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Articles written by Chris King

Chris King 02/18/2026 

On the surface, it was just another day at TPC Myrtle Beach. Golfers were enjoying a beautiful day on one of the area’s best courses, logging scores...

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Chris King 02/16/2026 

For Tom Jackson, River Hills Golf Club wasn’t just another golf course in his growing Myrtle Beach portfolio in the late 1980s. Jackson was tasked w...

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Chris King 02/14/2026 

Burning Ridge Golf Club doesn’t enjoy a high profile in the Myrtle Beach golf market. One of nearly 90 area courses, the Gene Hamm design often fill...

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Chris King 02/05/2026 

The PineHills Course at Myrtlewood was on the ground floor of the Myrtle Beach golf boom. It was the Grand Strand’s seventh course, and its opening ...

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Chris King 02/03/2026 

For all its abundant natural beauty, designing a golf course along the South Carolina coast presents one consistent challenge: flat terrain. But that ...

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Chris King 01/30/2026 

Myrtle Beach National Golf Club, home to three Arnold Palmer designs, has been recognized among the nation’s top-performing golf facilities, earning...

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Chris King 01/22/2026 

Mention King’s North at Myrtle Beach National and the iconic par-5 sixth hole, otherwise known as “The Gambler,” is understandably always the fi...

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Chris King 01/14/2026 

Nearly a century after its opening, Pine Lakes Country Club has its sights set on an even brighter future. With its centennial approaching in 2027, Pi...

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Chris King 01/12/2026 

When the Grande Dunes Resort Course opened 25 years ago, it wasn’t just another new course on the Grand Strand – it was the cornerstone of one of ...

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Chris King 01/08/2026 

The dawn of a new year brings Golfweek’s ranking of “America’s Top 200 Resort Courses,” and Myrtle Beach was once again well represented. Five...

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Chris King 01/05/2026 

As we look forward to the New Year, here are 26 thoughts from a cluttered mind on all things Myrtle Beach golf: why the destination is changing, why i...

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Chris King 01/03/2026 

A Myrtle Beach golf trip is about having a good time with your friends, escaping life’s daily grind, and, of course, playing a game we all love. Sur...

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Chris King 12/29/2025 

The end of the year means it’s awards season here at MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com. This isn’t the Heisman Trophy ceremony, where voters from across th...

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Chris King 12/27/2025 

Tradition Club opened in 1994, the same year Caledonia and a pair of courses that were designed by major champions – Arrowhead (Raymond Floyd) a...

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Chris King 12/25/2025 

Myrtle Beach is a big golf destination. The area is home to nearly 90 courses that dot a 60-mile stretch of Carolinas coastline, and that size is a bi...

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