A proposal has been submitted to rezone and build on the 150-acre course in Garden City, S.C. It would be the first development on one of the 22 golf course properties in the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand region that are owned or operated by Founders Group International, a Chinese company.
Jack Nicklaus to Visit Myrtle Beach Area for Club Anniversaries
The golf legend will mark the 30thanniversaries of two properties in the Grand Strand region with Nicklaus-designed courses: Pawleys Plantation G&CC and the Long Bay Club. Scheduled events include meeting with boys and girls from The First Tee of Coastal Carolinas and a question-and-answer session moderated by former PGA of America President Gary Schaal. …
As Hurricane Florence Moves Out, Myrtle Beach Courses Bounce Back
Clubs along the region’s Grand Strand should be nearly at full strength with approximately 90 courses, including 80 that are open to the public, reopening by September 22nd. But rising rivers still threatened some in the area. In Florence, S.C., The Country Club of South Carolina experienced flooding worse than Hurricane Matthew in 2016, after…
Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Clubs Brace for Latest Blow
After declaring full recovery from this year’s earlier winterkill scare and touting an outlook for a strong fall season, the dozens of properties in the golf-dependent region are now scrambling to try to minimize the damage inflicted by Hurricane Florence and its forecasted 13-foot ocean surge and flooding rains. Myrtle Beach’s courses account for half…
Myrtle Beach, S.C. Courses Back At Full Strength In Time For Fall Season
With the recent reopening of three golf courses and with two additional courses set to reopen in the coming weeks, the “Grand Strand” will be back to its full complement of 90 courses, including 80 that are open to the public. Earlier this year, winterkill ran rampant through the area, forcing many of the courses…
Approval of Proposed Sale of Conway (S.C.) GC Apparently Ends Bizarre Saga
A judge’s ruling to approve the contracted sale of the nine-hole course to a homebuilder will apparently bring to a close the latest chapter for the third-oldest golf club on the Myrtle Beach area’s Grand Strand. The close has been closed since May and a former Board member was arrested twice in three days for…
East Coast Golf Management Partners with Zealandia Holding Co.
The management and marketing firm for club properties centered in the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area has given up majority ownership to Zealandia, which is based in Asheville, N.C. The arrangement will provide ECGM with the capital resources needed to improve and expand its portfolio, according to President Mike Buccerone. One of the largest golf course…
Moorland Course at Legends Resort Closes to Redo Greens
The decision by Arnold Palmer Golf Management makes Moorland the twelfth course in the Myrtle Beach, S.C. “Grand Strand” region to close this year to repair winterkill damage. The course will reopen in September with new Champion ultradwarf Bermuda grass greens, which is on the Legends Resorts’ Heathland Course and helped that course make it…
Winterkill Crisis Plagues Myrtle Beach Clubs
Damage from harsh winter conditions throughout the region’s Grand Strand has led to more than 10 course closures this summer to allow for recovery, with numerous other courses undergoing an extensive amount of sodding to expedite the recovery process with an eye to being full restored by the fall. One Director of Agronomy said he’d…
shecaddie Seeks to Double Female Participation in Golf
Emily Christy founded the organization in February, and is developing it in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with hopes to expand nationally. shecaddie encourages women to take up the game by hosting outings that include clinics and emphasize the social elements of the game. Emily Christy has the ambitious goal of doubling the number of women participating…
Providence CC to Get $3.2M in Course and Clubhouse Renovations
McConnell Golf, which purchased the Charlotte, N.C. club in 2016, will present plans to the membership on January 11th. The course project will focus on bunkers, irrigation, transitioning greens to Champion Bermuda and creating new, dramatic looks from the fairways, In the clubhouse, dining areas will be improved, with the bar expanded and relocated to a larger back room.
Two Myrtle Beach, S.C., Par-3 Facilities Close
Cane Patch Par 3 and Midway Par 3, both owned by Burroughs & Chapin Co., have closed their doors, and the owner has not commented on plans for the properties. Both properties had been used in recent years by The First Tee of the Grand Strand. Burroughs & Chapin Co. has closed Cane Patch Par…
Pine Lakes CC to Celebrate 90 Years
The Myrtle Beach, S.C., property, which was originally known as Ocean Forest Golf and Country Club but rechristened as Pine Lakes in the 1950s, will turn 90 this fall. The club is the birthplace of Sports Illustrated magazine and the clubhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle…
Hurricane Irma Batters South Florida Golf Properties
The storm’s 400-mile path hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm and is weakening as it moves northwest. The Trump Organization is “still assessing” damage to its properties, while Rockledge (Fla.) CC is seeking “foot warriors” to aid in cleanup, and footage of golfers skimboarding at the flooded Winter Park (Fla.) CC made the…
Arcadian Shores GC Set to Reopen
The Myrtle Beach, S.C., property could reopen as early as next week with a new clubhouse and cart paths. The Rees Jones-designed golf course closed in mid-May for the updates, which include Sunday ultradwarf Bermuda greens, Latitude Bermuda green collars, rebuilt on-course bathrooms, replaced irrigation systems, edged bunkers, and new carts and maintenance equipment. Arcadian…