Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Welcome to Charlie’s Corner, the blog home for Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer. A lifelong Myrtle Beach golfer, Rymer, with his characteristic wit and unique perspective, will be weighing in on all things golf for Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday.   Now that I’ve had a week to let this year’s Masters breath I can appreciate it even more.  For me personally, it was my second favorite all time.  In 1986 I was a senior in high school and had the chance to be at the Masters

Golf Digest, one of the game’s leading publications, dedicated 17 pages of editorial in its May issue to covering all things Myrtle Beach golf. Digest’s lead travel writers, Pete Finch and Matt Ginella, spent several days in the area talking to golfers and polling locals about the area’s best off-course activities. The result is a comprehensive guide to Myrtle Beach. Finch and Ginella tell the stories of golfers who come to Myrtle Beach and what brings them back year after.  Enjoy their

The Hootie and The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am is one of the highlights of the Myrtle Beach golf calendar. Country music star Darius Rucker and jazz legend Branford Marsalis kicked off the year’s event with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem. Enjoy.
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A good time was high atop everyone’s priority list at the Hootie and The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am, and PGA Tour player Woody Austin and comedian Gary Valentine gave everyone a good laugh.

The sun was shining, the stars were out, and the 16th annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am enjoyed one the best days in tournament history.

A sellout crowd of more than 6,000 people packed the Dye Course at Barefoot Resort and Golf to watch a team led by PGA Tour pro D.J. Trahan and country music singer Steve Azar win the event with an 18-under par effort.
 
There was a five-way tie for second at 17-under par. Among the teams in second were

Welcome to Charlie's Corner, the blog home for Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer. A lifelong Myrtle Beach golfer, Rymer, with his characteristic wit and unique perspective, will be weighing in on all things golf for Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday.

It’s that time of the year.  My eyes are watery, my nose is itchy, and the azaleas are popping.  And I’m craving pimento cheese sandwiches.  If you have ever attended The Masters, you know just what I mean about all of

Hooters reputation has long been secure. Attractive waitresses in tiny neon orange shorts, tight white tank tops, and the chain’s suggestive name successfully established the brand years ago.

But there is more to Hooters than a stable of hot waitresses, especially along Myrtle Beach’s Grand Strand. Hooters was the forerunner for the wing craze that has swept America, the nation’s first nationally prominent restaurant that specialized in chicken wings. During Hooters

Welcome to Charlie's Corner, the blog home for Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer. A lifelong Myrtle Beach golfer, Rymer, with his charectaristic whit and unique perspective, will be weighing in on all things golf.

The domestic portion of the LPGA season is underway with the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, CA at the La Costa Resort having been played last week.  Golf Channel was there and I was pleased to be on board for the live coverage of the event.  I've been covering the

Tradition Club is a Myrtle Beach golf “sleeper.” Located on the South Strand, the layout doesn’t enjoy the high profile of some of its neighbors, but Tradition is an outstanding course, carved through the area’s native pine trees

One of Tradition’s greatest strengths is the variety of holes it offers.  With that in mind, we asked Clay DuBose, Tradition’s general manager, to tell us the course’s three best holes, and he obliged.

No. 7,

Tradition Club is Ron Garl’s only Myrtle Beach golf design, a 4.5-star course that leaves players smiling. What do you need to know about Tradition prior to your first swing?

Here are five things that will help you arrive at the course prepared to play well:

1. Green Room – Players don’t have to have to be Phil Mickelson with a wedge to hit a green at Tradition.  Getting it close might be a different story. The course’s greens, which average about

The Coastal Carolina University men's golf team posted the best final round and moved up three spots to finish as runner-up at the 2010 General Hackler Championship, March 15. Hosted by the Chanticleers, the two-day, 54-hole event was played at Coastal's home course, the TPC of Myrtle Beach (Par 72 – 6,950 yards) in Murrells Inlet, S.C.

Coastal shot a 3-over 291 in the final round and finished at 22-over 886, three shots behind champion East Tennessee State at 883, who shot 296 in

I just realized how incredibly spoiled I am when it comes to golf.

Last week I played my first ever round of golf with rental clubs.  My clubs were swiped from my car the day before a round so I had to go with the clubs the golf course had available.

The theft occurred in my own driveway (in Florida).

For most folks, and round of golf with rentals wouldn’t be a big deal, but keep in mind that I am not a normal size human being.  I am 6’4”

A drive through Barefoot Resort in the spring of 2010 reveals a golf community in full bloom. Home of the Love, Fazio, Norman and Dye courses, Barefoot is one of the most popular Myrtle Beach golf facilities for many reasons.

Three of the four layouts have been ranked among America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses by Golf Digest.

The resort is home to two of the area’s best clubhouses, including one dedicated exclusively to the Dye Club.
The amenities continue far

Barefoot Resort, home of the Dye, Fazio, Love and Norman Courses, is celebrating its 10th birthday this spring. The facility drew national acclaim upon its opening and has been at the forefront of the Myrtle Beach golf market ever since.

While you may have played all four courses, here are five things about Barefoot you need to know:

1. Barefoot Is One of the Nation’s Premier Multi-Course Facilities – Three of Barefoot’s four layouts – Love, Fazio and Dye –

Working for the Golf Channel really has been a dream come true.  I’ve been here for a year now and I have had some amazing days and none more fun than this past Thursday.  I sat down for an interview with Arnold Palmer for an entire hour.  I have had the chance on several occasions to speak with him but never for that amount of time.  The first thing you notice is that when he walks into the room the temperature goes up about ten degrees.  Even at eighty,