MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Twenty years ago, Myrtle Beach was a top “buddy golf trip” destination, with foursomes or small groups of guys enticed by affordable stay-and-play packages and good weather in the shoulder seasons. Typically, they’d play 36 holes a day and, with whatever energy was left, cavort at night. Myrtle Beach is still that place, but it is so much more. With more than 100 golf courses, the Grand Strand is as golf-centric as any place in America. One conservative estimate pegged the number of rounds played annually at 3 million, with an economic impact of $150 million — and that doesn’t include food and lodging. Myrtle Beach also is home to the World Amateur Handicap Championship,...
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