For generations, many South Carolinians have lived in the "upstate" region and owned vacation homes at the beach, a trip of no more than 3 1/2 hours from even the farthest regions of the state. In fact, Pawleys Island, just south of Myrtle Beach, claims to be America's first beach resort. Whether it is or isn't, Pawleys is just one of many golf happy areas of South Carolina, led by its neighbor immediately to the north, Myrtle Beach, which even after some pruning in the golf course ranks, can still boast about 100 layouts in the area. Farther down the coast, in the Low Country, Kiawah Island (10 golf courses within 12 miles or so) can boast of arguable the best in the state, the fabled Ocean Course by Pete Dye. But don't ignore upstate, where Greenville, a sophisticated burgh can lay claim to top 5 Chanticleer, one of Greenville Country Club's two outstanding tracks. We could go on about South Carolina golf (and reference Bluffton, Beaufort, Aiken, Columbia and other areas); we encourage you to go see for yourself.
The zip code 29585 comprises Pawleys Island and Litchfield Beach in South Carolina, two resort-oriented coastal towns rich in beaches and golf communities. The year-round population within the zip code...
We are catching up on our reading and noticed that an April report in USA Today named Myrtle Beach, Kiawah Island, Pinehurst, Sea Island, GA and Naples, FL, the top golf destinations in the world, a...
Myrtle Beach is currently getting a bit of a bump from the Golf Channel, whose weekly television series "Big Break" was filmed earlier this year at some of the area's top golf courses, including...
It's a slow news day. I went hunting for some interesting news we can use, and the best I could come up with was an item about voting results from Tuesday's elections in a number of South Carolina...
My round at Pawleys Plantation on Halloween Day began at the bag drop, where the cart attendants were speaking with a female member of the club who was wearing a tall witch's hat. I might have taken...
Literally, the name of DeBordieu, a golf community about 50 minutes south of Myrtle Beach International Airport, translates as "near to God," the components being "dieu," meaning God, and "bord,"...
You can never communicate too much with your key constituents, especially when you are trying to engage them as adjunct salespeople. The current owners of The Cliffs Communities, Arendale Holdings...
In less than two weeks, I join up with the South Carolina Golf Rating Panel for a weekend of golf, first at Gary Player's well-reviewed new layout for The Cliffs Communities at Mountain Park -– it opened...
My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with a weekend in Charleston a few days ago. We have been to the city dozens of time since buying our vacation condo in Pawleys Island, SC, 15 years...
Across the 15th tee from the condo I own at Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC, is a unique home that has been on and off the market since 2007, when it was first listed for $1.2 million. Its...
Everyone loves a bargain. Not only do we save money when we score one, but there is an ego rush that says loudly (and proudly) that we were smart enough to identify it and bold enough to land it. ...
This is the first in a continuing series of weekend itineraries for those considering a golf community home in the southeastern U.S. If you would like us to develop a customized itinerary for you, please...