| South Carolina has long been a popular vacation and | | | | This course offers panoramic ocean views, as well as |
| recreation destination, especially the Myrtle Beach area. | | | | deep bunkers and lagoons. |
| Consequentially, the state is blessed with many | | | | 6. The Heritage Club at Pawleys Island, is another |
| beautiful public golf courses, including: | | | | highly rated and beautiful par 71 course. The clubhouse |
| 1. & 2. The Barefoot Resort and Golf at North | | | | overlooks the Waccamaw River, and the course itself |
| Myrtle Beach is home to four different golf courses: | | | | offers rolling fairways and undulating greens flanked by |
| the "Norman Course", the "Dye Course", the "Love | | | | lsuh vegetation. |
| Course" and the "Fazio Course". The Love and Fazio | | | | 7. King's North at Myrtle Beach National at Myrtle |
| courses have been rated as two of the best public | | | | Beach is an 18 hole course designed by Arnold Palmer |
| golf courses in not only the state, but in the country | | | | and Frank Duane that first opened in 1973. The course |
| over all, and, as their names imply, were respectively | | | | has many unique and distinctive holes include the 3rd |
| designed by Davis Love III (a Carolina native), and | | | | hole which has become a signature hole for the entire |
| reknown golf architect, Tom Fazio. | | | | Myrtle Beach area, the 5th hole (nicknamed "The |
| 3. The Caledonia Golf and Fish Club at Pawleys Island | | | | Gamber") which offers a risky short-cut to green for a |
| is a beautiful course which has been very highly rated | | | | chance at an eagle, and the incredible 18th hole. |
| by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golfweek. The | | | | 8. Kiawah Island Golf Resort is home to no less than |
| course is established on what was once a Carolina | | | | five different courses: "Turtle Point", "Osprey Point", |
| rice plantation, and is also home to the Caledonia | | | | "Oak Point", "Cougar Point" and "The Ocean Course". |
| Grillroom, a popular and hospitable restaurant offering | | | | The most highly regarded of these is the Ocean |
| many excellent local and southern dishes. | | | | Course which was built in 1991 by Pete Dye. This |
| 4. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club at Myrtle Beach is | | | | course offers 10 ocean side holes, more than any |
| home to one of Robert Trent Jones's finest designs. | | | | other course in the Northern hemisphere, and is |
| The course was first built in 1948, and then further | | | | probably the course most affected by wind in the |
| improved by Robert Trent Jones himself in 1976-1977, | | | | entire country, if not the entire world outside of the |
| and 1992. Since then, Robert Trent Jones' son, Rees | | | | United Kingdom and Ireland. The most remarkable |
| Jones, has continued his father's work and further | | | | feature of the Ocean Course is that the play is |
| upgraded the course. | | | | completely different depending on the direction of the |
| 5. The Sea Pines Resort at Hilton Head on Hilton Head | | | | wind! |
| Island, is home to three golf courses: "Harbour Town | | | | 9. Tidewater Golf at North Myrtle Beach is a well |
| Golf Links", the "Ocean Course" and "Sea Marsh". | | | | regarded course that offers challenging but playable |
| Harbour Town Golf Links has been very highly rated | | | | golf, suitable for both pros and lesser players. |
| by all of Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golf Weekly. | | | | |