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The Long Bay Club
Holes #7, #10, #13 & #18 are featured in the book " The 100 Greatest Holes along the Grand Strand," published
by The Sun
News
Welcome
to the Seaside Golf Capital of the World - the Myrtle
Beach area of South Carolina. Nowhere else will you
find 115 outstanding golf courses laid out over a spectacular
Low country landscape.
The Grand Strand is home to some
of the most unique, challenging, and picturesque golf
courses in the world. Golfers can experience the beauty of oceanfront
holes or stand in the midst of giant live oaks draped in Spanish moss on
the site of a colonial rice plantation. Course designers have taken great
pains to protect the natural habitat and wildlife indigenous to the area
while creating courses that are technically challenging and beautiful.
Among the architects are some of the most celebrated names in Golf: Jack
Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Robert Trent Jones, Davis Love III, Tom Fazio,
Greg Norman, Gary Player, and Pete and P. B. Dye.
The majority of the area's golf courses are
open to the public. Many host
professional and amateur tournaments. More than 5,000 golfers play in the
DuPont World Amateur Handicap Championship each fall, a tournament played
out over 70 different courses.
The Grand Strand also has a new ace in the
hole: Last year, the area was named "Golf Destination of the Year" by the International Association
of Golf Tour Operators, winning out over hotspots such as Palm Springs,
Hilton Head, Northeast Florida, Scotland, Ireland, and last year’s winner,
Algarve, Portugal. The destinations were rated on customer satisfaction,
quality of courses and accommodations, and access to tee times, among other
criteria. IAGTO has more than 400 members in 50 countries and is recognized
as the global trade association for golf tourism.
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