Pine Lakes Country Club

They go above and beyond in service here, with white-gloved caddie masters, woefully misclad for the weather, washing your clubs, even shining your shoes. It's like a Myrtle Beach time capsule, except in color.

The course was designed by a Scot named Robert White, who was the first president of the PGA of America; there's a plaque in his honor at the No. 1 tee box, calling him the "Father of Grand Strand Golf." He did a good job on a course that measures 6,609 yards, with the char... [more]

They go above and beyond in service here, with white-gloved caddie masters, woefully misclad for the weather, washing your clubs, even shining your shoes. It's like a Myrtle Beach time capsule, except in color.

The course was designed by a Scot named Robert White, who was the first president of the PGA of America; there's a plaque in his honor at the No. 1 tee box, calling him the "Father of Grand Strand Golf." He did a good job on a course that measures 6,609 yards, with the characteristically traditional style of tree-lined fairways and small greens. They didn't like to play with your head back then, and the course has been kept largely as it was designed.

With greens this small, forget the pin placement of the day and aim for the center of the green. You'll have a putt at any pin, no matter where it is that day. With a slope rating of 126, the course isn't that difficult, but it does have its moments.

The 446-yard third hole features a pond that intrudes into the middle of the fairway. It's a little more than 300 yards from the back tees, but easy to reach because the fairway slopes dramatically toward it. Your second shot is uphill to an elevated green, with deep, high-lipped bunkers. Unfortunately, this is the only hole with any real distractions; the green is near busy Highway 17.