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MESA, Arizona – In the 11th annual Golfweek's Best Courses, the editors of Golfweek magazine named Longbow Golf Club to its list of "2009 Golfweek's Best Resort Courses."
"We are thrilled and honored to receive recognition from Golfweek," said Jay Larscheid, General Manager. "I think we all knew that Longbow would garner accolades such as this, and it's truly gratifying to have agreement from one of the golf world's most influential publications. We've simply stayed focused on our pledge to our guests to provide the highest standards in terms of service and playing conditions. It's obvious that this formula has paid off."
Longbow was ranked 89 out of 100, which, at first glance may seem a bit dubious. However, when one considers the caliber of golf clubs placed further up the list – Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Whistling Straits, to name a few – it's clear that Longbow has earned a place among golf's elite resort courses.
Longbow Business Park and Golf Club is a 330-acre, mixed-use development, being developed by Daedalus Real Estate Advisors, that incorporates office, light industrial, retail and hotel uses surrounded by desert vegetation and a main street transportation design and features the award-winning Longbow Golf Club. Daedalus is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate services company that provides investment, development and communications consulting to corporate real estate clients. To learn more about Longbow Golf Club or to book a tee time call 480.807.5400 or visit www.longbowgolf.com.
Longbow Golf Club is professionally managed by OB Sports Golf Management, a diversified, golf-oriented company with a long history of success. OB Sports currently manages 31 premier golf courses and country clubs throughout the United States. Known for its comprehensive and personalized services since 1972, OB Sports has become widely acclaimed as the leader in boutique-style golf course management. For more information about OB Sports Golf Management visit www.obsports.com.
LITTLE RIVER, SC (October 15, 2010) – It's difficult to imagine a better piece of property for a golf course than the stretch along the Intracoastal Waterway that Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links occupies. Clyde Johnston's design just flows with the natural terrain of the area.
On the final two holes on the front nine and the three finishing holes on the back nine, the beauty of the waterway is right there for the golfers enjoyment. However, with surprising elevation changes, natural marshes and wooded areas and only one well-buffered parallel fairway the course is naturally beautiful hole after hole.
You'll definitely want your handicap to dictate what tees to play. The Black tees at 6890-yards and a slope/rating of 73.1/145 and the Blue tees at 6446-yards and 71.2/137 are definitely for the low handicap golfer and is a shot making challenge. For the 10-25 Handicap the White tees at 6035-yards and 70.2/127 will not present a distance obstacle. The Gold tees at 5617-yards and 68.5/1116 and the Red tees at 5002-yards and 70.6/122 are quite playable.
The true challenge that Glen Dornoch presents is the need for accuracy and shot making. Like all the Glens courses your starter provides a complimentary yardage book. It's your caddie in print. It provides valuable carry and distance information for more than half the holes. You'll need the guidance. Like all traditional courses the only yardage markers you'll find are on a few sprinkler heads and fairway lining blue, white and red stakes.
The Front Nine at Glen Dornoch is quite playable and provides numerous opportunities to score well. Get off to a good start with great chances on the first four holes to make a statement. No. 5 is a great golf hole. Pay close attention to your yardage book. A par 5 is a good score and giving one back with a bogey isn't all-bad. No. 6 will challenge your vision. Go with the correct yardage allowing for an uphill second shot. On No. 8 green look behind you to see if the Sun Cruz Aquasino offshore gaming ship is in port. On No. 9 don't let the waterway and Number 1 handicap intimidate you.
As the front nine provides ample scoring opportunities, the back nine presents ample challenges to keep that score in place. The finishing three holes seem to garner the most attention, but each hole is remarkable. In fact I'm a mid-handicap golfer and it may just be my favorite nine holes! I like target and placement golf.
Both Number 10 and 11 require accurate drives and can easily punish an errant tee shot. Nos. 12, 13, 14 & 15 are each unique and require some shot making, but they're only a warm-up for the finishing three.
No. 16 requires a blind tee shot and a long approach into a green that appears to be a postage stamp with the waterway in the background and marsh in the foreground. No. 17 is at the risk of oversimplification, just a beautiful golf hole. The wetlands and waterway setting are spectacular. To much club here puts you over a green that's difficult to hold and into the marsh. No. 18 parallels the waterway, requires a drive over wetlands and an approach shot into a well-trapped double green. Did I mention the trees? If you're playing in a large group, get in the first foursome, relax on the clubhouse porch and enjoy watching your buddies finish.
Play this golf course. It could very well be the highlight of your trip.
The Clyde Johnston design opened in 1996 just below the North Carolina border. The loveliest holes play hard by the Intracoastal Waterway, opening on to views of the marshes. You can stand on the greens and fairways, watching the casino boats and shrimpers heading out to sea, and almost forget about the golf.
Johnston gives you an excellent test without beating you over the head with a mashie. The holes throw different looks and angles at you, with virtually no repetition. There are plenty of risk/reward, pond and marsh carries and doglegs to be cut down to size.
The accolades continue . . . The Golf Channel featured Glen Dornoch on the December 2008 episode of "Road Trip: Myrtle Beach." The Zagat 2009/2010 America's Top Golf Courses said the following: "Best Three Hole Finish" with "excellent course views, attentive service, and breathtaking views of the Intracoastal Waterway."
The Verdict: Aesthetically, Glen Dornoch is first-rate, with thick strands of oak, pine and magnolia to keep you occupied when you aren't agog at the Intracoastal Waterway views. You get good elevation (especially for the Low Country) to enjoy them from.
