It’s time to start planning your summer golf trip, and Myrtle Beach is always the #1 destination offering more than seventy public courses, great food, terrific nightlife, and a gorgeous ocean sunrise.
Myrtle Beach weather is getting better and better every day now, and temps will rise through the 70’s in May and settle in the mid-eighties by June.
Many of the great modern architects are on display among the wide variety of courses in the Myrtle Beach area, including Tom Fazio (Barefoot Resort and TPC Myrtle Beach), Pete Dye (Barefoot and Prestwick), Rees Jones (The Dunes Golf & Beach Club and Arcadian Shores), Tom Doak (Legends Resort) and Jack Nicklaus (Pawleys Plantation).
Roger Rulewich, who collaborated with Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to sculpt the wonderful courses along the RTJ Golf Trail in Alabama, laid out another fantastic track at the Grande Dunes Resort Club.
There are also the two masterpieces left to us by Mike Strantz at Caledonia and True Blue. Strantz, named by Golfweek Magazine in 2000 as one of the 10 greatest architects of all time, designed only nine courses—all of them highly acclaimed—before he passed away at only 50 years of age.
There are two golf trails in the Myrtle Beach area as well–The Hammock Coast Golf Trail and The Myrtle Beach Golf Trail, each offering a variety of great tracks.
If you are looking for deals and packages, check out Myrtle Beach Golf and Myrle Beach Golf Trips.
Our Top 3 MB Golf Resorts and 30 best public courses are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We’ve included links to the resort or course website, as well as direct links for course descriptions. Current USGA course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location is provided as well.
You can also click Myrtle Beach Area Public Courses for a comprehensive list of all public courses within 50 miles of MB, or to view courses near to where you’ll be, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city or zip code.
Resorts
- Barefoot Resort & Golf/Myrtle Beach, SC
- Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Davis Love III/Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Norman: 74.2 Rating/141 Slope
Love: 74.9 Rating/141 Slope
Fazio: 73.4 Rating/144 Slope
Dye: 76.0 Rating/143 Slope - Practice Facilities: Lighted and Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Dyer and Greg Norman Golf Academies.
- Course Descriptions
- Golf Academy
- Accommodations
- Golf Packages
- GolfDay Rating: 100
- Location
- Grande Dunes Resort Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
Marina Inn
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Roger Rulewich/John Harvey
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7 Rating/143 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens (2), Performance Center with Flightscope and Club Fitting.
- Photos
- Performance Center
- Accommodations
- Golf Packages
- GolfDay Rating: 96.0
- Location
- Legends Resort/Myrtle Beach, SC
Arnold Palmer Golf
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Tom Doak/P.B. Dye
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Parkland: 74.3 Rating/144 Slope
Moorland: 73.6 Rating/143 Slope
Heathland: 73.3 Rating/143 Slope - Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Golf Academy
- Accommodations
- Golf Packages
- GolfDay Rating: 94.9
- Location
Public
- The Dunes Golf & Beach Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Roger Rulewich
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.3 Rating/149 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Description
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 99.6
- Location
- Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Pawleys Island, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.4 Rating/144 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Full Grass Driving Range available at True Blue Course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee).
- Course Description
- Golf Academy
- GolfDay Rating: 98.5
- Location
- Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Pete Dye/P.B. Dye
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3 Rating/150 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
- Photos
- Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
- GolfDay Rating: 98.5
- Location
- Tidewater Golf Club/North Myrtle Beach, SC
Kemper Sports
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Ken Tomlinson/Kris Spence
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/148 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Description
- Golf School
- GolfDay Rating: 98.0
- Location
- True Blue Plantation/Pawleys Island, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/143 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
- Course Description
- Golf Academy
- GolfDay Rating: 97.8
- Location
- Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson/Troy Vincent
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/144 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats Monday-Wednesday/Grass Thursday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Description
- Golf School
- GolfDay Rating: 95.7
- Location
- Wild Wing Plantation/Conway, SC
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole and Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: William Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Avocet: 74.5 Rating/147 Slope
Hummingbird: 35.1 Rating/138 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
- Course Description
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 95.5
- Location
- Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Rees Jones/Ron Cutlip
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/146 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 95.3
- Location
- River Hills Golf & Country Club/Little River, SC
Founders Group International
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Tom Jackson
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2 Rating/142 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 94.7
- Location
- Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC
- Holes:27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architect: Tim Cate
- USGA Course/Slope Ratings
Cameron: 37.0 Rating/142 Slope
MacKay: 37.4 Rating/140 Slope
Stewart: 36.6 Rating/140 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Descriptions
- GolfDay Rating: 94.5
- Location
- Wachesaw East/Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/Hammock Coast Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Clyde Johnson
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/146 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 94.1
- Location
- Brunswick Golf Club/Calabash, NC
Heritage Golf Group
