Pine Lakes opened in 1927 as Ocean Forest Country Club, and it was the first golf course in Myrtle Beach. It is still called the Granddaddy. It lies less than half a mile from the Atlantic, with the Ocean Boulevard skyline framing the 14th, and you can book it like any other public course on the Strand. People come for the history as much as the golf. The clubhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, it is home to the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame, and it is where a group of Time Inc. executives met in the early 1950s to plan Sports Illustrated.
Pine Lakes Country Club green fees and tee times.
Book online through the Pine Lakes tee-time site, which the club says always carries its best rates, or call 843-315-7700. Pine Lakes belongs to the Founders Group, and the same booking system covers its 20 sister courses from Little River to Pawleys Island, so you can book a whole trip in one basket. The club does not publish a fixed rate card; the online price changes with the date and time. Children 16 and under play free with a paying adult and can be added online. For multi-round packages, use the club’s quick-quote form or MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com, which the scorecard also names. Collared shirts are required.
The round, in perspective.
Robert White designed the course. He was born in St Andrews and became the first president of the PGA of America. It is a par 70 of 6,737 yards from the back tees, on rolling ground that the club says undulates more on the back nine. The club survived the Depression and took the name Pine Lakes in 1946. A 2009 restoration by Craig Schreiner swapped the nines and added two new holes to what is now the front side, while the new back nine is meant to echo the course’s 1920s roots. A full restoration of the greens and bunkers followed in 2021. The club counts the 14th, a 438-yard par four framed by the oceanfront skyline, among its most demanding par fours. Each nine has one par five and two par threes.
Know before you go.
Dress
Collared shirts required
Juniors
16 and under free with a paying adult
Tees
Six sets, 4,025 to 6,737 yards
Tee-time line
843-315-7700
Booking
Online; rates vary by date and time
Make the trip work.
Choose your tees with care. Pine Lakes has six sets, from 6,737 yards down to 4,025, and the gap between Tee 4 (6,068) and Tee 3 (5,542) is the one most mixed groups need. Because the course is par 70, scores run a couple of shots higher than on the Strand’s par-72 resort courses. Allow time before or after the round for the Hall of Fame and the clubhouse. The Robert White Pub is open to the public for breakfast, lunch and weekly themed dinners, with seating that looks over the course and courtyard.
The club is at 5603 Granddaddy Drive, off Woodside Avenue in central Myrtle Beach, between US 17 Business and Robert Grissom Parkway. Myrtle Beach International (MYR) is about 15 minutes’ drive away, which makes Pine Lakes the easiest round to fit into an arrival or departure day. From Ocean Boulevard hotels it is only a few minutes by car.
There are no rooms at the club, and the scorecard suggests booking tee times through your host hotel or package provider. The oceanfront hotels and condos along Ocean Boulevard are the obvious base, a few blocks east. For a quieter stay with a marina, the Grande Dunes area is about ten minutes north, with the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes and the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes.
Make a trip of it.
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, the Strand’s other historic club, is a few minutes north, so the two make a history-minded pair. Grande Dunes Resort Club, a Founders sister course, is about ten minutes away and can go into the same booking basket. Off the course, the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and its oceanfront promenade are close by. The club’s own social calendar includes weekly dinners at the Robert White Pub.
Find your season.
Myrtle Beach golf peaks from March to early May and again from late September to October, when group trips fill the tee sheets. Pine Lakes is open all year and books online for any date, so watch the online price: it moves with season and time of day rather than following a fixed card. Its central location also makes a winter round easy to fit around a short city break.
It was the first golf course in Myrtle Beach, opened in 1927 as Ocean Forest Country Club and renamed Pine Lakes in 1946. The club’s address, Granddaddy Drive, and its logo both use the nickname.
Was Sports Illustrated founded at Pine Lakes?
The club calls itself the birthplace of Sports Illustrated. Its booking site says a group of Time Inc. executives met at Pine Lakes in the early 1950s to plan the new sports magazine.
How long is Pine Lakes?
It plays to 6,737 yards from Tee 6, par 70, with a slope of 142. The shortest set, Tee 1, is 4,025 yards. The longest hole is the 554-yard 10th, the par five that opens the back nine.
Do kids play free at Pine Lakes?
Yes. Children 16 and under play free with a paying adult, and you can add them when you book online. Grande Dunes Resort Club, a Founders sister course, runs the same under-16 offer.
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.
