Photo: Rafael Lenartowicz via GoogleHammock Coast Golf Trail
The Hammock Coast Golf Trail is the upmarket alternative to Myrtle Beach, clustering 12 public courses around Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet — 7 courses in our catalog, $$$ pricing, MYR airport, best played March through May and September through November.
12-course public-access cooperative south of Myrtle Beach in the Pawleys Island / Murrells Inlet cluster. Mike Strantz's Caledonia + True Blue are the marquees ($165-$235), with Pawleys Plantation (Nicklaus), TPC Myrtle Beach (Fazio), and Heritage Club (Maples) rounding out the must-plays. Walkable golf villages, slower pace, no Myrtle Beach strip-mall traffic.
Courses
12 courses
$$$Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
Mike Strantz (1994)
$$$True Blue Plantation
Mike Strantz (1998)
$$Pawleys Plantation
Jack Nicklaus (1989)
$$$TPC Myrtle Beach
Tom Fazio with Lanny Wadkins (1999)
$$Heritage Club
Dan Maples (1986)
$$Litchfield Country Club
Willard Byrd (1966)
$$Founders Club at Pawleys Island
Thomas Walker (2008 redesign of Gene Hamm 1966)
$$River Club
Tom Jackson (1985)
$$The Tradition Golf Club
Ron Garl (1995)
$$Willbrook Plantation Golf Club
Dan Maples (1988)
$$Wachesaw East Golf Club
Clyde Johnston (1996)
$$Blackmoor Golf Club
Gary Player (1990)
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Location
Weather & Best Time to Visit
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Build Your TripHammock Coast Golf Trail data is part of Scramble's catalog of 131 destinations and 1026 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published April 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.