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Articles written by Chris King

Chris King 01/16/2025 

Founders Club is the Myrtle Beach area’s southernmost course, though it’s located less than two miles from Pawleys Plantation, and therein lies on...

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Chris King 01/12/2025 

Let’s take a step inside Myrtle Beach’s oldest golf course—Pine Lakes Country Club. Affectionately known as ‘The Granddaddy,’ th...

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Chris King 01/05/2025 

TPC Myrtle Beach, an acclaimed Tom Fazio/Lanny Wadkins design, celebrated its 25th birthday in 2024. As we look back on the course and its place in th...

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Chris King 01/03/2025 

With the turning of the calendar comes a deluge of “New Year’s Resolutions” that fall by the wayside in less time than it takes Patrick Cantlay ...

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Chris King 01/01/2025 

With more than 90 courses dotting the Myrtle Beach golf landscape, it’s impossible to play them all in a single year—though many of us dream of tr...

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Chris King 12/31/2024 

January 1 wasn’t just the start of a New Year, it was also National Bloody Mary Day, which means it’s time shine a spotlight on World Tour Gol...

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Chris King 12/29/2024 

When architect Roger Rulewich was tapped to design what would become the Grande Dunes Resort Course, he had only one directive: build one of Myrtle Be...

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Chris King 12/27/2024 

An annual golf junket is one of the most anticipated weeks of the year. Good times on the course and revelry with friends without the responsibilities...

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Chris King 12/25/2024 

Few things derail a round of golf faster than slow play, and while we are on the topic, let’s make this clear: there is little correlation between s...

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Chris King 12/19/2024 

Employees of Founders Group International (FGI), Myrtle Beach’s largest golf course ownership group, brought holiday cheer to 58 families throug...

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Chris King 12/17/2024 

The year began with great expectations and my handicap briefly dipped under 15 in the spring. I thought I’d finally turned the corner and was on the...

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Chris King 12/14/2024 

Based on an architect’s history, golfers typically know what to expect from a course when they arrive at the first tee, but every so often, an archi...

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Chris King 12/12/2024 

The word easy should never be used in the same sentence with golf, but your chances of making birdie are much greater on some holes than others. As yo...

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Chris King 12/10/2024 

The attention River Hills has enjoyed over the last 2 years has focused almost exclusively on a greens and bunkers renovation project that significant...

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Chris King 12/08/2024 

River Club is a prime example of why Myrtle Beach is golf’s most popular destination. Tucked away in Pawleys Island, the Tom Jackson design doesn’...

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