Pine Lakes International Country Club

The Pine Lakes Country Club was the first golf course in Myrtle Beach. It was designed by Robert White, the first PGA president, whose scottish influence is obvious.  Called « Granddaddy », Pine Lakes was known at the beginning as Ocean Forest Club. For a while, it was famous to the Vandebilts and the Rockefellers and today, it keeps remaining traditionnal courses. Helped by Donald Ross for the design, White created a great 18 holes through pines, oaks and elms. Regarding today’s standards, Pine Lakes isn’t a long circuit with a 6 609 yards length. Eventhough, a certain distance is required to reach many of the holes: 5 are 400 yard long, and 2 are over 200 yard. Pine Lakes is also famous for another american figure: Sports Illustrated magazine. In the early 1950’s, a Time Life’s 67 managers group, including Henry booth Luce, came to Myrtle Beach to play a few round while planning a new weekly sport magazine. A few times later, the now-famous Sports Illustrated, as designed by Luce, appeared in newspaper booths.