The Best Golf Courses in Myrtle Beach
The Grand Strand packs more than ninety courses into sixty miles of Carolina coast, the densest golf in America. We cut through the volume to the eight that justify the trip, from Mike Strantz's marsh framed masterpieces at Pawleys Island to the Robert Trent Jones classic that now hosts the PGA Tour, with the verdict on each and indicative 2026 green fees.
Photograph: Barefoot - Love Golf Course, Edward Bartoli, via Google
How we ranked them
Myrtle Beach is a numbers game, so the question is not what to play but what to leave out. The Grand Strand runs from Little River in the north down to Pawleys Island in the south, and the best of it clusters at the two ends, the Strantz designs and Jack Nicklaus parkland around Pawleys, and the championship layouts and ocean views up around North Myrtle Beach. We weight the quality and variety of the holes, the setting and the condition, and the value a course adds to a buddies trip built on stay and play packages. The southern courses around Pawleys Island take the top of this list, but a well planned week pulls from both ends of the Strand.
The ranking
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club
The first solo design from the late Mike Strantz, and still the most loved course on the Grand Strand. A compact, walkable parkland threaded through live oaks draped in Spanish moss on a former rice plantation, it builds to one of golf's great closing holes, a par 4 played over water to a green set hard against the old clubhouse veranda. Not the longest test in Myrtle Beach, but the most atmospheric, and the one course no first trip should skip.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $190 to $260. Always confirm directly before booking.The Dunes Golf and Beach Club
The grande dame of the Strand, a 1948 Robert Trent Jones Snr design later refreshed by his son Rees, and since 2024 the host of the PGA Tour's Myrtle Beach Classic. The famous 13th, Waterloo, is a great curling par 5 that bends around Lake Singleton to a distant green, one of the most photographed holes in American resort golf. Mature, classical and a touch private feeling, it is the most serious championship test on this list.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $180 to $250. Always confirm directly before booking.True Blue Golf Club
Caledonia's bolder sibling across the road, another Strantz original but built on a far bigger canvas. Vast waste bunkers, wide sandy fairways and huge, rolling greens give it a low country Pine Valley feel, generous off the tee but demanding on approach. Played as a pair with Caledonia it makes the strongest two course day in Myrtle Beach, and the two share a clubhouse, so the logistics are easy.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $150 to $220. Always confirm directly before booking.Tidewater Golf Club
The most scenic course on the northern Strand, laid out by Ken Tomlinson on a peninsula between the Cherry Grove salt marsh and the Intracoastal Waterway. Several holes play right along the marsh with the Atlantic in view, a rare stretch of genuine seaside feel in a region of inland parkland. Hilly by Myrtle Beach standards and beautifully conditioned, it is the pick of the north end and an easy trip highlight.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $130 to $190. Always confirm directly before booking.TPC Myrtle Beach
The Strand's tournament pedigree course, a Tom Fazio design consulted on by Lanny Wadkins that once hosted the Senior Tour Championship. Routed through pines and wetlands near Murrells Inlet, it is the most polished, championship styled round in the area, with a strong set of par 3s and a demanding finish. The closest thing Myrtle Beach has to a tour stadium experience, in fine condition.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $150 to $220. Always confirm directly before booking.Barefoot Resort, Love Course
The standout of Barefoot's four course complex, a Davis Love III design built around the recreated ruins of a low country plantation house that frame the early holes. Wide, playable and immaculately presented, it sits at the heart of the largest stay and play hub in North Myrtle Beach, with Fazio, Norman and Dye courses alongside it. The best single round of a property that is engineered for a buddies week.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $120 to $190. Always confirm directly before booking.Pawleys Plantation
A Jack Nicklaus signature design that saves its drama for the salt marsh, with a celebrated run of holes on the back nine played out across the open wetland toward Pawleys Island. The marsh par 3 13th and the gambling 17th are the signatures. A traditional, well established resort course that rounds out a southern Strand trip alongside the Strantz pair, with comfortable lodging on site.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $110 to $170. Always confirm directly before booking.Grande Dunes Resort Course
The most upscale public round in the city itself, a Roger Rulewich design set on a bluff above the Intracoastal Waterway with several holes playing along the water. Generous and resort friendly but with real scale and a memorable waterway stretch, it is the easiest top tier course to reach from the central Myrtle Beach hotels and a fine value relative to its quality.
Indicative spring 2026 green fee around $120 to $180. Always confirm directly before booking.Designers, opening years and host history verified June 2026. Green fees are indicative third party figures for the 2026 spring season, shown to set expectations only. We are a guide, not an operator, and never quote our own pricing. Stay and play packages reduce the per round cost substantially. Always confirm access and fees directly before booking.
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Indicative green fees at a glance
| Course | Indicative spring 2026 fee | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Golf and Fish Club | Around $190 to $260 | Pawleys Island |
| The Dunes Golf and Beach Club | Around $180 to $250 | Myrtle Beach |
| True Blue Golf Club | Around $150 to $220 | Pawleys Island |
| Tidewater Golf Club | Around $130 to $190 | North Myrtle Beach |
| TPC Myrtle Beach | Around $150 to $220 | Murrells Inlet |
Indicative third party figures for the 2026 spring season, shown to set expectations only. Summer, winter and package rates are markedly lower. Always confirm directly before booking.
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Myrtle Beach golf questions
What is the best golf course in Myrtle Beach?
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club at Pawleys Island, Mike Strantz's first solo design from 1994, is widely rated the best public course on the Grand Strand for its oak lined drama and marsh framed closing stretch. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, a 1948 Robert Trent Jones Snr classic that now hosts the PGA Tour, runs it close.
When is the best time to play golf in Myrtle Beach?
Spring, roughly March to May, is the peak Myrtle Beach golf season, with warm days and firm turf, followed by a strong autumn window in September and October. Green fees are highest in spring and lowest in mid summer and deep winter. Always confirm directly before booking.
How much does golf cost in Myrtle Beach in 2026?
Indicative peak season green fees on the leading Myrtle Beach courses run roughly 110 to 260 US dollars in 2026, with Caledonia and the Dunes Club at the top end. Multi round stay and play packages cut the per round cost sharply. Prices change, so always confirm directly before booking.
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