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| Myrtle Beach Golf Planner - PART 1 - 13 Million. That’s how many visitors come to the Grand Strand each year. 2009 is expected to be just the same, offering some of the best golf packages in the world, and providing stories that will last a lifetime. If you need for more information for planning your Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation try our free 72 page planner.... |
| 8 Tips to Save On a Myrtle Beach Golf Trip - The value of a Myrtle Beach golf trip is the best around, but with the economy sputtering, everyone is looking to save. Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to cut costs without sacrificing the quality of a trip. After consultation with some of Myrtle Beach’s premier travel authorities, below are eight tips that could help produce savings on your next Grand Strand golf trip.... |
| Famous Courses & Designers: Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach is a huge melting pot of numerous world class golf courses. With Myrtle Beach being the biggest golf destination in the world, it has attracted many of the most prolific, world renowned and most sought after course designers on Earth. Many of these designers have either designed or redesigned some of the most famous courses in the world.... |
| Interesting Myrtle Beach Course Facts - All courses in Myrtle Beach have some unbelievable stories to tell. But, this is a little bit of “Did you know?” Several courses in Myrtle Beach have very interesting facts that you probably are not aware of. Get this... |
| Myrtle Beach: more then just golf - Myrtle Beach is a very diverse city when talking about golf. There are about a hundred courses, millions of golfers and a whole lot of strokes. What happens when all of those golfers run out of holes (or daylight for all you overachievers) on their Myrtle Beach golf package? There are restaurants, bars, adult establishments, dance clubs, and the list goes on and on. You will find that Myrtle Beach is very diverse in other ways as well... |
| Golf
Club Maintenance - For all of you guys out there that are looking to
make a trip to Myrtle Beach in the spring, you might want to check your
golf clubs for signs of problems. These problems can affect your golf game,
which in turn, can affect your Myrtle Beach golf package and the fun you
have while in Myrtle Beach. You don’t want to lose too many bets, especially
when it IS the club’s fault! There are several kinds of problems you should check for.... |
| Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach’s Newest Attraction - Myrtle Beach has something that no other resort city in the nation has: Hard Rock Park. This is the world’s first rock ‘n roll theme park. The attraction opened in early May and is sure to be rockin’ for a long time to come. There are over 50 different things to do including roller coasters, an amphitheater seating 10,000 for concerts, and shows, play areas for the kids, restaurants, bars, cafes and retail stores featuring all that is rock ‘n roll.... |
| Three Favorites From Each of Your Golf Directors - What are the best courses in the Myrtle Beach area? Your Myrtle Beach Golf Directors have set out to find out exactly that. As you know, we are all golfers here and try to play as many Myrtle Beach area golf courses we can so we are able to offer you candid commentary on their condition and quality. Take a few minutes to see what we think are the best of the best... |
| Ten Grand Strand Courses Named to Golf Digest Ranking - Ten Grand Strand courses were named to the 2007-2008 "America's Top 100 Greatest Public Courses" list in the May issue of Golf Digest. The Grand Strand placed more public golf courses on Golf Digest's list than any other golf destination or state in the country. Michigan was second with nine public courses while Hawaii came in third with seven courses... |
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Putting Tip of the Week - Let's first begin with the proper grip. Place your hands together, palm to palm and take a stroke. When you do so you will notice the only part of your body moving are your shoulders. The key is to have your shoulders and hands moving in unison.
Now, grip the putter in the same manner, palm to palm. You will notice that your left hand is slightly turned to the left... |
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What Does “Spin” Do? - First-spin creates lift. The dimples on the ball are aerodynamically designed to help the ball lift and go left or right. It is the spin created by your swing and club face direction that makes the ball go up, straight, slice or hook.
