4 Day Myrtle Beach Golf Itinerary
Myrtle Beach is the buddies trip capital of America, ninety courses along sixty miles of the South Carolina coast, built for the long weekend with a round a day, a cart, a cooler and a sports bar at the end of it. This four day plan skips the filler and goes straight for the best of the south end: the Tom Fazio championship test at TPC Myrtle Beach, the two Mike Strantz masterpieces at Pawleys Island, and the Robert Trent Jones Senior classic at the Dunes Club. Indicative green fees, tee times and where to stay below.
Photo: TPC Myrtle Beach, via Google.
Who this trip suits
Myrtle Beach is the easy, sociable end of American golf, a trip as much about the group as the courses, and it suits buddies trips and societies above all. The golf is excellent and varied without being punishing, carts are standard and included so nobody has to carry, the value on a stay and play package is among the best anywhere, and the off course life of seafood shacks, breweries and beach bars runs late. It is the template for the annual lads' trip, but it works just as well for a mixed group of handicaps who want a guaranteed good time on quality courses.
This four day version is deliberately south end heavy, because the strongest cluster of courses sits around Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet, a half hour below the main strip. Base yourself down there or split the difference, play the best four, and you will have seen the heart of what makes the Grand Strand great without driving all day. Book TPC and the Dunes Club for weekdays where you can, both for the rate and the quieter sheet.
The 4 day plan
TPC Myrtle Beach
Open with the area's tournament course. TPC Myrtle Beach, a Tom Fazio design opened in 1999, was built to championship standard and hosted the Senior Tour Championship in its early years, a polished, strategic layout that threads through wetlands and pines with water in play on roughly half the holes. It is the most refined test of the week, demanding but fair, and a fine way to find your game on day one. Carts are included; play it on a weekday for the best rate.
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club
The jewel of the trip. Caledonia, the late Mike Strantz's first solo design, opened in 1994 on a former rice plantation and remains one of the most beautiful and beloved courses in the country, a short, strategic par 70 framed by ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. It builds to one of golf's great closing holes, a short par 4 played over water to a green beneath the antebellum clubhouse, where the tradition is a drink on the porch and to watch the groups behind try not to find the lake. Magical, and routinely on national top one hundred public lists.
True Blue Golf Club
Stay at Pawleys Island for Caledonia's bigger, bolder sister. True Blue, Strantz again and opened in 1998 across the road, is the muscular counterpoint: vast fairways, sprawling sandy waste areas and some of the largest, most contoured greens in the region, a wide open, dramatic layout that rewards aggression and imagination. Where Caledonia is intimate and tree lined, True Blue is expansive and sandy, and playing the pair back to back is the definitive Strantz double. Carts included.
The Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Finish on the grande dame of the Grand Strand. The Dunes Club, a Robert Trent Jones Senior design opened in 1948 and the course that put Myrtle Beach golf on the map, is a classic seaside parkland that runs along the Atlantic and around a lake. Its centerpiece is Waterloo, the great boomerang par 5 thirteenth that bends around the water, the heart of the stretch known as Alligator Alley. Semi private and usually played through a resort package, it is the historic, big occasion round to close the trip. A worthy last act.
A longer trip easily adds the four courses at Barefoot Resort, the Davis Love III, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Pete Dye designs, plus Grande Dunes, Pawleys Plantation and Tidewater. Tell us how many rounds you want and we will route it.
Green fees, carts and logistics
| Course | Indicative 2026 peak green fee |
|---|---|
| Caledonia | Around 150 to 230 US dollars; the must play, book early |
| True Blue | Around 140 to 220 US dollars; Caledonia's sister |
| The Dunes Club | Around 160 to 250 US dollars; usually via a package |
| TPC Myrtle Beach | Around 120 to 190 US dollars; the championship round |
| Cart | Included and standard; this is a riding golf destination |
| Off season | Summer and winter rates are often roughly half of peak |
Green fees are indicative peak season figures verified June 2026 and fall sharply outside the spring and autumn peaks; a stay and play package usually beats the rack rate, so always confirm current rates directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
Where to stay and how to play it
Myrtle Beach is a driving trip, but a short one. The courses on this plan sit within about thirty minutes of one another around Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet, so a base on the south end keeps the days easy, though plenty of groups stay up on the main strip and drive down, which only adds half an hour. Pick a golf focused condo or resort, almost all of which package tee times with the rooms, hire a couple of SUVs for the clubs and the cooler, and tee off in the mornings to beat the afternoon heat and the summer thunderstorms. Fly into Myrtle Beach International, fifteen minutes from the strip, and the whole trip runs on the relaxed, riding rhythm that makes the Grand Strand the easiest golf holiday in America. Four days gives you four quality rounds and three good nights out, which is the point of the place.
Plan your Myrtle Beach golf trip
We secure the tee times at Caledonia and the Dunes Club, build the stay and play package, sort the rooms and the rental cars and route the week to keep the driving short, so all you do is play. Tell us roughly when and how many are travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Myrtle Beach golf trip questions
How many days do you need for a Myrtle Beach golf trip?
Four days, with a round a day, is the classic Myrtle Beach buddies trip and the right length for a long weekend. It gives you time for the marquee courses, TPC Myrtle Beach, the Mike Strantz pair of Caledonia and True Blue at Pawleys Island and the Robert Trent Jones Senior classic at the Dunes Club, with evenings for the seafood and the sports bars. The Grand Strand has roughly ninety courses within a short drive, so longer trips simply add more rounds, but four days is plenty to play the best of the south end.
How much are green fees in Myrtle Beach in 2026?
Myrtle Beach green fees swing hard by season. The marquee courses, Caledonia, True Blue, TPC Myrtle Beach and the Dunes Club, run indicatively from around 150 to 250 US dollars in the spring and autumn peaks, and far less, often half that, in summer and winter. Almost everyone plays on a stay and play golf package, which bundles tee times, accommodation and cart and usually beats the rack rates. A cart is included and standard here, unlike on a links trip. Always confirm current fees directly before booking.
What are the best golf courses in Myrtle Beach?
The consensus best public courses on the Grand Strand are the two Mike Strantz designs at Pawleys Island, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club and True Blue, the Tom Fazio championship layout at TPC Myrtle Beach, and the Robert Trent Jones Senior classic at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, the latter three of which appear on national top one hundred public lists. Beyond them, the four courses at Barefoot Resort, Grande Dunes and Pawleys Plantation are all worth a round on a longer trip.
When is the best time to play golf in Myrtle Beach?
Spring, from March to May, and autumn, September to early November, are the prime seasons, with warm settled days, the courses in top condition and the highest green fees and busiest tee sheets. Summer is hot and humid with afternoon thunderstorms but cheaper, and winter is mild, quiet and the best value, though the odd cold snap can arrive. For the best balance of weather and conditions, aim for April, May or October.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and indicative green fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.