North Myrtle Beach golf: Barefoot, Tidewater and the North Strand

North Myrtle Beach golf centres on Barefoot Resort's four courses, by Pete Dye, Davis Love III, Tom Fazio and Greg Norman, plus Tidewater on the Cherry Grove marsh. Beachwood and Azalea Sands are the value rounds on US 17. Barefoot's walk-on rates started at $150 to $175 for late October to early November 2026.

North Myrtle Beach is the most compact golf base on the Grand Strand. Barefoot's villas sit 4 to 5 minutes from four courses, Barefoot Landing is next door for dinner, and Little River and Longs add another half-dozen courses within half an hour. Fees here were seen November 1, 2026 and change by season and hour.

Quick facts

• Public courses in town: 7 (Barefoot Dye, Love, Fazio and Norman; Tidewater; Beachwood; Azalea Sands).
• Private: The Surf Golf & Beach Club.
• From the SkyWheel: Barefoot 26 minutes, Beachwood and Azalea Sands 28, Tidewater 38 (free-flow, no traffic).
• Rate type at Barefoot: a published walk-on (rack) table, with package discounts on top.
• Cheapest week of the year at Barefoot: February 10-16, 2027, $98 any day.
• Time zone: Eastern Time.

North Myrtle Beach golf courses compared

Drive times are from the Barefoot Resort villas, free-flow. Back tees are the longest rated men's tees.

The Barefoot range runs from $150 Sunday afternoon to Tuesday to $175 Thursday to Saturday and Sunday mornings, with $159 on Wednesday. Beachwood's figures are GolfNow deals with a $3.49 fee on top; Azalea Sands' are its own booking site for one day.

Barefoot Resort: four courses, one gate

All four Barefoot courses opened in 2000 and share one rate table, so the choice is about style.

• Dye: the hardest of the four, target golf with railroad-tie and waste bunkers inside the gated Dye Estates. It is the home of the Dye Club membership, so public times can be thinner.
• Love: wide fairways and crowned, Pinehurst-style greens; the resort calls it the most balanced.
• Fazio: a par 71 through live oaks and longleaf pines, tight and tree-lined. The nines do not return to the clubhouse, so get food before you go off.
• Norman: wide fairways and sandy waste areas, with seven holes along the Intracoastal Waterway. The resort calls it the most golfer-friendly.

Playing all four takes 25% off each round, and two or more rounds take 10% off. The Barefoot Love course guide has the tees, and our Barefoot Resort golf guide compares the four in depth.

Seasonality is steep. The same walk-on table starts at $225 to $235 on Thursday to Sunday mornings for April 1 to May 2, 2027, $124 in mid-summer 2027 and $95 to $108 for January 4 to February 9, 2027.

Booking rules worth knowing at Barefoot

• Replays: a reduced replay rate is sold on the day, in person, after your first round, subject to availability, and only Barefoot Experience package guests qualify for the preferred replay rates. A replay booked in advance pays full rate.
• Cancellations: tee times need 72 hours' notice per foursome, and package cancellations within 30 days of arrival forfeit in full.
• Big groups: with 20 or more golfers, every 20th golfer is free on the package, which carries a 2% admin fee.
• Spring 2027 offer: the "27th Anniversary" deal takes up to 30% off peak spring rates for stays March 11-24, 2027, if booked by January 15, 2027.
• Late-fall promo: 30% off each round in a four-round package with one afternoon round, for play from October 26, 2026 to January 3, 2027 (the booking deadline was August 31, 2026).

Tidewater

Tidewater, a 1990 Ken Tomlinson design, sits on bluffs above the Cherry Grove marsh and the waterway, with several holes along the tidal inlet. The greens were rebuilt with MiniVerde ultradwarf bermuda around 2014. It was on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses list for 2011-12.

Public internet rates are dynamic and not published; Chronogolf showed undated averages of $118 on weekdays and $133 on weekends. Tidewater overseeds rye around Thanksgiving and stays open. Reviewers in 2026 flagged slow rounds on tournament days, so ask the shop. See the Tidewater course guide and our Tidewater Golf Club guide.

Beachwood and Azalea Sands: the value rounds

Both are Gene Hamm courses on US 17. Beachwood (1968) is a flat parkland course about half a mile from the ocean that won the 2026 local Course of the Year, and it is the easiest early tee time for a Crescent Beach or Windy Hill base. Its range closes Sunday afternoon through Monday mid-morning.

Azalea Sands (1972) is flat, with no homes along the holes, and is described as newly renovated under new ownership. Its own tee sheet showed $79.10 for an April 15, 2027 morning and $45.10 for January 14, 2027. Calling the shop instead of booking online skips convenience fees.

The Surf Club and nearby courses

The Surf Golf & Beach Club is a 1960 George Cobb private club near Cherry Grove. Don't plan a trip around getting on; see private golf clubs in Myrtle Beach.

Just outside town, Long Bay (Nicklaus), Glen Dornoch on the waterway and the short Valley at Eastport are within 30 minutes of the Barefoot villas, and Arcadian Shores, Rees Jones's first solo design, is 15 minutes south. Our Little River golf courses guide covers that side.

Where to stay for North Myrtle Beach golf

• Barefoot Resort villas: the Barefoot Experience package is three nights in a two-bedroom villa priced for four golfers, four rounds (one on each course, one after noon), daily breakfast and 25% off each round. The villas are about 10 minutes from the ocean. Prices show only as a dollar-sign scale, so get a quote.
• North Beach Plantation: oceanfront condos from one to five bedrooms, 7 to 8 minutes from Barefoot, and a Barefoot package lodging option. Units are owned privately, so check what your booking includes.
• Courtyard Barefoot Landing: 7 to 8 minutes from Barefoot; breakfast is extra unless your package includes it.
• Hampton Inn Harbourgate: 8 minutes from Tidewater and the handiest value base for Little River.
• Avista Resort: oceanfront on Ocean Drive, 4 minutes from The Surf Club and 8 from Beachwood.
• Barefoot RV Resort: $77 a night December to February on its posted table (no year stated, seen November 1, 2026), 6 minutes from Barefoot Love; no monthly rate published.

All resort room rates were "check rates" on November 1, 2026. Compare more options in where to stay in Myrtle Beach for golf.

After the round

Barefoot Landing on the waterway has Greg Norman's Australian Grille for steaks and seafood, Flying Fish for big groups and LandShark for a loose post-round drink. Rockefellers Raw Bar on US 17 is oysters and beer. Cherry Grove Pier is a sunrise fishing stop, and Hawaiian Rumble has mini golf for an evening putting round. Venues were not re-checked for hours, so confirm before you go.

When to play North Myrtle Beach golf

Spring (March to May) and fall (September to November) are Barefoot's peak, with late March and late April the most expensive weeks. Barefoot's 2027 aeration runs June 7 to July 24, course by course, and Tidewater aerifies August 1-8, 2027. Super Bowl week in February is the cheapest. For month-by-month detail, read the best time to golf in Myrtle Beach.

Plan it on the map

Open the Myrtle Beach golf map to see North Myrtle Beach golf with every Barefoot course, Tidewater and the stays around them. The $30 plan builds a day-by-day North Strand trip with the drive times worked in.