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…
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…
David McGhee Retires From Fiddler’s Elbow CC
In 30 years as the New Jersey club’s General Manager, he directed its growth to 54 holes.