Black Bear Golf Club

Few corners of South Carolina generate as much golf per square mile as the Grand Strand corridor, and Longs sits at its northern edge — close enough to Myrtle Beach to share in that region's reputation as one of the most golf-saturated destinations in the country, yet removed enough to feel a touch more local and unhurried. The area's flat coastal terrain, sandy soil, and mild climate make it naturally hospitable to golf year-round, with courses woven through pine stands, wetlands, and low country scrub.

Black Bear Golf Club carries the kind of name that signals a design built around the natural landscape rather than against it — wooded corridors, native vegetation, and a routing that rewards players who manage the course rather than overpower it. Without abundant length as a defense, layout and nuance tend to do the work.

As a public facility in this part of the Grand Strand, Black Bear fits the region's tradition of accessible, affordable golf — the sort of everyday round that keeps serious golfers coming back to this stretch of the Carolina coast long after the resort marquee names have been checked off.