Grande Dunes Resort Club: #8
Aerial view of the 8th green from Grande Dunes Resort Club.
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4.6
181 Reviews (181)
5 Stars
116
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.7
95.7%
Recommend this course
164 out of 181 reviews
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4.4
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
5.0
85.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 7 reviews
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4.6
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns top marks, with strategically placed hazards and large, fast greens rewarding smart shot selection. Lush, well-draining fairways and genuinely friendly staff make this Myrtle Beach course a standout value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7618 yards
Slope 142
Rating 77.3

Golf at Grande Dunes and Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach is played on a grand scale. The course is set high on a bluff overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, with panoramic views of the waterway and maritime forest. It's 7,618 yards, with a very difficult slope rating of 141. Five holes play along the waterway. The greens are grand, averaging 10,000 square feet with eight rotating pin placements, ensuring the course changes significantly from day to day. There is plenty of water, to be sure: the par-5 17th hole has water running down the entire left side and a moat fronting the green, for example. There are also some nice elevation changes; the par-3 14th hole has about a 65-foot drop, with the green jutting out over the waterway.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Rulewich (2001) A. John Harvey

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Ritson-Sole Academy at Grande Dunes"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2025 #8)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2024 #6)
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Reviews

4.6
181 Reviews (181)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
Undulating Greens 7
Water Hazards 7
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 8
Near Local Attractions 6

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Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course great views

Beautiful course great condition lots of different tees to play from for all skill levels .greens firm and fast .the better player u are the more u will enjoy .practice facility is good so if u got time get there early to use range chipping an putting areas

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrific course! This is my 2nd time playing it & it won't be my last!

Very challenging, you can choose from an INSANE 7600 yds course length, to a respectable 6,700 yds length (which my foursome played), to even easier shorter lengths! Course was in terrific shape and greens are difficult, fast, & fair!! Bring your A-game!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of my all-time favorites

I play this course a couple times each year. It's on my all-time favorite list for many reasons; always well maintained, clubhouse top-notch, course layout is challenging yet score-able, and even the food at the restaurant adds to the experience. This is a must-play. If you like links style golf, you won't be disappointed with this one.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The staff alone gave this course 5 stars

I set up a tee time for 9:30 as a single and decided to get there 1 1/2 hours early so I could get some range time in first. The weather was not looking so promising with rain but it was opening up a bit. From the start the staff maintained the highest level of professionalism and courtesy that they made me feel like I belong there. The guy in the pro shop told me to simply talk to the starter if and when I was ready to possibly get out earlier do to the fact that a lot of cancellations were going to happen due to the weather. I did just that, hit a few free range balls and got started. The course was beautiful even with all the rain and minor flooding on the fairways and the greens were superb and lightning fast. People ahead of me didn't mind that I was hitting alone and if I caught up they were all nice and let me play through. If I was playing a foursome however I could see playing this course 5 plus hours easy. So from start to finish, from starter to beer cart lady and bag check-in crew to the greens keepers, the staff sold this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and well designed.

Best greens I have been on in 2013! Fair but demands shot making off the tee.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Layout

Very picturesque and well kept,greens had been recently aerated but not much affect on putts. Fairways are gorgeous.Lots of water but fair.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value and course

Cant beat it for the money...waterway holes into the wind are some of the toughest on the strand...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Free range balls, nice practice area, great people and a solid course layout that's both fun and challenging.

Free range balls, nice practice area, great people and a solid course layout that's both fun and challenging. Come early and get in some good practice before your round. This course sits up above and along an inland waterway so wind direction and speed come into play. The course offers some nominal elevation changes and a welcomed relief from the pancake flat terrain of the other courses we played in the Myrtle Beach area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful golf course !

Pace of play was the only issue. Excellent golf course with beautiful scenery. Great facilities.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and well designed course

Everything was great about this course and except for the greed to get that extra tee time in. You play within the 2 hours as most places would like. Then when you make the turn you have to wait 30 minutes for the rest of the morning groups to go off before you can finish your round.
I know the money is important but start your tee times 30 minutes earlier.
We see it day in day out, what is killing golf, slow play, and then you go to play and the management of the golf course enables the slow play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

beautiful views

starting from the tall bridge to enter the complex, to the holes along the causeway, especially the par 3 on the back

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens were in transition.

Greens were in transition. Some very beautiful holes on this course. Very friendly to the average golfer. I'd play it again when I go back to Myrtle Beach.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Pricey Myrtle Beach course

Overpriced; greens not in great shape; unnecessarily long round, no Marshall's making any effort to move things along. Staff very helpful, however

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Fair but Tough Layout

Offers a wide range of options on course difficulty from 6300 to 7700 yards. A fun course that is fair and no trick holes. Very good condition for early spring golf. I'd play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

One of the best in Myrtle Beach!!

Played this course as part of our golf package, immediately booked another round!! One of the best golf courses we have ever played in Myrtle Beach!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very well maintained and fun to play

The greens and fairways were in excellent condition. Course layout was interesting to play with a good mix of hazards; water, sand, trees. Pace of play was excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course, a bit difficult from back tee's but they offer many teeing area's so it all works out if you play to your ability.

Greta course in even better shape. New greens are excellent. Pace of play was on the slow side and it took us about 5 hrs plus to finish. Love the course and pace was the only negative about it. The staff was great from the pro shop to the bar and starters. I would definately recommend the resort course at Grande Dunes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent course.

I have played this this course a dozen times over the past ten years and only once in November was it in not great condition. I plan on returning as often as I vacation in the Myrtle Beach area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

In Great Shape

Fast and true greens, great layout, reasonable price and friendly service. My buddy and I filtered out many area courses down to this course and Dunes Golf& Beach Club. Both were exceptional for this being mid-February.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Requires every club in the bag!

Excellent layout in great condition. Greens were just re-done and were excellent for putting. Don't play the tees too far back as there are planty of challenges without making the course too long. We actually moved up a tee after 9 which made it more enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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