Wedgefield Plantation brings a Lowcountry feel to the Myrtle Beach golf scene. Visually the layout is defined by hundreds of soaring Live Oak tree draped in Spanish moss that run throughout the property. Enjoy a look at Wedgefield Plantation:
Standing
in the middle of the third fairway, the beauty and challenge of
Shaftesbury Glen are crystallized in the
demands of the approach shot. The green is elevated and a deep,
finger bunker lurks.
What looked like a fairly easy hole on the tee box gets tougher
with each step towards the green. The third hole is Shaftesbury
Glen condensed into a 414-yard par 4.
The Clyde Johnston design is open off the tee, giving players ample
latitude, but the greens are typically elevated and protected by
those expansive bunkers. Getting up-and-down from the sand makes
for a challenging round, so a sharp...
Arcadian
Shores Golf Club is a staple of many Myrtle Beach golf
vacations.
The course opened for play in the mid-‘70s with its traditional
layout designed by an offspring of legendary architect Robert Trent
Jones. No one could have predicted in 1974 that Rees Jones would
transform his career out of the shadows of his father to be known
as the U.S. Open Doctor.
Arcadian Shores is where Rees Jones got his start.
Nearly 40 years later, Arcadian Shores continues to be a ``must
play’’ for Grand Strand golfers.
Two holes are so popular they were Dream 18 selections by the
Myrtle Beach Sun News, a...
Shaftesbury Glen opened its generous fairways nearly
11 years ago. The course quickly became a Myrtle Beach golf
favorite, earning course of the year honors; while Golf
World readers voted the facility one of America’s Top 50 Golf
Resorts.
While Shaftesbury Glen has compiled an impressive
resume, we have five insights – beyond the quality of the course –
that will help you prior to striking your first tee shot at
Shaftesbury.
1. The inspiration for Shaftesbury Glen’s design lies in one of the
nation’s great layouts. Paul Himmelsbach, a member of the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fameand co-owner...
Shaftesbury Glen arrived on the Myrtle Beach golf
scene in 2001, and the Clyde Johnston design quickly carved out a
player-friendly reputation. The course sports some of the widest
fairways along the Grand Strand - making it a favorite for those of
us with a crooked driver – and elevated, bentgrass greens.
To provide a better perspective on what players have to look
forward to, we asked Shaftesbury Glen’s director of operations, Ryan
McCarty, to tell us the course’s three best holes, and he happily
obliged.
1. The 579-yard second hole is reachable in two
only for Myrtle Beach golf’s...
The soothing
tranquility and serene nature that run through Meadowlands Golf Club emulate the lifestyle associated
with its Calabash, N.C., home.
Meadowlands Golf Club is home to a 7,054-yard course – from the
challenging Raven tees – built by architect Willard Byrd in 1997.
High-handicappers need not worry as the course, much like its
staff, is friendly to all guests. Meadowlands’ design integrates
five different teeing areas for all skill levels, as well as large
greens and spacious fairways.
Players on a Myrtle Beach golf trip escape to Meadowlands and get
lost in a good way, amid a...
Golfers
who flock to Myrtle Beach appreciate the many laid-back
opportunities awaiting them on the South Strand.Founders Club at Pawleys Island, the newest Myrtle Beach golf course, mirrors the South Strand’s popular image. An affluent but rustic ambience is palpable on the former Sea Gull golf course property.
This is not your father’s Sea Gull Golf Club. Founders Club, one of four Myrtle Beach golf courses managed by the Classic Golf Group, is a total recreation by architect Tom Walker.
In February of 2008, Founders Club opened following a multi-million transformation and one of the staples...Read More » »
Aberdeen Country Club is not a mirror image of
Scotland’s sixth oldest course, Royal Aberdeen, but it does share
at one trait with its ancient namesake.The North Strand facility provides players on a Myrtle Beach golf trip an enjoyable day of golf at a 27-hole facility, comprised of the Meadows, Woodlands and Highlands nines. Players experience a protected riverfront preserve with an abundance of wildlife.
Golfers familiar with Aberdeen during their annual Myrtle Beach golfvacation recognize its reputation for well-conditioned TifDwarf greens, tightly guarded fairways, and numerous carries...Read More » »
A
Myrtle Beach
golf vacation isn’t complete until attempting to tame Farmstead
Golf Links’ monster home hole: a 767-yard par-6.Not a misprint. Literally there is not another hole in the area like Farmstead’s signature offering.
Easily the l-o-n-g-e-s-t challenge on the Grand Strand, the 18th at Farmstead begins in South Carolina and ends in North Carolina. Booming drives can rest near a yardage marker that reads 525 yards to the middle of the TifEagle Bermuda green.
From the ladies’ tees it plays 635 yards. According to the USGA, the hole qualifies as a par six, because it’s longer than 691...Read More » »
Located
in Sunset Beach, N.C., just over the Carolina border from North
Myrtle Beach, Oyster Bay offers one of Myrtle Beach golf’s most
relaxing settings, but players need to be prepared for strong test
of golfDesigned in 1983 by Dan Maples, Oyster Bay features the coastal terrain of maritime forests, marshes and inlets that surround island greens and water hazards. But the beauty of the course is also what makes it so deceptively challenging.
