Prestwick Country Club in Surfside Beach, S.C. is a Pete and P.B. Dye-designed golf course that employs berms, mounding and other links elements that recall its Scottish namesake, the host of the first British Open Championship. This is one of the standouts in Myrtle beach golf.

Pete Dye's course at Barefoot Resort & Golf looks likely to keep its place among the upper echelon of Myrtle Beach golf. The layout and length challenges, but the course turns out to be accessible to the higher handicaps, thanks to several tees from which to choose.

When Myrtle Beach golf early birds come out to the grand opening of the new Founders Club in February, they'll be met with a golf course seemingly wise beyond its youth.

The Dunes Club remains the pinnacle of golf in Myrtle Beach, thanks to an innovative Robert Trent Jones design on 24 acres. The design has been described as one of Jones' most influential courses among his 500-plus designs.

Snow birds from the east coast can't get enough of Myrtle Beach golf. Once fall rolls around, the carousel at Myrtle Beach Airport is full of golf bags, especially on flights from New York's LaGuardia Airport.

The Heathland course at Legends Resort in Myrtle Beach is different than the resort's other two golf courses: a links-style layout dominates here, with wide open fairways and sloping greens. It's a player-friendly golf course that has more than its fair share of memorable holes.

Sea Trail Plantation golf resort is far enough away from the overcrowded bustle of Myrtle Beach to put your focus entirely on its three player-friend golf courses.

Most big-name golf course architects have at least one course in Myrtle Beach. Here's a look at the Grand Strand's biggest names in design, including Nicklaus, Palmer, Dye, Fazio and more.