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DESIGNED BY FAMED ARCHITECT
ROBERT TRENT JONES,
THE DUNES IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE
HIS FINEST WORK . |
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The Course The idea to build The Dunes Golf and Beach Club was formed in 1947 by Myrtle Beach area businessmen. Designed by famed architect Robert Trent Jones, The Dunes is considered by many to be his finest work. The layout incorporated many of his favorite design features such as long tees, well defined fairway bunkers that give the player targets off the tees and huge elevated greens. Since its birth, The Dunes Club has proven to be a World-Class course, offering the best in golf and service.
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| Dunes Named to Golf Magazine/Golf.com Top 100 List | | Posted 8/5/2010 | | Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach has been ranked by GOLF Magazine as the 48th best in the publication’s biennial ranking of its “Top 100 Courses You Can Play.” The 2010 rankings appear in the September issue, but can be seen online at GOLF.com. Two years ago, the historic club was ranked No. 47.
“When you see the list of outstanding golf courses in the United States that are part of the Top 100, it is truly an honor to be recognized as one of the best,” said Dennis Nicholl, head golf professional at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club. “Since 1947, we have strived to create a classic and revered place to honor the tradition and game of golf. This ranking shows once again that Robert Trent Jones’ design stands the test of time and is appreciated by all who experience it.”
The Dunes Club has also been recognized No. 4 by GOLF Magazine among its “Top 20 Best Public Golf Courses” in South Carolina. Twelve of the 20 golf courses in this list are located in the Myrtle Beach area.
Over the years, The Dunes Golf & Beach Club has played host to two USGA National Championships and six Senior Tour Championships. In 2011, the club will host the prestigious Carolinas Amateur Championship.
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| Dunes Hosts Carolinas PGA Pro Assistants Championship | | Posted 7/16/2010 | | Head PGA Professional Oliver Peacock of Elk River Club in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and his Assistant PGA Professional John Carter won a one-hole playoff to claim the 2010 Titleist/FootJoy Carolinas PGA Pro-Assistant Championship.
The Titleist/FootJoy CPGA Pro-Assistant Championship is an annual event that pits PGA Head Professionals and their assistants against each other in a fun, friendly atmosphere. The Jerry Purdy Cup, named for the late Jerry Purdy, a Titleist representative in the Carolinas and the tournament's founder, has been the signature traveling trophy of the tournament since 1989. Titleist/FootJoy has been a loyal and generous sponsor of the CPGA Pro-Assistant Championship since its beginning.
The CPGA would like to thank host PGA Head Professional Dennis Nicholl, his staff, and the members of The Dunes Golf & Beach Club for allowing the CPGA Professionals to compete on the historic, beautiful, and challenging layout.
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| Dunes Club #8 in South Carolina | | Posted 4/12/2010 | | South Carolina's Top 50 Golf Courses
Selected by the South Carolina Golf Course Rating Panel
1. Harbour Town Golf Links, The Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island
2. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort
3. Sage Valley Golf Club, Graniteville
4. May River Golf Club, Palmetto Bluff
5. Greenville Country Club, Chanticleer Course
6. Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Island
7. Secession Golf Club, Beaufort
8. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach
9. Kiawah Island Club, Cassique Course
10. Yeamans Hall Club, Hanahan
11. Palmetto Golf Club, Aiken
12. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island
13. Bulls Bay Golf Club, Awendaw
14. Musgrove Mill Golf Club, Clinton
15. Kiawah Island Club, River Course
16. Old Tabby Links, Spring Island
17. Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, Sunset
18. Chechessee Creek Club, Okatie
19. Colleton River Plantation - Nicklaus Course, Bluffton
20. The Golf Club at Briar's Creek, Johns Island
21. Country Club of Charleston
22. Cherokee Plantation Golf Club, Yemasee
23. Colleton River Plantation - Dye Course, Bluffton
24. Haig Point Club, Daufauskie Island
25. Belfair Golf Club - East Course, Bluffton
26. Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation, Little River
27. Cliffs at Keowee Falls, Salem
28. Belfair Golf Club - West Course, Bluffton
29. The Cliffs at Glassy, Landrum
30. Daniel Island Club - Ralston Creek Course
31. Cliffs at Keowee Springs, Six Mile
32. Wild Dunes Resort - Links Course, Isle of Palms
33. Wachesaw Plantation, Murrells Inlet
34. Country Club of Spartanburg
35. The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset
36. Debordieu Club, Georgetown
37. Thornblade Club, Greer
38. Barefoot Resort, Dye Course, North Myrtle Beach
39. True Blue Plantation, Pawleys Island
40. Greenville Country Club, Riverside Course
41. Grande Dunes Resort Course, Myrtle Beach
42. Camden Country Club
43. Heron Point by Pete Dye, The Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island
44. Berkeley Hall, North Course, Bluffton
45. Daniel Island Club, Beresford Creek Course
46. The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island
47. Florence Country Club
48. Columbia Country Club
49. Pawleys Plantation, Pawleys Island
50. Mount Vintage Plantation & Golf Club, North Augusta
Top Golf Courses By Region
GRAND STRAND
1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach
2. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island
3. Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation, Little River
4. Wachesaw Plantation, Murrells Inlet
5. Debordieu Club, Georgetown
6. Barefoot Resort - Dye Course, North Myrtle Beach
7. True Blue Plantation, Pawleys Island
8. Grande Dunes - Resort Course, Myrtle Beach
9. The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Islan
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| Dunes Ranked #1 Course in Grand Strand Region | | Posted 4/12/2010 | | Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach has been ranked number one golf course in the Grand Strand region by the prestigious South Carolina Golf Panel. The award was presented during the panel’s awards dinner at Seabrook Island Resort on March 13.
