More Grand Strand Courses Selected for Ranking Than Any Other Area in the Carolinas
March 20, 2006, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – 35 Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday member courses were named to the "100 Must-Play Courses of the Carolinas" list which was published in the inaugural issue of GolfStyles Carolina. The magazine’s editorial staff selected 100 public-access courses in South and North Carolina that they felt golfers should experience during their lifetime. The Grand Strand had the most courses followed by Hilton Head with 14 and Charleston with 12.
The Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday courses honored included Bald Head Golf Club, the Dye Course at Barefoot Resort, the Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort, the Love Course at Barefoot Resort, the Norman Course at Barefoot Resort, Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Carolina National Club, Crow Creek Golf Club, Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Farmstead Golf Links, Glen Dornoch Golf Links, Grande Dunes Resort Course, Heather Glen Golf Links, Heritage Club, Parkland at Legends Resort, Moorlands at Legends Resorts, Litchfield Country Club, Long Bay Club, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, Oyster Bay Golf Links, Panther’s Run Golf Links, Pawleys Plantation, River Club, Prestwick Country Club, River’s Edge, Sea Trail Resort (Jones Course), The Pearl, The Thistle, Tidewater Golf Club, Tiger’s Eye Golf Links, TPC of Myrtle Beach, True Blue Plantation, Wild Wing Avocet, Willbrook Plantation and World Tour Golf Links.
"To have 35 Grand Strand courses named to GolfStyles Carolina’s list of the ‘100 Must-Play Courses of the Carolinas’ demonstrates the quality golf experience that Myrtle Beach golf courses provide," said Bill Golden, vice president and director of marketing of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. "We congratulate our members who were selected for the ‘Must-Play List’ and applaud their commitment to taking care of the golfers who visit the Grand Strand."
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 60 accommodations, 85 championship golf courses and four golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, MBGH continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. In addition to hosting the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament and Golfapalooza each April, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday also manages the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest single amateur golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veteran’s Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at 1-800-833-8798 or visit www.golfholiday.com.
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