TPC of Myrtle Beach

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TPC of Myrtle Beach
Club information
Location Murrells Inlet, South Carolina,
United States
Established1999
TypeResort
Total holes18
Events hosted IR Senior Tour Championship (2000)
Website http://www.tpcmyrtlebeach.com
Designed by Tom Fazio
Par 72
Length6,950 yards
Course rating 74.2/146
Course record62 - Bo Hoag

TPC of Myrtle Beach is a golf resort located off South Carolina Highway 707 in Burgess, South Carolina, near Murrells Inlet in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. The Tom Fazio designed championship golf course is a member of the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club network. It has hosted several prestigious golf tournaments, including the IR Senior Tour Championship, the season ending event on the Senior PGA Tour, in 2000. [1]

The course at TPC of Myrtle Beach is parkland-style. Golf facilities at the club include a driving range, putting green, practice bunker, and chipping green. [2]

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References

  1. "Not so Grand Strand Senior Tour Championship leaving Myrtle Beach". CNN Sports Illustrated . January 16, 2001. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  2. "TPC of Myrtle Beach". Triple Golf. Retrieved 2023-12-04.