Preview

Starts: 8th May 2025
Course: Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Par: 71
Length: 7,347 yards
Defending Champion: Chris Gotterup

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Course Info

Designer: Robert Trent Jones
Used Since: 2024
Fairways: Narrow in places
Rough: Bermuda
Greens: Ultradwarf Bermuda 
Par 5's: 4th, 13th and 15th
Premium on: Approach play and accuracy
 

Dunes Golf & Beach Club

This is the second time the PGA Tour has used the Dunes Golf & Beach Club but it also hosted the 2016 Southern Amateur and the General James Hacker amateur event that year.

2025 Myrtle Beach Classic Trends

Only one previous event has been played at The Dunes Golf Club so trends are unavailable.

2025 Myrtle Beach Classic Stats Analysis

Only one previous event has been played at The Dunes Golf Club so we analyse the stats of the top three players from 2024:

SG: Off The Tee
The top three ranked 44th, 4th and 9th in this category in 2024.

Driving Distance
The top three ranked 46th, 4th and 17th in this category in 2024. Power off the tee is much preferred to accuracy.

Driving Accuracy
The top three ranked 60th, 67th and 11th in this category in 2024. Being accurate off the tee is not an essential this week.

SG: Approach
The top three ranked 4th, 41st and 6th in this category in 2024.

Geens in Regulation
The top three ranked 13th, 4th and 13th in this category in 2024.

SG: Around The Green
The top three ranked 6th, 57th and 17th in this category in 2024.

SG: Putting
The top three ranked 3rd, 2nd and 41st in this category in 2024.

Previous Myrtle Beach Classic Quotes

"I think the golf course has a lot of draw shapes off the tee. That's my shot shape. The greens are difficult but gettable. If you get it around the green with good hands, you can get it up-and-down for pars. The par-5s are just really quality. If you hit the fairways on the par-5s you have a huge advantage. If you miss the fairways you're kind of in trouble." Jimmy Stanger, 2024

"I really think playing the par-4s just trying to get the ball in the middle of the greens in two, you're going to be in a really good spot. A lot of the greens slope away from you after the front half of the green, so if you're in the middle of the green putting for birdie, even if it's from 20 or 30 feet, you're in a really good spot. Par-3s are tough. Same thing, middle of the greens. It's really the par-5s. If you can capitalize on the par-5s and just hang in there on the par-4s and par-3s, I think you can get after this golf course. I think that's part of what I like so much about this place." Jimmy Stanger, 2024

"It has a feel like Hilton Head. You think Myrtle Beach, I guess I was thinking a little more March shy, a little more like Sea Island, that type of golf course, but once you get here, it feels a little more inland and beautiful. Pieces of Quail Hollow, pieces of -- what were we saying out there, maybe Tampa down in Florida, similar to those." Bill Haas, 2024

"I think it just depends on the wind, if it gets up with these tee shots. The tee shots, if the wind is not up, they're still tight. There's some tight tee shots. You're going to have to be accurate off the tee, and then the greens are -- you're going to have to be pretty accurate with your numbers coming into the greens. They're pretty shallow greens. I think it can play pretty tough if the wind gets up and it starts drying out, but yeah, I think you're going to see some good scores this week with the rain that we've had the last few days." Trace Crowe, 2024

"It's an interesting course because the greens are kind of like turtle backs, so sometimes if you miss -- if you short-side yourself it's okay because you're chipping back uphill, so it's not too bad. It's a good course" Davis Thompson, 2024

"In the practice rounds I seemed to hit it in the fairway a lot, and today I seemed to miss the fairway by about one to four yards and be blocked out by overhanging trees. It felt a bit like a Harbour Town, like it's kind of a mix between Copperhead in Tampa and Harbour Town is what it feels like to me. It's obviously fairly gettable, but you've got to put the ball in the right place off the tee to have a shot to the green. The greens are pretty severe. If you can just make sure that even if you hit it a little farther from the pin but you're in the right spot, it seems like it's generally a little bit easier to get up-and-down" Beau Hossler, 2024

"There's not a ton of rough, but you almost don't really need too much just because a lot of trees come into play. More so you've got to drive it pretty well. The bunkers are well placed. The greens are unbelievable. They're extremely quick today, much quicker than when I played in the practice round." Matt Atkins, 2024

"I knew there were only a couple holes that were kind of on the marsh; most of it was tree-lined. But yeah, it's great. I think it's meant for the wind. When the wind picks up, it becomes a good test. The green complexes are really good. There's a lot of tricky slopes and undulations. I know they changed No. 8 from a par-5 to a par-4. That green probably isn't really meant to be a par-4. But yeah, it's a challenge. I like it, though." Alex Smalley, 2024

"I think there's some good holes that I can get after that some guys may have trouble with some bunkers here and there." Chris Gotterup, 2024

"I think ball-striking has always been the strongest part of my game, and in the last year or two, putting has tagged along nicely. It's a golf course with undulating greens. Unfortunately we had some rain last night, so they're on the softer side, so you can kind of attack everything. I told one of the members yesterday, if this course gets firm and fast with the greens being sort of upside down bowls - everything runs away on all sides - if you start tucking pins with rough and firm greens, it could play sort of like Bay Hill. It could be really, really tough. I absolutely love this golf course." Erik Van Rooyen, 2024

"I think the golf course is great. I think there's a lot of demanding tee shots out there. Conditions have obviously been good for us this week. It's been fairly soft and stuff. But it's a great golf course. I feel like you have to be on your game from tee, and it asks a lot of questions." Thorbjorn Olesen, 2024

"The wind was kind of funky all four days. It would switch here and there. It made the course play different every day, which is fun." Chris Gotterup, 2024

Will The Weather Be A Factor at the Myrtle Beach Classic 2025?

Light rain and minimal winds on Thursday but Friday could be affected by thunderstorms.  The weekend is forecast to be breezier with rain showers a possibility on Sunday.

PGA Tour Myrtle Beach Classic Picks 2025