Golf Magazine has named Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, The Love Course at Barefoot Resort and Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation in its “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” list.

Golf World magazine has placed Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Plantation in the top 20 of the public course category, leading all Myrtle Beach area courses. Caledonia was ranked No. 10, True Blue No. 16. Caledonia was also selected to the “Best of the Best” public course category with top 10 finishes in quality of course; course conditions and reputation and prestige.

I was invited to play the Long Bay Club by the Myrtle Beach National Company to play last week. My first vist since I played there in July. The golf course was again in excellent shape and the greens were lighting fast.

I was also taken on a tour, of former PGA Tour player, Mr. Hugh Royer III, Champions Golf Academy.

The Academy which opened in 2006, is fully operational with a state-of-the-art learning center that includes three private teaching bays equipped with the V-1 Digital Coaching System, short and long game areas, relaxing lounge, extensive club fitting technology and its own fitness center and driving range.

I did happen to find my web album from when I played the Long Bay Club in February for the North Myrtle Beach High School Band Fundraiser Golf Tournament, that also help raise $5000 for the local high school band scholarships.

I would like to send a special thanks to the Myrtle Beach National Company

to the staff at The Long Bay Club

and to The Champions Golf Academy @ Long Bay Club.

I found these pictures of Myrtlewood Pine Hills that I took from the year before.  As you can see for yourself, the course was in great shape then and was this past week. Hope You enjoy!

If you would like to see more of Craig Chinn`s Picasa Web Albums form area Myrtle Beach golf courses click this link.

The Cherry Grove Pier in North Myrtle Beach, SC will hold it`s 16th Annual Fireworks Show tonight.

The show will start at 9:30 pm and is the biggest of its kind on the Grand Strand. In 1964, the Worlds Largest Tiger Shark was caught by Walter Maxwell from the Cherry Grove Pier.

The Pier is 1/4 mile long and is the 2nd Longest on the East Coast.

“Teach My People” an amazing charity in the Pawleys Island area that provides after school programs for childeren on the South End of Myrtle Beach in Pawleys Island, held there annual charity golf tournament today at The New Founders Club @ Pawleys Island.

This was the second time I got to play this course. The first was the Golf Directors back in January when it was cold and the course had no leaves on the trees. Playing the course six months later, the course was in great shape and has grown in great! Designed by former Gary Player led architect Thomas Walker, the New Founders Club had a $7 million renovation and a name change, formaly known as Sea Gull Golf Club, which was one of the oldest golf courses in Myrtle Beach.

You can view the “18 HOLES IN 18 DAYS” presented by the Classic Golf Group and Founders Club. The preview of all 18 holes were released the final 18 days before the Grand Opening, Febuary 1, 2008.

North Myrtle Beach Golf.com has added, The New Founders Club @ Pawleys Island to the, Classic Golf Packages and the Supreme Golf Package.

For more information on the Teach My People after school programs, visit there website.

FOUNDERS CLUB @ PAWLEYS ISLAND

7829 OCEAN HWY

PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585

The 57th Annual Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach we be held at Grand Park at Market Commons starting June 5th. The Summer Kick-Off Festival runs through Monday June 9th. Live concerts, a kids zone, hot air balloon rides, free boat rides, along with other free activities will anchor the festivities along with celebrity meet and greets with American Idols Ruben Studdard kicking off the event with the singing of the National Anthem and a free concert by Third Eyed Blind on Saturday night.

Condolux will be moving to offices to our new location at 311 17 Ave South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. We will be doing check in`s, in the new building, starting on Saturday May 31st. Our new office will continue to serve all your Myrtle Beach Vacations and Myrtle Beach Real Estate needs as well as our popular Myrtle Beach Golf Packages. Visit our website at www.condolux.net

The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel announced their “50 Best Courses in South Carolina”. The panel consists of 125 members representing all accepts of the game and all levels of playing abilities.

Their were twelve golf courses on the Grand Strand, making this prestigious list including The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation, Wachesaw Plantation,The Reserve Golf Club @ Pawleys Island, Debordieu Club, Surf Golf and Beach Club, Prestwick Country Club, True Blue Plantation, Dye Course at Barefoot Resort, Grand Dunes Members Club and Pawleys Plantation Golf Club.

In determining their ratings panelists consider the following criteria:

* Routing – How the course flows from hole to hole in harmony with existing topography.
* Variety – Degree to which the course demands a full range of shot requirements.
* Strategy – How design features test course management.
* Equity – The course’s capacity to reward good shots and penalize poor ones.
* Memorability – The distinctiveness of the golf course and its individual holes.
* Aesthetics – The degree to which scenery and surrounds lend to the enjoyment.
* Experience – Incorporates all elements of the course: practice areas, clubhouse and more.

For more information on any of these top ranked golf courses in Myrtle Beach visit our website at North Myrtle Beach Golf.com.

North Myrtle Beach Golf.com will be launching a new website to give their users as much information as possible for golf in Myrtle Beach. The new website presents users with a new layout and fresh “vacation-like” color scheme, with convenient site navigation and a plethora of added features such as Golf News-Local and National, Interactive Map and a Golf Blog. Getting around the website is easier than ever before, and more information on each page makes every click worthwhile.

Golf Director Craig Chinn will be writing the daily blog to give golfers a fun and knowledgeable aspect of golf on the Grand Strand. The blog will also have local tips from area golf pros, course reviews, feeds, pictures, videos and what to do and where to go while on your next Myrtle Beach golf or Myrtle Beach family vacation.