Myrtle Beach Golf News

Golf Channel stars Charlier Rymer and Kelly Tilghman were in town this week to play in the Todd Welden Future Generations Invitational in Memory of Carolyn Cudone at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club. Enjoy the two segments they filmed for the network's popular Morning Drive show while they were here,

For Golf Channel stars Charlie Rymer and Kelly Tilghman, assisting the First Tee and returning to a corner of the golf universe they grew up playing never gets old.  

Golfers from 16 states teed off in inaugural Calabash Cup teed off at Thistle. Enjoy a look at the day's activities.

The Open Championship last week, the Calabash Cup this week! The inaugural Calabash Cup will bare no resemblance to game’s oldest championship, but for the two-man teams making the trek to Myrtle Beach for the 54-hole event, it’s a coveted opportunity to compete against players from across the country.

One of Myrtle Beach’s most scenic courses is getting a new look on its greens this summer. Rivers Edge, an Arnold Palmer design that has been ranked among “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” is installing new Sunday Bermudagrass greens. The course will be closed through the end of August for the installation of the new putting surfaces.

Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick provides a tip that will help your game in the long and short term. Hint: Everyone, regardless of skill level, can do it and the benefits extend off the course, too.

Carolina National is the only Freddie Couples design along the Myrtle Beach golf scene, and it's a beauty. The 27-hole facility, home of the Egret, Heron and Ibis nines, plays along the Lockwood Folly River. Enjoy a look at this underrated gem.

Dustin Johnson narrowly missed winning his first major championship last month at the U.S. Open, agonizingly missing a Monday playoff by one stroke after a 72nd hole three-putt. But DJ, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday’s official spokesman, has proven resilient. The 144th Open Championship will be played at St. Andrews, and the world’s most famous links course sets up well for the long-hitting Johnson.

Everyone loves new but Myrtle Beach’s oldest golf courses paved the way for the area’s emergence as the game’s best and most popular destination. Here are three of the Myrtle Beach golf courses that allow public play that started it all, beginning with the area’s elder statesman.

Just like you make sure your clubs and balls are ready for your upcoming 18 holes, you should also make sure your body is ready for the round, especially with summer temperatures soaring. Hydrating properly to go along with sunscreen and wearing a hat are “musts” as the mercury climbs.

Superstition dictates that 13 is an unlucky number, but that’s certainly not the case if you are on a Myrtle Beach golf trip. Several of the Grand Strand’s most famed holes are No. 13s and here are three of the best.

American Pharoah has nothing on Myrtle Beach.

Golf.com, the game’s most popular website, polled more than 6,000 players as part of its first ever Reader’s Choice Awards, and those players made a resounding statement: Myrtle Beach is golf’s best and most popular trip. Myrtle Beach was voted Favorite Destination, Favorite Destination for Value and Favorite Destination for Buddies Trips.

Myrtle Beach’s favorite son, Dustin Johnson, is playing some of the best golf of his career. The South Carolina native is No. 7 in the Official World Golf Rankings, and in 12 PGA Tour events in 2015 he has one win, 6 top 10s and 8 top 25 finishes. With the U.S. Open upon us, we sat down with DJ to discuss the year’s second major and, of course, Myrtle Beach.

Struggling with your game? Your problem could be as simple as an improper grip, and Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick will show you how to make sure the first step you take in building a good swing is the right one.

Myrtle Beach is golf’s most popular destination, and the quality and value of the area’s courses are at the top of the reasons why. Here are five courses that will have you dreaming of your next golf trip.