First-time visitors to the Avocet are impressed by this Larry Nelson and Jeff Bauer design. The designers moved tons of dirt to create large mounds and elevation changes unusual for the area. There are some terrific design elements throughout including a double fairway on number nine bisected by a line of grass and pot bunkers. You choose which fai... More

Both of the Dan Maples' designs at The Pearl Golf Links offer something different for the traveling golfer. The East is carved out of a beautiful forest and has a traditional feel to it. The final holes are particularly exciting as the course finishes out along the Calabash River. It's slightly shorter than Pearl West, but no less demanding. Maples... More

Slightly longer than its sister course (Pearl East), Pearl West is more of a links-style design complete with pampas grass and a number of open tee shots. This is one of those layouts that gets better as you make your way from one hole to the next. The final three holes are particularly good with a spectacular 18th hole along the bluffs of the Cala... More

The par-71 Heathland, by Tom Doak, is known for its lack of trees and menacing winds. Doak modeled the course after the great seaside links of the British Isles such as Lahinch, Cruden Bay, and St. Andrews. Although the fairways look wide and inviting from the tee, you'd better keep it straight as deep pot bunkers and thick rough await any wayward ... More

Upon opening in 1990, P.B. Dye's Moorland Course was rated as one of the "Top Five New Public Courses in America" by Golf Digest. Much like P.B.'s father's design at PGA West, the target-style course features deep bunkers, multi-level greens, and Dye-signature bulkheads. This challenging design will confound and delight even the best of pl... More

The Parkland, a Legends Group design, was inspired by the "early American courses" like Augusta National (by Alister MacKenzie) and Riviera (by George Thomas). Wetlands, deep-faced bunkers, large greens and minimal rough make this an exciting course to play. It's truly a shotmaker's course with strategy the key to good scoring. You'll need to thin... More

A longtime favorite of Myrtle Beach visitors, Oyster Bay is one of Dan Maples' most celebrated golf course designs. Along with developer Larry Young, Maples set out to create a course "where variety and innovation are the name of the game." The course features severe marsh-oriented holes, two island green par threes, beautiful fresh water lakes, an... More

You must play The Witch, which was rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play." Course designer Dan Maples built 4,000 feet of bridges just to connect all the holes. The front side plays through the majority of these natural hazards while the back moves over more rolling, wooded terrain. The entire setting is removed from the di... More

Prestwick Country Club is classic in design and offers players incomparable looks and challenges. Many consider this Pete and P.B. Dye masterpiece to be one of the finest golf courses on the Grand Strand. It is no wonder Golf Digest chose Prestwick as one of their five best kept secret golf courses in America in 2004. The infamous seventeent... More

In his typical fashion, John Daly invites you to tee it high and let it fly at Wicked Stick. Daly worked with well-known course architect Clyde Johnston to create a Scottish links that players of all abilities can enjoy. The layout provides generous landing areas throughout; however, large "dunes-like" mounds, pot bunkers, waste areas, and water ha... More