Pawleys Plantation Named 2024 Course of the Year by the Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association

Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club, one of two Jack Nicklaus signature designs in “The Golf Capital of the World,” has been named by the Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association (MBAGCOA) as its 2024 Golf Course of the Year.

A favorite of visiting golfers since its opening in 1988, Pawleys Plantation recently completed a major renovation that included the resurfacing of its greens with TifEagle Bermudagrass and reclaiming more than 40,000 square feet of putting surface; significant bunker reconfiguration to enhance course playability; and a major clubhouse renovation that featured the unveiling of Palmetto Jack’s as its new pre- and post-round dining and cocktail lounge.

The MBAGCOA evaluates Golf Course of the Year nominees on four criteria: exceptional quality of the golf course, exceptional quality of the ownership and management, outstanding contribution to the community, and significant contribution to the game. By virtue of winning the award, Pawleys Plantation becomes a candidate for state and potentially national honors.

Pawleys Plantation succeeds Rivers Edge as the MBAGCOA Course of the Year. The National Golf Course Owners Association implemented the award in 1996 and the MBAGCOA has since nominated courses from the Myrtle Beach area.

Past recipients of the award include Rivers Edge (2023), Tidewater Golf Club (2022), TPC Myrtle Beach (2019), Meadowlands Golf Club (2018), Man O’ War Golf Club (2017), Litchfield Country Club (2016), River Oaks (2015), Moorland Course at Legends Resort (2014), The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort (2013), The Dunes Golf & Beach Club (2012), Founders Club at Pawleys Island (2011), Sandpiper Bay (2010) Shaftesbury Glen (2009), Grande Dunes Resort Course (2008), Wachesaw Plantation East (2007), Burning Ridge (2006), TPC Myrtle Beach (2005), Indian Wells Golf Club (2004), World Tour Golf Links (2003), Wild Wing Plantation (2002), Blackmoor (2001), Tradition Golf Club (2000), Bay Tree Golf Plantation (1999), Arrowhead Country Club (1998) and King’s North at Myrtle Beach National (1996). Six of the Myrtle Beach regional winners – Tidewater Burning Ridge, TPC Myrtle Beach, Wild Wing, Tradition, Arrowhead and King’s North – also captured the state award. World Tour was named as the national “Golf Course of the Year.”