Myrtle Beach Golfmaster Blog

Your Golfmasters here at Golf Trek, had a wonderful afternoon experiencing this wonderfull course. Thistle is definitely a course to ask for when planning your next trip to Myrtle Beach. Despite hot and dry conditions of late, this course is one of the best conditioned courses we have seen. The bent grass greens were in perfect condition, and very receptive to all types of shots. Soft and fast would be the best way to describe them. Golfmaster Jim particularly, enjoyed the greens as he rolled in a 66 foot putt for birdie. The rest of us had many putts of this length or longer, but not the fortune or the skill to knock one in.

With 27 holes to play, in a relaxed environment, this course will continue to be sought after for a long time to come. Many of our Golfmasters commented that they rated Thistle as the best Links course at the beach. Things will only get better at Thistle as they are in the process of building an impressive clubhouse, complete with 7 indoor and 2 outdoor fireplaces. They are even having the bar for their authentic pub, shipped directly from Scotland.

In addition, a bird sanctuary will be able to be viewed from the porch of the clubhouse. Gene Weldon, the head pro, even commented that we don’t charge extra for wildlife. Earlier in the day, we witnessed a large gator mosey his way across the driving range while we were warming up. He also indicated that Bald Eagles are also seen on a frequent basis. Not quite Scotland with this kind of wildlife, but pretty close.
The round at Thistle was a great culmination to our spring golf season. There quite possibly might not be a more unique, and distinctive course to end our season. After the round we made our way back to North Myrtle Beach to commemorate at Overtime’s Sports Bar. Trophies were handed out for this Spring’s Putting Champion, and overall Champion. Unfortunately, I did not win either…

Golfmaster Parker