GOLF DESTINATIONS
Myrtle Beach Golf
Breaking down the Myrtle Beach Golf Scene
By Shane Sharp,
Contributing Writer
Everything you need to know about the packages, the courses, and all things Grand Strand!
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – If you are having issues encapsulating all the golf courses of the Grand Strand, you are not alone. A loose geographic definition has the region spanning a 60-mile stretch of coastline, from Georgetown, S.C. to Caswell Beach, N.C.
Many visitors simply refer to the area as "Myrtle Beach" – an oversimplification that leads to some serious confusion. Pawleys Island, Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, Atlantic Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Little River and Calabash are all unique enclaves of the region, and each has its own flavor.
Pawleys Island, with its Live Oaks and southern charm, could be mistaken for the outskirts of Charleston. Atlantic Beach, with its video game arcades and neon lights, feels like it could be in the heart of Atlantic City.
And if you end up staying in one burg and golfing in another, you will find out fast that unlike Pinehurst or Hilton Head, you won’t get from one end of the Grand Strand to the other in ten minutes.
Twenty years ago, golfers used to criss cross the region in search of affordable, quality golf courses. With the beach’s meteoric growth over the past ten years, traffic congestion, the low density nature of the region, and the limited daylight of early spring, playing 36 holes of golf in two entirely different parts of the Strand has become nearly impossible.
No worries: A number of golf packagers offer vacations that center on one or two subareas of the Grand Strand, and replays are often based on co-location of golf courses.
But with 120 courses overall, even some of the subareas contain ten to 20 courses, with offerings ranging from high end daily fee courses to bottom rung bargains. No need to panic. Peruse our subarea capsules, arm yourself with the knowledge you need, and then pull the trigger on a golf vacation that will have you spending more time on the course, and less time stuck in traffic.
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