Spin that helps the ball get air and/or hit the green and “come back” is done by hitting down the ball from top to bottom. As the club travels downward, the ball rolls up the face.... |
| When to book a Myrtle Beach Golf Package - This has been and always will be a topic of discussion among Myrtle Beach golfers. When is the best time to take a Myrtle Beach golf trip? Winter? Spring? Summer? Fall? Maybe somewhere in between? In part one of this article we will discuss the pros and cons of the Winter and Spring seasons in the Myrtle Beach area... |
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Myrtle Beach
Golf Course Grass - Golfers enjoy grass. And why wouldn't’t they? Grass is
the basis from which they play the game of golf. Without grass there would be
no golf, well, not good golf, anyway. This will help to inform you of some of
the different types of grasses found in the Myrtle Beach area. There are many, many courses along the Grand Strand and not all of them have the same types of playing surfaces. This is due to several factors including time, location, money and demand. Let’s start out with the most popular golf course grass in the south, Bermuda..... |
| Myrtle Beach Airport Information - If you are looking for a Myrtle Beach Golf Package, you also need to look at how you are going to get here. Some people drive. Some people fly and then drive. The fact of the matter is, the easiest way is to fly directly into Myrtle Beach, and then rent a car. That is easier said than done. Here are a few tips to help you plan your travel arrangements when visiting Myrtle Beach for a golf package... |
| Myrtle Beach for Families - Myrtle Beach is definitely a golfer’s paradise, but golf is not the only thing here. If you are plan a golf trip, and your non-golfing family wants to come along, there are plenty of other things in Myrtle Beach for them to do while your are on the links. This has been a resort town for years and years. There is anything and everything from water parks to malls. They will surely find something... |
| Summer Golf in Myrtle Beach - As most of you know, Myrtle Beach is not all about the golfer. At some times during the year, it is, but the summer is a different story. Most golfers are in town with their families and just need a round or two. Other golfers will make a true golf package to Myrtle Beach. This article will help you, the golfer, and your family make the most of your summer vacation as far as golf goes... |
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How to Plan a Myrtle Beach Golf Package - Planning a golf package in Myrtle Beach can be an overwhelming experience, especially if you have not planned one before. It can be made easy, or it can turn into a hassle really quick if you are not careful. Here are some pointers from Myrtle Beach Golf Directors that will help you to plan a great Myrtle Beach golf package with very little hassle. First, meet with the golfers and find out how much everyone is willing to spend. Not everybody has the same budget, but that doesn’t mean that everybody can’t have a great time... |
| Why do courses overseed? - Overseeding is done on most courses throughout the nation from Spyglass Hill in California to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. Overseeding is needed in order to keep a golf course in playing condition throughout the entire year. Let’s face it, golfers like golf courses that are playable and green all year round. Here in Myrtle Beach you will find several different overseeding practices as there are about 100 golf courses in the area. Not all of them have the same conditions and priorities as overseeding is needed... |
| Why do golf courses aerate? - It happens at Pebble Beach, Shinnecock, Sawgrass, Myrtle Beach, and even your local track. It’s called maintenance. It’s called punching. It’s even called aeration. Whatever golfers might call it, they need it more than they realize. Working with Mother Nature is a constant challenge. Providing optimal playing conditions during prolonged period of drought or rain dictate mowing schedules, grass heights and patterns, application of pesticides and yes, aeration. This article is to help golfers understand just why golf courses need to endure the maintenance they get for what seems to be too much of the year. You may change your mind about your superintendent. He really is a good guy... |
| Where Should I Stay on my Myrtle Beach Golf Package? - Myrtle Beach is famous for a lot of things. Golf, the beach, the nights, and the shows are just to name a few. Most people think of these things first; and why shouldn't they? They are fun! Fact is, the accommodations you stay at while in Myrtle Beach have as much to do with everything else. Nobody wants to drive 90 minutes to a golf course. Most people don't want to drive over 30 minutes. There is a place for you to stay that is inside your budget, comfortable, and located just for you... |
| Road Trip: Myrtle Beach – The Cast - The Golf Channel has begun to air their brand new show, Road Trip: Myrtle Beach. This truly is a one of a kind show that focuses mainly on some of the best golf courses in the golf capital of the world. Not a bad idea, huh? Seeing that Myrtle Beach is the most traveled to location in the world for golf, why not make a show that comprises several of the best courses in the area? That’s exactly what they did. It airs on Tuesdays at 7:30... |
