The self styled golf capital of the world. Around eighty courses line the Grand Strand of South Carolina, from Mike Strantz masterpieces at Pawleys Island to a Robert Trent Jones classic and four big resort layouts at Barefoot. Value, volume and Lowcountry charm in one easy trip.
No destination offers golf at this density and value. The Grand Strand, a sixty mile stretch of the South Carolina coast centred on Myrtle Beach, packs in around eighty courses, from bucket list designs to friendly daily fee tracks, almost all within forty minutes of one another. A foursome can play a different course every day for a week and barely scratch the surface.
The quality runs deeper than the numbers suggest. The late Mike Strantz left two of America's most admired modern courses at Pawleys Island, Robert Trent Jones built a seaside classic at the Dunes Club, and Davis Love, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Pete Dye each have a course at Barefoot Resort. Stay and play packages, warm Lowcountry hospitality and prices well below the marquee American resorts make it the great value golf trip in the United States.
Reviewed June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and fees verified at publication. How we research and review.
From the bucket list Strantz designs at Pawleys Island to the historic Dunes Club and the resort golf at Barefoot, the headline rounds spread along the Grand Strand. These are the courses to plan a week around.
Mike Strantz's first solo design and an instant classic, a compact par 70 of around 6,500 yards laid through a former rice plantation of moss draped live oaks. The drive down the avenue to the clubhouse and the famous approach over water at the eighteenth make it the most charming round on the Strand. Book early.
Strantz's bolder second course, opened in 1998 across the road from Caledonia, all vast waste areas, sweeping fairways and dramatic elevation. Wilder and longer than its sister, it is a thrilling, expansive contrast and proof of why Strantz is so revered. Play the two as a pair on consecutive days.
A 1948 Robert Trent Jones seaside classic and the most prestigious club on the Strand, routed along the Atlantic dunes. The par 5 thirteenth, a great curling dogleg around a lake known as Waterloo, is one of the most famous holes in American golf. A historic and stately test.
The pick of Barefoot's four courses for many, a Davis Love design of more than 7,000 yards built around the ruins of an old plantation house. Generous and strategic, it anchors a resort where Love, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Pete Dye each contributed a layout, the best one stop golf at the beach.
A Tom Fazio design and the Strand's lone TPC, a polished championship course that has hosted professional events and offers the most tournament ready conditions in the area. Elevation, water and clever bunkering give it a step up in challenge and presentation over the daily fee crowd.
A Jack Nicklaus design winding through pines and out onto the salt marsh at Pawleys Island, where the short par 3 thirteenth and the marsh holes on the back nine stay in the memory. A handsome, sometimes exacting round that pairs naturally with the nearby Strantz courses.
Myrtle Beach plays year round, but the prime golf seasons are spring from March to May and autumn from September to October, when the weather is kind and the courses are at their best. Green fees swing sharply with season and time of day, and the real value lies in stay and play packages that bundle several rounds with lodging. Summer is hot, humid and cheaper; winter is mild and quiet.
| Course | Type | Indicative green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Golf & Fish Club | Lowcountry parkland | $150 to $250 |
| True Blue | Lowcountry parkland | $120 to $220 |
| The Dunes Club | Seaside classic | $150 to $250 |
| TPC Myrtle Beach | Championship | $120 to $220 |
| Barefoot Resort, Love | Resort | $100 to $200 |
| Pawleys Plantation | Marsh parkland | $90 to $170 |
Package guide. A four to seven night Myrtle Beach stay and play with four to seven rounds and lodging commonly runs from around $1,800 to $3,500 per golfer for 2026, before flights, which makes it one of the best value golf weeks anywhere. These are third party ranges, not our prices, and you should always confirm directly before booking.
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A week that pairs the bucket list Strantz courses at Pawleys Island with the Dunes Club classic and the resort golf at Barefoot, with the beach never far away.
Fly into Myrtle Beach, collect the car and settle into your stay and play base along the Grand Strand.
Open with the most charming round on the Strand, Mike Strantz's plantation par 70 with its avenue of oaks.
Cross the road for Strantz's bigger, bolder second course, all waste areas and sweeping fairways.
The Robert Trent Jones seaside classic, by way of the great curling par 5 thirteenth around Waterloo lake.
Resort golf at its best, with the Davis Love course the pick of Barefoot's four layouts.
A final championship round at the Strand's TPC before the short drive back to the airport.
Myrtle Beach International Airport sits minutes from the heart of the Grand Strand, with direct flights from across the eastern United States, and the courses spread along a sixty mile coast from Little River in the north to Pawleys Island in the south. A hire car is essential, though most rounds are within thirty to forty minutes of a central base.
Plan for spring in March to May or autumn in September to October for the best blend of weather, conditioning and value. Summer brings heat, humidity and afternoon storms at lower prices, while winter is mild and quiet, with many courses playable. Build the trip around a stay and play package to get the most golf for the money.
The two Mike Strantz designs at Pawleys Island, Caledonia and True Blue, are the headline rounds, alongside the historic Dunes Club by Robert Trent Jones. TPC Myrtle Beach, the four Barefoot Resort courses and Pawleys Plantation round out a deep field across the Grand Strand.
Spring from March to May and autumn from September to October offer the best mix of weather, course conditioning and value. Summer is hot, humid and cheaper, while winter is mild and quiet, making the Strand a true year round destination.
Indicative 2026 spring green fees run from around 90 US dollars at value courses to 150 to 250 US dollars at marquee names such as Caledonia and the Dunes Club. Stay and play packages and off peak rates are considerably lower. Always confirm directly before booking.
A stay and play bundles several rounds with lodging in one booking, often through a single Grand Strand operator. It is the standard and best value way to play Myrtle Beach, spreading access to many courses across a week at a lower combined price than booking separately.
Fly into Myrtle Beach International, minutes from the courses, and hire a car. The Grand Strand runs about sixty miles along the coast, but a central base puts most rounds within thirty to forty minutes, so a car is all you need to reach the golf.
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