Myrtle Beach Is the World’s Golf Capital

With 120 golf courses sprawling across the Grand Strand, you won’t have to travel far during your golf vacation to find the perfect course for you. Lush fairways, natural hazards and sophisticated service set a new golf vacation standard. Popular amusements, entertaining attractions and an eclectic array of dining options round out your golf beach vacation.
Challenge you skills, improve your game and visit new courses in Myrtle Beach, where golf is as prevalent as the sandy coastline. Continually ranked at the top on prestigious golf surveys, Myrtle Beach is among the greatest golf resorts in the world.
Select a championship course, set your tee time and grab your clubs because with 4.2 million rounds of golf played annually along the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach is a golfer’s paradise.
 

River Hills Golf & Country Club

Quietly nestled among densely wooded terrain and rolling hills lies a visually stunning, challenging yet playable 18 holes that you cannot afford to miss on your next golf vacation. Quality, service and commitment to excellence are the key ingredients found at River Hill’s prestigious course. Also, the spacious, newly renovated colonial style clubhouse is a wonderful retreat for golfers.
(3670 Cedar Creek Run, Little River; 800-264-3810)
www.riverhillsgolf.com
 

Beachwood Golf Club

Since 1968, Beachwood Golf Club set the standard as the best-conditioned golf course on the Grand Strand. Beachwood offers a golfer friendly course designed by the great Gene Hamm. Its close proximity to the beach and to the area's most popular accommodations make it a favorite among visitors to Myrtle Beach. The 18-hole championship course has hosted such prestigious events as the Carolina's Open, the Carolina Senior PGA championship, and the Grand Strand Amateur. Beachwood provides four sets of tees for golfers of all skill levels, as well as a fully-lighted practice facility to sharpen your skills.
(1520 Highway 17 South, North Myrtle Beach; 800-526-4889)
www.beachwoodgolf.com

Eagle Nest

Located just across the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge on the north end of the Grand Strand. Eagle Nest Golf Club features a course in a natural setting surrounded by Carolina pines and sparkling lakes. Eagle Nest features Bermuda fairways and greens with gentle contours and generous playing areas. Come experience a "Pinehurst feel at the beach" where every hole is memorable! Opened in 1971, Eagle Nest Golf Club remains one of the best values on the Grand Strand.
(Highway 17 North, about 1 mile north of Intraocastal Waterway Bridge, North Myrtle Beach; 800-543-3113) www.eaglenestgolf.com
 

Arcadian Shores Golf Club

Arcadian Shores combines the best of Mother Nature with the best of modern golf layout and is the home of the Resort Golf Academy of Myrtle Beach. Lush Bermuda greens, with 64 creatively placed sand bunkers and natural lakes woven in and out of the fairways, make this a challenge you will long remember. In a recent poll, organized by the Myrtle Beach Sun News, 24 golf experts voted two holes, #2 and #13 as part of the "Dream 18", a compilation of the best 18 holes on the beach.
(701 Hilton Road, Myrtle Beach; 866-326-5275)

Arrowhead Country Club

With a canvas of Bermuda Fairways and Bent Grass Greens, the team of Ray Floyd and Tom Jackson has created a 27-hole masterpiece along the scenic Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach. Each nine-hole layout is unique, featuring uncommon elevations, hardwood wetlands and the most impeccable manicured holes in the area.
(1201 Burcale Road, Myrtle Beach; 800-236-3243)
www.arrowheadcc.com

Heron Point

Golfers coming back to Heron Point use one word to describe this course - challenging! Settled among tall Carolina Pines, you find beautifully manicured greens, contoured fairways, strategically placed bunkers and plenty of water to offer you a memorable playing experience.
(On Bay Road off Highway 707, Myrtle Beach; 800-786-1671)
www.heronpointgolfclub.com

Legends

Play all three courses at Legends and have three unique golf experiences. Heathland’s beautiful clubhouse modeled after the home of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club in Scotland, traditional character and tour conditions come as no surprise. The landscape is known for its lack of trees, menacing winds, pot bunkers and wide, rolling fairways. Play many of the most feared holes in Myrtle Beach at Moorland, as well as the shortest par four guarded by “Hell’s Half-Acre.” Parkland, a perfect complement to this award-winning resort is the final addition in “the trilogy” of superior golf designs and was inspired by “early American courses” like Augusta National and Pine Valley.
(1500 Legends Drive, Myrtle Beach; 800-530-1875)
www.legendsgolf.com

Prestwick Country Club

At Prestwick, Pete and P.B. Dye have crafted a links-style masterpiece reminiscent of Dye designs. Over 1.3 million cubic yards of earth were moved in sculpting towering dune-like berms, stairway bunkers and bulkhead–protected greens. A dense pine forest, sandy waste areas and meandering streams and lakes frame the generous landing areas afforded the player from any of the six sets of tees. Having hosted the U.S. Open qualifier and state Mid-Amateur Championship, Prestwick has earned a reputation as one of the most memorable golf experiences in the Carolinas.
(Highway 544 between Business Highway 17 and Highway 17, Myrtle Beach; 888-250-1767) www.prestwickcountryclub.com

