Which is better for a buddies trip on a budget?

Myrtle Beach, by a clear margin. Stay-and-play packages at Barefoot Resort villas, $130-200 daily-fee marquee rounds, and direct MYR service from the Northeast make it the buddies-trip blueprint. Hilton Head is more polished but materially more expensive per head, especially once Harbour Town green fees enter the math.

Which has the better single round?

Hilton Head — Harbour Town Golf Links is one of the most iconic finishes in American golf, the lighthouse closer and the Pete Dye routing through Sea Pines. Myrtle's marquee bench (Caledonia, The Dunes Club, True Blue) is excellent but lacks a single round with that kind of bucket-list weight.

Which is better for non-golfers in the group?

It depends on what they want. Myrtle Beach has more shopping, more restaurants, more beach-town energy and bigger nightlife. Hilton Head is quieter, more refined, more bike-and-beach focused — better for a partner who wants a relaxed island week than for someone who wants to be entertained between rounds.

Trip matchup

Myrtle Beach vs Hilton Head

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Pawleys Island Cluster runs $870 cheaper per person than Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Two Carolina coast golf weeks at very different price points. Myrtle Beach is the high-volume value play — 80+ public courses, stay-and-play packages, the buddies-trip blueprint. Hilton Head is the polished island resort week, anchored by Harbour Town and the RBC Heritage.

At a glance

·Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Pawleys Island Cluster is cheaper by $870 per person.

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Pawleys Island Cluster

Per person$2,275

Days4

Group4

WhenSummer

Top hotelLitchfield Beach & Golf Resort · $380/night

Top courses

King's North at Myrtle Beach National
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
True Blue Golf Club

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Hilton Head

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Per person$3,145

Days4

Group4

WhenSummer

Top hotelThe Inn at Harbour Town (Sea Pines Resort) · $480/night

Top courses

Harbour Town Golf Links
Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

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