“It's an honor for The Dunes Club to be recognized by the South Carolina Golf Panel,” said Dennis Nicholl, head golf professional at The Dunes Club. “There are so many great golf courses along the Grand Strand, and we are fortunate to be one of them. I congratulate our superintendent and our staff for their hard work to make sure The Dunes Club remains a lasting golf memory for all who come to experience it.”
The South Carolina Golf Panel is comprised of golf enthusiasts representing a diverse range of occupations, handicaps and backgrounds. The panel’s objective is to promote excellence in the state’s golf course design and operations through competitive rankings, education and public advocacy. More information on this year’s complete ranking of South Carolina golf courses can be found at scgolfpanel.org
Golfweek magazine has also recognized The Dunes Club in their March 12 edition. Among the publication’s annual golf rankings called, “Golfweek’s Best,” The Dunes Club ranks 100th nationally among “classic” golf courses constructed before 1960. It also rates 94th in the country among resort golf courses, and fifth among golf courses in the state of South Carolina.
The Dunes Club golf course was built in 1947 and is recognized as one of Robert Trent Jones finest designs. Since its inception, it has proved to be a world class course, offering the best in golf and member services. Hole 13, better known as “Waterloo” is The Dunes Club’s signature hole and has been honored by GOLF Magazine and Sports Illustrated as one of the greatest golf holes in the world. The classic par five measures 590 yards from the back tees and golfers must circumvent Lake Singleton that runs down the right side of the fairway.
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| Dunes Named to GolfWorld's Top 50 | | Posted 10/6/2009 | | The Dunes Golf & Beach Club was named to the 2010 Golf World Readers’ Choice Awards, just announced in the magazine’s September 28 issue. The Robert Trent Jones design was recognized in the Top 50 Resorts category and is the only Myrtle Beach area course to be honored in this category in the annual ranking. Dunes Club was also honored in the inaugural 2009 Reader’s Choice Awards.
“We are excited to once again be recognized as one of the top 50 resort golf courses in the United States,” said Dennis Nicholl, Dunes Club’s head golf professional. “We strive to provide a superior golfing experience to our members and guests and this award confirms our success at this objective.”
Golf World invited readers to evaluate the best public, private and resort facilities in the country using 12 criteria established by the magazine’s editors that included the quality of the course; the condition of the course; the course’s reputation and prestige; golf practice facilities; speed of play; clubhouse/locker rooms; hotel accommodations; caddie program; golf pro shop; food/dining; off-course activities/amenities; service and overall value. More than 48,000 individual facility ratings and 600,000 criteria evaluations were received in the second year of the reader’s choice awards.
To arrive at an overall aggregate score for each facility, Golf World calculated the average ratings received in all applicable criteria. The raw scores were weighted to reflect different levels of significance for each of the criteria, with the formula varying based on the category. The overall total then was recalculated to a 100-point scale so a perfect score on every ballot yielded an aggregate of 100.
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| Dunes Named to Golf Digest Top 100 | | Posted 4/26/2009 | | THE DUNES GOLF AND BEACH CLUB NAMED ONE OF GOLF DIGEST’S “AMERICA’S 100 GREATEST PUBLIC COURSES”
April 21, 2009, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The Dunes Golf and Beach Club has been ranked number 38 in Golf Digest’s 2009-2010 “America’s Top 100 Great Public Courses” listing, just published in the April issue. The prestigious “Top 100 You Can Play” list is published biennially and ranks America’s best public access and resort courses. Although a private club, the Dunes Club qualifies for this list of the country’s top public and resort golf courses by allowing limited package play through member hotels and package providers.
Established in 1966, the 2009-2010 Golf Digest ranking is the 23rd edition of the ultimate honor paid to American golf course architecture. The rankings are based on extensive play and scrutiny of thousands of courses every two years by a panel of over 900 low handicap golfers. The courses were judged on various criteria: shot values, resistance to scoring, design variety, memorability, aesthetics, conditioning and ambience. After the panelists submitted their evaluations, Golf Digest averages the scores of the categories and totals the averages to determine the overall rankings. A course must be two years old to be considered for “America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.”
“It's an honor for The Dunes Club to be recognized as one of ‘America's Top 100’ courses,” said Dennis Nicholl, Dunes Club head golf professional. “This Robert Trent Jones’ design continues to stand the test of time as one of the best courses in the United States and I congratulate our staff for their hard work to make sure that our members and guests have a first-class experience each time.”
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Over the years, the Dunes has maintained its position as Myrtle Beach's Highest-Rated golf course and continues to be recognized as one of "America's Greatest 100 Courses" by many publications including Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Golfweek, Links Magazine and many others. Hole 13, nicknamed "Waterloo", has received much attention having been chosen by Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated as one of "America's Best 18 Holes". The course has played host to two USGA National Championships and Six Senior Tour Championships.
In December 2003, The Dunes Golf and Beach Club reopened after an extensive greens restoration project which resulted in the installation of A-1 bent greens. The project was led by Rees Jones, the prominent golf course architect of his generation, and also included minor alterations to the 1st, 8th, 13th, 16th, and 18th greens, which allow them to remain consistent with the design's original intent and handle the increased speed of the A-1bentgrass.
Golf Professional Dennis Nicholl and his staff welcome you to The Dunes. Enjoy the day on one of America's finest tests of golf. |
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9000 N. Ocean Blvd. | Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 | Tel: 843-449-5236 | Fax: 843-449-8696
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