North Vs. South

Who'll win you over in Myrtle Beach?

See the Slideshow Here »

Things aren’t always the way they seem. Remember M. Night Shyamalan’s movie, The Sixth Sense, with its edge-of-your-seat surprise ending? (If you haven’t seen it, Bruce Willis reveals in the last minute that he wears a toupee.) Just kidding. 

Of course, great movies aren’t the only things that utilize the old bait and switch. Consider Myrtle Beach, golf’s East Coast Mecca. For one thing, the one hundred-plus courses that you always hear about aren’t piled on top of each other; they stretch out over a 60-mile “Grand Strand,” making Myrtle a tale of two cities: the North and South. Then there’s the courses themselves. Some on the northern end, such as Lion’s Paw, sound ferocious, when in reality, they’re about as terrifying as a greeting-card kitten. An hour south, in Georgetown County (at the southern tip of the Strand), courses like Heritage and Tradition—two standouts on the Waccamaw Golf Trail—may sound gentlemanly enough, but let your guard down for a second, and you could get a serious whoopin’.

Southern Charm Six standouts on the Waccamaw Golf Trail
Heritage Club (800) 882-5121 www.legendsgolf.com Designer: Larry Young Built over 600 acres on two former South Carolina plantations along the Waccamaw River, the Heritage Club has long been a favorite of Grand Strand golfers.	Litchfield Country Club (800) 882-3198 www.mbngolf.com Designer: Willard Byrd Built in the early 1960s by Willard Byrd, this traditionally styled layout is the flagship of Georgetown County’s great plantation courses. The mature tree-lined fairways wind their way past giant oaks and shimmering lakes of a former Carolina rice plantation, creating an extraordinarily challenging “country club” experience.
Page 1 of 2 12 top 0 Comments Add Comment Name Email (will not be published) Personal Website/Blog URL Comment   Get 5 Issues of Golf Tips for only $12.97! That's 48% off the cover price! Name: Address: City: State: STATE AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS MO MT NC ND NH NJ NM NY NE NV OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WV WA WI WY  Zip:  Email: International residents, click here Local Guides  All Guides  Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  Connecticut  DC  Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming       Name: Address: Address 2: City: State: Select State AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC DE FL GE HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD MR MI MN MS MO MT NC ND NH NJ NM NY NE NV OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WV WA WI WY Zip: Email: International residents, click here. Golf Tips | Instruction | Video | Equipment | Travel | About Us | Contact Us | Subscribe Current Issue | Past Issues | Links | Submissions | Privacy Policy | Editor's Blog | Media Kit | eStore Check out our other sites: Golf Tips Magazine is published by Werner Publishing Corporation 12121 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Copyright ©Werner Publishing Corp.