All golfers know that the best place in the world to golf is Myrtle Beach. This beach, also known as the "Grand Strand" stretches sixty miles from Sunset Beach in North Carolina to Pawley's Island, South Carolina. There are many activities which Myrtle Beach has to offer other than golf. Of course, it is golf which the area is best known for - there are more than 90 golf courses located here, as well as pro shops, golf superstores, golf schools and more. These attractions bring people here on golf vacations from all over the globe. You can choose from many different Myrtle Beach golf packages and even take your entire family along to this Oceanside paradise.

There's a wide variety of golf courses in Myrtle Beach - these include low country and links; you can golf in many different settings on a single golfing vacation. There are courses which are located on bluffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra Coastal Waterway. These courses offer challenges like ocean winds - a delight to the experienced golfer who likes a tough course. Myrtle Beach is also home to nine of the 100 best golf courses in the country - Tidewater, Heritage, Barefoot Fazio, Barefoot Love, Caledonia, Tigers Eye, True Blue, Rivers Edge and Myrtle Beach Kings North. All nine are ranked in the top hundred public courses by no less an authority than Golf Digest. There are courses on the Grand Strand which are perfect for experienced and novice golfers alike. Since there are simply so many courses in the area, you can play one course in the morning and another in the afternoon easily! The only hard part is deciding which courses to play first; you may have to come back again and again. Remember to book early during the peak spring season, a lot of the golf courses are booked up during this time.

A lot of the golf courses on Myrtle Beach are associated with resorts and condo developments. Myrtle Beach golf packages include luxurious accommodations which give you breathtaking ocean views and of course, a front row seat for the green as well as guaranteed tee times! Your Myrtle Beach golf package will also include GPS and automated scoring-enabled golf cart rental. Any equipment you need can easily be obtained from the many golf superstores and pro shops or even custom made here in Myrtle Beach.

The ideal weather, beachside location, excellent seafood in Murrell's Inlet (South Carolina's seafood Mecca) and the many golf superstores will make everyone on your trip happy. Myrtle Beach offers something for everyone, whether they are a golfer or not. Scuba diving, deep sea fishing, surfing and of course hanging out on the beach are all popular with vacationers. The Little River area also offers riverboat gambling. A Myrtle Beach golf vacation gives you luxury accommodations, the excitement of golfing on some of the world's most famous and most challenging courses and endless variety. Myrtle Beach golf courses are available for any time of year - however, if you come between March and May or in October, you may have a hard time securing a tee time unless you have confirmed your vacation plans well ahead of time.

While there are some golf courses at Myrtle Beach that offer very secluded locations, many are in the heart of all of the action. The great thing is that the way the golf courses are structured, even those just yards away from the beach traffic are stunningly quiet and tranquil and you will forget that you are just steps away from some of the busiest streets on the Grand Strand.