Johnston's Glen Dornoch design pays tribute to legendary Scottish architect Donald Ross.
Package Notes:
Prices are per golfer based on 4 persons sharing a 2 bedroom condo - includes all taxes. Prices are subject to change without notice. Accommodations and golf are subject to availability.
| Package Rates 2011: | |
| Sep 8 – 14 | $370 |
| Sep 15 – 28 | $395 |
| Sep 29 – Oct 30 | $460 |
| Oct 31 – Nov 13 | $435 |
| Nov 14 – 27 | $315 |
| Nov 28 – Dec 31 | $285 |
Course Opened:
1996
Course Type/Style:
Seaside/Links
Number of Tee Boxes:
5 sets
Total Number of Sand Bunkers:
80-85
Number of Water Hazards:
17 of 18 holes
Most Challenging Hole:
No. 16
Most Memorable Hole:
No. 18
Sinature Hole:
No. 17
Acreage of Course:
270 acres
Average Size of Greens:
6,600 sq. ft.
Primary Grasses
Fairways:
Bermuda
Rough:
Bermuda
Greens:
Tif Dwarf Bermuda
Months Open:
January – December
High Season:
March – May
Aerification:
Overseeding:
Rounds per year:
Green Fees:
Low: $129 High: $185
Walking Options:
Mandatory Cart
Head Pro:
David Spoone, PGA
Superintendent:
Jody Anderson, GCSAA
Golf Digest 
rating
What do you need to know about TPC-Myrtle Beach, beyond the need to bring your 'A' game? Here are five tidbits that might enhance your enjoyment of the South Strand layout.
Hit it high – Generally speaking, the greens at TPC are elevated and well bunkered, so you aren't going to have much success trying to run the ball up. Make sure you iron game is sharp and be prepared to fly numerous bunkers on your way to the green.
Tournament Tested – TPC is one of Myrtle Beach golf's biggest challenges and it has the resume to prove it. The course has hosted the PGA Senior Tour Championship, the finals of the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, and every spring it hosts the General Hackler Invitational, one of the nation's best collegiate tournaments. Take the time to check out the clubhouse memorabilia.
One of a Kind – In recent years Myrtle Beach golf courses have collected honors like a kid receiving candy on Halloween, but TPC is the only course in the area to earn 5-stars in Golf Digest's prestigious "Best Places to Play" guide and one of fewer than 25 layouts in the nation to earn the distinction.
Yes, that is Dustin Johnson – Rising PGA Tour star Dustin Johnson calls TPC-Myrtle Beach home. In addition to practicing and playing at TPC, the three-time winner on tour has been known to hang around the clubhouse. Don't be shocked if you see him, but he's just one of the guys in Murrells Inlet.
That's a wild turkey, not a drink – TPC-Myrtle Beach is built on 369 acres, much of it wetlands, which means the course has plenty of breathing room and there is ample wildlife. Wild turkey roost in the swamp to the left of ninth tee and there are an abundance of deer, alligators and fox, among many other animals. Enjoy the scenery.
By Chris King on May 4, 2010
The TPC-Myrtle Beach is one of the Grand Strand's bluebloods.
It enjoys the benefit of a premium brand, superior design (the team of Lanny Wadkins and Tom Fazio is tough to beat), and it's the home course of Dustin Johnson, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour. Throw in a bevy of national honors, and it's not hard to see why the facility is so highly regarded.
Identifying the three best holes on a course that has hosted what was then the Senior PGA Tour Championship and gets a regular workout from Johnson is a challenging task, because the candidates are plentiful. We asked course owner Chip Smith to identify the best of the best at TPC-Myrtle Beach and he complied, with an assist from Johnson.
The three best holes at TPC are:
No. 5, 158-yard, Par 3: Despite being TPC's shortest hole, the fifth is one of its most challenging, particularly from the tips where the tee shot requires a long forced carry over water. The green is wider than it is deep, so your margin for error is limited. A bunker in the right front looms for players not playing from the tips, as does a bunker in back of the green.
"There is almost a false front on the front of the green," Smith said. "It's a tough little shot because the green is narrow. The right side of the green is always better than short because of the lake."
No. 17, 193-yard, par 3: The words island green and TPC have almost become synonymous because of the famed 17th at Sawgrass, and No. 17 at TPC-Myrtle Beach is a reasonable approximation. The primary differences? The 17th in Myrtle Beach is a peninsula green surrounded by water on "only" three sides and it's approximately 50 yards longer. The 17th is TPC-Myrtle Beach's signature hole and with an almost constant wind, it represents a significant challenge. "Because of the distance, I think it's a little tougher than 17 at Sawgrass," Smith says. "Now I've never stood on 17 at Sawgrass on Sunday with $1.4 million on the line either (laugh)."
No. 18, 538-yard, par 5: The 18th, with a creek running along the right side of the fairway and a large lake on the left, is Johnson's choice as the course's best. It's a classic risk-reward hole. Players that can snuggle up to the creek before it runs out to the lake can get home in two, but there is considerable risk. Half of the green is exposed to water and with the rough surrounding it shaved, it's not an easy green to hold. One person who doesn't have to worry about length is Johnson. What does one of the PGA Tour's longest hitters use to reach the green on his second shot? "Depending on which way the wind is blowing, anywhere from a 5 or 6 iron to a 3-wood," he said. For the mere mortals among us, an iron on the second shot when attempting to reach the 18th green is out of the question!
