Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

In this month’s Myrtle Beach Golf Instruction Zone tip, Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick explains how the three quiet Hs – Head, Hips and Hands – will improve your putting.

A Myrtle Beach golf trip has along been renowned for offering the game’s best value, but the area is also, arguably, home to golf’s largest collection of high quality courses.

In 1966, Litchfield Country Club became the eighth course to open along the Myrtle Beach golf scene and more importantly, the first in Pawleys Island, blazing a trail that has helped the Grand Strand become the game’s leading destination. 

We asked Litchfield Country Club's long-time head pro Christa Bodensteiner to take us inside her favorite hole, and she choose the par 5, 13th. Find out how Bodensteiner recommends you play a hole that is equal parts beauty and beast. 

How does a Myrtle Beach golf course reach its golden anniversary and be as good as it has ever been? The answers can be found at Litchfield Country Club, which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.

If being voted America’s best golf destination by readers of USA Today and Golf.com wasn’t enough to convince you of the virtues of a Myrtle Beach golf vacation, Golf Magazine has provided plenty of corroborating evidence.

Go inside the 9th hole on the Stewart nine at Thistle Golf Club.

The par 3 ninth, which features a carry over water, is the most nerve-wracking shot at the 4.5-star Myrtle Beach golf course, and head pro Chad Wiebelhaus tells you how to play the hole.

Always a strong layout, Thistle Golf Course has enjoyed dramatic upgrades in recent years, and smart group leaders have been the beneficiaries at one of the Grand Strand’s best combinations of quality and value.

Golf.com recently unveiled its list of “Golf Gold Premier Resorts,” a ranking of America’s best golf-centric resorts, and one of Myrtle Beach golf’s most highly regarded properties cracked the prestigious list. 

The PGA Championship is upon us, and Myrtle Beach’s connection to the game’s final major championship is strong. Eight of the top Myrtle Beach golf courses were designed by past PGA Championship winners.

Shaftesbury Glen Golf Club head pro Eddie Willever takes you inside the par 5, 13th hole, which underwent a dramatic makeover. 

Shaftesbury Glen Golf Club is a former Myrtle Beach golf course of the year and the home of A-1 bentgrass greens that are widely regarded as among the area’s finest.

The game of golf helped provided Charlie Rymer and Kelly Tilghman the foundation each has used to enjoy great success in life, and the South Carolina natives are intent on ensuring kids have the same opportunities they once enjoyed. 

Golf Channel personalities Charlie Rymer and Kelly Tilghman returned to Myrtle Beach to host the First Tee Chapter of the Grand Strand's Future Generations tournament. Enjoy a quick photo gallery of the day's festivities. 

Classic Swing Golf School‘s Ted Frick shows you how to control your shot shape by hitting through the “window of opportunity.”