Myrtle Beach has earned its reputation as the Golf Capital of the World.

Roughly 80 to 90 courses line the Grand Strand.

Here’s how to narrow options by skill level.

Beginner-Friendly Courses

A course’s slope rating is the best shorthand for difficulty, and in golf it helps gauge how challenging the layout is. Beginner-friendly courses tend to have wider fairways and fewer water hazards or bunkers to punish an off-line shot.

Beachwood Golf Club

A North Myrtle Beach local favorite known for well-groomed conditions and genuinely welcoming customer service, making it an easy, low-pressure round for newer golfers.

Arcadian Shores Golf Club

Built in 1974 as part of the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, Arcadian Shores is a golf course. It carries a slope rating of 137, offering just enough challenge to stay interesting without overwhelming a beginner.

Eagle Nest Golf Club

Tucked into a 250-acre wildlife preserve near Little River, Eagle Nest pairs wide-open fairways and forgiving greens with scenic wetland views, making for a relaxed round even with a few tough finishing holes.

Golf on the Grand Strand, one swing at a time.

Championship Courses

For golfers looking for a real test — or a trip built around bucket-list rounds — these are the names that define the Grand Strand’s reputation.

Dunes Golf and Beach Club

Widely regarded as the crown jewel of Myrtle Beach golf, this Robert Trent Jones design has hosted events.

It has hosted USGA championships and consistently ranks among the top public courses.

Today, it remains among the top public courses in the country.

King’s North at Myrtle Beach National

An Arnold Palmer design known for dramatic, risk-reward holes, including an island-fairway par 5 nicknamed “The Gambler.” A true test for golfers who want to be challenged to think through every shot.

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Just south in Pawleys Island, Caledonia has held a spot among the country’s top-ranked courses since opening in 1994, known for oak-lined fairways and a layout that rewards precision.

Somewhere in Between

A handful of courses genuinely work for mixed-skill groups. Useful if your golf trip includes both a low handicapper and someone still working on consistency.

Myrtlewood Golf Club blends beginner-friendly fairways with more demanding greens, all in a central Myrtle Beach location. Legends Golf Resort offers five courses of varying difficulty in one place, which makes it a strong pick for golf groups who want options without changing locations every day.

Plan Your Golf Trip Around Where You Stay

Courses are spread out across roughly 60 miles of coastline, so it’s worth thinking about location before booking tee times — playing courses on opposite ends of the Strand in the same day eats up more time than it’s worth.

Ready to book a home base for your golf trip? Browse Myrtle Stays vacation rentals and find a property close to the courses on your list.