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Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course
Palmetto is the older and longer Myrtlewood course, an Edmund Alt design from 1973 running to 7,015 yards by the Intracoastal Waterway. With 1,305 reviews behind it, few strand courses are played more.
Designed by Edmund Ault
- Par
- 72
- Yards
- 7,015
- Slope
- 133
- Holes
- 18
- Opened
- 1972
- Greens
- Sunday Bermuda
Why groups book it
What you are paying for at Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course
The pedigree
Edmund Ault
A Traditional layout that opened in 1972 and plays to a par of 72 over 7,015 yards.
The test
Slope 133
7,015 yards and a slope of 133. Enough teeth to be worth the tee time, fair enough that the whole group finishes with a card worth signing.
The greens
Sunday Bermuda
Putting surfaces are Sunday Bermuda. The practice ground carries a chipping green, a driving range, a practice bunker and a putting green, so the speed is no surprise on the first green.
The verdict
4.2 out of 5
Across 1,268 reviews left by golfers who booked through us, 82% scored Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course four stars or better. None of it is edited and none of it is paid for.
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The course
The golf at Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course
Edmund Alt laid out Palmetto in 1973, making it the senior course at Myrtlewood and one of the older traditional designs still in heavy rotation in Myrtle Beach. It plays to a par of 72 over 7,015 yards with a slope of 133 and a medium difficulty rating, sharing the 48th Avenue North address and central location with its sister course Pine Hills. Greens are Sunday Bermuda, the practice area includes a chipping green, driving range, practice bunker and putting green, and Jay McAllister holds the record at 64 on both courses.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Access
- Public
- Style
- Traditional
- Course record
- 64 - Jay McAllister
- Practice
- Chipping Green, Driving Range, Practice Bunker, Putting Green
- Address
- 1500 48th Avenue Ext N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
What players describe is a course that is enjoyable rather than fearsome. One reviewer summed it up as very nice, not real difficult, with stunning views of the waterway and friendly staff. Another calls it their standing first course of the trip. The recurring praise is consistency, with more than one golfer noting that Palmetto is reliably in solid shape from tee to green. The rough gets thicker than you expect for a course of this profile, and one group reported four players searching for a ball they knew the location of, so the miss to avoid is the one that leaves the fairway sideways.
The volume of reviews makes the rating unusually trustworthy. The average is 4.16 across 1,305 ratings, with 542 four star and 530 five star scores. The tail is longer than at the top rated courses in this group, though: 164 threes, 45 twos and 24 ones. Green conditions are the most repeated complaint, described flatly as poor by multiple players including regulars who otherwise like the course, so this is worth asking about before booking. Slow play appears often in the review vocabulary, and a handful of golfers report staff being rude or pushy about pace. Friendly staff is praised just as often, so the experience varies by day and by crew. Rain checks come up more than once as well, which at least indicates the club handles washed out rounds without an argument.
The look
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Getting there
1500 48th Avenue Ext N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Course reviews
What golfers said about Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course
Every one of these was left by a golfer who booked through us and played the course. Nothing is edited and nothing is paid for.
- 5 star 41%
- 4 star 41%
- 3 star 13%
- 2 star 3%
- 1 star 2%
The course was great! Had to get a rain check for 9 holes. The rainstorm ran us off.
Poor course conditions
Greens were not in good shape at all, very rough.
People were great and the course was ok.
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Myrtlewood Palmetto is consistently in solid shape from tee to green and that was the case once more!
Very nice track to play.
Very nice course. Not real difficult and as stunning views Of the intercostal waterway. Very friendly staff and fun day all around.
Very good course design
Bit to long for senior players. Needs a combo set of tees.
Always enjoyable as my "first" course to play here
Lots of sand and very challenging course. Beautiful course.
Gorgeous but also very playable
Course was so busy they overbooked . Our play was delayed 8. -10 minutes for each of the front 9 and the back was slow- took 5. -3/4 hours to get 18 in and was nearly dark coming off
an okay course, prefer other ones.
Very nice course to finish the week
Great shape. Staff excellent. Would return
Very nice course
Greens were so hard! Lol
Another good choice! Our first day that we didn’t have cartpath only. That stuff on old people ha ha ha.
Loved the layout
My favorite of the three really enjoyed the golf course and a perfect day for Golf
Beautiful course. Very well maintained. The staff were excellent. We will be playing here again when we return to the area.
Really liked the course, but bad weather made some of the holes a little rough.
Too many people on course,,prefer the other courses still enjoyed this too
Took a rain check
Staff very helpful
Very friendly staff, inside and out. Palmetto was a perfect finish to our trip. Course was in good condition. Greens were a little slower but overall a great experience.
Beautiful, great course!
