Nothing beats a fall golf trip to Myrtle Beach, capped off by a thrilling football game to finish the day. If you’re looking for the perfect spot to watch the big game, many of the area’s top golf courses are conveniently located near outstanding sports bars.
Myrtle Beach National, Pine Lakes, Willbrook, Myrtlewood and World Tour will enjoy full tee sheets this fall while providing easy access to good food, an abundance
of televisions and ice-cold drinks.
● A 54-hole property, Myrtle Beach National will be jumping this fall with golfers flocking to play the West Course, SouthCreek and most especially the newly renovated King’s North. After a delightful day on the course, you will have several nearby options to take in a game, highlighted by Handley’s Pub & Grub in Carolina Forest or the Grumpy Monk. If you have a smaller group, the Monk might be the choice because the bar area is great and so is the happy hour menu. Handley’s can easily cater to large groups and with TVs everywhere, it’s a great call. (Grumpy Monk pictured right)
● Pine Lakes Country Club is Myrtle Beach’s first course, and a bar that shares its name – Pine Lakes Tavern – is just yards away from the course’s famed 14th hole. PLT, as it’s affectionately known, is a locals’ favorite. The elevated bar is one of the area’s longest, there are plenty of TVs, and if your team is losing, live music will serve as a distraction.
● If you are playing at Willbrook, River Club or Litchfield Country Club, Bourbon & Burnz needs to be high on your list. This is a full-service bar and cigar lounge with more than 250 whiskies, so a good time could await no matter how you play, but moderation is vital at this Pawleys Island haunt.
● Myrtlewood’s central location is an essential part of the 36-hole facility’s appeal and if you need to make a quick getaway to be in front of a television in time for
opening kickoff, that is certainly the case. It’s less than three miles to Broadway at the Beach where you can choose between Bar Louie, Carolina Ale House or even Pop Stroke if you want to keep a club in your hand while watching a game on an outdoor jumbotron.
● After a round at World Tour Golf Links, make it a point to stop by Tavern in the Forest. Tavern in the Forest touts itself as the home of the area’s best burgers and pizza and few regulars would argue. The fiesta crunch burger, which features pepper jack cheese, lettuce, Pico de Gallo, chili garlic aioli and crispy tortilla strips, is delightful. (Tavern in the Forest pictured right)
Myrtle Beach is golf’s most popular destination because a good time – on or off the course – is never far away.
