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Which of the Grand Strand's courses should be on your buddies-trip itinerary? We polled the Golf Digest Course Ranking Panel of more than 900 raters, and here are the top picks, ranked from 1 to 60. (Green fees are from peak season and include a cart.)
1. Caledonia G. & Fish Club
Pawleys Island, S.C., Mike Strantz, $99-$159, 843-237-3675, fishclub.com
2. The Dunes G. & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, Robert Trent Jones,
$200, 843-449-5236, dunesclub.net
3. True Blue Plantation
Pawleys Island, S.C., Mike Strantz, $159, 843-235-0900, fishclub/trueblue.com
4. Tidewater G.C. & Plantation
North Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
Ken Tomlinson,
$199, 843-913-2424, tidewatergolf.com
5. Wachesaw Plantation Club
(private), Murrells Inlet, S.C., Tom Fazio, $80,
843-357-1263, wachesaw.com
6. Rivers Edge G.C.
Shallotte, N.C., Arnold Palmer, $89-$109, 910-755-3434,
river18.com
7. Heritage Club
Pawleys Island, S.C., Dan Maples, $135, 843-237-3424, legendsgolf.com
8. Grande Dunes
(Members Club, private) Myrtle Beach, Nick Price/Craig Schreiner, $70,
843-315-0333, grandedunes.com
9. TPC Myrtle Beach
Murrells Inlet, S.C., Tom Fazio/Lanny Wadkins, $180, 843-357-3399, tpcmyrtlebeach.com
10. The Reserve G.C.
(private), Pawleys Island, S.C., Greg Norman, $125, 843-235-0755, thereservegolfclub.net
11. Debordieu Club
(private), Georgetown, S.C., Pete Dye/P.B. Dye, $125, 843-527-6000, debordieuclub.com
12. Barefoot Resort & Golf
(Fazio), North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tom Fazio, $185, 843-390-3200,
barefootgolf.com
13. Pawleys Plantation
Pawleys Island, S.C., Jack Nicklaus, $120-$140, 843-237-6200,pawleysplantation.com
14. Barefoot Resort & Golf
(Dye), North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Pete Dye, $185, 843-390-3200, barefootgolf.com
15. Ocean Ridge Plantation
(Leopard's Chase), Sunset Beach, N.C.,
Tim Cate, $165, 800-556-6570, oceanridge.com
16. Barefoot Resort & Golf
(Love), North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Davis Love III, $185, 843-390-3200,
barefootgolf.com
17. Surf G. & Beach Club
(private), North Myrtle Beach, S.C., George Cobb, $125, 843-249-1021, surfgolf.com
18 .Grande Dunes
(Resort Club), Myrtle Beach, Roger Rulewich,
$176-$186, 843-315-0333,
grandedunes.com
19. Ocean Ridge
Plantation (Tiger's Eye), Sunset Beach, N.C.,
Tim Cate, $135, 800-556-6570,
oceanridge.com
20. St. James Plantation
(The Reserve Club, private), Southport, N.C., Nicklaus Design, $100, 910-253-5100, stjamesplantation.com
21. Pine Lakes C.C.
Myrtle Beach, Robert White, $150, 843-315-7700,
pinelakes.com
