Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Removed from the hustle and bustle of Myrtle Beach, the South Strand provides a more relaxed experience and some of the Palmetto State’s premier golf courses. Renowned for its casual pace, Lowcountry beauty and outstanding restaurants, Pawleys Island is one of America’s Top 10 Golf Islands, according to Links magazine, and it doesn’t take players long to figure out why.

You’ve seen Barstool Sports’ Fore Play Golf crew (Trent, Riggs, Frankie and Danny) teeing it up in recent months in Myrtle Beach, and two of them (Trent Ryan and Frankie Borrelli) enjoyed their Grand Strand golf experience so much they decided to bring their dads back for a special Father’s Day outing. Join them here for part one of their trip, which included a special club fitting for the dads at Golf Galaxy before taking on the Mike Strantz beauty at Caledonia.

This summer, Charlie Rymer’s most ambitious Myrtle Beach golf journey begins. He’s visiting 66 golf courses along the Grand Strand this summer from Georgetown, South Carolina to the outer reaches of Brunswick County, North Carolina. And PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com is documenting the journey every step of the way. Check out what’s in store for you in the coming weeks!

The summer heat was turned up along the Grand Strand, but it certainly didn’t stop the golf community from coming out in huge numbers to celebrate the long holiday weekend! Take a look at all the smiling faces and good times that were had over the past week, all thanks to our Facebook friends behind the lens!

Whether you want to book a trip using a national golf package provider or prefer to utilize a local company, Myrtle Beach offers group leaders a bevy of options. For those exploring a combination of local and national providers, here are five outstanding options.

If you’re not first, you might be last. And that’s not where you want to be if you’re Micah Morris, Grant Horvat, Wesley Bryan or George Bryan competing in this recent challenge at Tidewater Golf Club. Check out the latest these YouTube professional golfers are up to!

Thirteen Myrtle Beach-area designs have been named among Golfweek’s 2023 “Best Courses You Can Play” in their respective states, with The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club earning three of South Carolina’s top five selections and Thistle Golf Club earning a top 10 nod in North Carolina.

As Steve Dresser of the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. demonstrates, you’re never quite as far back in your backswing as you think. So when it comes to where your hands should ultimately wind up in the process, Steve’s here to show you a simple technique for finding out!

TPC Myrtle Beach and the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship were the setting recently for the former number one-ranked player in the world to spend some time with Hannah Cook of Barstool Sports’ “Amateur Hour” for Hannah’s “Cart Talk” segment. DJ and Hannah cover a wide range of topics, with Dustin opening up on his childhood sports memories, meeting his future wife (Paulina Gretzky), winning The Masters, and more!

The summer heat was in full effect this week, but that didn’t stop the Grand Strand golf community from hitting the fairways! In Myrtle Beach, when the sun is out, so are the golfers! Let’s take a look at all the fun they’ve been having, courtesy of our friends behind the lens on Facebook.

There are plenty of golf courses from which to choose along the Grand Strand, and as tough as the playing decisions can be on any given day it can be just as hard as choosing where to enjoy your favorite post-round beverage! Here are David Williams’ three favorite local spots to enjoy after your round – one each from the South, Central and North Strand.

Charlie Rymer visited Jack Nicklaus’ South Strand signature design last week to catch up with Founders Group International’s Joe Dipre to discuss FGI’s broader vision in the infrastructure reinvestment they’ve made across their course portfolio, and how their current work at Pawleys Plantation reflects it. Charlie then rolled up his sleeves with FGI’s renovations team leader, Chaz Henderson, with Pawleys Plantation’s famed 13th hole as the setting for illustrating the type of work they’re doing throughout the property.

In May, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s David Williams launched his new “Key Holes in Myrtle Beach” series of video reels that have been highlighted on our social media pages on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. The first three courses David chose to spotlight for this fresh approach to highlighting the best in Grand Strand golf include three distinctly different, unique designs that nevertheless share the common bond of high popularity among visiting golfers – and a collection of unforgettable holes at each location.

Specialist in booking golf getaways to 35 different destinations in 10 states, Golf Excursions at MyGolfVacation.com knows that its customers who make Myrtle Beach their preferred location for a golf getaway expect great stay-and-play options for visiting “The Golf Capital of the World.”

Some say there’s strength in numbers, and if the high marks earned by Golf Zoo from a pool of more than 2,800 reviewers are any indication, the acclaimed golf vacation provider is a great resource for you to lean on to help plan your next Myrtle Beach golf getaway.