Myrtle Beach Golf Courses Reopen After Winter Storm Gianna

Myrtle Beach golf courses are reopening after Winter Storm Gianna blanketed the area with approximately 6 inches of snow over the weekend. The storm forced closures across the Grand Strand, but as conditions improve, courses are welcoming golfers back.

Several courses, particularly in Pawleys Island, reopened Tuesday afternoon. These include River Club, Tradition Club, Willbrook Plantation, Litchfield Country Club, and Founders Club at Pawleys Island. Legends Golf Resort's Heathland, Moorland, and Parkland courses, along with Heritage Club, also resumed operations. Whispering Pines Golf Club and The Aero Club Short Course, both near Myrtle Beach International Airport, reopened Tuesday as well.

The snowstorm marked the second consecutive January that courses faced week-long closures due to winter weather, posing challenges to the Bermudagrass prevalent on area greens. To mitigate potential damage, many courses utilized protective tarps over their greens, a practice adopted since 2018 to prevent winterkill.

As of Wednesday afternoon, additional courses planned to reopen:

- Tidewater Golf Club

- Prestwick Country Club

- Blackmoor Golf Club

- Arrowhead Country Club

- Pawleys Plantation

- True Blue Golf Club

- Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

- The Dunes Golf and Beach Club

- Wild Wing Plantation’s Avocet Course

- Pine Lakes Country Club

- TPC Myrtle Beach

- Long Bay Club

- Myrtlewood Golf Club’s Palmetto and PineHills courses

- Burning Ridge Golf Club

- Crow Creek Golf Club

- International Club of Myrtle Beach

- The Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina

- Azalea Sands Golf Club

- Barefoot Golf Resort’s Fazio, Norman, and Love courses

- The Wizard Golf Links

- Man O’War Golf Club

- Grande Dunes Resort Course

- Sea Trail Golf Resort’s Jones, Byrd, and Maples courses

- Wachesaw Plantation East

- Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club

- Arcadian Shores Golf Club

- Eagle Nest Golf Club

- Diamondback Golf Club

- Meadowlands Golf Club

- Rivers Edge Golf Club

- Indigo Creek Golf Club

- Beachwood Golf Club

- The Pearl Golf Links

- Ocean Ridge Plantation’s Panther’s Run, Lion’s Paw, Tiger’s Eye, and Leopard’s Chase courses

- Brunswick Plantation

- Carolina National Golf Club

- The Valley at Eastport Golf Club

- Crown Park Golf Club

- Thistle Golf Club

- Sandpiper Bay Golf Club

Golfers are encouraged to contact courses directly to confirm reopening dates and tee time availability. The Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association continues to provide updates as courses resume operations.