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Reasons May is an incredible time for your Grand Strand golf vacation Coastal Golfaway is ready to set you up with a one-of-a-kind golf vacation tailored just for you, your friends and family this spring, and right now MAY just be the best time of year to come. There are several reasons why May is a premier time to be in Myrtle Beach, such as affordable golf pricing, the remarkable weather, pristine course conditions, local festivals that take place and pre-summer lodging pricing at many Myrtle Beach-area resort facilities including beachfront and golf course view properties – all of these, and so much more. May is a great time for minimizing golf pricing and maximizing course conditions because, while local courses are in tip-top shape for springtime, prices begin to taper off with the coming [...]

Five distinguished North Strand facilities offer truly incredible golf experiences Coastal Golfaway’s list of the Top 25 Myrtle Beach Golf Course Rankings is your personal guide to the absolute best courses on the Grand Strand. One great appeal to using the rankings for planning your next golfaway is that the list provides options from one end of the Strand to the other. If you want to plan a trip that focuses on north-end courses, you can do so – and it is easy to see the best options available to you with the touch of a button. Coming in at #4 on the list, Tidewater Golf Club is an outstanding golf experience in North Myrtle Beach. The land that surrounds the course is truly special, with boats passing by on the Intracoastal Waterway and scenic [...]

Five facilities offering top-of-the-line golf for bottom-of-the-line prices Coastal Golfaway’s Top 25 Myrtle Beach Golf Course Rankings is your personal guide for the best golf courses the Grand Strand has to offer. Where premier golf courses in other markets cost an arm and a leg to play, several entries in this year’s Myrtle Beach Top 25 are value courses, giving golfers the opportunity to experience championship golf designed by some of the game’s most preeminent course architects, all without breaking the bank. Be sure to try out these facilities on your 2019 golfaway! Coming in at #14 on this year’s list, the magnificent setting found at Rivers Edge Golf Club in Shallotte, North Carolina undoubtedly makes it a must-play for all who visit the Strand. Effortlessly incorporating the tidal areas of the Shallotte River, the [...]

Experience the essence of coastal living at beautiful Sea Trail Plantation and Golf Resort This spring, Coastal Golfaway offers a package combining some of the best golf on the Grand Strand with top-notch, on-site accommodations at the award-winning Sea Trail Plantation and Golf Resort in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Situated directly between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina, Sea Trail has it all. Offering 54 holes of golf designed by three of the best architects to ever do it—Rees Jones, Dan Maples, and Willard Byrd—Sea Trail showcases three totally distinctive courses, each with its own unique style and set of challenges. With the Sea Trail Golf Package-Buy 3 / Get 1 Free, you’ll experience four rounds of championship golf over four days, with your free fourth round in the afternoon on your choice [...]

The Top 25 Coastal Golfaway Myrtle Beach Golf Course Rankings provide helpful insight for those looking to plan a 2019 golf trip that includes the best courses in the area. Truly a remarkable group of facilities, our Top 5 represents not only the best Myrtle Beach has to offer, but also puts them in elite company among other prominent courses nationwide. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club comes in at #1 on the list. The course, designed by legend Robert Trent Jones, ranked 34th in Golfweek’s 2019 list of resort courses and is continually praised as one of the best facilities in all of America. The 13th is the club’s signature hole. It has received recognition as one of the best golf holes in the country. A stunning par 5, it is nicknamed "Waterloo" for [...]

Traveling to the Grand Strand for your golf getaway has never been so easy Myrtle Beach International Airport makes a strong effort to help golfers get to the beach and onto the course as efficiently as possible. Whether traveling from a hub or a regional airport, there is a suitable flight plan to fit any group’s needs. Here are some notable options for 2019: Spirit is set to resume seasonal service to and from Chicago-O’Hare, IL on March 14, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX on May 2, and Houston-Intercontinental, TX on May 3, three major connection hubs that groups looking to travel from the Midwest and West Coast should consider. The airline will provide nonstop service between Myrtle Beach and several regional locations also, including Latrobe, PA and Niagara Falls, NY (both resume February 15), as well [...]

The Grand Strand hosts several notable events to attend Myrtle Beach has long held a reputation for extraordinary hospitality and entertainment away from the golf course. In 2019, the bar will be set even higher with an incredible lineup of events. The 58th Annual Canadian-American Days Festival will be hosted by the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce March 9-17. Thousands will leave the Great White North to come and enjoy a week of sandy beaches, world-class golf, and a number of events associated with the festival. Events include concerts, golf tournaments, discounts, and more. On April 15, The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort will host the 25th Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Pro-Am, one of the preeminent pro-am tournaments worldwide. The event pairs a golf professional and a celebrity, along with amateur [...]

While everyone around you focuses on the holiday season, don’t take your eye off the ball. Now is the time to begin planning your spring golf trip. We will help you do more than “just” book your tee times and accommodations. With that in mind, here are five things to consider as you begin planning your 2019 Myrtle Beach golf trip. -- If you took a trip last year, assess how things went. Did you have the right blend of people? Do you want to add four more? Play an extra round? Make those decisions and you can set about issuing invitations, wrangling people to commit to the trip, and settling on a date. -- Whether you make the decision unilaterally or you have a couple guys off whom you bounce ideas, know what type [...]

As you’re wrapped up in the spirit of the season, are visions of sunny skies, green fairways, smooth-rolling putts and a beer with your buddies at the 19th Hole still dancing in your head? Us, too. And as much as we enjoy and embrace the true meaning of the holiday season, we’re already eager for that season to change. To spring. To golf season. To spring tee times in “The Golf Capital of the World!” So as you’re finalizing your shopping list for that special gift for that special someone, why not include a Golf Package Gift Certificate from Coastal Golfaway? It’s perfect for that family member, friend or business associate who you know would love to put it toward the golf vacation experience of a lifetime. (OK, let’s not kid ourselves. It’s perfect for [...]

Below are the Top 25 Coastal Golfaway Myrtle Beach Golf Course Rankings. Want to book one of these courses on your next Myrtle Beach golf vacation? We've got you covered! Head over to our Quote Request page and one of our golf experts will help you create an unforgettable trip.