The Palmetto High School Golf Championship is held on 12 pristine Myrtle Beach, South Carolina golf courses. Each course was chosen for both playability and beauty. As a participant, coach or spectator, you’re sure to enjoy a round on these great courses.
Founder's Club at Pawleys Island
Introducing the best new golf course to open in the Myrtle Beach area in a long time - the Founders Club at Pawleys Island.
The Founders Club at Pawleys Island will offer guests a unique experience in the Pawleys Island area with 18 uniquely designed golf holes. Built on the former sight of Sea Gulf Golf Club, our guests will come away with remembering not only their best shot, but every shot. A Thomas Walker design that offers stunning visuals, as well as isolated teeing areas, will give our golfers something special to remember.
Once your experience has concluded, a new Lowcountry-style clubhouse with a wrap-around porch awaits you for a relaxing meal in our dining or meeting facilities, over looking the beauty of the 18th Hole.
This par 72 course designed by Tim Cate is as scenic as it is enjoyable to play. You will encounter force carries, some generous landing areas and dramatic elevation changes. As you travel the 18 holes, you will also notice a varied terrain accompanied by stunning natural vistas. The tee positions will accommodate all levels of play with equal risk and reward situations to allow you the best scoring opportunities. Save your delicate touch shots for the undulating greens. The waterfall along #18 green will calm and relax you as you finish your round.
The 18-hole Lion’s Paw, designed by architect William Byrd, is an open, hilly course with views of a beautiful creek valley and adjoining wetlands. A wild, untamed layout, Lion’s Paw features deep, sugar-sand bunkers and bent grass greens. A 3 ½ star rating by Golf Digest means this a course you do not want to miss. Lion’s paw was also included in the November 2005 Golf Digest esteemed “Top 50 in Myrtle Beach.”
Panther’s Run was born to be a different kind of challenge. Masterfully designed by Tim Cate, this course meanders through nature preserves and tests your abilities to blend precision with distance.
Wide fairways twist and turn with water features to create visually scenic views. Bring your best game for the especially challenging #4 and be pleased with a score of par! Golf Digest agrees and placed Panther’s Run on their prestigious “Places To Play” list, as well as a “Top 30 in Myrtle Beach” rating from Links Magazine.
This Nicklaus Signature course is a classic Lowcountry design that you can play many times and never have the same shot twice.With subtle greens enveloped by sand bunkers, challenging fairways dotted with water and unique obstacles evident on every hole, this is a player’s course that demands strategy, ingenuity and concentration.
Pawleys Plantation is ranked among some of the finest courses in the Carolinas. It is one of only 32 courses from the Myrtle Beach area to be named one of the “100 Must Play courses of The Carolinas- 2006” by GolfStyles Carolina and Fodor’s Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play 4 STARS- 2006.”
Sea Trail - Dan Maples Course
The Dan Maples course at Sea Trail may be one of his very best ever. Twisted ancient oaks, tall Carolina pines and Tifdwarf greens define each hole on the beautiful par-72 course. Five holes wind along the scenic Calabash Creek, home to nesting pairs of osprey. A medium-length, accuracy demanding course, the Maples is unique in its use of waste bunkers; one extends the length of No. 15 for 400 yards, making it a challenge for even the experienced golfer.
Course Rating: 73.1
Slope Rating: 140
Sea Trail - Reese Jones Course
A recent designer-approved renovation has made the ever-popular Jones Course even more extraordinary. Bent grass greens have been replaced and new bunkers added. Additional landscaping along fairways and hazards has been enhanced by native grasses, perennials, and wildflowers. Players of all skill levels will enjoy exceptional golf on this straightforward course with elevated greens and large expanse bunkers. Wide fairways and large mounds are surrounded by water; water comes to play on 11 holes of the par-72 championship course.
Course Rating: 73.0
Slope Rating: 133
Sea Trail - Willard Byrd Course
Opened in the fall of 1990, each hole of the Willard Byrd Course is memorable for both beauty and exacting play. Built around several man-made lakes, each ranging from 14-20 acres, every hole of this par-72 signature course requires a distinctly different approach. Strategically placed tee shots are essential for successful play on Byrd’s undulating bentgrass greens. A picturesque and scenic 18th hole between two beautiful ponds finishes the course at the Jones-Byrd Clubhouse. For golfers at all levels of play, The Byrd offers a fun-filled round of golf.
Course Rating: 72.8
Slope Rating: 132
Tiger’s Eye is another dazzling design by Tim Cate and opened in 2000 with 18 unforgettable holes.
This cat is tough to tame with 60 foot elevation changes, undulating fairways, lakes and a stunning par three island green. In 2005, Golf Digest rated Tiger’s Eye #3 in the “Top 50 of Myrtle Beach,” as well as ranking it 41st in their “Top 100 U.S. Public Courses.”
Be sure to take a moment to enjoy the Tiger’s Eye clubhouse veranda and the stunning panoramic view- every golfer’s dream!
The Tradition Golf Club was elected "Golf Course of the Year" by the South Carolina's Golf Course Owners Association for 2000. Tradition was voted "Top Fairways" for 1998 by Golf for Women and Nominated "Best New Public Course" by Golf Digest in 1996. Located adjacent to the Willbrook community in Litchfield Beach, Tradition Golf Club brings to the Lowcountry a championship course that boasts the proud traditions of the great courses that stood the test of time. Amenities abound at the Tradition, form comfortable dining, to our elaborate practice facility. Come experience the serenity of the game amid unsurpassed natural beauty.
Course Rating: 69.9
Slope Rating: 120
Recently ranked #1 in the Myrtle Beach area by Golf Digest and a 41/2 star 2002, True Blue has lived up to its pre-opening hype. True Blue was also named the 4th Best New Public Upscale Courese in America by Golf Digest ('98). This well manicured layout features vast fairways and incredible elevations. The rolling terrain and native vegetation of this once thriving indigo and rice plantation makes for one of the most spectacular settings in golf. True Blue is a "must play" on your next visit to Myrtle Beach. Inquire about our sister course Caledonia Golf and Fish Club. * Non-metal spikes requied. 
