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As visitors fly into Myrtle Beach International Airport via Carolina blue skies, a spectacular view of a dramatic new hole will welcome them to the world capital of golf. The expected expansion of Harrelson Boulevard from Highway 15 to Kings Highway as part of a new layout plan for the airport will require the alteration of holes 16 through 18 at the city-owned Whispering Pines Golf Club.

Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc. created the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame in September 2008 in conjunction with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. The Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame will honor the men and women who have played significant roles in all aspects of the Myrtle Beach area golf industry.

Today’s equipment can make all the difference; quit getting mad and cursing your way around the golf course… buy some new clubs! If you’ve been to a demo day lately, you know that it’s a little more complicated than just walking into the local golf store and grabbing a new club or two off the rack.

Closed since January ‘07, Eastport Golf Club reopened on Saturday, December 20 under the new name of The Valley Club at Eastport, something many on the Grand Strand have been patiently awaiting. The golf course has been closed for nearly two years and the residents of Eastport were teased for several months, as the reopening of the golf course was postponed several times.

Crow Creek Golf Club is located in Calabash, NC just minutes from Myrtle Beach, and has fast become one of the most popular destinations for golfers visiting the Myrtle Beach area. The Rick Robbins-designed course features an attractive layout with beautiful natural surroundings set on a 500-acre family homestead.

Rolling grassy dunes along the Carolina coast, with bursts of seaside winds blowing off the nearby Atlantic Ocean give Myrtle Beach layouts a distinct advantage over most American links courses. Following is a brief description of several links style golf courses that Myrtle Beach has to offer.

Even falling snow and freezing temperatures couldn’t dampen the spirits of Chicago golfers this week, as news hit that Spirit Airlines would soon offer a daily non-stop service to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

There are only five of these luxurious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom suites, tastefully positioned on the second floor of the fabulous Shaftesbury Glen Manor House, with breathtaking views of the magnificent golf course and the gorgeous Waccamaw River.

At the NGCOA annual conference on November 19, 2008, representatives from Burroughs & Chapin Golf Management announced that the Grande Dunes Resort Club was selected as the “2009 National Golf Course of the Year.” An award presented annually by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), Grande Dunes is the second Myrtle Beach area course to receive this prestigious national honor.

It was no surprise to see Padraig Harrington voted PGA Player of the Year on Tuesday, after winning back to back British Opens and capturing the PGA Championship, he became the first European ever to win successive majors in the same season, firmly placing him in the record books.