Myrtle Beach, a must visit for the serious golfer, along with the bonus of beach fun for the family. We spent some time averaging the lists from Golf Magazine, USA Today Travel, Golf Travel, The Travel Channel, Myrtle Beach Golf Insider and Golf Week. The results of those averages are as follows:
1. Dunes Golf & Beach Club
A Robert Trent Jones signature course, signature hole is the par-5 #13
2. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
A Mike Strantz design, checkout the "Stay & Play" packages that combine rounds at True Blue
3. Barefoot Golf Resort
Designed by Davis Love, architects include Tom Fazio, Pete Dye and Greg Norman, that's right, 3 courses!
4. Grand Dunes: The Resort Course
Designed by Roger Rulewich, a great value in Myrtle Beach
5. TPC Myrtle Beach
A Tom Fazio design, signature holes: semi-island green on the par-3 17th and a par-5 18th over big water.
6. Tidewater Golf Club
A Ken Tomlinson design, signature holes: 189-yard, par-3 12th followed by a par-5 13th
7. Legends, Heritage Club
Signature holes include the par-3, 228-yard 13th and the 506-yard, par-5 18th
8. True Blue Plantation
Designed by world-renowned architect Mike Strantz
9. Legends, Heathlands Course
A Tom Doak's design
10. Rivers Edge Golf Club
An Arnold Palmer signature course
11. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Top rated, however recent reviews indicate greens are fatigued
12. Thistle Golf Club
This course is based upon original famed courses of Scotland
13. Whispering Pines
Designed by Fingers, Dye, and Spahn
14. Long Bay Club
Designed by Jack Nicklaus, signature Holes: #13 the island green par three
15. Wachesaw Plantation Golf Club
Designed by Tom Fazio