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7 Myrtle Beach National Courses Receive 4 or More Stars
09/23/2006
October 2, 2006, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Seven Myrtle Beach National Company golf courses have recently been awarded four or more stars in the 2006 Golf Digest “Best Places to Play Guide.” The “Best Places to Play Guide” is a biannual publication by Golf Digest that reviews public and private golf courses throughout the United States. Readers submit ballots based on their visits to golf courses over a two-year period. Each course must receive at least 10 ballots to be considered and the rating takes into account the golfer’s overall experience at the course, the services provided to the golfer, the course’s perceived value and the pace of play.
The ballots are then converted into a one-to-five star ranking system for the “Places to Play Guide.” One star indicates “Basic golf.” Two stars means “Good but not great.” Three stars indicates that a course is “Very good. Tell a friend it’s worth getting off the highway to play.” Four stars tells golfers that the course is “Outstanding. Plan your next vacation around it.” The rare five star ranking indicates that the course is “Superb. Golf at its absolute best. Pay any price to play at least once in your life.”
Five Myrtle Beach National courses received four-and-a-half stars; Long Bay Club, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, the West Course at Myrtle Beach National, River Club and Willbrook Plantation. Aberdeen Country Club and Litchfield Country Club were both awarded four stars.
“Having seven of our courses receive four stars or more in Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play Guide” is a testament to the outstanding design, condition and service that Myrtle Beach National Company offers,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations. “Golfers enjoy playing our courses for their scenic beauty, conditioning, playability and our service with southern hospitality.”
About The Myrtle Beach National Company
The Myrtle Beach National Company has evolved into one of the leading golf course ownership and management operations in the Southeast, featuring many of the most well-respected signature courses along the Grand Strand. The company formed in 1971 with the construction of the Arnold Palmer-designed original 54-hole golf complex, which includes the West Course, Southcreek (both designed by Francis Duane and Arnold Palmer) and King’s North, also an Arnold Palmer design that has achieved national notoriety. Myrtle Beach National has grown to include the Robert Trent Jones designed Waterway Hills, Jack Nicklaus’ Long Bay, Tom Jackson’s River Club and Aberdeen Country Club, Dan Maple’s Willbrook Plantation and Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, all premier Myrtle Beach area signature courses.
Myrtle Beach National has hosted tournaments for men, women, senior or junior golfers for more than 35 years to help grow the game of golf. Every November, Myrtle Beach National-sponsored George Holliday Memorial Tournament, recently named one of the top-ranked junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, draws more than 500 prep golfers to the Grand Strand. During the spring, Myrtle Beach National welcomes more than 500 junior golfers to the area during Easter weekend for the Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Tournament. In the fall, Myrtle Beach National welcomes women golfers and couples to the Grand Strand for the Girls Love to Golf Clinic and The Carolina Couples Classic. For more information, visit www.MBN.com or call 1-800-882-2614.
