Myrtle Beach Golf News

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.

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.

Hannah Cook of Barstool Sports’ “Amateur Hour” is traveling the country in her quest to find the best holes in golf. In this episode, Hannah’s highlighting holes at five stops she made during her recent trip to Myrtle Beach: The Wizard, The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, The Moorland Course at Legends Golf Resort, Grande Dunes Resort Course, and Rivers Edge.

Our fearless foursome of YouTube professional golfers (Micah Morris, Grant Horvat, George Bryan and Wesley Bryan) move their “Battle at the Beach” to The Dye Course at Barefoot Resort, where they engage in a spirited two-on-two, alternate shot competition. It’s Micah and George versus Wesley and Grant: which tandem do you think comes out on top? 

The past week was packed full of awesome golf along the Grand Strand!  Dads enjoying a memorable round on Father’s Day as well as tournaments, friendly rounds, and everything in-between.  Take a look at all the fun captured by our friends on Facebook!

When golfers discuss Myrtle Beach’s South Strand, attention immediately turns to Pawleys Island, but savvy group leaders often bring their charges to Murrells Inlet. Home to four courses and the famed MarshWalk – a half-mile long boardwalk that features some of the area’s most popular bars and restaurants – Murrells Inlet delivers on and off the course. Enjoy a closer look at the quartet of layouts that call Murrells Inlet home.