Editors' Choice
Best Golf Resorts In The Carolinas
BAREFOOT RESORT & GOLF
North Myrtle Beach
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The Grand Strand's most ambitious resort, with 18s designed by Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Davis Love III beside one another.
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KIAWAH ISLAND (S.C.) GOLF RESORT
The host of the 2021 PGA Championship has a range of accommodation options available—from the luxury Sanctuary Hotel or villas and private homes, available to book through Kiawah's website. There are five golf courses, including the Pete Dye-designed Ocean Course and Jack Nicklaus-designed Turtle Point, both with holes on the Atlantic.
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Stephen Szurlej
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MAY RIVER GOLF COURSE AT MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF
Bluffton, S.C.
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A village setting within walking distance of a terrific Jack Nicklaus design, May River.
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PINEHURST (N.C.) RESORT
A premier destination for more than 100 years, with seven of its nine golf courses open to resort play, including Pinehurst No. 2, site of the 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open, and the re-designed No. 4 course, a total renovation by Gil Hanse and his team.
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PINE NEEDLES LODGE & G.C.
Southern Pines, N.C.
Dom Furore
What began as the exclusive Knollwood development nearly 100 years ago has evolved into two classic Donald Ross designs, expertly restored, sitting across a street from one another. Mid Pines is more rugged, Pine Needles the championship venue, a three-time U.S. Women's Open host and site of the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open. Course-wise, Mid Pines belongs in any Pinehurst itinerary, but there are better accommodation options.
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SEA PINES RESORT
Hilton Head Island
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Occupying the southern tip of Hilton Head Island, where Calibogue Sound meets the Atlantic, the resort includes two Pete Dye layouts (Harbour Town and Heron Point) and one redesigned by Davis Love III. Wonderful nature trails.
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