Myrtle Beach Golf News

The 35th annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship is upon us and nearly 3,200 players from across the globe are descending on Myrtle Beach to play in the one-of-a-kind event.

The wave of Myrtle Beach golf course reopenings continued with four layouts welcoming players back with new greens in recent weeks.

In this edition of “Take Four,” our panel of Myrtle Beach golf experts weighs in on the Grand Strand designs that offer more of a links-style feel to the golf course.

The gross divisions at the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship will be recognized as official World Amateur Golf Ranking events for the first time in 2018, allowing players to accrue rankings points.

Myrtle Beach golf ambassador Paige Spiranac demonstrates how she likes to warm up. Try this next time you head out to the range, and let us know what tip you want to see from Paige next!

Our panel of Myrtle Beach golf industry experts – including Golf Tourism Solutions (GTS) CEO Bill Golden, Kingfish Communications’ Chris King, GTS Events Division’s Ryan Hart and Brunswick Plantation Resort & Golf’s Scott Thrailkill – weighs in on the rules of golf they want to see revisited.

As the fall season approaches, Crown Park Golf Club, after a summer of hard work, is in peak condition, which should delight golfers in search of a value-laden round.

The field is set for the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship and 3,200 players from 48 states and 26 countries have registered to play in the 35th annual event.

The Open Doctor, as architect Rees Jones is known for his renovation work on U.S. Open courses, came to Brunswick County, North Carolina in the late 1980s, and the result was a design that remains one of the North Strand’s enduring layouts.

Our panel of Myrtle Beach golf industry experts – including Golf Tourism Solutions (GTS) CEO Bill Golden, Kingfish Communications’ Chris King, GTS Events Division’s Ryan Hart and Brunswick Plantation Resort & Golf’s Scott Thrailkill – weighs in on why they think the fall golf season is the Grand Strand’s best.

In her ongoing journey of discovery of all the great things to see and do along the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach Golf Ambassador Paige Spiranac took her most recent visit here in June. Her golfing experience included visiting some renowned courses for the first time, and a slew of fun off-course adventures.

Panther’s Run and International Club, a pair of courses that have long delivered outstanding golf and value, have reopened to glowing reviews after installing new greens earlier this summer.

This has been the summer of new greens along the Grand Strand and four more courses are poised to re-open in the coming weeks. The warm weather has provided an ideal environment for growth and reports from the quartet have been universally positive.

Whether you liked it broiled, blackened or grilled, a steak is the perfect way to end a day.

The First Tee of the Coastal Carolinas held its sixth annual Future Generations Tournament, the organization’s largest fundraising event, at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, and Golf Channel personality Charlie Rymer again headlined the festivities.