The Golf Coast: Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head put South Carolina among ... - Charleston Post Courier
Number of courses in area: 35. Most notable: The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island. Fun fact: Golf came to Charleston before the United States was a country. According to a document in the National Archives of Scotland, golf clubs were shipped in 1739 from Scotland to Charleston businessman William Wallace. Number of courses in area: 61. Most notable: Harbour Town Golf Links. Fun fact: The Heritage Golf Classic (now known as the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing) was first played at Harbour Town Golf Links on Thanksgiving weekend in 1969 with Arnold Palmer scoring a three-shot victory on a golf course designed by Pete... Number of courses in area: 95. Most notable: The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. Fun fact: Sports Illustrated magazine can trace its beginnings to 1954 and Pine Lakes Country Club when Henry Luce, the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune magazines, sent a group of more than 60 employees to Myrtle Beach where they played golf... On shot No. 41 McIlory would find himself at world-renowned Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island. On his 357th shot, he probably would pause and reflect on one of his crowning achievements, an 8-shot victory in the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. Source: www.postandcourier.com
