Visiting golfers won’t be playing Myrtle Beach’s municipal course this summer. As Myrtle Beach’s On The Green Magazine reports, Whispering Pines, the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base course, will close May 23 to regrass greens, fairways and tees. The course is expected to reopen Sept. 1 (OK, summer officially lasts another three weeks, but…
We’re closing in on the typical start of the mountain golf season. But with the horrible damage wreaked by Hurricane Helene last fall, which High Country courses will be ready to open? How will they be different from past years? Will the others reopen, or are they gone for good? There is good news and…
There are about 100 golf courses on Grand Strand. It all depends on how far up and down the coast and into Brunswick County you keeping counting. When I lived there for most of the 1990s, the number increased every year, rising well above the century level. Yes, I had played them all, including private…
A High Country favorite for golfers without memberships in the pricey clubs in and around Avery County is expected to be open with at least nine holes for the spring season. A spokesperson for Sugar Mountain Golf Course told TriadGolf.com that the Avery course is on schedule to open in late April or May —…
When Triad golfers plan a golf buddies trip for the spring or fall, many of the same destinations are sure to come up. Pinehurst and Carolinas coast enclaves from the Outer Banks to Hilton Head Island are no-brainers. Lake Oconee, TPC Sawgrass and Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Trail are among other easy drive destinations. Wiling…
Still unpacking from a glorious golf week in Branson, Missouri … There might not have been a happier place in the United States than southwest Missouri last week following the elections. In Branson, there were/are far more Trump retail stores — at least a half dozen — than supermarkets. My favorite — “When I die…
(Updates with more infomation on flood damage in the High Country) Pennson Badgett capped a fantastic 2024 season with a college commitment. The East Surry High junior gave a verbal commitment to the University of Tennessee last week. The commitment came after a recent visit by Tennessee coach Brennan Webb, who came to see Badgett…
Grandover Resort reopened its West Course with new state- of-the-art Tif-Eagle Bermuda putting surfaces, matching those converted in 2018 on its East The East Course stretches to 7,213 yards from the back tees, with a challenging 75.7 rating and a 141 slope. It leaves a lasting impression with its 18th hole, a 570- yard par-5 bordered…
As a mountain golf retreat, High Meadows Country Club pretty much has it all, yet its relaxed vibe makes it a relative secret in the N.C. High Country. Start with the setting in spectacular, yet remote Roaring Gap, a beautiful getaway accessible only via a twisting two-lane road, half and hour from an interstate. Then…
While golf might not be the primary focus, the Outer Banks offers a great variety of beach courses open to public play in a setting far more relaxed than those in Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Hilton Head Island and the Brunswick islands. From links style courses along Currituck Sound to wetlands-filled layouts reminiscent of the…