Grande Dunes Resort Club sits on a high bluff above the Intracoastal Waterway, inside the Grande Dunes development on Myrtle Beach’s north side. From the course you look out over the waterway, the Grande Dunes marina and the Marina Inn. It is a public course despite the name. Don’t confuse it with the Grande Dunes Members Club, the separate private course in the same community. A 2022 renovation rebuilt every green and bunker, and the club’s own restaurant, Terrazza 19, now looks over the waterway.
Grande Dunes Resort Club green fees and tee times.
Book online through the Grande Dunes tee-time site, which says it guarantees the best rates, or call 843-315-0333. The course belongs to the Founders Group, so the same system shows availability at 20 sister courses, including Pine Lakes and TPC Myrtle Beach. The club does not publish a rate card; prices change with date and time, so check the online sheet for your date. Children 16 and under play free with a paying adult. Groups booking several rounds can use the club’s quick-quote form for packages. For more than four golfers, choose the group size online and the system tries to hold consecutive times, though it cannot promise them.
The round, in perspective.
The Roger Rulewich Group designed the course, which opened in 2001. It plays as a par 72 of 7,578 yards from the gold tees, with wide Bermuda fairways and large, gently contoured greens. The club calls it links-style; it is better read as open and strategic, with room off the tee and a premium on hitting the right side of big greens. The homepage and booking site say five holes play along the waterway; the club’s About page says seven. The one it singles out is the 14th, a 220-yard par three from the back and one of the waterway holes. In summer 2022 John Harvey, who worked with Rulewich on the original build, spent four months reviving the course. He returned the greens to their original size with TifEagle ultradwarf Bermuda, adding nearly 40,000 square feet of putting surface. He also rebuilt the bunkers with Capillary Concrete liners and widened the fairways by eight acres.
Know before you go.
Juniors
16 and under free with a paying adult
Tees
Gold 7,578 to Red 5,353 yards
Greens
TifEagle ultradwarf Bermuda (2022)
Tee-time line
843-315-0333
Group bookings
Consecutive times held where possible
Make the trip work.
Pick tees honestly. The gold tees at 7,578 yards carry a 76.7 rating and a 143 slope, while the white tees at 6,277 yards are where most visiting groups will be happiest. Five par fours are over 400 yards even from the blue tees, so expect long irons into the greens. The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style clubhouse has lockers and a veranda over the 9th and 18th greens. Terrazza 19, the restaurant added in the renovation, is open to the public and has views of the waterway.
The clubhouse is at 8700 Golf Village Lane in Grande Dunes, off US 17 at the north end of central Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach International (MYR) is about 20 minutes south by Robert Grissom Parkway or US 17 Bypass. From Barefoot Resort or North Myrtle Beach, allow around 20 to 25 minutes south on US 17.
The Marina Inn at Grande Dunes, which the club describes as a four-diamond hotel, is visible from the course and is the natural base. The Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes, on the oceanfront side of the same development, suits groups who want the beach. The oceanfront hotels of central Myrtle Beach, around ten minutes south, are a cheaper alternative.
Make a trip of it.
Pine Lakes, a Founders sister course about ten minutes south, gives you the Strand’s oldest course to go with one of its most modern. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club is close by on the oceanfront side of US 17, and Barefoot Resort’s four courses are 20 minutes north. Off the course, the Grande Dunes marina has waterfront dining, and the beach at the Marriott end of the development is a short drive away.
Find your season.
Spring and autumn are the busiest and dearest seasons on the Grande Dunes tee sheet. The greens have been TifEagle ultradwarf Bermuda since the 2022 rebuild, so check the club’s course news page for aerification dates before you fix early-summer rounds. Kids 16 and under playing free makes the summer school holidays a good window for families.
The Resort Club is public and books online like any daily-fee course. The Grande Dunes Members Club, the other course in the community, is a private club, so check that your tee time is for the Resort Club.
How many holes are on the Intracoastal Waterway at Grande Dunes?
The club’s current homepage and booking site say five, with the par-three 14th the highlight. The About page on the same site says seven, so the count depends on which holes you treat as on the water.
What changed in the 2022 Grande Dunes renovation?
John Harvey restored the greens to their original size with TifEagle ultradwarf, adding nearly 40,000 square feet. He rebuilt every bunker with Capillary Concrete liners and added eight acres of fairway. The clubhouse was refitted, and Terrazza 19 opened.
What is the slope rating at Grande Dunes?
From the gold tees, 7,578 yards, it is rated 76.7 with a slope of 143. The blue tees, at 6,737 yards, are 72.8 and 134. The forward red tees, at 5,353 yards, carry a slope of 123 for women.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
