The Rise and Fall of America's Golf Capital: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach once had roughly 120 golf courses. So why did America's Golf Capital start tearing them down? For decades, Myrtle Beach was a premier golf vacation destination. Affordable golf packages, course designers, and endless fairways transformed the Grand Strand into a golfer's paradise. Then the boom became a problem. In this Fairway Fortunes documentary, discover the rise and fall of Myrtle Beach golf: how historic Pine Lakes Country Club started it all, why developers rushed to build golf courses, and how layouts like Waterway Hills, The Witch, and River Oaks disappeared. The twist? Myrtle Beach golf isn't dead. The courses that remain still attract visitors, while former fairways become neighborhoods. This is the business story behind golf tourism, real estate, and the changing economics of America's Golf Capital. What closed Myrtle Beach course do you miss most? Share your memories below, and subscribe to Fairway Fortunes for golf history and business documentaries:    / @fairwayfortuneschannel   ⛳ CHAPTERS 0:00 The Vanishing Fairways of Myrtle Beach 1:26 Building the Golf Capital 3:40 The Genius of the Golf Vacation Package 7:28 The Real Estate Trap 11:50 A New Era for the Golf Capital 🔗 EXPLORE MORE Lost Myrtle Beach courses: https://myrtlebeachgolf.com/news/lost... Pine Lakes Country Club: https://pinelakes.com/ Myrtle Beach Classic: https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2... #MyrtleBeachGolf #GolfHistory #FairwayFortunes