Tidewater Ranked Among Top Three Myrtle Beach Golf Courses By SC Golf Course Ratings Panel

The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel has unveiled its list of the top layouts in the Palmetto State, and Tidewater Golf Club figured prominently in the annual rankings.

Featuring eight holes that play along either Cherry Grove or the Intracoastal Waterway, Tidewater was ranked the third best course along the Grand Strand and the sixth best public layout in the state.

Tidewater’s popularity, given its beauty and superior conditions, was hardly a surprise. The course is home to some of the most stunning views along the Myrtle Beach golf scene, highlighted by Myrtle Beach’s prettiest pair of par 3s (holes 3 and 12) and the par 5 13th, which offers a view of the Atlantic Ocean.  

“Our goal, every day, is to create an experience at Tidewater that rivals the best public courses in South Carolina, and this is validation of that effort,” said Chris Cooper, Tidewater’s general manager. “There are few states in the country that can rival South Carolina for quality of golf, so this is an honor we take great pride in. With the heart of the spring season upon us, we look forward to providing an unforgettable experience to our most important constituency – traveling golfers.”

According to the South Carolina Golf Course Rating Panel, the top 10 courses along the Grand Strand – public and private - are:

1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
2. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
3. Tidewater Golf Club
4. Wachesaw Plantation
5. Debordieu Club
6. The Reserve Club
7. Surf Golf & Beach Club
8. True Blue Golf Club
9. Grande Dunes Resort Course
10. Dye Course at Barefoot Resort

As part of ranking the Palmetto State’s Top 50 Golf Courses for 2018, below are the state’s premier public courses with their overall ranking in parenthesis:

1. Kiawah Resort - Ocean Course (1)
2. Sea Pines – Harbour Town Golf Links (2)
3. May River Golf Club (3)
4. Dunes Golf & Beach Club (9)
5. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (12)
6. Tidewater Golf Club (27)
7. Sea Pines Atlantic Dunes (31)
8. Wild Dunes Resort (35)
9. True Blue Golf Club (40)
10. Orangeburg Country Club (43)

The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings panel is composed of 125 members, and the organization’s objective is to promote excellence in the state’s golf course design and operations through the competitive rankings, education and public advocacy.

Judging criteria include routing, variety, strategy, equity, memorability, aesthetics and experience.

For more information, go to www.TidewaterGolf.com.

About Tidewater Golf Club
Tidewater has eight holes that play along the marshy waters of the Intracoastal Waterway or Cherry Grove. The combination of the property’s native beauty and the course’s architectural quality have long made Tidewater one of Myrtle Beach’s most popular layouts. Upon its 1990 opening, it was the first course ever named best new course in America by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine and both publications have also ranked the layout among the nation’s top 100 public courses. For more information, visit www.TidewaterGolf.com.