Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

The last five years have been good ones for River Oaks Golf Plantation as a change in management brought new life to the 27-hole facility. 

Everyone that plays in the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship dreams of playing in the Flight Winner’s Playoff, and this year that dream will again be fulfilled flight winners at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Course, which will host the World Championship Playoff for the fifth consecutive year.

In this installment of the Golf Instruction Zone, Steve Dresser of the renowned Steve Dresser Golf Academy in Pawleys Island, S.C. discusses the “hinge/unhinge” training method, and how it can help improve your balance, allow for a freer arm swing and reinforce a proper swing plane.

With more than hundreds and hundreds of courses in Texas, it might seem strange for someone to think about taking a golf trip elsewhere. But as many Texas golfers know, sitting across the country is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, The Golf Capital of the World. 

Sandpiper Bay is a former Myrtle Beach Golf Course of the Year and the 27-hole facility has long been renowned for its playability and conditioning, making it ideal for a golf trip itinerary. 

As the spring season draws to a close, a pair of Myrtle Beach golf courses are undergoing work that will have players clamoring for a tee time this fall.

River Hills Golf & Country Club, which was featured on the Golf Channel reality program “Chasing the Dream,” has long been regarded as one of the Myrtle Beach area’s best tests of golf. 

This is the 10th consecutive year that Odalis Torres and his friends from the Dominican Republic have chosen Myrtle Beach as their group golf getaway destination. See why they love the Grand Strand golf scene so much in this video!

The 18th annual Veterans Golf Classic is in the books, and the event’s festivities were capped, as always, by the Wednesday night awards banquet. Enjoy a photo gallery the evening event.

The second round of the Veterans Golf Classic is in the books. Enjoy a photo gallery from the day's action at International Club. 

Claude Pardue, who owns the three Mystical courses, has long had an affinity for Scottish golf and wanted to bring a taste of the Olde Country to Myrtle Beach. 

Taylor Totland and Alice Chen played their first round of golf together at the age of 10 and came up through the junior ranks in New Jersey, playing alongside and against each other every step of the way before both matriculated to Furman University.

If you’ve been on a Myrtle Beach golf trip, there is a decent chance you’ve driven by Indian Wells Golf Club, which is located just off Highway 17 in Garden City. You can see several holes from the road, and they always look inviting.

Ask any local which Myrtle Beach golf courses are among the area’s most underrated, and one name appears on most every list: Prestwick Country Club. 

The 34th annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship is beginning to appear on the horizon, and of the 2,500 people already registered, few are looking forward to the event as much as Roy Brown.