Myrtle Beach Golf Trip Guide: How to Do the Grand Strand Right

Myrtle Beach is the most-planned golf trip in America for a reason: sixty miles of coast, an enormous course inventory, and an infrastructure built entirely around visiting golfers. Here's how to do it right.

Understand the package system

The Grand Strand runs on golf packages — lodging and rounds bundled together, often cheaper than booking either separately. Packages also unlock tee sheets that are hard to access individually in peak season. Book through a course group, a package broker, or your hotel; compare a couple of quotes because inclusions vary.

When to go

March–May and September–November are prime: ideal temperatures, courses in top shape, peak pricing. Summer is family season — hot and humid, but golf prices drop and early tee times work fine. Winter is the sleeper: plenty of playable days at the year's lowest rates.

Build a smart lineup

Mix one or two marquee courses with solid mid-tier layouts rather than playing five premium fees in five days. The Strand's depth means the "middle" is genuinely good. Cluster by geography — North Myrtle Beach up top, Myrtle Beach central, and the quieter Pawleys Island stretch to the south — so you're not driving the whole Strand daily.

Beyond the tee sheet

Calabash-style seafood is the traditional post-round meal; the south end near Murrells Inlet's marshwalk does it best. And if the group includes non-golfers, this is the rare golf destination where the beach, shopping and shows genuinely fill their day.

Course-by-course details, maps and tee-time links: our Myrtle Beach directory.