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

The Willard Byrd course at Lion's Paw is considered as one of his finest works to date. Originally opened in 1991, the course continues to mature beautifully and features slick bent-grass greens and lush Penn Cross fairways which cut through Carolina pines and hardwoods. The course received a 3.5-star rating in Golf Digest's latest edition... More

Panther's Run, Tim Cate's first solo design, winds its way along the edge of a nature preserve with dramatic elevation changes. Cate worked for architect Willard Byrd for seven years, but he incorporated his own design philosophy at Panther's Run. Wide, open fairways "twist and turn" to create a course that is as gorgeous to look at as it is to pla... More

North Carolina is synonymous with excellent golf, and Tim Cate's 18-hole creation at Tiger's Eye has only added to that long-standing reputation. Carved from a virgin forest, the layout features 60-foot elevation changes, an island par-three, a waterfall, and elaborate landscaping. It's a brilliant design with multiple tees, undulating Bermuda gras... More

Leopard's Chase is the fourth championship course to evolve at Ocean Ridge Plantation, which is planned for a total of 90 holes when their fifth course, Jaguar's Lair completes "The Big Cats". Leopard's Chase combines golf and the scenes of nature to provide a an unforgettable and unique experience for its guests.... More

Rated three stars by Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play," this challenging Gene Hamm design has water on 15 of 18 holes. There are a number of daunting holes here; however, the course is known best for the 410-yard, par-4 ninth hole, which is part of the Grand Strand's original "Dream 18." Although water is always near, the course plays more... More

Nominated by Golf Digest as the "Best Public Golf Course for 1991," this Willard Byrd design is an exciting course winding among creeks and giant oaks. Indigo Creek offers plenty of water, doglegs, and bunkers including one hole with a 90-degree dogleg that crosses the same creek twice. ~ Due to South Carolina Law coolers are allowed, howeve... More

For a sample of all the Grand Strand has to offer at a great value, you can't go wrong with a course managed by the Links Group. These eight clubs provide the full range of Myrtle Beach golf. On the north side of town, play Colonial Charters or Cypress Bay. Burning Ridge and Quail Creek are centrally located, and Indigo Creek, Indian Wells, Island ... More