Golf
Panel Rates Dunes Club as Grand Strand’s Best

The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel has released its 2010 lists of the top courses in the state, and in each of its four primary regions (Grand Strand, Low Country, Midlands, Upstate). The following is the Myrtle Beach area’s Top 10, with each course’s corresponding statewide ranking:

1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach (#8 in S.C.)
2. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island (#12 in S.C.)
3. Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation, Little River (#26 in S.C.)
4. Wachesaw Plantation, Murrells Inlet (#33 in S.C.)
5. Debordieu Club, Georgetown (#36 in S.C.)
6. Barefoot Resort – Dye Course, North Myrtle Beach (#38 in S.C.)
7. True Blue Plantation, Pawleys Island (#39 in S.C.)
8. Grande Dunes – Resort Course, Myrtle Beach (#41 in S.C.)
9. The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island (#46 in S.C.)
10. Pawleys Plantation, Pawleys Island (#49 in S.C.)

Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, host of the Version Heritage, was chosen as the top-ranked course in South Carolina – an honor it has maintained since the panel, composed of 125 members from throughout the state, began its rankings in 2005.

The panel also selected Barefoot Resort & Golf (4th) and Grand Dunes (T-5th) among the state’s Top “Stay & Play” Golf Resorts.

The South Carolinal Golf Course Ratings panel is composed of golf enthusiasts representing a diverse range of occupations, handicaps and backgrounds. The panel's objective is to promote excellence in the state's golf course design and operations through competitive rankings, education and public advocacy.

The best courses, public or private, are selected every other year (even-number years) and the best courses “you can play” (public only) are chosen in odd-numbered years. Criteria used in the judging include routing, variety, strategy, equity, memorability, aesthetics and experience. Information on past rankings can be found at scgolfpanel.org.

Source: South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel