Must-Play Courses:
1. Caledonia. Situated on a former rice
plantation and drenched in Lowcountry charm, Caledonia is a 19-year-old Mike Strantz design that feels decades
older.
2. Dunes Golf
& Beach Club. Ranked No. 47 on Golf Magazine's Top 100
Courses You Can Play, the ambiance here is definitely private club, but
unaccompanied guest play can be exclusively arranged through myrtlebeachgolf.com.
3. Tidewater
Golf Club. Ocean views
come next at the par-5 13th.
4. TPC Myrtle
Beach. This 1999 Tom
Fazio design -- with plenty of his hallmark bunkering -- hosted the 2000 Senior
Tour Championship, won by Tom Watson.
5. The Heritage
Club. Standout holes
include the par-3, 228-yard 13th and the 506-yard, par-5 18th.
6. Myrtle Beach
National, Kings North. The par-5
sixth hole has an island fairway while the par-3 12th features an island green
with bunkers shaped in the state of South Carolina.
7. Pine Lakes
Country Club. Pine
Lakes Country Club, a.k.a. "The Granddaddy", was the very first
course in Myrtle Beach, debuting in 1927 under the name Ocean Forest.
8.
Shaftesbury Glen
Golf Club. A member of the formidable and well-respected
Glens Group, Shaftesbury Glen pays homage to the classic golf courses of the
United States – courses like Winged Foot and Augusta National. As a result, it
is one of the most popular Myrtle Beach-area golf courses.
9. Arcadian Shores Golf Club. Located in the section of Myrtle Beach known
as “Restaurant Row”, Arcadian Shores is one of the area’s most historically
significant golf courses. Opened in 1974, the course helped to launch the
career of architect Rees Jones – the course would be his first solo design
effort.