{"id":6029,"date":"2024-06-11T11:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:01:59","slug":"myrtle-beach-best-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/myrtle-beach-best-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrtle Beach: Best of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Barefoot Resort: Pete Dye Course<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The summer is starting to roll, and it\u2019s time to think about planning a golf trip. Myrtle Beach is the #1 golf destination in the U.S., offering more than eighty courses–along with great food, terrific nightlife, and gorgeous beaches for when you’re not on the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the great modern architects are on display among the wide variety of courses in the Myrtle Beach area, including Tom Fazio<\/mark><\/span><\/a> (Barefoot Resort and TPC Myrtle Beach), <\/mark>Pete Dye<\/mark><\/a><\/span> <\/mark>(Barefoot and Prestwick), Rees Jones<\/mark><\/span><\/a> (Arcadian Shores), Tom Doak<\/mark><\/span><\/a> (Legends Resort) and Jack Nicklaus<\/mark><\/span><\/a> (Pawleys Plantation and Long Bay).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, perennially among the Golf Digest Top 100 public courses, was originally designed by <\/mark>Robert Trent Jones, Sr<\/mark><\/a>.<\/mark> <\/mark>in 1948, with Rees Jones providing updates and renovations<\/mark> <\/a>in 2003, 2013 and 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there are the two masterpieces left to us by <\/mark>Mike Strantz<\/mark><\/span><\/a> at Caledonia and True Blue. We’ve included the Top 5 Golf Resorts and the Top 30 Public Courses in the Myrtle Beach area on the basis of GolfDay Rating, but a complete list of MB public<\/mark><\/a> courses is also available by visiting the GolfDay Course Search<\/mark><\/a> Page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for deals and packages, check out the Myrtle Beach Golf Trail<\/mark><\/a> <\/mark>and Hammock Coast Golf <\/mark>Trail<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GolfDay<\/mark><\/span> 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<\/mark><\/span><\/a> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have yet to mark Myrtle Beach from your bucket list, now is the time. And even if you\u2019ve made the trip many times before, MB never disappoints\u2014so start getting a plan in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myrtle Beach Course Map<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resorts<\/em><\/strong> (Top 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barefoot Resort<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1.<\/mark><\/strong><\/span> Barefoot Resort & Golf<\/strong><\/mark><\/span><\/a>\/North Myrtle Beach, SC<\/p>\n\n\n\n