Things to do in Myrtle Beach for golfers: nights out, rainy days and non-golfers

Things to do in Myrtle Beach on a golf trip come in three clusters: Broadway at the Beach and the boardwalk in the middle, Barefoot Landing on the North Strand, and the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk on the South Strand. Add Brookgreen Gardens for non-golfers, a show or the aquarium for a rainout, and Topgolf for an arrival night.

This guide sorts the best off-course options by area, so you can match them to your base and your rounds.

Quick facts

• Night out, central: Broadway at the Beach and the SkyWheel boardwalk.
• Night out, north: Barefoot Landing on the Intracoastal Waterway.
• Night out, south: the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk.
• Non-golfer half-day: Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park.
• Rainout: Ripley's Aquarium, the Carolina Opry, the Alabama Theatre, Medieval Times.
• Golf after dark: Topgolf near Broadway at the Beach.

Venues were mapped from OpenStreetMap in November 2026 and not re-checked for hours or prices, so confirm before you go.

Things to do in Myrtle Beach at a glance

Downtown Myrtle Beach and the boardwalk

The oceanfront boardwalk runs about 1.2 miles, from roughly the 14th Avenue North pier to the 2nd Avenue pier, with the SkyWheel observation wheel, arcades, bars and shops. It is the evening walk for groups staying downtown. Pier 14's restaurant has an outdoor deck over the surf a short walk from the SkyWheel, and Mount Atlanticus is a multi-level mini golf course a few blocks away in a town that bills itself as a mini-golf capital.

For golf, Pine Lakes, the 1927 "Granddaddy," is about 10 minutes from the SkyWheel, and Whispering Pines, the city course by the airport, about 8. See the Pine Lakes course guide.

Broadway at the Beach, Topgolf and the Pelicans

Broadway at the Beach is the big lakeside entertainment and shopping complex on the US 17 Bypass at 29th Avenue North: restaurants, bars, Ripley's Aquarium with its moving-walkway shark tunnel, WonderWorks and big crowds in season. Across the road, Pelicans Ballpark hosts minor-league baseball in spring and summer, an easy group night.

Golf extras sit close by. Topgolf Myrtle Beach, at 2850 Robert M. Grissom Parkway, has heated hitting bays with food and drink. The PGA TOUR Superstore near Broadway has hitting bays and club fitting. Our driving range guide covers both.

From the Hampton Inn Broadway at the Beach, Pine Lakes and Myrtlewood are 7 minutes away.

North Myrtle Beach and Barefoot Landing

Barefoot Landing is a waterfront shopping and dining village on the Intracoastal Waterway off US 17, next to the Barefoot Resort courses. It has Greg Norman's Australian Grille, the Alabama Theatre for variety shows and touring acts, Alligator Adventure for families, and Crooked Hammock Brewery. From the Barefoot villas, the Love, Fazio and Norman courses are 4 minutes and the Dye 5.

Further north, Cherry Grove Pier is a long oceanfront fishing pier with a walk-on fee, good for a sunrise or post-round line in the water. Hawaiian Rumble, on US 17, is the North Strand's volcano-themed mini golf course with batting cages. Our North Myrtle Beach golf guide covers the courses around it.

Restaurant Row and North Kings Highway

Between downtown and Barefoot, North Kings Highway carries the shows and dinner theatres. The Carolina Opry, a long-running music and comedy theatre, sits at the north end of Restaurant Row, and Pirates Voyage, a pirate-themed dinner show with acrobatics, is nearby. One of the two Tanger outlet centres is on US 17 North close to Restaurant Row.

The South Strand: MarshWalk, Brookgreen and Huntington Beach

The Murrells Inlet MarshWalk is a half-mile boardwalk along the inlet marsh, linking seafood restaurants and bars with live music. It is the South Strand's best night out, and the Hampton Inn Murrells Inlet is close by. From there, Wachesaw East is 6 minutes and TPC Myrtle Beach 8. See our Murrells Inlet golf guide and the TPC Myrtle Beach course guide.

Brookgreen Gardens, on US 17 between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield, has sculpture gardens, a lowcountry zoo and rice-plantation history. It is a half-day for non-golfers or a rainout morning.

Huntington Beach State Park, across US 17, has an undeveloped beach, salt marsh and a freshwater lagoon known for birding and alligators, plus Atalaya, the Huntingtons' 1930s Moorish-style winter home. There is an SC State Parks entry fee.

Hammock Shops Village in Pawleys Island, around the original hammock makers, is a short stop on the way to South Strand courses such as Caledonia and True Blue. See the Caledonia course guide.

South Myrtle Beach and the Market Common

The Market Common, on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base a few minutes from MYR, is a walkable shopping and dining district with quieter evenings than Ocean Boulevard. Myrtle Beach State Park, on US 17 Business near it, has a fishing pier, a maritime forest trail and a campground; the Aero Club short course is 6 minutes from the campground, and Prestwick 11. The small Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, in a 1920s-style beach house opposite Springmaid Beach, is a quiet hour indoors.

Inland: Conway and the preserve

Downtown Conway, with its Riverwalk, makes a break from the beach strip for groups playing the inland courses. The Horry County Museum covers county and natural history and pairs with lunch in town. Coastal Carolina University is home to the Hackler Course. Off SC 90, the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve protects Carolina bays and longleaf pine and is known for native Venus flytraps and pitcher plants; its trails are unpaved and sparsely signed.

Rainy-day options

• Ripley's Aquarium at Broadway at the Beach.
• The Carolina Opry on North Kings Highway, evening shows.
• The Alabama Theatre at Barefoot Landing.
• Medieval Times, dinner and jousting on US 501 near Coastal Grand Mall.
• Shopping: the two Tanger outlet centres (US 501 near Carolina Forest and US 17 North) and Coastal Grand Mall, the main enclosed mall.
• Breweries: New South Brewing, a few blocks inland of downtown, or Crooked Hammock at Barefoot Landing.
• Topgolf and its heated bays, for a rainy evening.

For where to eat after any of these, see where to eat in Myrtle Beach. To fit them into a trip, our Myrtle Beach golf trip itinerary and Myrtle Beach buddies golf trip guide leave room for an evening out.

Plan it on the map

Open the Myrtle Beach golf map to see every course and stay along the Grand Strand in 3D, from Barefoot Landing to Pawleys Island. The plan builds your rounds day by day so you can see which evenings are free.