Myrtle Beach Golf Courses

Welcome to the Seaside Golf Capital of the World - the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. Here you will find over 100 outstanding golf courses laid out over a spectacular Lowcountry landscape.

The Myrtle Beach area is home to some of the most unique and challenging golf courses in the world. Guests of the Myrtle Beach Ireland Connection will especially enjoy the four courses of the Glens Group, one of which is the home of our Village at the Glens accommodations. Golfers can experience the beauty of oceanfront holes or stand in the midst of giant live oaks draped in Spanish moss on the site of a colonial rice plantation. Course designers have taken great pains to protect the natural habitat and wildlife indigenous to the area while creating courses that are technically challenging and beautiful. Among the architects: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Robert Trent Jones, Davis Love III, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman, Gary Player, and Pete and P.B. Dye.

The majority of the area's golf courses are open to the public. Many host professional and amateur tournaments. More than 5,000 golfers play in the DuPont World Amateur Handicap Championship each fall, a tournament played out over 70 different courses.

The Grand Strand also has a new honor: In 2001, the area was named "Golf Destination of the Year" by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators, winning out over hotspots such as Palm Springs, Hilton Head, Northeast Florida, Scotland, Ireland, and the previous year’s winner, Algarve, Portugal. The destinations were rated on customer satisfaction, quality of courses and accommodations, and access to tee times, among other criteria. IAGTO has more than 400 members in 50 countries and is recognized as the global trade association for golf tourism.