Tupelo Bay
This course, 10 miles down the coast from Myrtle Beach's center, has nine holes of play. The baskets are brightly numbered so you can easily tell where you need to go. Enjoy both shade and sun with trees interspersed throughout the route. If you're new to the sport, you can rent discs for the day for a low fee. All holes are par 3.
Tupelo Bay
1800 Business 17 South
Garden City, SC 29576
(843) 215-7888
tupelobay.com
Harbor View Golf Complex
This disc golf course, 25 miles from Myrtle Beach's center, shares its fairways with the executive par 3. It has 18 holes with manicured greens and tree-lined edges. Instead of finding start markers attached to posts, stand next to the tees meant for "ball" golfers to take your first shot at each hole. The course is lighted and open until 10 p.m. Your best chance of avoiding traditional golfers is to show up after 5 p.m. It's one of the few disc golf courses where you can use a cart.
Harbor View Golf Complex
901 Highway 17
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 249-9117
harbourviewgolf.com
Bill Smith Park
If you want to try a disc golf course with a water hazard, this is a good one. You'll need to throw your disc across a 165-foot pond to get a good score on hole eight. This course is flat but has heavy tree coverage. Its tees are marked with woodchips so you can easily tell where to start. The total par is 28 for nine holes. It is 67 miles north of Myrtle Beach.
Bill Smith Park
Long Beach Road and Fish Factory Road
Oak Island, NC 28461
No phone number or website
Mars Bluff
This nine-hole course behind Wallace Gregg Elements School is small, at only 1,475 yards, and quick to play. It opened in 2002 solely to give students at the school and community residents a convenient place to refine their skills. It is flat and not very shaded. It's 60 miles west of Myrtle Beach.
Mars Bluff
515 S. Francis Marion Road∙
Florence, SC 29506
No phone number or website
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