Golf courses in Pawleys Island, SC.

Pawleys Island, SC

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club opened in January 1994 on a former rice and indigo plantation near Pawleys Island. It was the first solo design by Mike Strantz, who treated the routing as a composition rather than an engineering problem. The course plays through oak-canopied allées, marsh edges and sandy, tree-dotted Lowcountry terrain. The entrance drive beneath moss-draped live oaks and the marsh-side closing holes are its signature images. Compact and strategic rather than long, it set the template for the reputation Strantz built over a short career. Caledonia's Grillroom overlooks the old rice fields, the waterway and the closing hole. The back porch and full bar are the draw after golf, giving groups a front-row seat as later players take on the approach to 18.

Pawleys Island, SC

Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club in Pawleys Island is a Jack Nicklaus design that opened in 1988, routed through saltwater marsh and centuries-old live oaks on the Waccamaw Neck. The par-72 layout stretches to 7,031 yards from the back tees and plays down to 4,932 from the forward markers. Nicklaus Design returned in 2023 with design associate Troy Vincent for a full greens, bunker and clubhouse restoration, removing the sprawling bunkering on more than half the holes, widening fairway corridors and enlarging the greens; the course reopened that October. The par-3 13th plays from a marsh-ringed tee to a peninsula green and is the hole most players remember.

Pawleys Island, SC

The Heritage Club in Pawleys Island is a Dan Maples design that opened in 1986 on two former rice plantations along the Waccamaw River. The par-71 layout runs 7,118 yards from the back of four tee sets, with fairways set among live oaks, magnolias and freshwater lakes. Two holes play alongside antebellum cemeteries on the property. The par-3 13th requires a long carry over water, and the par-5 18th offers risk-reward options into the finish. The course remains open to public play year-round.

Pawleys Island, SC

True Blue Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 public course in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, designed by Mike Strantz and opened in 1998 on the site of a 19th-century indigo and rice plantation. It stretches to about 7,126 yards from the back tees with wide, sprawling fairways, sand barrens and undulating greens influenced by Pine Valley and Pinehurst No. 2. Strantz was named Golf World's Architect of the Year in 1998 following True Blue's opening. The course has been ranked among America's Top 100 public courses by Golf Magazine, Golfweek and Golf Channel, and is the sister course to Strantz's nearby Caledonia Golf & Fish Club. True Blue Grillroom overlooks the lake and the closing hole. Breakfast, lunch, cocktails and a full bar make it the course's own post-round stop, distinct from the Grillroom at sister property Caledonia.

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Pawleys Island, SC

River Club is a semi-private course in Pawleys Island, built on a former rice plantation and opened in 1985. The Tom Jackson design plays to about 6,677 yards as a par 72, with water in play on 15 holes and more than 100 bunkers. The highlights are the island-green par-3 14th and the risk-reward par-5 18th, where a long carry over water sets up a chance to reach the green in two. Both holes have been named among the 100 greatest on the Grand Strand by The Sun News.

Pawleys Island, SC

Tradition Golf Club is a public course in Pawleys Island, opened in 1996 and the only Ron Garl design in the Carolinas. The par-72 layout plays to about 6,875 yards and was named South Carolina Golf Course of the Year in 2000, after a Best New Public Course nomination from Golf Digest. The greens were converted to Sunday Bermudagrass in a 2018 restoration, and the Mega Practice Complex is ranked among the best practice facilities on the south strand.

Pawleys Island, SC

Willbrook Plantation Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, built across the site of two former rice plantations dating to the 1700s. Mature live oaks draped in Spanish moss and surrounding wetlands frame much of the layout. The course was designed by Dan Maples and opened in 1988, playing to a par of 72 over about 6,722 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 72.4 and slope of 133. Water or wetlands come into play on many holes, including a par-five that the club considers one of its most demanding. Willbrook is part of the Founders Group of golf courses along the Grand Strand and is open to public play, with tee times bookable through the group's central reservation system alongside its sister courses.

Pawleys Island, SC

Litchfield Country Club opened in 1966 as Pawleys Island's first golf course. Willard Byrd designed it. The course plays under big live oaks hung with Spanish moss, and it measures under 6,700 yards from the tips. Eight sharp doglegs reward position over power. The greens are small but open in front, so you can run the ball on. It is semi-private, but the public can book tee times through the Myrtle Beach area booking network.

Pawleys Island, SC

Founders Club at Pawleys Island offers a Lowcountry golf experience with more elevation change than is typical for the Carolina coast. Thomas Walker, former lead designer for Gary Player Design, reimagined the course from the old Sea Gull Golf Club. Its design features rolling terrain and waste bunkers framing nearly every hole, with native sea oats. The course is challenging and requires precision. The par-5 12th hole is a double dogleg with multiple routes to the green. Founders Club suits destination golfers looking for a rigorous test.