Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, this beautiful coastal city in South Carolina is filled with endless options for golfers with numerous celebrity designed golf courses. The 60 mile long stretch of beaches dotted with the country’s best golf resorts is called the “Grand Strand” and comfortably warm temperatures throughout the year make Myrtle Beach a go to destination for golfers and tourists alike. Located just ten miles north of Myrtle Beach city center, the King’s North Course designed by Arnold Palmer and Frank Duane is filled with exciting and challenging holes. Here is a rundown on the best golf courses in Myrtle Beach.
Make the most out of your golf trip to Myrtle Beach and look up the location of the golf courses on the map. It will help you with your planning to play the best during your vacation. To each golf course visited we have applied a rating. The scale, 5 (highest) to 2 (lowest), attempts to provide an indication of the golfing experience you can expect at each rated course. Hover your on-screen mouse pointer above the rating key hereafter to read our definitions.
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Rees Jones
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Myrtle Beach
Ray Floyd and Tom Jackson.
On application
Southport, NC
Original design by George Cobb, with later renovation by Tim Cate.
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Pete Dye
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Tom Fazio
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Myrtle Beach
Davis Love III
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Greg Norman
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Calabash
Willard Byrd & Clyde Johnston
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Mike Stranz
Visitors welcome
Southport, NC
Fred Couples signature course, co-designed with Gene Bates.
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Rick Robbins
Restricted
Myrtle Beach
Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1948) with later modifications by Roger Rulewich (1999) and Rees Jones (2013).
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Original design by Gene Hamm (1966); substantially redesigned by Thomas Walker (2006).
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Myrtle Beach
Designed by Clyde Johnston (as a tribute to Donald Ross).
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Myrtle Beach
Roger Rulewich
(Closed in 2017)
Myrtle Beach
Willard Byrd & Clyde Johnston
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Myrtle Beach
Dan Maples
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Tom Doak
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
P.B. Dye
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Legends Golf
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Willard C. Byrd
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Original design by Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane (1973); redesigned by Arnold Palmer (1996).
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Myrtle Beach
Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane.
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Arnold Palmer & Francis "Frank" Duane.
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Willard Byrd
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Dan Maples
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Jack Nicklaus
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Dan Maples
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Myrtle Beach
Robert White
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Father/son team of Pete Dye & P.B. Dye
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Tom Jackson
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Arnold Palmer
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Willard Byrd
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Dan Maples
Visitors welcome
Southport, NC
P.B. Dye
Visitors welcome
Southport, NC
Hale Irwin designed 18 of The Members Club's 27-holes, with Tim Cate weighing-in with the final nine.
Visitors welcome
Southport, NC
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Southport, NC
Nicklaus Design (project led by Mike Nicklaus)
Visitors welcome
Calabash
Tim Cate
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Ken Tomlinson
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Tom Fazio & Lanny Wadkins
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Ron Garl
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Mike Stranz
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Clyde Johnston
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Dan Maples
(Closed in 2021)
Myrtle Beach
Dan Maples
Visitors welcome
Myrtle Beach
Mel Graham
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.
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: 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.
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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