Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Charlie’s back with an all-new episode tonight – Monday, August 23, 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network! Front and center this week is “The Big Timer” and his special guest who’s “Ridin’ with Rymer,” golfing legend Gary Player. Charlie and “The Black Knight” tee it up at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach and cover a wide range of topics, all as Charlie gets a few playing tips from the 9-time majors winner along the way.

Who’s up for a great golfing experience? Judging by the looks and smiles of the most recent visitors to our courses, you’re in for a treat wherever you tee it up along the Grand Strand golf scene. Check out what you can expect right now in Myrtle Beach, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram friends!

Hank Haney, one of golf’s most acclaimed teachers, will be a featured guest at the 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, appearing at the “World Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Tuesday, August 31.

Booking tee times with GolfNow lets you earn GolfNow Rewards points you can apply toward a $10 discount on playing select Myrtle Beach-area courses. Check out the video to learn more, and see some of the places you can play on this offer!

Tom Jackson’s mark on South Carolina on golf course architecture is extraordinary, with nearly half of his more than 100 designs residing in the Palmetto State. And while some renowned architects have a small handful of signature designs along the Grand Strand, Jackson’s name serves as the signature to five notable designs on the Myrtle Beach golf scene.

You see how the tour players do it, so how can you? Steve Dresser of the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. demonstrates the difference between how professional golfers and amateurs rotate their bodies through impact, and show some exercises to help you do it more like the pros.

Lion’s Paw was the first Big Cat to prowl at Ocean Ridge Plantation, and it remains one of the most challenging Myrtle Beach golf courses, providing a good, straightforward challenge. Even on a course whose hallmark is consistency, certain holes standout and Bill Long, Ocean Ridge’s director of marketing, has identified the layout’s three best holes.

Twenty-one past participants of the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship were among the top 75 finishers in the 121^st U.S. Women’s Amateur and 121^st U.S. Amateur – including a four-time DJ World Junior player who capped an improbable run last week to capture the U.S. Women’s Am title, and a 2019 World Junior alumnus who came within a whisker yesterday of joining her in winning a United States Golf Association (USGA) championship.

Up and down the 60-mile stretch of the Grand Strand, summer golfers continue to make Myrtle Beach their choice for teeing it up! See what the golf scene looks like right now, through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram friends!

After some recording issues, Charlie was able to recap the year in golf to this point with his buddy, former PGA TOUR player and current television golf analyst Billy Kratzert. They talk about every Major Championship, golf in the Olympics, the FedEx Cup, and other things golf fans can expect moving forward. Enjoy the episode!

Best Golf Packages offers one of Myrtle Beach golf’s most requested vacation packages that includes each of the popular Legends Group designs: Heritage Club, Oyster Bay Golf Links, and the Heathland, Moorland and Parkland designs at Legends Golf Club. Check out our aerial presentation of what you can expect with this outstanding deal!

Sometimes, the simplest swing fix involves achieving the proper grip of the club. In this video, Scott Tanguay of the Coastal Golf Academy at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C. walks us through the paces of getting your grip right!

Located just across the state line in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, Oyster Bay Golf Links offers an experience worth including to make your Myrtle Beach golf trip complete.

It’s about presenting the best of Myrtle Beach golf in a whole new way, and (for us) a whole new platform! Play Golf Myrtle Beach is now on TikTok, and showcasing the Grand Strand golf scene with a creative twist through our new series of reels. Check out some of what we’ve been up to on TikTok since we joined, and be sure to visit our TikTok page to give us a follow!

Still on the fence about taking a fall golf trip to “The Golf Capital of the World”? No need to be – in fact, we’re here to offer up several compelling reasons why the fall golf season in Myrtle Beach is the preferred choice of so many vacation golfers, and why you should be “all in” on finalizing your plans right now!