Measuring 6,685 yards from the tips, Oyster Bay requires more brains than brawn. The expansive bunkers and undulating greens of the par-70 layout...Read More » »
A golf vacation to
Myrtle Beach presents unique experiences not found at other
destinations. One of the qualities a trip to Myrtle Beach offers is
a who’s who list of PGA Tour players who have left their signature
on the Grand Strand.Arrive in Myrtle Beach and you can challenge a course designed or co-designed by major championship winners like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ray Floyd, Greg Norman and Davis Love III. There is even a major titleholder, who along with nationally-renowned architect Clyde Johnston, designed his only layout, Wicked Stick Golf Links, in Myrtle Beach:...Read More » »
You’ve got to know when to hold’em,Know when to fold’em,
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
- The Gambler
The passage from the famed Kenny Rogers song hangs on a sign at the sixth tee box on King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, welcoming players to the most exhilarating hole on the Myrtle Beach golf scene.
The par 5, known to all who have played the course as The Gambler, is synonymous with the Arnold Palmer designed gem. The alternate, island fairway allows daring players the opportunity to reach the green in two, provided they have the requisite skill and a gambler’s propensity...Read More » »
Visitors
spending Christmas Day in Myrtle Beach will discover the PineHills Course
at Myrtlewood Golf Club offers a distinctive present under its
giant trees: Free golf.It’s a Grand Strand tradition that players are allowed to walk at no charge at either PineHills or Myrtlewood’s Palmetto Course on Christmas Day. On December 25th, PineHills is the more appealing of the two because golfers making the turn are closer to the clubhouse parking lot. Keep your fingers crossed for a 60-degree day, something not out of the ordinary for Christmas time on the Beach.
Thus PineHills presents the most...Read More » »
King’s North is home to some of the most
photographed and popular holes on the Myrtle Beach golf scene – No.
6, the Gambler, No. 12, the island green par 3, and No. 18, which
has 40 bunkers flanking the left side of the fairway come
immediately to mind.But when we went to long-time head pro Michael Burnside for an insider’s look at the layout’s best, he placed a premium on holes that allow players to make risk-reward decisions. Here are the three best holes at King’s North from Burnside’s perspective:
No. 3, 365-yard, par 4: Long hitters can cut the corner and attempt to drive the green on...Read More » »
King’s North at Myrtle Beach National
is one of the Grand Strand’s iconic layouts. It has a high profile
home, a famed architect, and it’s one of the area’s most sought
after tee times.So what do you need to know before teeing it up at this Myrtle Beach golf favorite? We have answers.
1. It wasn’t always the King: The layout opened in 1973, but it was initially known as the North Course. Arnold Palmer, who consulted on the original design, overhauled the layout in 1996, redoing the greens, flipping the nines, and making substantive changes throughout. To reflect the impact of...Read More » »
What's better than playing 18 holes
at a Myrtle Beach golf course? Playing 27.With 100+ courses on the Grand Strand, only a handful are 27-hole facilities that offer players their choice of combinations to play without having to drive anywhere but the fairways and the cart paths.
Eight Myrtle Beach layouts boast three nines - Aberdeen Country Club, Arrowhead, Heather Glen, River Oaks Golf Plantation, Sandpiper Bay, Thistle Golf Club, World Tour and Wild Wing Plantation.
Aberdeen features three nines - Highlands, Meadows and Woodlands - designed in the Scottish tradition by Tom Jackson. The...Read More » »
The official title says it’s the
International Club of Myrtle Beach, but it's
technically located in Murrells Inlet, an historic fishing village
just 20 miles south of the Sun Fun City.But International Club seems like a world away from the bright lights and big city. The natural beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry combined with the spotlessly maintained links makes it a favorite tee time among Myrtle Beach golf courses.
Tucked away amid acres of woodlands and wetlands, International Club offers golfers the opportunity to play one of the Grand Strand's most popular and impeccably...Read More » »
A
new name, new greens and a couple holes with completely new looks
have brought ample attention to the General James
Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina, a staple of many Myrtle
Beach golf packages.Formerly known as Quail Creek, the Hackler Course, which was officially renamed on November 11, underwent a summer overhaul.
The course is owned by Coastal Carolina, the alma mater of PGA Tour star and Myrtle Beach golf spokesman Dustin Johnson, and the university renamed it in honor Hackler, a former Air Force general who invented the golf package and worked tirelessly to improve the Grand...Read More » »
More
than the name has changed at the
General James Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina (formerly
known as Quail
Creek). With new greens and 60 fewer bunkers, the layout
received a facelift over the summer.The routing of the course remains much the same, but architect Craig Schreiner made substantive changes to a few holes. We asked head pro Chuck Johns for his insight into the course’s three best holes and he provided an insider’s account of the golf vacation favorite.
No. 2, 349-yard, par 4: A dogleg right that used to have a bunker short and deep on the left side of the fairway, the second...Read More » »
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