round with a light pullover that’s quickly tucked away as the sun gains strength.

In celebration of National Women’s Golf Day on June 4, honoring girls and women playing golf and learning the skills that last a lifetime, several Myrtle Beach-area courses have organized activities and special promotions to commemorate the occasion.

Wednesday’s festivities to wrap up the 2019 Veterans Golf Classic gave awards to individual and branch of service winners (the United States Army earned bragging rights this year) – and poignantly offered a chance to honor two servicemen for their valor, and for participants to express how much participating in this event means to them.