Golf

11 Myrtle Beach area golf courses were ranked for the best in South Carolina

Kevin Costner hits a fairway shot over water at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club on Wednesday. Celebrities tee off at the 2025 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic Celebrity Pro-Am tournament on Wednesday at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach. More than twenty celebrities including Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner and Vanna White. The full tournament is being played Thursday through Sunday in Myrtle Beach, SC. May 7, 2025.
Kevin Costner hits a fairway shot over water at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club on Wednesday. Celebrities tee off at the 2025 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic Celebrity Pro-Am tournament on Wednesday at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach. More than twenty celebrities including Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner and Vanna White. The full tournament is being played Thursday through Sunday in Myrtle Beach, SC. May 7, 2025. JASON LEE

Nearly a dozen Myrtle Beach area public-access golf courses rank as some of the best golf courses in South Carolina.

The magazine Golfweek ranks courses nationwide every year based on a 10-point scale rated by more than 800 raters around the world in the magazine’s annual Golfweek’s Best.

The list breaks down 20 of the country’s best courses by state and ranks each based on routing, landscaping, its “walk in the park” test to determine how likely you would be to spend at least four hours there, and other criteria.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach ranked No. 3 behind a course in Kiawah Island and another in Hilton Head.

The Dunes is known for its alligator sightings and hosting the PGATour ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.

“Sister courses” Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island ranked at No. 4 and True Blue Golf Club also in Pawleys Island earned the No. 5 spot.

“Being ranked among the top 5 public golf courses in South Carolina is an honor we take great pride in,” Director of Operations for the courses Bart Romano said in a press release. “We’re delighted that Golfweek’s raters continue to recognize what traveling golfers have experienced for years–that these courses offer something truly special.”

Other Myrtle Beach area courses ranked:

  • No. 8 TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet
  • No. 9 Tidewater in North Myrtle Beach
  • No 11. Prestwick in Myrtle Beach
  • No. 12 Legends Golf Resort (Moorland) in Myrtle Beach
  • No. 13 Legends Golf Resort (Heathlands) in Myrtle Beach

  • No. 15 Barefoot Resort & Golf (Dye) in North Myrtle Beach

  • No. 16 Heritage Club in Pawleys Island

  • No. 18 Myrtle Beach National (King’s North) in Myrtle Beach

See the rest of the list here.

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