Course was in pretty good shape,,rough was a little deep,,even when we knew about where the ball was still took 4 of us looking and almost stepping on it to find it,,got fussed at for slow play but we stayed up with the group ahead because they also were looking for balls in the rough,,,I mean just 2 or 3 feet off the faraway cut, has 16 golfers, got rained out after 13 holes,,no raincheck but understandable,,they even let us park in the cart barn until we were sure the course was closed,, nice folks
The course was in good shape we always play it on our last day.
We did not use the course. I tried to call and cancel my reservation and no one returned my call.
Course was in great shape. Greens were nice & big. The fairways were a little wet, (Mother Nature) so we weren’t getting any roll. Ball was plugging or actually backing up sometimes, which made the course play very long. Overall, a good track. Couple of issues: Not enough water available on the course. The fountain water was warm & didn’t have enough pressure to even fill a bottle. Golfers should be allowed to bring their own water. You have to carry your clubs all the way out to the driving range, which is a hike from the bag drop and the bag assistants were bossy.
Greens under repair staff is awesome
Great course it fit our needs because we we’re staying there but we liked it alot
Very poor green conditions. Course layout was good.
Played this course on about every golf trip I’ve taken to Myrtle. Nice course. Greens were in poor shape.
Very nice , wish I had played it twice, well worth it
Beautiful course, long but beautiful course. The 8 of us really enjoyed this course.
Course in great shape, group loved Myrtlewood
Conditions were not as “pristine” as last year.
Course is nice but the overall condition in places was a bit rough. Tee boxes, couple of greens etc. may have been a late spring but overall it was nice.
Staff were great. Course was in good shape.
Unable to play it do it weather and received ZERO help from the website we booked through. However the staff at Myrtlewood Golf Club was very friendly and helpful.
Course was great, staff was rude and pushy Never play there again They certainly take the FUN out of golf
Nice course in good condition.
well maintained and a good layout
Course was fun, layout was challenging enough. Myrtlewood clearly tries to squeeze every possible dime they can with way too many tee times with too short of space between. Our tee time was 8:15ish in the morning snd by the time we teed off it was about 8:35. How can you be backed up 20 minutes by 8:15 am! Round took 5.5 hours.
Great course but really slow and backed up
6 hour round is unacceptable. Staff was unconcerned and did nothing to speed the round up. Course was in average shape.
the course is not well marked no signage between holes or at tee box
Updated golf carts with GPS tracking would be a great addition.
Great course. Good shape. Staff was great. Super helpful.
Always a great round at Mrytlewood.
I didn't not play the course
We really likes the course and layout and greens were excellent
played like a back home course
We were rained out on this course! Could not rate the course
Great shape and friendly staff
Same comment as Pine Hills
Greet golf course
Played there 2 times. Staff was great. Conditions were very good a fair course for golfers of all abilities
Best course we played
(Winter golf) Course was in very good condition, staff was super helpful and friendly
Liked it had fun
Fun place to play. Solid layout in pretty good condition.
Awesome layout and staff. Pace of play made it an enjoyable round for all.
We weren’t given five consecutive tee time for our group so two foursomes were given tee times in the middle of our tournament which was set up at least 3-4 months in advance unacceptable.
Great condition, greens were excellent.
Course was in very good condition. Palmetto is definitely more challenging than Pine Hills but still very playable. Enjoyed both courses.
Good course, great location, reasonably good condition. Not as good as River Hills or Pine Lakes.
Best clubhouse, great courses.
Pin placements on greens were difficult.
This course was exactly what we were looking for and needed. Open and not too hilly. Really great course for us. Loved it. Will definitely play this again next time. Maybe twice.
Conditioning was fine but starter and other personnel would score zero on the hospitality chart.
Liked this course - suits my game.
Course was in good condition given how many rounds is played on it daily.
The first cut outside the fairway is way too high.
Great course and friendly staff. Course in good condition. Did not like that 2 foursomes were put in between our 5 groups.
I personally did not play due to my back acting up. My other golfers thought the course was in good shape, but it was very slow. The round took 5-1/2 to 6 hours to play due.
Vacation rentals
Where to stay near Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course
These are the three closest places we book to the course, measured as the drive from the clubhouse rather than in a straight line, so the morning run to the first tee stays short. Lodging is quoted with the golf as one price.
At the course
Myrtlewood Golf Course Villas
Sits on the Myrtlewood Golf Club - Palmetto Course property, so the first tee is a walk from the door. Expect indoor hot tub.
- Indoor Hot Tub
- Indoor Lazy River
- Indoor Pool
1.6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Myrtle Beach - Broadway at the Beach
Roughly 1.6 miles from the first tee in Myrtle Beach, with free parking.
- FREE Parking
- FREE Wi-Fi
2.1 miles away
Beach Colony Resort
Roughly 2.1 miles from the first tee in Myrtle Beach, with bar/lounge.
- Bar/Lounge
- Covered Parking
- Elevator
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