Editors' Choice
Best Golf Resorts In The Carolinas
BAREFOOT RESORT & GOLF
North Myrtle Beach
Courtesy of Barefoot Resort & Golf
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
Courtesy of Kiawah Island 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.
Courtesy of Montage Palmetto Bluff
A village setting within walking distance of a terrific Jack Nicklaus design, May River.
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OMNI GROVE PARK INN
Omni Golf & Resorts
The luxury resort's historic Donald Ross course was built in 1895, and though its max yardage is just over 6,000 yards—it's one of the more charming and fun courses in the state.
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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
Big things are happening here. Of course, the 2022 U.S. Women's Open comes to Pine Needles, the fourth time the championship layout will host the event. But Southern Pines—to architecture buffs and avid golfers alike—is one of the most celebrated renovations recently, with Kyle Franz doing a transformation of the Donald Ross original design, after Franz did the same at Mid Pines a few years ago—making all three courses must-adds to any Pinehurst trip.
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SEA PINES RESORT
Hilton Head Island
Credit: Rob Tipton/Courtesy of The Sea Pines Resort
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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