Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Easter Weekend is upon us, but not before a flurry of on-course activity in “The Golf Capital of the World!” Check out the scenes from several courses up and down the Grand Strand this past week, as provided by you – our good friends on Facebook and Instagram!

Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell, ambassadors of ONEflight International, a private aviation company based in Denver, are among the leading celebrities scheduled to play in the Wednesday Pro-Am (May 7) at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic to be conducted at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club from May 8-11. In addition, North Myrtle Beach’s own Vanna White, who has been a fixture on Wheel of Fortune for more than 40 years, will again take part in the Wednesday Pro-Am.

Gloriously warm, sunny skies greeted players for first-round play Thursday at the 2025 Keiser University College of Golf Palmetto Championship at Tradition Golf Club, True Blue Golf Club and Caledonia Golf & Fish Club. Check out our photo gallery of today’s action at Tradition!

In today’s video profiles of each of this year’s 16 competitors in The Q at Myrtle Beach, we present “The Local Qualifier,” Patrick O’Brien, and “The Bomber,” three-time World Long Drive Champion Kyle Berksire. Check out what each of them brings to the table as this innovative event draws closer.

In the first of our video profiles of each of this year’s 16 competitors in The Q at Myrtle Beach, you’ll hear from a Wayne State alum trying to find his way in the professional golf world, and the wildly popular YouTube golf influencer who sees himself as the underdog in this battle. Check out our features on Joe Hooks and Fat Perez (Nick Stubbe).

The World’s Largest 19th Hole is back at the 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship (World Am) with a new host – St. André Golf.

Every golfer has their favorite courses – and the golf vacation planning experts at MyrtleBeachGolf.com Powered by Golf Trek are no exception. Check out the courses that are available on their Golf Master’s Package, and see how they can be part of your next Myrtle Beach golf getaway!

Join us here in celebrating 25 years of great moments from the Myrtle Beach golf scene’s most prominent golf resort, Barefoot Resort & Golf, as we take a sentimental journey through its photo archives. Today we feature the Dye Course, the most prominent footprint along the Grand Strand golf scene you’ll find from one of the game’s design legends, Pete Dye.

Grand Strand Health is again offering its medical services to players and fans as the official healthcare partner of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, which is scheduled from May 8-11 at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club. The large regional healthcare provider will establish a field office near hole 17 and additional satellite locations near hole three and the Fan Zone. Emergency Medical Technicians will also be on duty throughout the event.

In the second straight year of welcoming fans after a previous five-year absence, the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am and its participants enjoyed a beautiful day and the good times the event always delivers.

Join us on a whirlwind journey as we explore a Mike Strantz masterpiece that’s been a mainstay of every premium Grand Strand golf getaway for more than two decades now: True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C.

The past two weeks saw the Play Golf Myrtle Beach photography team executing an aerial assault on the Grand Strand golf landscape! Jim Maggio toured the front nine holes at North Strand favorite Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links, while Rob Spallone conducted an ambitious southern swing in visiting River Club, TPC Myrtle Beach, Blackmoor and International Club of Myrtle Beach.

We’ve been loving every photo, reel, and story you’ve shared on Facebook and Instagram this past week, capturing the magic of spring golf here in Myrtle Beach. Courses across the Grand Strand are looking absolutely stunning right now – and it’s clear everyone’s having a blast out there. Thank you all for your continued efforts to help us showcase Myrtle Beach as “The Golf Capital of the World!”

The sun rises over the Carolina coast … and the magic found here comes alive.

It’s time for you to leave winter behind.

It’s time to start your season in The Golf Capital of the World, Myrtle Beach.

It’s that time of year where the golf world and the colors of the spectrum collide in spectacular fashion: Azalea Season! If you’re in town now, or planning a spring Myrtle Beach golf trip next year or beyond, here are five great South Strand golf courses where you’ll encounter a kaleidoscope of azalea colors as part of your visit.