Bucket List 2021: 10 Must-Play Myrtle Beach Golf Courses

Inspired by the greatest courses in the world, the International World Tour Golf Links is the stuff golfing dreams are made of. Now you can experience the thrill of playing 18 holes inspired by some of the world's most famous layouts; Pine Valley, Augusta National, St. Andrews. They're all here and more. Each turn takes you to a special place and the memories of great shots you've seen in tournaments played around the world. You can travel the globe and spend a fortune in airfare and greens fees or you can tee off here and see the world from Myrtle Beach.

Rivers Edge Golf Club opened in 1999 to rave reviews that included recognition as among one of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” by Golf Digest Magazine.

River Club is a course you want to play on your next Myrtle Beach golf trip. Its Lowcountry setting is memorable and the layout has been awarded 4.5-stars by Golf Digest.

Rated 4.5 stars in Golf Digest’s “Places to Play” Guide in 2010, West Course at Myrtle Beach National is carved through secluded Carolina pines that provide golfers with the backdrop of nature. Its traditional layout and design offers wide fairways and large Mini Verde Bermuda grass greens that make for an enjoyable golf experience for players of all abilities.

The Heathland Course at Legends Golf and Resort recently earned an overall ranking of 8.2 from reviewers at Myrtle Beach Golf Insider, and the Tom Doak design has continued to impress over the years.

Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club is consistently rated as a top course in South Carolina with honors from Golf Digest and national outlets

Opened in 2000 and designed by Rick Robbins, Crow Creek is a fun, challenging golf course whose design reflects many architecture principles of Jack Nicklaus, for whom Robbins worked for a number of years.

Architect Clyde Johnston has brought element of the famed West Course at Winged Foot to Myrtle Beach, and in Shaftesbury Glen created one of the top championship courses in the area. Recognized among the “Best Places to Play” and “4 Stars” by Golf Digest, Shaftesbury Glen is a short 10-minute drive from Myrtle Beach’s famed Restaurant Row, making it a must-play course.

Long Bay Golf Club is outside the central zone of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s golf hub. But one name - Jack Nicklaus - typically outweighs the short driving distance to the Longs course.

Pete Dye, the patriarch of the successful golf course-designing Dye family, is responsible for the Dye Club at Barefoot Resort, which, at 7,343 yards from the back tees, is the second-longest golf course on the Grand Strand, behind only the Grande Dunes Resort Club.