We spent 2025 traveling the Myrtle Beach golf scene, photographing courses from one end of the Grand Strand to the other, often as the sun was rising on the game’s most popular destination. The beauty of the layouts, combined with the tranquility of having the property to ourselves, made for a memorable way to start the day.

As we look back on the year, here are 11 of our favorite photos along with a quick reflection on each.

Grande Dunes Resort Club – No. 9 (top photo)
This Roger Rulewich design is one of the area’s best, and the rolling terrain of the par-4 ninth, combined with the beauty of the Intracoastal Waterway, makes it one of our favorites to photograph.

King’s North – No. 6
Much of the attention in 2025 was on the renovation of the back nine at King’s North, but the already-renovated “Gambler” was better than ever, as this aerial shot spotlights.

Long Bay Club – No. 17
The penultimate hole at Long Bay is one of our favorite one-shotters. The multi-tiered green, flanked by bunkers on both sides, stretches 50 yards from front to back, dramatically impacting how the hole plays.

Myrtlewood Palmetto – No. 18
The closer on Myrtlewood’s Palmetto Course was the area’s first hole built along the Intracoastal, and while the other side of the waterway has changed with the addition of housing over the years, the appeal of this par-4 remains timeless.

Pine Lakes Country Club
As “The Granddaddy” prepares to celebrate its 99th birthday, it remains one of our favorites to photograph. This aerial shot, with the early morning sun still rising, spotlights the 10th fairway and 18th green, with the historic clubhouse in the background.

Myrtlewood – PineHills – No. 16
A new dual fairway has made the par-4 16th one of our favorites to play and photograph. With its combination of fescue, mounding and a walkable layout, PineHills is one of Myrtle Beach’s gems.

Prestwick Country Club – No. 13
If you want to make birdie on this par-3, architect P.B. Dye demands a carry over water to a meticulously maintained green.

River Club – No. 18
This risk-reward par-5 is River Club’s most recognizable hole; even more so when the emerald green fairway is framed by dormant Bermuda grass in the winter months. That contrast helped make this one of our favorite photos.

Tidewater Golf Club – No. 12
One of four holes that play along Cherry Grove Inlet, the par-3 12th is Tidewater’s most dramatic challenge for golfers and your favorite photographer.

TPC Myrtle Beach – No. 17
The peninsula green stirs memories of the par-3 17th at TPC Sawgrass. Shadows falling over the putting surface only add to the drama on this Tom Fazio-Lanny Wadkins classic.

Wild Wing Avocet – No. 14
A short par-4 is one of golf’s most exciting challenges, and the 14th at Avocet is arguably the area’s best. We enjoyed the view as the Wild Wing maintenance crew began striping the fairway one morning.

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