Myrtle Beach area golf courses ranked among top in US. Have you teed off on them?
The Myrtle Beach area has seen several renovations and closures of its golf courses over the last few years.
However, it still remains one of the top golf destinations in the country with more than 90 courses across the Grand Strand.
Many of those courses were named among Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.” The golf magazine also named its top 25 Myrtle Beach courses, both private and public, to play.
While the magazine listed courses outside Myrtle Beach, such as in Pawleys Island and Sunset Beach in North Carolina, we focused on the ones located in Horry County.
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
The private course at 9000 N. Ocean Blvd. in Myrtle Beach has oceanside dunes and was built in the 1940s. It was the only one to make Golf Digest’s top 100 courses, coming in at No. 79. It also made the magazine’s top 25 Myrtle Beach course list.
It’s dotted with lagoons, which pose a dangerous problem of alligators for golfers, especially on the 11th through 13th holes that is dubbed Alligator Alley. It has been the site for the PGA Tour’s Myrtle Beach Classic for the past two years.
TPC Myrtle Beach
It once was the host of the Senior PGA Tour Championship, but now hosts the Dustin Johnson’s annual World Junior Golf Championship.
Located at 1199 TPC Blvd. in Murrells Inlet, the public course is designed to challenge even the pros, the magazine said.
Barefoot Resort & Golf
Known as the “Fantastic Four,” three of Barefoot Resort’s four courses made the top list. The public Dye Course is the highest-ranked of the four courses at Barefoot Resort, 4980 Barefoot Resort Bridge Road in North Myrtle Beach. It’s Love Course and Fazio Course also made the list. The Love Course is Love Golf Design’s only work in Myrtle Beach, according to the magazine, and features recreated ruins of an old plantation home on holes 3 through 7.
Tidewater Golf Club
This public golf course is nestled between the Intracoastal Waterway and Cherry Grove Inlet in North Myrtle Beach. Located at 1400 Tidewater Drive, it offers golfers a scenic view and a high-ranking layout.
Grande Dunes Resort Course
Grande Dunes, located at 8700 Golf Village Lane in Myrtle Beach, reopened in September 2022 after a complete greens and bunker renovation over the summer.
Myrtle Beach National: King’s North
This golf course along U.S. 501 near downtown Myrtle Beach is home to three Arnold Palmer designed courses. King’s North previously has been on Golf Digest’s 100 greatest public courses list.
The Legends Golf Resort
Three of this golf resorts’ courses made the list, Heathland, Parkland and Moorland. Heathland is designed in a Scottish links-style, with open, rolling terrain, the magazine said. The public golf course is located at 1500 Legends Road in the Myrtle Beach area.
Arcadian Shores Golf Club
This Myrtle Beach public golf course opened in 1974 at 701 Hilton Road. It was designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones.
Prestwick Country Club
Prestwick, 1001 Links Road, boasts that it has the look and feel of a private club but is open to the public. It’s located just a few miles from the Myrtle Beach International Airport.
Pine Lakes Country Club
Known as “The Granddaddy,” this is the first golf course in Myrtle Beach, opening in 1927. The course at 5603 Granddaddy Drive underwent an extensive renovation in 2021.
Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links
Situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, the magazine describes Glen Dornoch as having “terrific views and captivating design variety.” The public course is located at 4840 Glen Dornoch Way in Little River.
Arrowhead Country Club
The Myrtle Beach golf course has three distinct nine-hole courses. The 27-hole golf course is located at 3433 Parkside Drive.
Man O’ War Golf Club
Water is a factor on nearly every hole at this Myrtle Beach area course, according to the magazine. The course that opened in 1995 is located at 5601 Leeshire Blvd.
