Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Daylight savings time, 70+ degree temperatures, and the lure of a golf trip to Pawleys Island, home to one of America’s best golf course clusters, is hard to pass up.

If you are coming from Charleston, Savannah, Augusta or other points South of Myrtle Beach, here is a last-minute trip itinerary that will deliver better golf and value than any destination you may drive by on the way to the Golf Capital of the World.

The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel surveys the Palmetto State, evaluating for quality and value on an annual basis. The 125-member panel has released the results of its most recent survey, and it came to the same conclusion nearly everyone in the world has – when it comes to golf, Myrtle Beach delivers an unmatched combination of quality and value. 

The second annual Myrtle Beach March Championship concluded on another sun-swept day. Enjoy a photo gallery from the event's closing banquet. 

Landing in a fairway bunker 100 yards off the green is a bad spot for most of us, but it doesn’t have to be.

On Day 2 of the Myrtle Beach March Championship, things got even better as the skies were blue the temperature neared 70 degrees. Check out a photo gallery from Farmstead Golf Links, home of the only par 6 on the Myrtle Beach golf scene. 

The second annual Myrtle Beach March Championship teed off on a beautiful Sunday morning. Our host courses today were Wild Wing Avocet and the Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina. The high was a pleasant 61 degrees and it will be 70 when the event concludes on Tuesday, Enjoy a photo gallery featuring the day's events at the Avocet Course. 

Golfweek Magazine has unveiled its annual list of Golfweek’s Best: State-by-State Courses You Can Play for 2016, and the Myrtle Beach area once again dominated the ranking of golf-rich South Carolina’s top public layouts.

Golfweek Magazine has unveiled its annual list of Golfweek’s Best: State-by-State Courses You Can Play, and the Myrtle Beach area once again dominated the ranking of golf-rich South Carolina’s top public layouts. 

In the mid-1980s Myrtle Beach was still an emerging golf destination and the idea of the South Strand had yet to take hold. But River Club, which opened in 1985, was the second course to open in Pawleys Island and helped launch the area to prominence.

Spring is on the immediate horizon here in Myrtle Beach, meaning golf courses will be full and one of the one of the game’s bugaboos – pace of play – will move to the forefront for to many players.

The 22nd annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am will again attract a plethora of sports and entertainment legends to Myrtle Beach, including a couple high profile newcomers. 

It’s time to put away the snow shovel, stop worrying about ice on the sidewalk, and start playing golf. 

Rivers Edge has long been regarded as one of Myrtle Beach’s best and most scenic golf courses. With the spring golf season nearly upon us, the Arnold Palmer design’s spot among the area’s elite is more secure than ever. 

The inaugural Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship crowned its first victors Monday, and the boys and girls winners emerged in completely different ways on a cool, damp day at TPC Myrtle Beach. 

The inaugural Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship is in the books, and two worthy champions were crowned. Blake Taylor aided by consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes completed a wire-to-wire win in the boys division, while Delaney Shah overcame a nine-stroke deficity to triumph on the girls side.