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Our all-star panel – Golf Channel/Sirius XM’s Michael Breed, renowned swing guru Hank Haney, Golfweek’s Geoff Shackelford, Golf Channel/PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer, pro golfer/social media personality Paige Spiranac and Golf Tourism Solutions’ Bill Golden – discusses how both the time factor and cultural shifts have affected the game.

Lockwood Folly Country Club is the 2019 host site this week for one of amateur golf’s prestigious events: the Women’s Southern Golf Association’s 104th Amateur Championship and 5th Mid-Amateur Championship. Hear from organizers and competitors about the event, and how this course offers unique challenges to this year’s participants.

Aeration is a temporary inconvenience, to be sure. But we’ll emphasize “highly necessary” along with “temporary,” because it ensures the great course conditions you’ve come to expect throughout the year – and particularly during Myrtle Beach’s peak seasons – are in place for your next golf getaway. Here’s what you should know about it.

The staff at Aberdeen Country Club rolled out the welcome mat to its Women’s Golf Day participants Tuesday, conducting a 45-minute clinic as part of its “Nine & Wine” event to commemorate the day.

A four-time host of an LPGA Tour event, Wachesaw Plantation East has for years received critical acclaim from visiting golfers as well as the pros. Join us on a dynamic video and hole-by-hole photo tour of this popular Clyde Johnston design.

With Arnold Palmer’s signature design at King’s North at Myrtle Beach National making its debut in Golfweek’s “Top 15 Courses You Can Play in South Carolina” rankings, the Grand Strand has now placed nine designs in this prestigious biennial listing.

Rich Abraham of The First Tee Coastal Carolinas discusses the recent Champions Challenge event his organization hosted at Wedgefield Plantation to benefit local youth.

After the “triple H” factor (hazy, hot, humid) typically grips much of the Lower 48 throughout the summer, Myrtle Beach golf’s Second Season brings a cooler crispness to the morning air you likely haven’t experienced in months. The humidity has subsided, and you might start your round with a light pullover that’s quickly tucked away as the sun gains strength.

In celebration of National Women’s Golf Day on June 4, honoring girls and women playing golf and learning the skills that last a lifetime, several Myrtle Beach-area courses have organized activities and special promotions to commemorate the occasion.

Dan Maples’ North Strand counterpart to his Pawleys Island handiwork at Willbrook Plantation brings the scenic Calabash Creek, magnificent live oaks and large Carolina pines prominently into play. Join us on a video and hole-by-hole photo tour of the Maples Course at Sea Trail Golf Club in beautiful Sunset Beach, N.C.

Wednesday’s festivities to wrap up the 2019 Veterans Golf Classic gave awards to individual and branch of service winners (the United States Army earned bragging rights this year) – and poignantly offered a chance to honor two servicemen for their valor, and for participants to express how much participating in this event means to them.

How do I plan my Second Season trip to the Golf Capital of the World?  No worries – we’ve got you covered! Here are the top three things you need to know to ensure you get the best deal and best golf experience.

While Tiger, Phil, DJ and the rest of the PGA TOUR are wrapping up their season, our Second Season is just getting started – offering the perfect alternative for the vacationing golfer who couldn’t make it in the spring, and whose summer activities were filled with family activities.

The Second Season offers three great reasons for your golf group to make Myrtle Beach your preferred vacation destination as the calendar year winds down.

As the Veterans Golf Classic drew to a close Wednesday, perhaps nowhere else along the Grand Strand was the American spirit and gratitude we all share for our servicemen and servicewomen on fuller display than at Long Bay Golf Club. The course’s surrounding community for years has embraced this event as an opportunity to express their love of country and, more poignantly, say thanks to all those who’ve served.

Whoever said “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression” doesn’t know the Myrtle Beach golf scene. We’re the Golf Capital of the World for many reasons. One of them is that we don’t have just one peak season to show off award-winning designs and unforgettable stay & play experiences.

We have two, actually.