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Willard Byrd/Clyde Johnston
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Magnolia: 36.4 Rating/133 Slope
Dogwood: 36.8 Rating/137 Slope
Azalea: 36.7 Rating/131 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Descriptions
- Video Tour
- GolfDay Rating: 93.9
- Location
- The Pearl Golf Links/Calabash, NC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Dan Maples
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
East: 36.2 Rating/135 Slope
West: 37.0 Rating/141 Slope
North 35.9 Rating/127 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Descriptions
- Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
- GolfDay Rating: 93.7
- Location
- Tradition Golf Club/Pawleys Island, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Ron Garl
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5 Rating/147 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
- Photos
- Layout
- GolfDay Rating: 93.4
- Location
- TPC Myrtle Beach/Myrtle Beach, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Tom Fazio
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3 Rating/154 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
- Photos/Layout
- Golf School
- GolfDay Rating: 92.6
- Location
- Man O’ War Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Dan Maples
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4 Rating/151 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Description/Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 92.2
- Location
- Pine Lakes Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
Founders Group International
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert White/Craig Schreiner/Rick Robbins
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/135 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Putting and Chipping Greens (Myrtlewood Driving Range is available for Warm-up–2 miles away).
- Course Description/Video Tour
- GolfDay Rating: 92.1
- Location
- Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club/Sunset Beach, NC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architect: Dan Maples
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Sand: 34.8 Rating/131 Slope
Piper: 36.1 Rating/131 Slope
Bay: 36.4 Rating/142 Slope - Practice Facilities: Three Level Grass Driving Range with Targe, Putting and Chipping Greens.
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 92.0
- Location
- Eagle Nest Golf Club/Little River, SC
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Gene Hamm
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.2 Rating/147 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
- Course Descriptions
- Layout
- GolfDay Rating: 91.6
- Location
- Myrtle Beach National Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Francis Duane/Arnold Palmer/Michael Hurdzan/Victoria Martz/Brandon Johnson
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Kings North: 73.9 Rating/137 Slope
South Creek: 70.9/Rating/128 Slope
West: 72.6 Rating/125 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Descriptions
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 91.5
- Location
- Rivers Edge Golf Club/Shallotte, NC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7 Rating/142 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
- Layout
- GolfDay Rating: 91.2
- Location
- Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links/Little River, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Golf Group/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Clyde Johnston
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/151 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Description/Video Tour
- Photos/Layout
- GolfDay Rating: 91.2
- Location
- Meadowlands Golf Club/Calabash, NC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Willard Byrd/David Johnson
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/132 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 90.9
- Location
- Founders Club at Pawleys Island/Pawleys Island, SC
Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Gene Hamm/Thomas Walker
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/148 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Warm Up Bays with Net, Expansive Putting and Chipping Green with Bunkers.
- Course Description
- Video Tour
- GolfDay Rating: 90.9
- Location
- Heritage Club/Calabash, SC
Legends Golf/Arnold Palmer Golf
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Dan Maples
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/139 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
- Course Description/Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 90.8
- Location
- Diamondback Golf Club/Loris, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Russell Breeden
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/148
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
- Course Description
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 90.6
- Location
- Lockwood Folly Country Club/Holden Beach, NC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: William Byrd
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9 Rating/137 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Descriptions
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 90.6
- Location
- Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club/Conway, SC
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Group
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Clyde Johnston
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/139 Slope
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
- Course Description
- Layout
- GolfDay Rating: 90.1
- Location
- Arrowhead Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Tom Jackson/Raymond Floyd
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Cypress: 36.2 Rating/152 Slope
Lakes: 35.8 Rating/142 Slope
Waterway: 36.2 Rating/140 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Descriptions
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 89.8
- Location
- Carolina National Golf Club/Calabash, NC
GreatLife Golf
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
- Course Architects: Gene Bates/Fred Couples/Kipp Schulties
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Egret: 37.6 Rating/145 Slope
Heron: 37.6 Rating/147 Slope
Ibis: 37.0 Rating/144 Slope - Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
- Course Descriptions
- Photos
- GolfDay Rating: 89.7
- Location
The GolfDay rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest and Golfweek, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews. The resort rating also includes a factor for the variety of courses located at the property as well as the quality of accommodations and level of service.
