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  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 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
(173 reviews)
$132 early am
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$132   pm
$132 late pm
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Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

4.5/5
(627 reviews)
$210 early am
$210   am
$210   pm
$200 late pm
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TPC Myrtle Beach

4.6/5
(822 reviews)
$160 early am
$160   am
$198   pm
$133 late pm
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Arrowhead Country Club

4.3/5
(628 reviews)
$121 early am
$126   am
$121   pm
$121 late pm
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$101 early am
$117   am
$130   pm
$89 late pm
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True Blue Golf Club

4.6/5
(155 reviews)
$179 early am
$179   am
$186   pm
$172 late pm
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Rivers Edge

4.3/5
(66 reviews)
$107 early am
$107   am
$107   pm
$97 late pm
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Thistle Golf Club

4.8/5
(670 reviews)
$149 early am
$149   am
$149   pm
$131 late pm
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World Tour Golf Links

4.5/5
(618 reviews)
$119 early am
$119   am
$144   pm
$92 late pm
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Wild Wing – Avocet Course

4.4/5
(275 reviews)
$87 early am
$79   am
$79   pm
$68 late pm
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Tradition Golf Club

4.5/5
(670 reviews)
$88 early am
$99   am
$114   pm
$85 late pm
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Crow Creek Golf Club

4.3/5
(166 reviews)
$122 early am
$122   am
$122   pm
$98 late pm
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