River Oaks Golf Plantation

Carved from 800 pristine acres stretching along the Intracoastal Waterway, River Oaks is truly an unforgettable golf experience. The immaculate Gene Hamm/Tom Jackson creation features 27 holes of undulating greens, mounded fairways, with large lakes and finger shaped bunkers providing something special for every golfer. (831 River Oaks Drive, Myrtle Beach; 800-762-8813)
www.riveroaksgolfplantation.com

The Dunes Golf and Beach Club

One of the best know courses in the world, the legendary Dunes Club continues to be rated the #1 Golf Course in Myrtle Beach by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golfweek. It’s the former host of six SENIOR Tour Championships, Women's U.S. Open and finals of PGA Tour Q-School and offers world-class instruction, complete practice facility, oceanfront dining and full guest locker facilities. Access limited.
(900 North Ocean Boulevard, Myrtle Beach; 843-449-5236)

Whispering Pines

At Whispering Pines you'll find tree lined fairways, carefully placed lakes and undulating greens by designers Finger, Dye, and Spahn. With above average slope and handicap ratings, this traditional, classic design doesn't need gimmicks. We are the only course along the Grand Strand to be designated a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.” Our Golf Academy provides quality instruction through a varied schedule of programs at our large practice range.
(Business Highway 17 South and 22nd Avenue South, Myrtle Beach; 843-918-2305)

Wild Wing Plantation

Four distinctive courses are offered at Wild Wing Plantation. The Avocet presents creative contouring, elevated tees and greens, double fairways, grass bunkers and even a double green serving two holes. The Falcon is modern yet traditional in style, with extensive mounding creating a sense of privacy on every hole. The front and back nine each feature a lake more than 25 acres in size and holes 12 and 13 are separated by a bunker 515 yards in length. The Hummingbird is designed in a classic “links style” where wetlands combine with stands of love grass and other native grasses to form the course’s perimeter, complementing lush green fairways. Strategically placed lakes, open fairways, as well as an array of waste bunkers add to the challenge and intrigue of this course. Wood Stork creates a park land setting with open and tree-lined fairways in an expanse of land previously untouched except by native wildlife. The first eight holes play through wetlands and the remaining ten holes through a majestic pine forest.
(Wild Wing Boulevard off Highway 501, Myrtle Beach; 888-250-1828)
www.wildwing.com

Witch

Journey into a world of golf unlike anything else you’ve ever seen. 18 holes rise as if by magic from undisturbed woodlands and enchanted wetlands. Nearly 4,000 feet of bridges wind their way through hundreds of acres of wetlands, left intact as nature's perfect hazards. But the beauty of the setting doesn't diminish the challenge lurking in the layout..
(1900 Highway 544, Myrtle Beach; 843-448-1300)
www.witchgolf.com
 

Deer Track Golf Resort

The Toski Links offers wide tree-lined Bermuda fairways with picturesque landing areas and is a favorite for players of any caliber. You'll find an old style course with spectacular lakes and ponds, oversized greens, and manicured fairways abounding in diversity, beauty and challenge.
(1705 Platt Boulevard, Surfside; 800-548-9186)
www.deertrack.com

Wicked Stick

John Daly finally brings his “grip it and rip it” style to golf course design with his first ever signature course right here in Myrtle Beach. Teaming with architect Clyde Johnston, they have developed a stunning links course featuring dune-like mounds and “Daly” tees on several holes that will challenge even the longest hitter. Wicked Stick offers a fun and exciting layout to golfers of all skill levels.
(1051 Coventry Road, Surfside; 800-797-8425)
www.wickedstick.com
 

Indian Wells

Indian Wells is a veteran member of the “Myrtle Beach Dream 18” with its famous par 4, #18 hole just gets better. With new TiftEagle greens and a completely remodeled clubhouse Indian Wells has put on a new face to offer its guests for years to come. You will love this layout and the changes made to an already fun golf course and customer favorite.
(Highway 17, Garden City; 800-833-6337)
 

Blackmoor Golf Club

Blackmoor Golf Club, 2001 Golf Course of the year by The Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association, at Longwood Plantation is truly unique. This spectacular, beautiful undulating design is Gary Player’s first in the Myrtle Beach area. Gary's experience as the world's most traveled golfer and one of only four players to ever win the Grand Slam of Golf can be seen and felt in the clever challenge he has for you at Blackmoor.
(6100 Longwood Road, Murrells Inlet; 866-952-5555)
www.blackmoor.com

TPC of Myrtle Beach

Walk in the footsteps of golf's legends—Tom Watson, Gary Player, Ray Floyd, Lee Trevino, Lanny Watkins and others—at the PGA Tour's own TPC of Myrtle Beach. TPC is regarded among the top courses in America. (Highway 707, Murrells Inlet; 888-742-8721)
www.tpc-mb.com

Wachesaw East

A former rice plantation provides the setting for this championship layout by Clyde Johnston. Carved out of gently rolling terrain, the heavily wooded course offers five sets of tees to challenge golfers of all abilities. A hint of Scottish design, accented with freshwater wetlands and lakes, makes this distinctive course a unique and enjoyable experience.
(911 Riverwood Drive, off Highway 17, Murrells Inlet; 888-922-0027)