Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Neither the sparkling water nor the bright white sand at Myrtlewood PineHills could stop Charles Howell III. Not when the PGA Tour star was too young to drive anything but a golf club. So probably not now, either.

Then 15 years old, Howell dominated at PineHills on his way to winning the American Junior Golf Association’s PING Myrtle Beach Classic in 1995, the second of eight years PineHills hosted many of the nation’s top junior golfers.

 The odds of making a hole in one are 1 in 12,000 or once every 3,000 rounds, which is more than most of us play in a lifetime. Statistically speaking, if you play 50 rounds per year for 60 years you should have one ace.

For most of the field, the Valspar Championship was just another stop on the PGA Tour, where $5.9 million was up for grabs on a pristine golf course and players were treated like royalty. For Big Break Myrtle Beach winner Jimmy Brandt, the Valspar was much more. Brandt’s appearance was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and a glimpse at what he hopes his future holds.

The Deal:  

Waterway Hills: Play before 8:00 a.m for just $46 per person as part of the 1/2 off in the morning special this spring!

Where you play: 

Waterway Hills Golf Course – located on the intracoastal waterway, and every player will remember the 5-minute gondola ride across the waterway and seeing the views like never before. 

Where you Stay:

These rates are is available directly from the course, and you can add accommodations here!

Cost:

Starting at just $46 per golfer!

Package Perks: 

1/2 of pricing in the early am! Plus pair it with 4 other courses and enjoy the Rewards Package found here!

Where Can I Book?:

We found this great deal directly from the source: Waterway Hills Golf Course

South Carolina is widely regarded as one of America’s most golf rich states, and Myrtle Beach is the epic center of the Palmetto State’s popularity and prestige. Golfweek magazine recently released its always-anticipated State-by-State Courses You Can Play Rankings for 2015, a list of each state’s top public courses, and the Myrtle Beach area dominated the list of South Carolina’s best.

South Carolina is widely regarded as one of America’s most golf rich states, and Myrtle Beach is the epic center of the Palmetto State’s popularity and prestige. Golfweek magazine recently released its always-anticipated State-by-State Courses You Can Play Rankings, a list of each state’s top public courses, and the Myrtle Beach area dominated the list of South Carolina’s best.

Legends Resort is one of Myrtle Beach’s iconic facilities. The resort opened with a flourish in 1990 and in many ways that momentum has never abated. Twenty-five years later, Legends is one of the most popular golf resorts not only in Myrtle Beach but all of America. The Legends family of courses has grown to include Heritage Club and Oyster Bay, two of the Grand Strand’s premier tracks, enhancing the popularity of its golf package offerings.

Pawleys Island is the yin to Myrtle Beach’s yang.

Myrtle Beach offers a more raucous scene and easy access to everything the area has to offer. In contrast, Pawleys Island is a much more understated experience, relying on casual charm and the virtues of a quiet evening.

After a long, hard winter, many of you are pulling the clubs out of the closet for the very first time this year. Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick has an early season (really any season) drill that will help get your 2015 off to a great start!

Idyllic weather and a full field of 200 golfers enjoyed the inaugural March Championship. The 54-hole individual, net stroke play event was played on six different courses – Shaftesbury Glen, Tiger’s Eye, Arrowhead, Meadowlands, Sandpiper Bay, Thistle – and players from 28 states, Italy and Canada participated in the tournament, which was modeled after the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship.

The second round of the Myrtle Beach March Championship is in the books and the event enjoyed another fine day.The temperature was pleasant and the scenery at Arrowhead Country Club, one of two host courses for round 2, was excellent. Enjoy a photo gallery and the second day action.

If you’re off to play The Wizard, you’d better have brains, heart and a lot of courage, especially at judgment time on a series of three spectacular finishing holes. Architect Dan Maples made sure there’s no place like The Wizard Golf Club among Grand Strand golf courses.

America's sports popular sports talk program – ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike Show – will broadcast live from the annual Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am (MAM) for the fifth consecutive year on April 13, 2015.