Myrtle Beach is known as the golf capital of the United States. It never closes. The seasonal hours may change, and the rates definitely vary drastically, but the golf courses are playable (and played heavily) year-round.

History

At the end of the 20th century, the area had more than 110 golf courses. This was truly the height of the golf tourism industry in the Myrtle Beach area.

However, in the early 2000’s the land and housing boom exploded on the Grand Strand as retirees from all over the northeast and mid-Atlantic began to settle here for the mild winters and the golf courses. It soon became clear to many golf course owners that their land was worth much more as home sites than as 18 holes of par threes, fours and fives. Thus many courses closed and became developments. Sad as this was to see some of the area’s courses bite the dust, it raised the quality of golf in the area. What remained was the best of the best that Myrtle Beach had to offer golfers.