Possum Trot

Few names in American golf carry quite as much personality as Possum Trot, and this North Myrtle Beach layout has leaned into that identity for decades. Opened in 1968 and designed by Russell Breeden, it was among the early courses to help establish the Grand Strand as one of the country's great golf destinations. Breeden, a prolific Carolinas architect, had a gift for routing land-friendly, playable designs that rewarded course management over raw power — and Possum Trot reflects that sensibility throughout.

The course sits in the low, pine-and-oak coastal plain that defines this stretch of South Carolina, where afternoon sea breezes off the Atlantic can reshape club selection in a hurry. North Myrtle Beach sits at the quieter, slightly less commercialized end of the Strand, giving Possum Trot a more relaxed, unpretentious feel than some of its flashier neighbors to the south.

For visiting golfers working through the Grand Strand's enormous menu of options, Possum Trot has long represented an honest, old-school choice — the kind of track where the game feels a little less like a production and a little more like golf.