Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Let the Black Friday shoppers have their day – we’ve got golf to play! That’s the sentiment the Grand Strand’s loyal links visitors shared this past week up and down the Myrtle Beach golf scene. Check out what they saw through their eyes and lenses in this week’s Instagram recap!

Myrtle Beach Golf Desk can help plan your next North Strand golf getaway, featuring each of “The Big Cats” designs at Ocean Ridge Plantation: Tiger’s Eye, Lion’s Paw, Leopard’s Chase and Panther’s Run. See what’s in store for you on this golf package.

After a long, distinguished career in golf preceded by dedicated service to his country, Gary Schaal isn’t quite ready to kick back and relax. Project Golf and its cornerstone program to help fellow veterans still keeps him active. And it’s already given him plenty of “why” moments.

Chants Up, baby! It’s a big week in the Golf Capital of the World with the buzz of ESPN’s “College GameDay” coming this weekend to Coastal Carolina University. We’ll break down the exciting news and also take you inside the PGM program at Coastal Carolina.

ESPN comes to town this week with “College GameDay,” shining a bright light on the football and sports accomplishments of our hometown Coastal Carolina University. And even with Dustin Johnson as its most prominent alum from the golfing world, the school’s most enduring impact on the game is rooted in the classroom – and one of higher education’s leading avenues for pursuing a career in golf: the Professional Golf Management program at Coastal Carolina University.

Which way do you lean on when you’re hitting from a downhill lie? Scott Tanguay of the Coastal Golf Academy at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C. is here to show you the way, and how to execute the shot successfully, in this video tip!

The “Big Cats” of Ocean Ridge Plantation feature three designs of master architect Tim Cate, including his work at Panther’s Run Golf Links. Join us as we explore this adventurous track in both our video feature and a hole-by-hole photo gallery.

With the summer and fall months now past us and the weather turning seasonally cooler along the Grand Strand, you might be wondering what you can expect in terms of golf course conditioning on your upcoming Myrtle Beach golf trip. No matter where you play December through March, you will run into one of two basic visual presentations: the contoured look, or “wall-to-wall” green conditions.

The Lowcountry’s Top 100 Mike Strantz designs, True Blue Golf Club and Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, have teamed up with the four award-winning signature layouts at Barefoot Resort & Golf to create a one-of-a-kind golf getaway through Caledonia Golf Vacations. See for yourself what’s in store when you play these dynamic courses on your next visit!

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching in an unprecedented year for all, our PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com ambassadors join us to share their thoughts on what they, as Myrtle Beach golf industry professionals, are most thankful for as 2020 draws to a close.

In this installment of our golf instruction video series, Dustin Johnson Golf School Director of Coaching Allen Terrell shows us a take-home drill involving an alignment stick that can help properly reinforce proper body position in each part of the takeaway.

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.

In our debut episode of the Myrtle Beach Golf Report powered by PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com, Kyle Oland, David Williams and Jim Maggio take us through a recap of the latest happenings in golf – both in “The Golf Capital of the World,” and beyond.

The sights and sounds of Thanksgiving season are upon us, but it still feels like early fall on the Myrtle Beach golf scene with mild weather and fantastic playing conditions. Joins us for our most  weekly tour of the Grand Strand golf landscape, as seen through the eyes and lenses of Instagram users!

One of the more memorable finishing holes along the Grand Strand is also one of its more renowned “risk/reward” opportunities. Join us on an aerial tour of the par-5 18th at River Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., and see the options you have to finish your round strong at this South Strand design!