Course Reviews

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Founders Club Analysis

By Chance Leith

            Finally, I played The Founders Club of Pawley’s Island!  It’s about time I went and found out what all the talk was about.  The course absolutely blew me away.  From the time I pulled in the bag drop to the time I pulled out, I was welcomed More >

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Willbrook Holds Own on the South Strand

By: Tim Gavrich

The stretch from Pawleys Island through Litchfield—the southernmost portion of the Grand Strand—contains some of the area’s most acclaimed golf courses.  The Founders Club, Caledonia, and True Blue win many admirers daily with their quality designs, conditions, and scenery.  Sometimes lost in this shuffle are the more modestly-priced More >

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Pawleys Plantation’s recent resurgence based on hands-off maintenance

By: Tim Gavrich

In an era when golf course maintenance budgets are bloated because of golfers’ expectations of year-round lush, green conditions, at least one Grand Strand golf course has adopted a more pragmatic stance towards conditioning.  Members and guests alike have raved about the conditioning of Pawleys Plantation Golf and More >

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A Course Apart: Wachesaw Plantation East

By: Tim Gavrich

Situated just east of Rt. 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet, Wachesaw Plantation East is one of the most popular golf facilities on the Grand Strand.  Designed by Clyde Johnston and open for play since 1996, Wachesaw East has gained considerable favor with Myrtle Beach-area golfers over its nearly More >

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Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club stands out on the Grand Strand golf scene

By Tim Gavrich

In an area as golf-rich as the Grand Strand, competition over the distinction “best” between golf courses is going to be stiff and fascinating.  The ability to play a Mike Strantz course one morning, a Tom Fazio course in the afternoon and an Arnold Palmer course followed by More >