Surf Golf & Beach Club

Overview: Surf Golf & Beach Club is a private George Cobb course in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, tucked into a maritime-forest setting close to the ocean. The par-72 layout is a shotmaker’s course, with water, tree framing, and multi-tiered greens placing a premium on approach precision. It plays as a coastal course without being an exposed seaside links.

History: The Surf Club opened in 1960. Its greens were renovated in 2016 with Champion Bermudagrass, but the club continues to present the course as a George Cobb design. Earlier references to John LaFoy are not used as the primary architect attribution here because the current official course history names Cobb directly.

Did You Know? The club’s own history says it was developed by Charles Tilghman, grandfather of golf broadcaster Kelly Tilghman. The detail gives the course a personal connection to the Grand Strand’s broader golf and media history beyond its architecture.