Myrtle Beach

Accommodations:

Barefoot Resort

Location:

Myrtle Beach. One of the top golf destinations in the world awaits your arrival. With nearly 14 million visitors a year, it is no surprise that Myrtle Beach, with over 60 miles of warm, sandy beaches, is such a popular vacation choice for millions of golfers.  With over 100 courses, you can visit here for the next 20 years and not play them all. Besides the women, the beaches, the golf, the clubs, shops and restaurants, I can’t think of any other reason to come to the Grand Strand.  Special Note: the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel recently honored all five courses that are in this package as part of their Top 25 Courses in the State Awards.

Barefoot Resort’s North Tower offers you the perfect balance of fun and relaxation. Each suite has three or four bedrooms with their own bathrooms.  Everyone will have his own bedroom.  Views range from overlooking the 142-slip marina, to overlooking the beautiful championship golf courses at Barefoot. The accommodations are luxurious, spacious, relaxing and feature climate controls, refrigerators, Cable TVS and coffee makers. Of course, what’s really important is the four onsite championship golf courses designed by Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Tom Fazio and Pete Dye, it’s sure to make your stay one that everyone will remember. These designers have come together to create the ultimate landscape that will test all your golfing skills. 

Tidewater Golf Plantation                                                                                                          This is a traditional-style tract, located on a beautiful, rolling, salt-marsh peninsula, with nine very scenic holes overlooking the expansive salt marshes and Intracoastal Waterway. The inland holes wander through a forest, and water hazards come into play on six holes. In 1990 Golf Digest named it the “Best New Public Golf Course in America” and has since gone on to become one of the top two or three courses at the beach. Flowing with the natural contours of the land, the course challenges you with a range of elevation changes not often found in seaside South Carolina. And as your round progresses, views of the Waterway, marsh and ocean bring fresh inspiration at every turn. With its classic yet contemporary design, Tidewater offers thrilling rewards to shot makers who take chances, use proper course management, and welcome challenges. With a setting enjoyed by few golf courses in the Southeast and a layout that is both practical and clever, there's good reason for this lofty ranking.

Barefoot Resort - Love Course                                                                                              Carolina native and leading PGA TOUR professional Davis Love, III; winner of the 1997 PGA Championship may have solidified his reputation as a course designer with his creation at Barefoot Resort. Competing with other architects in the Barefoot Resort project such as Fazio, Norman and Dye, Davis was determined to build a course that was unique, visually striking and fun to play. The course even incorporates a replica of ruins from a 17th Century plantation house, similar to ruins found along holes in Scotland and Ireland.

Barefoot Resort - Fazio Course                                                                                             Tom Fazio, voted by Golf Course News as "Golf Course Architect of the Year" five years in a row, brings his design expertise to a rolling parcel of land at the heart of Barefoot Resort. Golfweek Architecture Editor Brad Klein states that Fazio has "perfected a certain formula for creating overwhelming, lovely holes that are meticulously manicured and pleasant to play." Living up to such acclaim, Fazio's Barefoot Resort Course is certain to attract more national acclaim. Off the tees, players will be greeted with stunning visuals and 18 distinct holes that will all be remembered after your round.

Barefoot Resort - Dye Course                                                                                                    While all four of the Barefoot courses are some of the best tracks in the area, and this one is one of the area’s best.   Bordering the natural white sands of the Carolina Bays, this visually stunning Pete Dye design is filled with his infamous pitfalls for wayward shots that have become synonymous with the Dye name. Working with exceptional elevations and an excellent site, this course really lives up to the challenges Old Pete is famous for. While this layout is both beautiful and treacherous, if played from the appropriate set of tees, players of all abilities will be able to easily navigate this Par 72, 7,343-yard layout that encourages walking for guests and members alike. This course is only one of the four at Barefoot with its own clubhouse and practice facility.

Grande Dunes, Resort Course                                                                                              Tee off along the Intracoastal’s sparkling waters and get ready for an unforgettable golf experience! Breathtaking views and exciting shot-making challenges combine for not only a truly sensational game but also a remarkable range of playability. Grande Dunes’, recently named by Golf Magazine as “Top 10 You Can Play”, is setting a new definition for world-class play. This scenic 18-hole masterfully designed course is the creation of the renowned Roger Rulewich Group, a team of former key members of Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Golf Course and Construction Companies. Some of my favorite holes start with #2, a pretty little par 3 that requires a carry over water. Choose the correct club. In fact all of the 3 pars may be the best collection on any course you will ever play. The fourth is a three shot par 5 that curves around hazards to a well-guarded green. The par five 13^th features forced water carries on your drive. The green is uphill set in mounds protected by bunkers.  The finishing hole is a Grande one with a great view of the clubhouse, bridge and Intracoastal Waterway.