Alan Blondin

The PGA Tour is dramatically changing the structure of its schedule and the three-year tournament on the Grand Strand is trying to make the cut

Last year, two teams from the Sun Belt Conference hosted NCAA baseball regionals, as both Coastal Carolina and Southern Mississippi were host sites. While Southern Miss (40-14) has put itself in position to again host this season, the Chanticleers (36-19) may have played their way out of being a host site by closing the regular season with six losses in their last nine games.

Bank of America and Youth On Course are sponsoring the ‘Golf with Us’ program, and a number of Grand Strand facilities are participating

Several courses in the Myrtle Beach area are taking part for a second year in a program that will help get youth on the course and likely help build a customer base in the market for decades to come.

The Chanticleers will face Mid-American Conference tournament champion Northern Illinois in its opening game.

The Bridge, a covered, open-air driving range facility with 16 hitting bays equipped with Toptracer technology and monitors, will soon open at World Tour

The Bridge, a covered, open-air driving range facility with 16 hitting bays equipped with Toptracer technology, will soon open at International World Tour Golf Links.

Coastal Carolina will open the 2026 season against a formidable foe in West Virginia on Sept. 5, but the Chanticleers are taking a major step up in competition next season.

The process is meant to create the best conditions for the fall and spring seasons, and for the long-term health of grass, particularly on greens.

The Piper, a new nine-hole par-3 course designed by Ken Baker of Baker Golf Design, is taking shape behind the clubhouse and is expected to open late this year.