Links Style Myrtle Beach Public
Prestwick Country Club
Pete and P.B. Dye built Prestwick in 1989 as a links style par 72 stretching to 7,086 yards with a 140 slope. It suits strong players who want the hardest golf on the Strand.
Designed by P.B. Dye, Pete Dye
- Par
- 72
- Yards
- 7,086
- Slope
- 140
- Holes
- 18
- Opened
- 1989
- Greens
- Bermuda
Why groups book it
What you are paying for at Prestwick Country Club
The pedigree
P.B. Dye, Pete Dye
A Links Style layout that opened in 1989 and plays to a par of 72 over 7,086 yards.
The test
Slope 140
A slope of 140 over 7,086 yards from the tips. The back tees are a genuine examination for a scratch player, and the forward sets keep everyone else moving.
The greens
Bermuda
Putting surfaces are Bermuda. The practice ground carries a chipping green, a driving range and a putting green, so the speed is no surprise on the first green.
The verdict
4.4 out of 5
Across 1,066 reviews left by golfers who booked through us, 87% scored Prestwick Country Club 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 Prestwick Country Club
Prestwick Country Club is the longest and one of the most demanding courses in this group, running 7,086 yards from the tips to a par of 72 with a slope of 140. Pete and P.B. Dye designed it in a links style and it opened in 1989. Bermuda greens, a driving range, putting green and chipping green complete the setup. Tom Gillis holds the record at 61. The Dye family name sets the expectation and the golf delivers on it.
Difficulty is the dominant theme in the reviews, and reviewers mean it as a compliment more often than not. Challenging and difficult both rank among the most used words, alongside fast, which refers to the greens. One reviewer called them lightning fast and placed the course in the area's top five. Another singled out the stretch from the tenth through the thirteenth as brutal and said they would happily play it again. The rough draws the most consistent warning. A reviewer who found the course in fabulous condition still described the rough as brutal and called Prestwick the hardest course they had played in Myrtle Beach.
The scoring is the strongest in this batch. From 1,121 reviews the average is 4.43, with 683 five star and 293 four star ratings. The dissent is real but small: 105 threes, 27 twos and 13 ones. Conditioning complaints are narrow and specific rather than general, most often tee boxes not being cut recently, while the same reviewers reported fairways and greens playing fine. Staff and clubhouse food both draw unprompted praise. The honest caution is not about the course's quality but its fit. This is a course that will find out anyone spraying it off the tee, and the length and rough combine to make a bad day a long one. One reviewer described the course as beautiful and easy for a golfer of their standard, which is the exception rather than the rule in this sample. The words that recur most across all 259 sampled reviews are course, greens and play, with again close behind, and that last one carries weight: a large share of reviewers say directly that they would return. For a course of this difficulty, that is the clearest endorsement in the data.
The look
Prestwick Country Club in pictures
Getting there
1001 Links Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
Course reviews
What golfers said about Prestwick Country Club
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 61%
- 4 star 26%
- 3 star 9%
- 2 star 3%
- 1 star 1%
Unbelievable course and experience.
Would play it again
Amazing course, friendly staff, and great clubhouse food!
Outstanding golf course. Definitely in the top five in the area. Staff was friendly.. piece of clay was good.. greens were lightning fast. if you haven’t played, Must play!
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Would play again, forget to buy something from the pro shop to remember the course by
did not play this round
This course was very challenging, holes 10 to 13 were brutal. I would play it again. AWESOME
Great course, very challenging but enjoyable.
Tee boxes bad shape
Great course, very friendly professional staff. Would love to play it again!
Good course lots of water
Nice course little uptight
Rained all day but course was in good condition. Would love to play again in dry/sunny conditionis.
Spectacular course in great condition! Beautiful clubhouse!
We played in the rain and still enjoyed the course.
Love the layout! A little dry but the greens were in great shape and fast. Friendly staff throughout
Great course but the employees not so much.
Super fast greens and a bit too far from our hotel N Plantation
Greens were great! Course was in great condition!
A bit too far from N Beach Plantation. Fast greens
Fun course with super fast greens but too far away from N Beach Plantation
Best course of the trip. Greens were quicker than anything. Had true fire in them.
Very tough greens, and elevated fairways. Played long which is a good challenge
Unfortunately we had to get a rain check
Rained out but looked good
play was slow due to lack of rangers pushing slow groups and cart path
Classic course. Very well maintained. True greens challenge your putting. Will play this course over and over again.
Great staff overall conditions were pretty good. A few real rough fairways, but recent heavy rains may have played a part in it
weather cut us to 9 holes, one of my favorite dye courses
Only reason not very satisfied is that we were not informed of overseeing.
Course very wet
Beautiful course easy for golfers like myself
Love the layout and staff
Very well maintained and very enjoyable to play.
The course was in fabulous condition. The rough was brtual. It still is the hardest golf course I played in mytrle beach.
A nice course to finish our week long stay. Pretty much straightforward but there are some challenging holes throughout the round. A must play.
Great course. Conditions were very good. Pace of play very reasonable.
Great layout, good condition, friendly staff. Can manage from forward tees and challenging from the back. Good practice facility. Good pro shop and clubhouse.
Great golf course, good conditioning, friendly staff. Replay friendly.
Pete Dye course are always good, this one is right up there. good condition.
Challenging course.
Nice, fast greens
Wish there was GOS IN THE carts
enjoyed the course , great shape 4.5
Nice course but conditions were not great.
Really good layout...just fix the tee boxes.
Tee boxes need a lot of work, but all other aspects were really good
The course had some issues and the greens which are usually in great shape were not and were a little slow.
Tee boxes were not cut in several days. Fairways and greens were fine.
Pace of play issues due to a foursome in front of us who could not play golf.
Prestwick was in great shape this year!
Excellent, challenging course in great condition.
weather didn’t hold great but course pure
Good condition nice course
Did not get to play frost!
Great course greens were mint.
Nice like a lot
There was some was wait time as on many holes
Very good course. hard round of golf
The wizard is of course I never wanna go back to. The growth that they have in the middle of the fairway on the sides where everybody looks for balls if that happens to go in there delays the game it’s horrible and wanna play there again. Prestwick is a very nice course but too difficult for the players of our group. It was longer than expected. And the rough was very difficult. So I don’t think we’ll play there again either. But I can’t complain about the condition. It was beautiful.
Unable to play as course was closed due to tropical storm Debby.
Vacation rentals
Where to stay near Prestwick Country Club
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.
3.8 miles away
Crown Reef Beach Resort
The closest stay we book to Prestwick Country Club, about 3.8 miles by road, with bar/lounge on site.
- Bar/Lounge
- Elevator
- FREE Wi-Fi
3.9 miles away
Ocean Blue Resort
Roughly 3.9 miles from the first tee in Myrtle Beach, with covered parking.
- Covered Parking
- FREE Parking
- FREE Wi-Fi
4.3 miles away
Compass Cove Resort
Roughly 4.3 miles from the first tee in Myrtle Beach, with elevator.
- Elevator
- FREE Wi-Fi
- Fitness Room
Same part of the Strand
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