Fall Golf in Myrtle Beach: The Season That Has It All

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by Ian Guerin

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.

It’s the eternal question for those looking into a golf trek to South Carolina’s Grand Strand. When do you come? What are the advantages? Any reason to go another time?

For my money, I’m choosing Fall every time.

Some two decades after initially moving to Myrtle Beach, I am confident in my take, and there are hundreds of thousands of like-minded golfers who agree, as well. But I’m not simply here to drop an opinion and walk away.

First, I need to tell you that I’m not anti-summer golf. Quite the contrary. I also love the ability to play in the spring as the weather really starts to turn, and I REALLY love not have to dust off the clubs in the winter because we were buried under a foot of snow for a month straight.

I can have a preference without being a one-trick pony.

But these reasons are what I go back to every time when my friends and family from outside the area want to know when my theoretical trip here would be and why.

WEATHER, WEATHER, WEATHERThe Beach
I can adjust to the heat and cold, but sometimes I simply don’t want to.

That’s where Fall golf checks the exact boxes for me. Average lows in October range in the 50-55 degree range, and most of the time, the lowest ends of the spectrum are while we’re sleeping anyway, so who cares. Meanwhile the average high that same month its in the 75-77 degree range.

You see where I’m going with this.

Outside of the tropical storms and hurricanes occasionally popping up – well, with up to two weeks of advance notice, mind you – Fall golf goes off purely uninterrupted for weeks at a time. Pair that with the favorable temps and, yeah, sign me up.

MUCH-NEEDED BREATHER
Some of you might know that I also work in football. As such, the fall is my busiest time of the year, professionally speaking. I love what I do, but there is nothing like putting it all on the back burner while I stretch my legs.

A few hours on a golf course is a perfect way to reset the brain, refresh the body and get the soul back on track.

If I can do that simply by plunking the clubs into the back of the truck and driving a few minutes, the impact of traveling here and doing it for a few days at a time can do the same for you.

NOT JUST GOLFCoastal Carolina Football
Deeper into the fall, we probably wouldn’t recommend a full dip in the Atlantic, but there’s no reason it’s not fully accessible a least part of the season.

What we’ve also noticed over the years is that after a quick break immediately after the summer, Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas fire back up to create entertainment options unlike anywhere else throughout October and November.

Long-running events such as Taste of the Town in Myrtle Beach and football games at Coastal Carolina University in Conway give visiting groups economical choices for off-course ways to create memories. Experienced golfers have worked in items such as those and so much more into their schedules, taking advantage of specific events that aren’t available back home.

Dig a little deeper and every pocket of Horry and Georgetown Counties include similarly exciting entertainment options, from the Hammock Shops Village in Pawleys Island to Conway’s deep dive into Halloween Culture to North Myrtle Beach’s seafood festivals galore.

This is the icing on the cake, and yet another reason Fall golf is my jam. I think it might be yours, too.

(Pine Lakes Country Club top photo)