Pine Lakes Country Club, nicknamed "The Granddaddy," opened in 1927 as the first golf course in Myrtle Beach and on the Grand Strand. It was designed by Robert White, a Scotsman from St. Andrews who was the founding president of the PGA of America and a co-founder of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The course originally opened as Ocean Forest Country Club, and in 1954 the concept for Sports Illustrated magazine was reportedly born during a Time-Life executive retreat held there. An extensive renovation was completed in 2021.

Via Pine Lakes Country Club (official)

Via 100 Years of Myrtle Beach Golf: The Centennial Story Starts at Pine Lakes

Via Discover South Carolina — “Pine Lakes: Where History and Golf Meet in Myrtle Beach”

Via Visit Myrtle Beach — “Historic Pine Lakes Country Club”

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