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J-Roll Putter - Find out what all the fuss is about. It will probably be the best time spent on your golfing vacation. J-Roll Putter making waves in Myrtle Beach with local golfers Local designer John Whitty, a golf professional and trick shot artist by trade, has developed a putter which can be designed solely for you. An individualized hand milled putter usually reserved for touring professionals is finding its way along the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, SC. The J-Roll putter available in regular belly and long style is expertly prepared individually for you by John Whitty of Longs, SC Read on... |
| Do You Know Hank The Shank? - Got the shanks? Once they come you try everything to get rid of them. You muse, how did I get them? You wonder if they will go away as quickly as they came. Then you wonder if they are with you forever. You tell everyone you play with that you are quitting the game, you can’t stand it any longer. You hit balls, you take anyone’s advice, but they come back after you thought you had it licked... |
| Golf Course Reviews |
| Course Review: Indigo Creek Offers Quality, Value - The marsh and wetland areas remain, reminders of the rice plantation that called the grounds home centuries ago. The scattered vestiges of life in Lowcountry South Carolina – giant oak trees and ambling streams chief among them - provide ample character, but golf has taken center stage at Indigo Creek... |
| Woodland Valley Country Club - A few miles west on route 9 from US 17 is Woodland Valley Country Club. Old timers and frequent players will remember the course being called Diamond Back. Its entrance was noted by a fearsome rattle snake on the billboard that denoted the entrance. That billboard is gone now and replaced with a very classy sign... |
| Bald Head Island Golf Club - The other day this average Joe golfer went to Southport, NC to play Bald Head Island Golf Club, through the courtesy of Myrtle Beach Golf Directors. If you are not familiar with this course and are looking for a different kind of golfing experience you should give Bald Head Island Club a shot. The course is on North Carolina’s southernmost cape island... |
| Leopard's Chase wins two new awards - Myrtle Beach is home to some of the best golf in the world and it just got a little better. Famed architect Tim Cate has unleashed the newest of his “Big Cat” themed courses. Leopard’s Chase. It has come out with a roar all its’ own. Golf Digest has recently added Leopard’s Chase to its list of “Top 10 Best New Public Courses in America”. Not too shabby. And, if that weren’t enough, Golf Magazine just added Leopard’s Chase to its list of “Ten Best New Courses You Can Play”... |
| Jones Course at Sea Trail - The first decision the Hackers had to make is which of the three course at Sea Trail to play - the Jones, Maples, or Byrd courses. Through the courtesy of Myrtle Beach Golf Directors, the Hackers had the opportunity to play and review the Jones Course at Sea Trail.
The second decision the Hackers’ had to make is which route to take from the North Myrtle Beach area. I suggest you make is easy on the driver.... |
| Leopard's Chase - Just opened in spring 2007, Leopards Chase is the fourth of “The Big Cats” courses at Ocean Ridge. Tiger’s Eye, Panther’s Run & Lions Paw are the other three. It is also the first course to open along the Grand Strand in six years. Also note that Leopard’s Chase is not Angles Trace re-worked. That course will become another “Big Cat” and will be named Jaguar's Lair... |
| Meadowlands Golf Club - Meadowlands, by the way, is tucked neatly in the Calabash area of NC. Head North on US 17 out of North Myrtle Beach to route 179 in North Carolina, hang a left and follow the signs to Meadowlands. I’ve played Meadowlands numerous times so this review is easy to do. Meadowlands as its name implies is a wide open course for the most part. The number one hole is a par four of 379 yards from the white tees looks invitingly easy; just hit it down the middle. Get off to a good start, because the front nine plays a lot tougher then the back on this course... |
| Heather Glen Golf Links - When our foursome finally got to play this 27 hole award winning golf course, the weather was still iffy. But, despite that, we headed north on Hwy 17, crossed over the Intracoastal Waterway bridge, continued through the historic Little River fishing village and found Heather Glen is on the left - just a bit north of the Little River community and just on the south side of the North Carolina/South Carolina state line.... |
| Long Bay Golf Club - The Long Bay Golf Club is located off Route 9 in Longs, South Carolina. A pleasing entry passes you by the 13th hole a three par island green. Many private homes are being built and you will see that as you approach the bag drop where we were greeted by Bill and a well experienced bag attendant Coach Eddie. The service by the attendants and food and beverage personnel were exemplary. Dave Austin greeted us cordially and made our entry efficiently and pleasant... |
| The New and Improved Palmetto Greens Golf and C.C. - Palmetto Greens G.C. formerly known as Colonial Charters has had a breathtaking facelift over the past couple of years. Colonial Charters closed in 2006 not knowing what was in store except a major overhaul by designer Rick Robbins. Palmetto Greens emerged as a fresh breath of golf for members and is on its way to being one of the best courses in the Myrtle Beach area. Accepting public play beginning March 13, 2008... |
| Shaftesbury Glen - The last few weeks, the Average Joes have been playing some great courses but they have been links style, no trees, plenty of sand and SUN. The hot weather and sun had just about burned us out so we looked forward to trees and some shade. The Myrtle Beach Golf Directors did a great job of finding Shaftsbury Glen for us.
