The Founders Club in Pawleys Island: Myrtle Beach welcomes another upscale golf course The new Founders Club in Pawleys Island is an upscale addition to Myrtle Beach's formidable resume of golf courses. Gary Player Design was tapped to craft a formidable, enjoyable round of golf. Scenic wetlands - not Scotland - is the draw at Aberdeen Country Club near North Myrtle Beach Aberdeen Country Club is probably the most scenic course on Highway 9 in the Longs-Loris region about 10 minutes from North Myrtle Beach, thanks to its forested wetlands location. Regarding the name, don't expect too much of a Scottish theme here, but that's okay. Aberdeen still finds a niche among the North Strand golf offerings. No golf group is created equal, right? So what's your group's perfect Myrtle Beach golf vacation itinerary? Around 4 million rounds of golf are played each year on the Grand Strand's 100-plus golf courses. So picking the perfect itinerary out of the pack for your group can be a formidable task. We here at MyrtleBeachGolf.com have tried to divvy all you golf groups up into specific categories, and list a few golf courses that will fit you best. Legends Resort gives Myrtle Beach golfers a trio of interesting, entertaining golf courses Legends Resort in Myrtle Beach features three golf courses: the Heathland, Parkland and Moorland, plus partnerships with 10 other Myrtle Beach golf courses, like Barefoot Resort & Golf. With golf courses by Byrd, Maples and Jones, Sea Trail Plantation stands out among Myrtle Beach-area resorts There are more than 100 Myrtle Beach golf courses. But on a Myrtle Beach vacation, you might want to stay put. Here is a look at Sea Trail Plantation, an excellent, multi-course resort with golf courses by William Byrd, Dan Maples and Rees Jones. Long Bay Club: Nicklaus sets out to challenge Myrtle Beach golfers - and succeeds Long Bay Club is one of the best, most challenging rounds of golf you can hope to have during a Myrtle Beach golf vacation. That's a good thing. The care put in here in the course's conditioning and layout sets it apart from the pack, and thus it should easily find a place in even the most conservative itinerary. Myrtle Beach National: An Arnold Palmer multi-golf-course sensation In Myrtle Beach, multiple-course facilities offer duffers a chance to play great, diverse golf courses. Myrtle Beach National is one of the best on the Grand Strand, boasting three Arnold Palmer designs: King's North, South Creek and the West Course. Barefoot Resort: Myrtle Beach multi-course golf facility dazzles with Dye, Fazio, Love III, Norman With more than 100 golf courses, Myrtle Beach is an outstanding golf destination. There are also several multi-course facilities there, including Barefoot Resort & Golf, boasting courses crafted by Tom Fazio, Davis Love III, Pete Dye and Greg Norman. P.B. Dye's fun design saves Legends' Moorland Course in Myrtle Beach Legends' Moorland is a golf course where the fun outweighs the flaws. And there are flaws - But this course is a great way to spend an afternoon. P.B. Dye gets in his jabs, but he's also forgiving to ordinary golfers in several spots. Myrtle Beach Nightlife Guide: Bars, live music, after hours With more than 100 golf courses, Myrtle Beach, S.C., is a duffer's dream. But the Grand Strand also has a hopping nightlife, so you'll find plenty to do off course. Blackmoor Golf Course a Myrtle Beach fixture where parties, low green fees roll Blackmoor has stuck around long enough to celebrate anniversaries for good reason. It's a very playable Gary Player design that doesn't try to be what it's not and focuses on what golfers care about - like greens as consistent as Cal Ripken. TPC Myrtle Beach brings a chilled-out Tom Fazio through the wet woods Tom Fazio must have took some tranquilizers before designing Tournament Players Club Myrtle Beach. This course sure seems like it came from the mind of a much more relaxed than usual Fazio. It's almost leisurely in the way it plays out. Myrtlewood's Palmetto course keeps golfers coming back - there must be a reason Myrtlewood Golf Course is further evidence of my theory that the vast majority of golfers are looking for a player-friendly course. The Palmetto course here has been around for more than 30 years and is one of the top "repeat play" courses along the Grand Strand. Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center: Beyond beach ordinary on the Grand Strand With a four-diamond rating from AAA, the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center is a surprising high-end hotel option for golfers visiting Myrtle Beach, Chris Baldwin writes. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club: 'Gone with the Wind' in Myrtle Beach Of all the "plantation golf" in the Carolinas, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club may be the finest, at least among those clubs the non-aristocrats can get into.To me, it's 'Gone with the Wind' with golf," said John Springs, general manager of Caledonia and the nearby True Blue Plantation. Forget Myrtle Beach National West Course and you'll miss a Grand Strand sleeper The back nine at Myrtle Beach National's West Course is among the more relaxed settings on the Grand Strand. It's a Myrtle Beach course where nature hasn't been overpowered by construction. West Course proves that not all lesser sisters should be ignored. Hootie & the Blowfish's Monday after the Masters golf tournament gets high-speed boost from Intel Celebrities on tap for this year's Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters pro/am in Myrtle Beach include include J.B. Holmes, Steve Spurrier, Branford Marsalis, John Daly, Jason Sehorn, Andy North, Dwight Clark, Jim McMahon, Sterling Sharpe, Lee Elder and 2002 PGA Champion Rich Breem. Heather Glen Golf Links: Scottish delight near Myrtle Beach Heather Glen couldn't sound more Scottish, with its soft, lyrical syllables conjuring images of dewy mist rolling off the Irish Sea. Add to that the complete name, Heather Glen Golf Links, and you think there's a Scottish theme here? Of course there is, though it's hardly the only one in Myrtle Beach to look to the home of golf for inspiration. River Hills Golf & CC justifies its name in South Carolina's lowcountry River Hills Golf and Country Club - not to be confused with Rivers Edge - is named after the seaside town where it's situated and the moderate hills that define the terrain. The hills stand out here in the lowcountry where flatness rules and the fairways roll with the land. At Myrtle Beach's Barefoot Resort Love Course, it's bombs away and risks galore Davis Love III forces golfers to make a number of decisions on his first showcase major course design. Think of Love as Howie Mandel on "Deal or No Deal," turning up the drama on alternative after alternative - only 50 times less annoying. One choice Love never demands golfers make is to stow their driver, though. More News