Myrtle Beach Golf News

What’s it like to grow up in golf-crazy Myrtle Beach? Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella played a round at TPC Myrtle Beach with local Jackson Cole to learn why growing up in Myrtle Beach is great for junior golfers.

The goal at the three Mystical Golf courses is simple: owner Claude Pardue wants players to leave Man O’War, The Witch and Wizard and say, “Wow, I got a great value here.”

Embark on a whirlwind video journey and hole-by-hole photo tour of one of the North Strand’s friendliest designs: Possum Trot Golf Course, a true “core golf” experience as it was meant to be.

Whether you’ve played the course or not, Possum Trot is recognizable to Myrtle Beach golfers. How many courses have a possum with a hat on his head and a golf bag slung over his shoulder as a logo?

Did you know that one of Myrtle Beach’s residents is Greg Norman Jr., the son of Greg Norman? Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella spent a day with Greg Norman Jr., playing golf, shredding it up at Shark Wake Park – North Myrtle Beach and learning that Junior once beat Brooks Koepka in high school.

The PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship has been named a Champion of Economic Impact by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market.

In the latest installment of our video instruction series, Stuart Clark of the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. demonstrates how a length of PVC pipe can serve as a simple tool to tell you a lot about your golf swing.

At one point, Golf Digest ranked the Moorland Course at Legends Resort as one of America’s 50 most difficult layouts, a diabolical P.B. Dye design that pushes your game to the limit.

Golf Advisor’s Matt Ginella experiences the thrill of catching a fish on a deep sea trip with Underdog Sport Fishing Charters, and then enjoys a cold beer with Bubba on the back porch of Bubba’s Love Shak in Murrells Inlet.

Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella plays a round of golf with Hootie & the Blowfish lead guitarist Mark Bryan and the historic Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club.

In this video tip, Paige Spiranac shows us how she uses her legs to generate power in her golf swing. Check it out, and see how her technique can help you!

Anyone with even a passing familiarity with King’s North at Myrtle Beach National is familiar with holes six, 12 and 18. But the Arnold Palmer design has much to offer beyond those three renowned holes, and after consulting with their head pro we wanted to highlight three additional holes that are vastly underrated.

Larry Leagans, who operated Eagle Nest Golf Club, and the late Ed Bullock, who oversaw construction of Surf Club and Myrtle Beach National before becoming head pro at each facility, were inducted into the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame Thursday evening at Pine Lakes Country Club.

The third round of the Short Par 4 Fall Classic is in the books. We put together a photo gallery from the day’s events at World Tour, where golfers got to experience a course inspired by the world’s greatest layouts.

The fifth annual Short Par 4 Fall Classic is underway. The 72-hole event, which attracted a record 432 players, enjoyed warm temperatures during second round play but conditions were damp. Enjoy a photo gallery from Tuesday’s action at Long Bay Club.