Myrtle Beach Golf News

One of the Grand Strand’s premier designs completed a major facelift in 2023, as Grande Dunes Resort Course now features TifEagle ultradwarf bermudagrass greens that have reclaimed 40,000 square feet of putting surface, reconfigured bunkering, and fairways that have expanded by eight acres. Join us for a tour of this high-demand property as we present several of the more recent aerials we’ve captured at the Roger Rulewich design.

Don’t forget to pack golf clubs along with sunscreen and a surfboard as your family prepares for a summer vacation in Myrtle Beach! As much as we all love the Atlantic Ocean, everyone needs the occasional respite from the sand and surf, and taking your kids to the golf course is the perfect outlet.

Part of the joy of golf is enjoying the picturesque landscapes it so often provides during the course of a round. Along the Grand Strand the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) plays a role in helping to set the scene at several locations, including the Norman Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

We asked James Gillespie, PGA, Head Golf Professional at Barefoot Resort & Golf, to offer up his top choices for scenery along the property’s Greg Norman signature design. Sure enough, the ICW plays anywhere from a minor to a major role in each.

The North Strand region of The Golf Capital of the World® offers no shortage of popular options to satisfy your itinerary needs. This includes Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club, a 27-hole facility where Jim Maggio’s recent visit included an aerial tour of its Bay nine. He presents some hole-by-hole sampling in this week’s gallery.

With an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars on both Google Reviews and Tripadvisor based more than 1,800 reviews in each forum, Island Vista Resort continues to make a strong case for why it’s a superb option to serve your lodging needs for your next Myrtle Beach stay-and-play getaway.

With the question put to Mike DeLuca, PGA, General Manager at Wachesaw East Golf Club, he didn’t hesitate to identify a specific stretch of holes on this Clyde Johnston signature design that has hosted multiple LPGA Tour events. In his mind, the finishing stretch of holes 16, 17 and 18 stands out above all others on the difficulty meter, one DeLuca cites as “one of the most challenging and memorable conclusions (to a golf round) along the Grand Strand.”

It’s a simple but effective drill that’s a favorite of Stefany King at Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Practice this three-step sequence, and your days of topping the ball are a thing of the past!

Join us for a dynamic video and hole-by-hole photo tour of one of the North Strand’s most popular layouts: the Dan Maples-designed Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

There’s no better reason than golf’s spring season in The Golf Capital of the World® to show the world just how much you love this game! Thanks to our friends on Instagram, we continue to see nonstop action and timeless memories being created throughout the Grand Strand. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to this past week!

The Q at Myrtle Beach took on a new look in 2026, featuring a field exclusively limited to YouTube content creators. Kyle and David break down what went into the new format, how the field came together, Ryan Ruffels’ win at The Q and his subsequent success in the PGA TOUR’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.

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One of Dan Maples’ most popular signature designs in The Golf Capital of the World® resides in Pawleys Island, where Willbrook Plantation has long been and remains a go-to choice for many South Strand package itineraries. Jim Maggio’s recent visit included an aerial tour of Willbrook’s front nine, and a quick glimpse of its newly renovated clubhouse interior that gives the pro shop, dining area and overall facilities a fresh new look.

The 27^th Annual Veterans Classic wrapped up today at 14 of the Myrtle Beach area’s most requested golf courses – including Blackmoor, the feature of today’s Round 3 photo gallery.

The 2026 Veterans Classic boasted a field of more than 700 veterans traveling in from states and countries throughout the globe, each playing in a two-person team event with varied daily formats for each round of play. Teams were flighted by combined team handicap and assigned to one of the Eisenhower, MacArthur, Nimitz, Franks, Lemay, or Westmoreland flights.

Play four of the Grand Strand’s most in-demand designs (Prestwick, Tidewater, Arrowhead and Arcadian Shores) on one of the Myrtle Beach golf scene’s most popular multi-round deals! Let Thomas Golf Vacations show you the way to your next unforgettable golf getaway!

The 27^th Annual Veterans Classic continued this morning at 14 of the Myrtle Beach area’s most requested golf courses – including Long Bay Golf Club, where the entire community embraces the event like no other and goes out of its way to honor and thank participating veterans. Long Bay is the feature of today’s Round 2 photo gallery.

The 2026 Veterans Classic boasts a field of more than 700 veterans traveling in from states and countries throughout the globe, each playing in a two-person team event with varied daily formats for each round of play. Teams are flighted by combined team handicap and assigned to one of the Eisenhower, MacArthur, Nimitz, Franks, Lemay, or Westmoreland flights.

Learn more about the partnership Play Golf Myrtle Beach has established with the PGA of America and PGA Magazine, to bring PGA professionals from around the country to Myrtle Beach and let them experience The Golf Capital of the World® first-hand – many for the first time. As you’ll see in this short video they came away not just impressed, but vastly more informed about what Myrtle Beach has to offer as a golf travel destination.