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<p><em>Story by Ian Guerin</em></p>
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<p>The divide of pop culture and golf isn’t as wide as some might think.</p>
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<p>After all, both the sport and movies are entrenched in who many of us our. We love to be entertained; often the only difference is how much effort we want to put into it.</p>
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<p>Don’t believe us? Go to a matinee at any one of the movie theaters up and down South Carolina’s Grand Strand and notice how many polos and glove tans are in attendance. Movies are a great wind-down activity after a round for out-of-towners looking for another way to appreciate air conditioning and catch some laughs or get the feels.</p>
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<p>Taking that strategy one step further, we’ve joined the two mediums, identifying a few of area golf courses that have taken on the living, breathing characteristics of some notable flicks over the years.</p>
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<p><strong>A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT</strong><br><em>“I am haunted by waters.”</em><br>In Pawleys Island, <a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/river-club">River Club</a> is the ultimate Tom Jackson experience in the Myrtle Beach area. He’s got other layouts here, of course, but none of them put players into an environment with this many ponds and streams. All told, 15 of the 18 holes on this Par-72, 6,240-yard course include at least some the wet stuff. Not all of it is play, necessarily, but even the ancillary bodies catch your eye. You want to be there and not get wet all at the same time. It’s a delicate balance you’re tasked with navigating. <em>(River Club 8th pictured right)</em></p>
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<p><strong>FORREST GUMP</strong><br><em>&#8220;Anyway, like I was sayin&#8217;, shrimp is the fruit of the Sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil, it, bake it, sauté it…&#8221;</em><br>The majority of golf courses are 18 holes with tee boxes and fairways and roughs and bunkers and greens. To re-imagine that packaging in a different theme took something special. <a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/world-tour-golf-links">World Tour Golf Links</a> takes us through the golf version of Forrest’s life, dipping and diving through histories of the game in a way unlike ever before. Allowing us to live through our own memories of them in our own path took something special to connect it all. Making those memories our own. <em>(World Tour Golf Links pictured right)</em></p>
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<p><strong>WIZARD OF OZ</strong><br><em>“First they tore my legs off and they threw them over there! Then they took my chest out and they threw it over there.”</em><br>At times during the journey at <a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/tournament-player-club">TPC Myrtle Beach</a>, you and your three traveling companions are going to feel the walls closing in, the difficult course making you feel as if you were meant to fail all along. This course was designed, mind you for the likes of Player and Watkins, Watson and Trevino. But your yellow brick road won’t lead you to a confused wizard who seems to be using smoke and mirrors. Just an alligator who often calls the pond next to the 18th green home. <em>(TPC Myrtle Beach 13th top photo)</em></p>
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<p><strong>FIELD OF DREAMS</strong><br><em>“If you build it, they will come…”</em><br>Relatively remote by Myrtle Beach standards, <a href="https://www.mbn.com/course/caledonia-golf-and-fish-club">Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club </a>is the proverbial baseball field in the middle of Iowa, where visitors from around the country and globe have travelled to witness the beauty with their own eyes. It spawned out of something entirely different. No one thought Caledonia would inspire this type of awe. Thankfully, Ray Kinsella, er, Mike Strantz, was listening better than anyone. Something beautiful was created, and these 18 holes have now inspired for more than a generation. <em>(Caledonia Golf &amp; Fish Club pictured right)</em></p>
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<p><strong>HAPPY GILMORE</strong><br><em>“It’s all in the hips.”</em><br>Runaway Bay Miniature Golf at Tupelo Bay Golf Complex maybe shouldn’t be included on a list of traditional 18-hold golf courses. But, hey, this was supposed to be fun, right? This two-course putt-putt property is among the most fun options around. Between the Cockpit Country 18 and its neighboring Dunns River Falls, the “challenge” is in the noise swirling around you. We looked for a Clown that incessantly laughs at you to an infuriating degree, and the owners were smart enough to pass. Putt away.</p>
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<p><em>Photos for this feature from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/myrtlebeachgolftrips/">MyrtleBeachGolfTrips</a> Instagram Account</em></p>
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