Caledonia Golf Course
This golf course is almost 6,600 yards long from the championship tees, and it carries a slope rating of 132. Its Bermuda grass fairways wander through the magnificence of Low Country geography. Its 18th, Caledonia's signature hole, demands an accurate tee shot down a marsh to the left, then a demanding second shot to a green that is surrounded by water on three sides. The course opened in 1994 and was designed by Michael Strantz.
369 Caledonia Dr.
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Toll Free: (800) 483-6800
Fax: (843) 237-4762
www.fishclub.com
True Blue Golf Course
This golf course is a "must play" for any golfer visiting Myrtle Beach. Located about 20 miles south in Pawleys Island, True Blue has a whopping slope rating of 139, and it is over 7,000 yards from the back tees. The course was singled out in "Golf Digest's" "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses," and one of the courses picked as a "Top 50 Courses in Myrtle Beach." True Blue's beautifully manicured fairways and greens scale elevations that are rare in this part of the country. It was also designed by Michael Strantz, and it was an instant hit when it opened in 1998.
900 Blue Stem Dr.
Pawleys Island, SC 29585-7842
Toll Free: (888) 483-6800
Fax: (843) 235-0909
www.truebluegolf.com
Glen Dornoch Golf Course
This golf course is less than 7,000 yards from the championship tees, but it carried a high slope rating of 141, making it one of the most challenging course layouts on the Grand Strand. This is a magnificent course with towering oak trees marking the corners of doglegs, and many of its fairways parallel the scenic intra-coastal waterway. Glen Dornach opened in 1996, and was designed by famous golf architect Clyle B. Johnson.
4840 Glen Dornoch Way
Little River, SC 29566
Toll Free: (877) 717-8784
Fax: (843) 249-6263
www.glensgolfgroup.com
River's Edge Golf Club
Some golfers say the last 11 holes at River's Edge that go along the Shallotte River are the most scenic of any golf course in the Myrtle Beach area. It's a mystery that this land was still available before it opened in 1999. River's Edge boasts beautifully manicured Bermuda Grass fairways and greens along its almost 7,000-yard length from the back tees. This course was designed by Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay, and has a slope rating of 149, making it one of the most difficult golf courses in all of the Myrtle Beach area.
2000 Arnold Palmer Dr.
Shallotte, NC 28470-5260
Toll Free: (877) 748-3718
Fax: (910) 755-5250
www.river18.com
Tidewater Country Club
Some golfers say that the Tidewater Country Club's holes that border the intra-coastal waterway are the most beautiful that Myrtle Beach has to offer. Designed by Ken Tomlinson and opening in 1990, it was selected by "Golf Magazine" as the best new public course in America that year, as well a one of the country's top 10 new courses by "Golf Magazine," and it has consistently been considered the best course on the Grand Strand. Tidewater is over 7,100 yards long from the back, although a shorter version can be played from any of the other three tees on each hole. It carries a slope rating of 140 from the championship tees.
1400 Tidewater Dr.
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582-8603
Toll Free: (800) 446-5363
Fax: (843) 249-5281
www.myrtlebeachgolf.com
About The Author
Bill Herrfeldt specializes in finance, sports and the needs of retiring people, and has been published in the national edition of "Erickson Tribune," the "Washington Post" and the "Arizona Republic." He graduated from the University of Louisville.
