Lion’s Paw at Ocean Ridge Plantation

Lion’s Paw golf course at Ocean Ridge Plantation is routinely heralded as architect Willard Byrd’s finest work, part wild and untamed, part rustic and quiet. This public golf course near Myrtle Beach features two distinct but equally challenging and impressive styles. The first 12 holes play through towering hardwoods and feature a fair amount of elevation change, while holes 13–17 venture out into an open area where trouble comes in the form of wind as opposed to hills. Featuring deep, sugar-sand bunkers and MiniVerde greens, Lion’s Paw at Ocean Ridge Plantation gets a 3.5-star rating by Golf Digest and is included in the Digest’s esteemed list of the “Top 50 in Myrtle Beach.”