Myrtle Beach Golf News

The Golf Capital of the World is about more than just its busy spring season. Come September 1, golf’s Second Season on the Grand Strand kicks off, and offers another premium opportunity to enjoy a one-of-a-kind golf getaway. Get a sneak peek at what’s in store!

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 – goes in-depth on the second of many topics surrounding the welfare of the game. This discussion talks about distance: as players at all levels are hitting it longer, what does it mean for the future of the sport?

Ted Frick and Stefany King of the Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. demonstrate a more modern approach to chip shots, and how you can use three different clubs around the green to do so.

After two days of trading body blows with Big Ten Conference foe Ohio State, Illinois delivered the knockout punch to the entire field in Wednesday’s final round at the Myrtle Beach Regional of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, hosted by Coastal Carolina University at TPC Myrtle Beach. The five-shot victory earned the Fighting Illini (-25) one of the regional’s five qualifying bids to the NCAA Finals next week in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

When the playing field was announced last week for the Myrtle Beach Regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, Western Kentucky Senior Stuart Easton was on the outside looking in. But when one individual competitor withdrew the next day, Easton’s college career was given new life – and with it, one last shot at championship glory.

There’s a Big Ten/ACC battle brewing in the Lowcountry. One day after Illinois sprinted out to a big lead in Round 1, the Fighting Illini leveled off as conference foe Ohio State and ACC power Wake Forest each surged with 7-under par performances in Round 2 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional Tuesday at TPC Myrtle Beach. Ohio State (-11) now holds a two-stroke lead on Illinois and Wake Forest heading into Wednesday’s final round.

NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional host school Coastal Carolina made a strong statement in Round 1 with the play of Zack Taylor (T2, -4). Hear from Taylor and his coach, Jim Garren, on how much it means to him and his school to represent the Chanticleers as well as he has with his strong play; on how TPC Myrtle Beach is shaping up as a championship venue; and the unique, free opportunity this event presents local spectators to see golf’s rising stars in action.

A decade after its last appearance at TPC Myrtle Beach, the University of Illinois men’s golf team is making the most of its return engagement. Paced by individual leader Adrien Dumont de Chassart (-5) and Michael Feagles’ T2 performance (-4), the Fighting Illini (-9) finished Round 1 of Monday’s Myrtle Beach Regional of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship five shots clear of the field.

A coalition of stakeholders in the Myrtle Beach tourism community and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism have partnered to become an official sponsor of Hootie & the Blowfish’s highly anticipated “Group Therapy Tour” this summer.

Shortly after the playing field was announced for the Myrtle Beach Regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, one individual competitor withdrew – paving the way for Western Kentucky’s Stuart Easton to occupy that slot, and continue his team’s season-long quest to play in honor of their fallen leader.

When the NCAA announced in 2017 that TPC Myrtle Beach would play host to the Southeast Regional of its 2019 Division I Men’s Golf Championship, it chose a time-tested venue that has many times over proven its worth to many of the game’s best in addition to thousands of vacationing golfers since its opening two decades ago.

Clay DuBose, golf course superintendent for TPC Myrtle Beach, discusses the stellar conditions of the Tom Fazio design, the work his staff has put in to prepare the course for NCAA competition May 13-15, and what spectators can expect when they come to see the action.

Three lucky participants in the 2019 Myrtle Beach World Amateur are receiving the instructional prize of a lifetime – courtesy of three of the game’s leading swing gurus.

Today we caught up with Eddie Willever, head golf professional at Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club, to check in on how their spring season has unfolded. As you’ll see, Eddie has every reason to be proud of the stellar condition of his golf course.

We like ‘em all, of course. But whether it’s the scenery, the challenge or unrivaled uniqueness with any one of them, these five holes along the Grand Strand golf scene stand out to us in particular.

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