Myrtle Beach Golfers Guide Featured Course Stories

The four-man scramble is one of the most enjoyable formats for team competition in golf. After all, finding one decent shot out of four is a welcome proposition to many golfers. Beginning this spring, golf clubs across the country will be able to compete in The Great American Scramble and vie for the coveted title of National Champions in Las Vegas.

After the longstanding Buick/Oldsmobile Scramble shut down in 2005, golfers were left without a national scramble competition. PGA Professional Wayne Stone decided to change that. Stone created an event aimed at bringing excitement, camaraderie and team-building experiences back to golfers through the scramble format.

Stone, who is the director of Golf at Windermere Country Club in Windermere, Fla., decided there was enough interest to create a national scramble just by gauging the response of his members to the loss of the Buick event. Encouraged by the feedback, Stone set out to create the national tournament that was currently missing from the golf world.

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand has a longstanding reputation as one of America’s favorite golfing destinations and that status within the state of South Carolina is no different.

The region recently placed 11 golf courses on the list of “Top 50 Courses in South Carolina” published by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel, giving the Grand Strand more courses than any other destination.

Hilton Head’s Harbour Town Golf Links once again took home top honors as it was named the Palmetto State’s top course for the fourth consecutive year.

Not long ago, navigating the Grand Strand was a simple chore.

It’s not your father’s Myrtle Beach anymore, or even the same place it was a decade ago. The Grand Strand is growing and changing, not just annually, but just about every day. The stabilizing factor in this constantly evolving area, however, is the same as it was many years ago - world-class golf.

With over 100 quality courses spanning more than 60 miles of sandy white beaches along the beautiful Atlantic seaboard, the Grand Strand’s trademark attraction is still its dominant selling point. 

The stunning array of golf courses here are annually featured on the pages of the nation’s top golf periodicals and widely-considered to be some of the best layouts you can play not only in the U.S but around the world.

Myrtle Beach used to be for golf, period. But now with first-class freshwater and saltwater fi shing, fabulous food, great entertainment, even live musical theatre, the area draws close to 14 million visitors every year, making it easy to see why the Grand Strand has earned the title of the Number One Family Beach in America.

Nicklaus Etched One Of His Best Designs Into The Lowcountry Landscape

For those seeking an upscale golf package at an affordable price this spring or summer, there's no better place along Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand than Pawleys Plantation. One of America's best small resorts, this popular destination offers Lowcountry charm, luxurious accommodations, world-class golf and award-winning gourmet dining.

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus sculpted one of his best designs into the spectacularly scenic Lowcountry landscape at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club. Just 30 minutes south of Myrtle Beach, Jack delivers a memorable golf experience while nature provides extraordinary atmosphere.

"One of America's Top Courses"
Zagat Survey 2007/08

Patience Will Be Rewarded in Newest Grand Strand Pearl

“Patience is the greatest of all virtues.” The folks at the Classic Golf Group, who operate the Myrtle Beach Courses of the Year for two of the last four seasons, esperately wanted to open their latest gem, The Founders Club of Pawleys Island, early in September and probably could have gotten away with it.

But the extremely dry grow-in season this past summer wouldn’t allow the opening to be as perfect as they’d want it, so the Founders Club’s brand new layout will be allowed to mature a little more before the pins go in and we can all tee it up early in ’08. The wait should be worth it for the best new course to open in the Myrtle Beach area in a long, long time.