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Thirteen Myrtle Beach Area Golf Courses Honored in SC Ranking
12/06/2007
More Grand Strand Courses Selected Than Any Other Region in South Carolina
December 6, 2007, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Thirteen Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday member courses were named to the “25 Best Courses You Can Play” rankings just announced by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel. The biennial list was again dominated by the Grand Strand, the home of more than half of the honored premier public access facilities. Charleston was second with five courses, Hilton Head came in third place with four courses and the Midlands and Upstate finished just behind with two and one courses, respectively.
The Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday courses honored included Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Dunes Golf and Beach Club, Grande Dunes Resort Course, The Heritage Club, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, Legends Resort–Heathland Course, Pawleys Plantation, Prestwick Country Club, The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort, The Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort, The Love Course at Barefoot Resort, Tidewater Golf Club and True Blue Plantation.
“To have 13 Grand Strand courses recognized by the South Carolina Golf Ratings Panel in their ’25 Best Courses You Can Play” ranking demonstrates the quality golf experience that Myrtle Beach golf courses provide,” said Bill Golden, vice president and director of marketing of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. “We congratulate our members who were selected for the ‘Best Courses You Can Play” list and applaud their commitment to taking care of the golfers who visit the Grand Strand.”
About South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel
The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel membership is comprised of golf industry, former golfers and coaches, media and business and industry members that are charged with the identifying the best South Carolina golf courses. The Panel considers criteria such as course routing, course design balance, course management strategy, course equity to reward good shots while penalizing bad ones, course memorability, aesthetics of the course and surrounding area and the overall experience by the golfer from the pro shop to the course. The Ratings Panel releases three different ratings: The annual “New Course of the Year” list; the bi-annual “South Carolina’s 50 Best Courses” that identifies the best public or private courses during even-numbered years; and the “25 Best Courses that You Can Play” that lists the best non-private courses in the state in odd-numbered years.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 77 championship golf courses, 97 golf package providers and five golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. The originator of the “Stay and Play Package,” Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about the area accommodations and golf courses to assist golfers in making the most informed decisions when planning for their next vacation. Golf Holiday also hosts seven events and tournaments annually to help grow the game of golf and attract golfers to the Grand Strand during slower times of year. In addition to hosting the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Golf Holiday also manages the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world's largest on-site golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at 1-800-833-8798 or visit GolfHoliday.com.
