Pine Lakes, known around the golfing world as “The Grandaddy,” is a playing experience that must be taken advantage of if possible. It’s even more important since the course is open after being closed for two years for major renovations. The most recent change with the course recapturing its identity is the staff wearing Scottish kilts and serving traditional clam chowder at par 6 fourth hole. Enjoy mimosas on course during the spring and fall, and watch for a winter special to be forthcoming.

Pine Lakes was the first course built in Myrtle Beach in 1927. The course is so historic that it is on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was designed by St. Andrews native Robert White. He just happened to become the first president of the PGA along with several other firsts and honors.

One historic event that occurred at the club in 1954 was when Henry Booth Luce and other Time-Life executives conceived the idea for Sports Illustrated while at the club for a golf outing.