Top 5 Best Myrtle Beach

Taking a Myrtle Beach golf trip involves making the most of your time, and that includes the occasional late night meal.

Whether your flight arrives or departs at odd hours or you are an early bird or night owl on the prowl for food, there are plenty of places where you can chow down at all hours of the night. Here are my top 5:

5. The Huddle House in North Myrtle Beach’s motto says it all: Any Meal, Any Time. The place is best known for its breakfast, but serves three squares all day. So if you want breakfast for dinner, dinner for breakfast or you get the munchies in the middle of the night,...

Myrtle Beach is at the heart of the Grand Strand’s entertainment scene. From "March Madness" in the spring, to football in the fall, here are the top five seeds (the best places to watch a game) in Central Strand Region. See the top 5 sports bars on the South and North ends too!)

1. Broadway Louie’s - Located at Broadway at the Beach, the epicenter of Myrtle Beach nightlife, Broadway Louie’s is home to a 27-foot projection screen, the area’s largest. That monster is flanked by five other large projection screens. Broadway Louie’s also offers the added benefit of being situated by 10...

Sports bars on the South Strand are plentiful - and though the choices offered are good, but they don’t receive quite the acclaim as they do in Myrtle Beach. The South Strand is known for its casual pace and upscale golf and dining options, but there are still a host of establishments that offer an inviting atmosphere to watch a game.

Here are the top 5 Sports Bars on the South end to watch a game. (Check out the top 5 sports bars list for the Central Myrtle Beach, and the North End too!)

1. Murphy’s Law (South, in Garden City) – If you are looking for a little local flavor, Murphy’s Law is...

The North Strand has grown into a golf and entertainment powerhouse in recent years, earning its spot as a good time destination. If you're looking to settle in and catch a game at a good sports bar, here's where to start: (see the list for Central Myrtle Beach and the South End too)

1. Overtime Sports Café – The area’s best sports bar is also the best place to watch the tournament. The North Myrtle Beach establishment has 150 televisions, including a 12-foot video wall, and three 10-foot projection screens. You can’t go wrong watching the game at Overtime.

2. Oscar’s - Ninety-eight...

Par 3s are often about finesse and distance control, but not always. Myrtle Beach golf’s five longest par 3s require as much, if not more, brute strength than the longest of drives.

Unless you are a low single-digit handicap, you likely don’t play from the tips, but if you find yourself in the nether regions of the tee area, here are Myrtle Beach’s five longest par 3s. Bring everything you have.

1. Wicked Stick,No. 7, 265 yards – It’s only appropriate that the founding father of "grip-it-and-rip-it" golf, John Daly, sits atop this list. At 265 yards, this hole would test Long John himself. For...

Golf Digest has unveiled its biennial ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, and several Myrtle Beach golf courses again made the cut.

The Dunes Club led a trio of Grand Strand golf courses on the prestigious list at No. 46, followed by No. 88 Grande Dunes and No. 94 Tidewater.

A Robert Trent Jones design, Dunes Club is the area’s most famed layout. The course plays within view of the Atlantic Ocean and enjoys a classic design. Dunes Club has hosted the U.S. Women’s Open, the finals of the PGA Tour’s Q-School, and numerous Senior PGA Tour Championships. 

The par 5, 13th hole, known...

Myrtle Beach is where America goes to golf, but with instructors like Brad Redding, it could just as easily be known as where America learns to play golf.

Golf Magazine just released its biennial ranking of America’s Top 100 Teachers and Redding, the owner and director of instruction at Grande Dunes Golf Academy, was again a member of the prestigious list. He has been ranked among America’s Top 100 Teachers since 2001.

Redding’s Grande Dunes Golf Academy students don’t need magazine rankings to validate the quality of the instructor’s work. A keen eye for detecting faults and, just as...

As spring dawns, various top 100 course rankings hit newsstands and Golfweek, like its peers, has recognized several Myrtle Beach golf courses as being among the best.

In its annual Golfweek’s Best issue, the weekly magazine honored seven Myrtle Beach area courses in its Best in State rankings, led by Caledonia Golf & Fish Club which was, again, ranked among America’s Top 100 modern courses.

A fixture in the rankings, Caledonia was No. 100 on this year’s list (1960-present), which includes public and private layouts. The Mike Strantz design is currently ranked among the nation’s top 100 layouts...

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach has been listed by Golfweek among their 2011 “Best Classic Courses” in the United States and is ranked at No. 105. The historic Robert Trent Jones-designed course has also been ranked by the magazine as the fifth best in the state of South Carolina for its “Best Courses You Can Play” list. The 2011 rankings appear in the March 11 issue of the magazine.

