There are 8 golf courses in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and 0 are municipal courses. There are also another 63 golf courses within 20 miles of North Myrtle Beach, including 60 public, 1 municipal and 2 private courses. The oldest course in the North Myrtle Beach area is the Surf Golf & Beach Club which was designed by George W. Cobb, ASGCA/John LaFoy, ASGCA and opened in 1960. The longest course is Grande Dunes Members Club, which is 7,618 yards. Brunswick Plantation Resort & Golf is rated the best course near North Myrtle Beach. The following courses have won various awards: Surf Golf & Beach Club, Tidewater Golf Club, The Dye Course At Barefoot Resort, Barefoot Resort and Golf Club, Barefoot Resort and Golf Club, Barefoot Resort and Golf Club, Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links, The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Grande Dunes Members Club, Oyster Bay Golf Links, Long Bay Club, Thistle Golf Club, Thistle Golf Club, Thistle Golf Club, The Pearl Golf Links, Sea Trail Golf Club Jones & Byrd Courses, Sea Trail Golf Club Jones & Byrd Courses, Sea Trail Golf Club Jones & Byrd Courses, Pine Lakes, Big Cats Golf Courses of Ocean Ridge Lion's Paw & Panther's Run Golf Courses, Big Cats Golf Courses of Ocean Ridge Lion's Paw & Panther's Run Golf Courses, Big Cats Golf Courses of Ocean Ridge Plantation Tiger's Eye Course, International World Tour Golf Links, International World Tour Golf Links, International World Tour Golf Links, Man O'War Golf Club, Myrtle Beach National.