Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

More than 130 players teed it up Friday at The Pearl and Sandpiper Bay for first-round action of the 2022 Golf Trek Challenge, being contested by two-person teams for 54 holes this weekend at four North Strand courses.

Whether it’s the questions you need to ask, the things you may not have known or group-specific considerations to keep in mind, there are lots of factors involved in planning a golf trip. Jaime Thrailkill of popular package provider MyrtleBeachGolf.com joins Charlie Rymer to discuss and inform. Join them for a lively in-studio conversation!

After you’ve teed it up on the par-5 12th at Founders Club at Pawleys Island, you have two paths of getting to the green on this adventurous hole. Join us for a flyover tour of this three-shot hole, and get some guidance on how best to approach it!

Season 2 of The Charlie Rymer Golf Show will debut Sunday, June 5 on ESPN2 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The 14-episode season will feature celebrity guests, including television and film actor Ray Romano on the debut show.

Season 2 of The Charlie Rymer Golf Show launches this Sunday, June 5, 8 a.m. ET on ESPN2! In anticipation of all-new episodes airing throughout the next several weeks, Charlie’s taking a look back at a few moments behind the scenes – some from shows that aired in Season 1, and some from shows scheduled for later this year.

You see golfers do it, and it looks cool, so you want to try it for yourself. But be cautioned, says Scott Tanguay of the Coastal Golf Academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. There’s a way to do the club twirl, and a way (and time) not to. Check it out!

Summer’s coming … can you feel it? Our visiting golfers most certainly do, and they’re getting a healthy dose of sunshine and great playing conditions along the way! Join us as we take our weekly tour of the Myrtle Beach golf scene, as viewed through the eyes and camera lenses of our friends on Instagram!

Two of PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s featured golf schools, the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. and Dustin Johnson Golf School at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C., have been selected by Golf Digest for inclusion in its 2022 Editor’s Choice List for Best Golf Schools & Academies.

If you’re planning travel to Myrtle Beach from Albany, NY, Allentown, PA, Cincinnati, OH or Newburgh, NY this winter, you’re in luck! Allegiant has extended its seasonal summer schedule to include flights serving Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) from select markets through February 14, 2023. 

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club’s PGA Head Professional, Dennis Nicholl, is on set with PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer for a wide-ranging discussion about the Grand Strand’s most celebrated design. Learn some history about this renowned Robert Trent Jones design, take a current tour of “Alligator Alley,” and get Dennis’ picks for his two favorite holes beyond The Dunes Club’s famous three-hole stretch.

Final-round play of the 2022 GolfBuddy Veterans Classic teed it up Wednesday at seven area courses, with more than 750 players representing six branches of military service competing. Check out our photo gallery of today’s action at The Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University, Arrowhead Country Club and Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club!

For years now, it’s become a recurring theme each May that our veterans take to the links at Long Bay Golf Club: its residential community embraces and welcomes them with food, drink and heartfelt thanks for their service to our country. Join us for a photographic tour of Tuesday’s proceedings at Long Bay and Diamondback Golf Club, as Day 2 of the 2022 GolfBuddy Veterans Classic rolled on!

More than 750 military veterans from throughout the United States and its territories have once more descended upon the Grand Strand golf scene for a week of competition and camaraderie, as the GolfBuddy Veterans Classic tees it up this week from 18 Myrtle Beach-area courses.

Join us on a video journey through the Grand Strand’s most revered design: The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, a Robert Trent Jones creation providing seven decades of stellar golf experiences.

Nothing but fun times this past week along the Myrtle Beach golf scene! How fun, you ask? Take it from our friends on Instagram, who captured and shared a treasure trove of memories from up and down the Grand Strand. Check ’em out in our weekly recap!