Myrtle Beach Golf News

More than 800 players from 40 states are calling the Grand Strand home this week as they take part in the 28^th Annual Family Golf Week, with first-round action teeing it up Thursday at the Byrd Course at Sea Trail Resort and seven additional award-winning designs throughout the Myrtle Beach area.

The courses are looking spectacular, the weather has been picture-perfect, and it’s clear from your Instagram and Facebook posts that there’s nowhere else you’d rather be teeing it up this summer! Thank you for reminding us once more why Myrtle Beach continues to be a bucket-list golf destination. Let’s jump into this week’s action on social media!

Kyle and David are back on the mics! The Myrtle Beach Golf Report catches up on everything golf, AI in the golf sphere, and more. To end the show, a new face makes his debut on the Myrtle Beach Golf Report: Rob Spallone, with his version of “David’s Game Time.”

As always, the Myrtle Beach Golf Report is powered by Play Golf Myrtle Beach. Watch here, or be sure to tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

Two of the top figures in YouTube golf are back for this one-of-a-kind event this fall in “The Golf Capital of the World!” The Bryan Bros Shootout, hosted by Play Golf Myrtle Beach and featuring star golf content creators Wesley and George Bryan, is set for Saturday, Nov. 8 at Grande Dunes Resort Course in Myrtle Beach.

From world-class golf to luxury accommodations, and so many dining and entertainment options, the choices in Myrtle Beach are many. Let the travel experts at MBGolf.com make those choices easy, and deliver the Grand Strand golf vacation that’s just right for you!

Golf Tourism Solutions (GTS), the organizers of the prestigious Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship, announced today that GolfPass is its newest “Proud Partner” for the 2025 and 2026 tournaments. The collaboration will leverage GolfPass’ vibrant community and extensive content platform to enhance the participant experience and broaden the World Am’s global appeal.

At Barefoot Resort & Golf, renowned designer Tom Fazio put his one-of-a-kind stamp on an award-winning golf complex. Join us on a dynamic video and hole-by-hole photo tour of the Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf and its Lowcountry design.

This week, Jim Maggio paid visits to courses on each end of the Grand Strand: Clyde Johnston’s Wachesaw Plantation East to the south, and Tom Jackson’s Aberdeen Country Club to the north. His aerial images showcase just a few of the many examples of the type of scenic welcome mat that’s here to greet you right now when you arrive in “The Golf Capital of the World!”

Once again, we’ve been blown away by the great photos and videos the Myrtle Beach golf community has shared across Facebook and Instagram this past week. Fourth of July weekend in “The Golf Capital of the World” was absolutely electric, and we hope your golf games were as hot as the fireworks as you celebrated America’s birthday with style and spirit!

As we look ahead, the excitement doesn’t stop—Family Golf Week 2025 is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to welcome players and families from all over the country for one of the best weeks of the year. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start planning your summer golf trip for next year!

Whether you’re looking for a nationally renowned golf package provider or a locally based business to help book your trip, Myrtle Beach offers both in abundance. As the game’s most popular travel destination, packagers of all stripes are happy to book Myrtle Beach golf trips. Here are four of the best.

Long before Myrtle Beach finally became the rightful home of a PGA TOUR event for the first time last year, the Grand Strand was the setting of not just one but two of golf’s major championships – with the women paving the way each time.

The team at Coastal Golfaway combines an unparalleled depth of Grand Strand-area golf knowledge and experience with a family-driven approach that makes you feel right at home as they help you create the ultimate Myrtle Beach golf getaway.

Eight Myrtle Beach-area designs have been selected by Golf Digest for inclusion in its 2025-2026 ranking of the “Best Golf Courses in South Carolina,” led by The Dunes Golf & Beach Club at No. 21. The Dunes Club was also included in the publication’s 2025-2026 release of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” coming in at No. 79.

The first focus was on supporting lateral movement. The next, as we’ll see in part three of Classic Swing Golf School’s latest series of instructional videos on using ground forces to improve power in your golf swing, is on rotation. Classic Swing’s Stefany King is here to introduce two exercises that will improve both strength and flexibility in that pursuit!

The 28^th annual Family Golf Week returns to the Golf Capital of the World July 17-19 (Thursday-Saturday), welcoming more than 400 two-person teams from more than 40 states to compete across eight of the Grand Strand’s premier golf courses.