The Decade that Changed Myrtle Beach: Great Golf Arrived in the 1990s

By the time 1990 arrived, Myrtle Beach was opening courses at a dizzying rate and that continued over the proceeding 10 years. Forty-three golf courses opened during the 1990s, but the decade is remembered for far than the volume of layouts it produced. From the opening of Tidewater Golf Club in 1990 to the first tee shot at TPC Myrtle Beach in 1999, Myrtle Beach saw its reputation for providing world class golf begin to soar.

Some of the area’s most acclaimed courses opened during the decade. Don’t believe me? Consider being a Myrtle Beach golfer trying to keep up with this array of course openings:

1990 – Tidewater

1994 – Caledonia, Arrowhead

1996 – King’s North (Arnold Palmer returned to personally oversee the TOTAL renovation of the course)

1998 – True Blue

1999 – TPC Myrtle Beach, Rivers Edge, Thistle, World Tour

In a recent survey of Grand Strand PGA pros, asking them to rank Myrtle Beach’s top 20 courses, eight of the top 20 and five of the Grand Strand’s top 10 were constructed during the 1990s. Caledonia (No. 2), Tidewater (No. 3), TPC Myrtle  Beach (No. 6), True Blue (No. 7) and King’s North (No. 10) led a group of designs that changed the reputation of the Myrtle Beach golf community, a transformation that continues to reverberate to this day.

In addition to the top 100 layouts, a slew of other courses that still enjoy great popularity opened in the ‘90’s, including all three layouts at Legends – Heathland, Moorland and ParklandWild Wing Avocet, Tradition Club, The Witch and Crow Creek, among many others. When Y2K arrived, Myrtle Beach was golf’s hottest destination, thanks in large part to the quality of the designs that opened in the 1990s.

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Tidewater Golf Club

4.4/5
(157 reviews)
$157 early am
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$157 late pm
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Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

4.5/5
(625 reviews)
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$213   pm
$187 late pm
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TPC Myrtle Beach

4.6/5
(811 reviews)
$167 early am
$167   am
$173   pm
$114 late pm
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Arrowhead Country Club

4.3/5
(618 reviews)
$102 early am
$107   am
$102   pm
$102 late pm
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$111 early am
$118   am
$128   pm
$87 late pm
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True Blue Golf Club

4.5/5
(136 reviews)
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$158 late pm
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Rivers Edge

4.2/5
(59 reviews)
$103 early am
$115   am
$98   pm
$77 late pm
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Thistle Golf Club

4.8/5
(670 reviews)
$165 early am
$165   am
$165   pm
$141 late pm
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World Tour Golf Links

4.5/5
(592 reviews)
$140 early am
$118   am
$125   pm
$91 late pm
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Wild Wing – Avocet Course

4.4/5
(272 reviews)
$93 early am
$84   am
$84   pm
$69 late pm
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Tradition Golf Club

4.5/5
(668 reviews)
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$63 late pm
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Crow Creek Golf Club

4.2/5
(165 reviews)
$117 early am
$108   am
$108   pm
$87 late pm
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