From the North Myrtle Beach area, Shaftsbury Glen is just a 30 minute drive or so to SC route 905, two miles west (towards Conway) from the Conway bypass... |
| Thistle Golf Club - Today we headed towards Thistle to play a round of golf set up for us by Myrtle Beach Golf Directors. From North Myrtle Beach, take 17 N to Calabash NC route 179. Thistle is located just a couple of miles East of Calabash.
When you get to the entrance be sure to have your tee time made as a friendly gate guard will ask you for name and tee times. The course is designed to present a distinct Scottish links feel, with wind-swept fairways, large bentgrass greens and surrounding hillsides covered in heather and wild flowers... |
| Thistle Golf Club - Thistle Golf club can be planned as your first golf round in the North Myrtle Beach, South North Carolina golf area. Three nines of Scottish style link golf located in the historic quaint fishing village of Calabash, N.C. has been given a 4 ½ star rating by Golf Digest Magazine. Thistle Golf Club boasts magnificently rolling bent grass greens, lush Bermuda fairways meandering around fairway bunkers and lakes and golf eighteen holes in about four hours at a leisurely pace. My foursome played the Thistle West and South course in 4 hours five minutes with a brief stop at the turn... |
| Tigers Eye at Ocean Ridge - The Average Joe foursome played Tigers Eye at Ocean Ridge Plantation last week.
Tigers Eye is part of the Big Cats courses at Ocean Ridge Plantation. Tigers Eye is easy to get to from North Myrtle Beach.It is just nine miles north of the South Carolina border on route 17. Though not the newest of the Big Cat courses it is one of their best. ... |
| New greens at TPC of Myrtle Beach - TPC of Myrtle Beach has received many honors since its opening in 1999. It was recently awarded a five-star rating by Golf Digest, the only course on the Grand Strand and one of just seventeen in the United States to receive that perfect rating. In an effort to continuously improve the facility, the owners developed a plan to renovate the greens and greenside bunkers, along with many improvements to the clubhouse... |
| The New and Improved Palmetto Greens Golf and C.C. - Palmetto Greens is a brand spanking new course in the North Myrtle Beach area. It opened to the public on April 14th.
Well…it’s not quite “spanking new” – it is a redesign of the Colonial Charters Golf Course. While not complete just yet, its potential is off the charts. The people at Palmetto Green told us they are aware that fine tuning still needs to be done, and they have very definite plans to upgrade this course to a premium one.... |
| Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation - Tidewater has a collection of eighteen of the finest holes you will play in Myrtle Beach. The par 3 third and the par 4 fourth were voted two of the top 18 holes in Myrtle Beach several years ago. Tidewater homeowners feel the eighteenth hole is one of the toughest finishing holes they have played anywhere, and I concur. The par four 5th hole is 455 yards from the silver (men’s regular) tees. This is a hole members usually feel good about when they post a four par. Come try to birdie or par this one; as, it requires two well struck shots to “get home”... |
| Wild Wing Golf and Plantation - I haven’t visited Wild Wing in more than two years. It boasted four great golf courses and an outstanding practice facility. Now it consists of the 18 hold Avocet course and a new 9 holer redoing the Hummingbird course. This is not the same Hummingbird of years past in it entirety. Todd, a golf assistant, informed me of the new nine holes as follows... |
| Heather Glen Golf Links - Fourteen years ago golf history was made on hole 4 of the white nine. Jim Whelehon from Rochester New York scored 2 holes in one on this hole using the same ball and some club on two consecutive rounds of golf. There were no holes in one today. I played with two friends from Tidewater, Steve Cohn and Tony Brevetti who joined me on the men's regular tees. It was a breezy warm day, with a high of 81 degrees. We met the lead professional of Heather Glen, Steve Heher, who informed me.... |
