Myrtle Beach Classic (PGA TOUR)
The Dunes Golf and Beach Club • Myrtle Beach, S.C. • May 9-12, 2024

Meet the Grass Master
Steve Hamilton, GCSAA, brings over two decades of experience as a superintendent, including hosting the 2014 PGA Professional National Championship. With 28 years as a GCSAA member and a background in Virginia Tech University, Hamilton is dedicated to ensuring The Dunes Golf and Beach Club is primed for the Myrtle Beach Classic.

Assisting Hamilton are:

• Josh Taylor, GCSAA, Superintendent
• Boston Cook, Assistant Superintendent
• Chad Kintzer, Equipment Manager
• Dennis Nicholl, Director of Golf
• Holden Patterson, PGA Professional

Course Highlights
The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1948 and renovated by Rees Jones in various years, offers a challenging layout against the backdrop of Myrtle Beach. Spanning 7,347 yards with a par of 71, the course boasts champion ultradwarf Bermuda greens and meticulously maintained fairways and roughs.

Tournament Set-up

• Par: 35-36--71
• Yardage: 7,347
• Stimpmeter: 11.5-12

Course Statistics

• Average Green Size: 6,000 sq. ft.
• Total Property Acres: 234
• Acres of Fairway: 30
• Acres of Rough: 80
• Number of Sand Bunkers: 72
• Number of Water Hazards: Numerous small ponds, Alligator Alley
• Number of Holes Water is in Play: 6

Turfgrass Specifications

• Greens: Champion ultradwarf Bermuda .100”
• Collars: 419 bermudagrass .250”
• Approaches: 419 bermudagrass .350”
• Tees: Zeon zoysiagrass .350”
• Fairways: Ryegrass overseed .400”
• Rough: Ryegrass overseed 2”

Additional Notes

• Recent renovations included leveling and re-grassing championship tees, rebuilding lake edges, and enhancing practice facilities.
• The Dunes Golf and Beach Club celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, marking its legacy as the second course built along the Grand Strand.

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