“When you see the list of outstanding classic golf courses in the United States, it is truly an honor to be recognized as one of the best,” said Dennis Nicholl, head golf professional at The Dunes Golf...

Myrtle Beach is the Golf Capital of the World, GolfTown, USA and where the World Goes to Golf. Pick the moniker you like best, but if you never been to Myrtle Beach the natural inclination might be to wonder what all the fuss is about. Wonder no longer. Here are five reasons the Grand Strand has earned its reputation as the king of the golf trip:

1. 100+ Golf Courses! Duh. No destination matches the quality and quantity of Myrtle Beach’s on-course offerings. Seven of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” according to Golf Digest, reside along the Grand Strand as do more than 50, 4-star...

If you only want the best on your Myrtle Beach golf trip, we have several Central Strand recommendations. From steakhouses to lighted driving ranges, here are five things that will help make your trip even more memorable.

1. Go to New York Prime - If money isn’t an issue and your Myrtle Beach golf group wants great steak, the original New York Prime is the place to go.  There are New York Prime restaurants in Atlanta and Boca Raton, but the chain started here, and it only takes one meal to find out why. It’s the best steak on the beach, and the atmosphere is as good as the food. If money is a...

As the winter months descend, harsh weather has arrived around much of the country, a development that heightens the anticipation of a Myrtle Beach golf trip. While golfers try to stay warm, dreams of spring in Myrtle Beach offer the promise of better days. With that in mind, we have five tips that will help make planning your next golf trip a little easier.

1. Book Early – Increasingly, people wait for the last minute to book travel figuring a better deal awaits. That’s not the preferred tactic with a golf trip. As the economy has gradually improved so has the demand for tee times. Package...

Santa is getting the sleigh warmed up, the elves are working overtime, and we have five Christmas golf gifts you should be asking the big guy to leave under the tree.

1. Cleveland CG15 Wedge: By January 1, 2010, manufacturers have to stop producing wedges with sharp U grooves, per USGA rules. Professionals are already permitted from using the clubs and elite level amateurs will have to stop by 2014. Given its abundant foresight, the USGA will allow recreational golfers to use the clubs until 2024 (got that?). The moral of the story is time is running out to buy a (new) club that can help your...

Thanksgiving is a time of year for reflection, the opportunity express gratitude for the blessings that have been bestowed upon the Myrtle Beach golf community. While appreciative of those things, we are here to talk about something only slightly less serious – five things about the game of golf we are thankful for!

1. Bigger Sweet Spots: Golf is hard, even if you are a low handicapper. For those with a two as the first number of their handicap it can be excruciatingly difficult. While people argue about the impact of technology on the game, count us among the disinterested in the debate....

As we head into the winter months, Myrtle Beach still enjoys good golf weather and oysters, a perennial favorite, are in-season. The Grand Strand is home to an abundance of local oyster beds, but where should you go for everyone’s favorite mollusk?

We have recommendations for those of you in search of the area’s best raw bars.

1. Rockefellers – A local’s favorite in North Myrtle Beach, Rockefellers isn’t much to look at from the outside but the food is excellent. If you wants oysters (.45 cents during happy hour!), Rockefellers is as good a place as any to go.
 

2. Shucker’s – With two Myrtle...

Japanese restaurants that feature chefs that are equal parts entertainer and cook have exploded in popularity, and a Myrtle Beach golf trip offers plenty of options. (Admit it, everyone enjoys catching shrimp in their mouth and watching onion volcanoes erupt!)

The Grand Strand has more than 20 Japanese restaurants – some are the traditional steakhouses, others more of the fast food variety - but we are here to help you find the best. If you want to eat good Japanese food on your Myrtle Beach golf trip, here are five restaurants that will deliver.

1. Miyabi’s  Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse – There...

Technology has improved our lives in countless ways, and if you are savvy, it will make a Myrtle Beach golf trip little more enjoyable as well. Whether you’ve got the iPhone 4 , an old-school Blackberry or rely on a personal computer, we have five tech tips that can make your next Myrtle Beach golf trip a more efficient one.

1. Download a List of Golf Courses – There is no need for a smart phone for our most basic piece of advice. Before leaving for your trip, go to the courses section  on the Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday website and have a list of area courses emailed to you. The list comes as a...

Golf Magazine unveiled its biennial ranking of America’s best public courses and the best each state has to offer in its September issue, and the Myrtle Beach area was, again, well represented.

Three Grand Strand courses, led by Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, earned a spot on Golf Magazine’s prestigious “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” list. Caledonia was ranked No. 28, followed by the Dunes Club at No. 48, and the Love Course at Barefoot Resort at No. 86.

For Caledonia and the Dunes Club, the rankings completed a triple crown of sorts. Both courses are currently ranked among America’s 100 best by...