Best golf courses: Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Floyd & Jackson

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Ray Floyd and Tom Jackson.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, Pete

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Pete Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Love III, Davis

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Davis Love III

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Norman, Greg

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Greg Norman

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Stranz, Mike

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Mike Stranz

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Restricted
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Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1948) with later modifications by Roger Rulewich (1999) and Rees Jones (2013).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Walker, Thomas

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Original design by Gene Hamm (1966); substantially redesigned by Thomas Walker (2006).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Johnston, Clyde

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Designed by Clyde Johnston (as a tribute to Donald Ross).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Rulewich, Roger

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Roger Rulewich

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2017)
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Byrd & Johnston

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(Closed in 2017)

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Willard Byrd & Clyde Johnston

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Maples, Dan

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Dan Maples

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Doak, Tom

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Tom Doak

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, P.B.

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P.B. Dye

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Legends Golf

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Legends Golf

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Byrd, Willard

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Willard C. Byrd

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Nicklaus, Jack

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Palmer & Duane

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Original design by Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane (1973); redesigned by Arnold Palmer (1996).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Palmer & Duane

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Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Palmer & Duane

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Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Nicklaus, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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White, Robert

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Robert White

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, Pete & P.B.

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Father/son team of Pete Dye & P.B. Dye

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Jackson, Tom

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Tom Jackson

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Tomlinson, Ken

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Ken Tomlinson

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Fazio, Tom

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Myrtle Beach

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Tom Fazio & Lanny Wadkins

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Garl, Ron

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Ron Garl

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Stranz, Mike

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Mike Stranz

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Johnston, Clyde

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Designer

Clyde Johnston

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Maples, Dan

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Myrtle Beach

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Dan Maples

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2021)
Myrtle Beach
Maples, Dan

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(Closed in 2021)

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Myrtle Beach

Designer

Dan Maples

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Graham, Mel

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Myrtle Beach

Designer

Mel Graham

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Tournaments

The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.

Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.

Who's Who

Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.

Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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