Myrtle Beach Golf News

The Myrtle Beach golf scene is home to nearly 1,800 holes and standing out amongst the game’s greatest collection of quality courses isn’t easy, but here is a ranking of the five greatest, most epic holes the Grand Strand has to offer.

Golf Channel personalities Charlie Rymer and Kelly Tilghman returned to area for the fifth annual Future Generations Golf Tournament at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and delivered an emotional message to kids participating in the First Tee event. 

Farmstead Golf Links straddles the North Carolina-South Carolina border, tucked away just off Highway 17, occasionally escaping the notice of traveling golfers but never locals. 

The British Open is upon us and in addition to the joys of watching major championship golf in the morning, the Open sparks a desire in all of us to play the type of seaside links courses that gave birth to the game.

The eyes of the golf have turned across the pond for the British Open (or the Open Championship as the rest of the world calls it) and Royal Birkdale. Myrtle Beach enjoys its own connection to the Open Championship in that four former champions have designed courses in golf’s favorite destination.

Possum Trot Golf Club is home to one of the game’s most unique names, but an unforgettable moniker isn’t what brings people back to the course 49 years after its opening. 

There is no shortage of things to do on a Myrtle Beach golf trip, and the list just got a little longer with the opening of a new Dave & Buster’s at Broadway at the Beach. 

Do you have a kid that has expressed interest in playing golf? Want to bring your grandkid to the course?

Thistle Golf Club has always enjoyed a sterling reputation among locals. The 27-hole facility – home of the Stewart, Cameron and Mackay nines – combines a taste of the game’s rich history with superb conditions and Tim Cate’s design work to deliver one of the North Strand’s finest courses. 

For many golfers, getting stuck in thick, Bermuda rough is a nightmare, but Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick provides you with a simple tip to help you get up-and-down from greenside rough in this installment of the Golf Instruction Zone.

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.