October 7, 2025 6:00 am
King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, one of Arnold Palmer’s most celebrated designs, reopened for preview play on October 6 as a transformative two-year renovation led by architect Brandon Johnson nears its conclusion. The project, conducted in two phases, began in the summer of 2024 with a renovation of the front nine before shifting focus […]
September 29, 2025 6:00 am
As group leaders plan a Myrtle Beach golf trip, they do so knowing not every round will be at TPC or Grande Dunes. While the anchor courses create the most anticipation, the supporting layouts also impact the overall experience, and that’s where Aberdeen Country Club shines. The Tom Jackson design won’t appear on any Top […]
September 22, 2025 6:00 am
Golf courses sometimes have to search for an identity, but that was never a problem for Long Bay Club. When Jack Nicklaus, the game’s most accomplished player, is your architect, you start with instant credibility. Long Bay is one of just two Myrtle Beach-area courses designed by the Golden Bear –Pawleys Plantation being the other […]
August 28, 2025 7:00 am
Two of golf’s most popular YouTubers are coming to one of Myrtle Beach’s premier golf courses this fall. The Bryan Bros Shootout is a two-day event hosted by George and Wesley Bryan at the acclaimed Grande Dunes Resort Course, November 7-8. Festivities will begin with a three-hour welcome party at Terrazza 19, Grande Dunes’ on-site […]
August 24, 2025 8:14 am
Phase 2 of the highly anticipated renovation of King’s North at Myrtle Beach National is progressing on schedule. Led by architect Brandon Johnson, the acclaimed layout is slated to welcome golfers back for an early October reopening. Johnson completed the front-nine redesign in the summer of 2024, and the Arnold Palmer original closed again on […]
August 20, 2025 6:00 am
A golf course is a living organism — albeit a large one with many moving parts — and like any being, it occasionally faces health challenges. At Long Bay Club, that challenge came in the form of its greens. But those problems are now firmly in the rearview mirror for the Jack Nicklaus design, much […]
August 1, 2025 9:50 am
A week after the July 22 reopening of the Avocet Course, which closed for an unscheduled greens renovation project, a relaxed smile creased the face of Wild Wing general manager Mark Andrews. “I can wholeheartedly say the golf course will be good, and it’s only going to get better,” he said when asked what players […]
July 29, 2025 5:00 am
This October, golf isn’t just a game — it’s a powerful way to make a difference in the lives of those battling breast cancer in our local community. On Saturday, October 4th, The Long Bay Club will host its annual Play Fore Pink Breast Cancer Benefit Tournament, and you’re invited to be part of something […]
July 15, 2025 6:00 am
Much has changed since Pine Lakes Country Club – then known as Ocean Forest Club – opened its fairways in 1927. In the 98 years since, America has endured the Great Depression, fought two World Wars, and undergone seismic societal shifts. Yet amid all that change, one thing in Myrtle Beach has remained unchanged: the […]
July 11, 2025 9:01 am
If you want to start an argument, ask five golfers about the USGA’s handicap system — commonly known as GHIN. Administered by the United States Golf Association, GHIN (and the idea of giving opponents a lot of strokes) gets a lot of eyerolls, especially from better players who can’t stand losing to someone getting a […]
July 7, 2025 6:00 am
Now in its second year, the MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com Intercollegiate will return to the Grande Dunes Resort Course September 7-9, attracting teams from the ACC and Big 10 to compete with tournament host Coastal Carolina University. Sixteen teams will compete in the 54-hole event at the Roger Rulewich designed course that is widely regarded as one of […]
June 30, 2025 6:00 am
Long Bay Golf Club provides the best of players a stern test, and the Jack Nicklaus designed exam concludes with the daunting par 4 18th hole. A dogleg right that plays around a large pond, No. 18 challenges every part of a player’s game. The hole tips out at 445 yards, but only a small […]
