Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Enjoy a look at Thistle Golf Club, one of the Myrtle Beach area's most underrated layouts. This Tim Cate beauty is a must-play for discerning Grand Strand golfers. This is why!

The Preseason Classic was played on six of the Myrtle Beach area’s best and most popular courses. True Blue, Glen Dornoch, The Witch, Wild Wing Avocet, Tradition Club and Panther’s Run all hosted the event.

The tournament kicked off with a Sunday welcome party, complete with complementary food and drinks, and also included a Wednesday awards luncheon.

The event featured a different format of play each day, beginning with best ball in the opening round, followed by combined net team score and a Texas scramble.

Glen Dornoch is one of the most challenging and scenic courses on the Myrtle Beach golf market, wowing players with views of the Intracoastal Waterway while forcing them to think their way around the course.
 

Glen Dornoch has provided some of Myrtle Beach golf’s best visuals since it opened in 1996. Five holes play along the Intracoastal Waterway and designer Clyde Johnston maximized the available land, creating a layout that is near the top of many play lists.

We consulted with Glen Dornoch’s marketing director, Jason Himmelsbach, who has played the course hundreds of times, for one man’s opinion on the course’s three best holes. Himmelsbach happily obliged.

Space space-age design technology has revolutionized the club business and new golf  balls fly further than your old balata could have even with the benefit of a canon. The technological advancements have placed a premium on length and golf course architects have answered the bell, crafting courses that routinely measure more than 7,000 yards.

The inagural Myrtle Beach Preseason Classic is underway. Enjoy a Round 2 photo gallery from The Witch.

Glen Dornoch is one of the area's prettiest and most challenging layouts.
Enjoy a photo tour of this beauty that plays along the Intracoastal Waterway!

Post-round happy hour is an unwritten part of the itinerary for many Myrtle Beach golf groups. 

Nobody chooses to play a golf course because of the clubhouse, but we all grumble about a sloppy shop.

So, yes, a clubhouse can make a difference in your golf experience.

Here are five Myrtle Beach clubhouses that will impact your group in an undeniably positive way:

In the not-so-distant past chicken wings were a blue collar bar food, a delicacy that lacked broad appeal. But chicken (or buffalo) wings have emerged from the culinary shadows.

Wings are now everywhere (even Dominos Pizza offers them!) and can be coated in almost any sauce imaginable. Long a Myrtle Beach golf favorite, wings are a popular post-round treat, and we are here to help you find the Grand Strand’s best.

You shouldn't step up to the tee box until you've had the most important meal of the day, and golfers in the Myrtle Beach area are in luck. You can get breakfast any time during a Myrtle Beach golf trip, and the prices are insane. Some offer golfer specials – pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage and toast for as low as $2.99, or about the cost of an Egg McSomething. Here are our top five picks for places to start your day: 1) Magnolia's at 26th: This place is popular for its

The Grand Strand is chocked full of restaurants and some of the best are Italian. If you are looking for a good meal from the Old Country, we surveyed a group of hard-eating locals and have produced a list of the area’s five best Italian restaurants. If pasta, homemade marinara and scampi are atop your wish list, here are five restaurants that will send you home happy: 1. Rossi’s – Quite simply the best. Superior food, service and atmosphere. The meal starts with

Japanese restaurants that feature chefs that are equal parts entertainer and cook have exploded in popularity, and a Myrtle Beach golf trip offers plenty of options. (Admit it, everyone enjoys catching shrimp in their mouth and watching onion volcanoes erupt!) The Grand Strand has more than 20 Japanese restaurants – some are the traditional steakhouses, others more of the fast food variety – but we are here to help you find the best. If you want to eat good Japanese food on your

One price.

All-you-can-eat seafood. 

It’s a dream come true for many of Myrtle Beach’s land-locked golf visitors.

The most significant story to hit Myrtle Beach this year involved the game’s most popular reality show.

Big Break, Golf Channel’s longest running and most popular original series, made its long-awaited appearance in Myrtle Beach in 2014. The show, which featured 12 aspiring young professionals – six men and six women – competing for their Big Break, drew outstanding ratings and produced its share of drama.