The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel announced their “50 Best Courses in South Carolina”. The panel consists of 125 members representing all accepts of the game and all levels of playing abilities.

Their were twelve golf courses on the Grand Strand, making this prestigious list including The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation, Wachesaw Plantation,The Reserve Golf Club @ Pawleys Island, Debordieu Club, Surf Golf and Beach Club, Prestwick Country Club, True Blue Plantation, Dye Course at Barefoot Resort, Grand Dunes Members Club and Pawleys Plantation Golf Club.

In determining their ratings panelists consider the following criteria:

* Routing – How the course flows from hole to hole in harmony with existing topography.
* Variety – Degree to which the course demands a full range of shot requirements.
* Strategy – How design features test course management.
* Equity – The course’s capacity to reward good shots and penalize poor ones.
* Memorability – The distinctiveness of the golf course and its individual holes.
* Aesthetics – The degree to which scenery and surrounds lend to the enjoyment.
* Experience – Incorporates all elements of the course: practice areas, clubhouse and more.

For more information on any of these top ranked golf courses in Myrtle Beach visit our website at North Myrtle Beach Golf.com.

North Myrtle Beach Golf.com will be launching a new website to give their users as much information as possible for golf in Myrtle Beach. The new website presents users with a new layout and fresh “vacation-like” color scheme, with convenient site navigation and a plethora of added features such as Golf News-Local and National, Interactive Map and a Golf Blog. Getting around the website is easier than ever before, and more information on each page makes every click worthwhile.

Golf Director Craig Chinn will be writing the daily blog to give golfers a fun and knowledgeable aspect of golf on the Grand Strand. The blog will also have local tips from area golf pros, course reviews, feeds, pictures, videos and what to do and where to go while on your next Myrtle Beach golf or Myrtle Beach family vacation.