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

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

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

Gary Player's first course in Myrtle Beach is an outstanding one. It's so good that the Myrtle Beach Golf Course Owners Association named it the "2001 Golf Course of the Year." Taking advantage of the natural terrain and exciting vistas, Player designed a course with fun in mind. Blackmoor offers a perfect mix of holes - some with wide-open fairway... 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