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Bay Tree Golf Plantation (1972 to 2006)

All at once, Bay Tree's 54 holes - the Green, Silver and Golf Courses - shuttered, ostensibly to clear the way for housing in its advantageous North Myrtle Beach location. But the Great Recession happened, and the property sat untouched until 2017, when homes began to be built there in earnest.

Gator Hole Golf Course (1980 to 1999)

This relatively short-lived course, laid out by Rees Jones, was owned by the Tilghman family, namely North Myrtle Beach mayor Phil Tilghman, who served the city from 1988 to 2001. His daughter, Kelly, was a longtime Golf Channel correspondent.

Heather Glen Golf Links (1988 to 2017)

Considered one of the Myrtle Beach area's premium courses, with peak-season rates topping $100, it was a surprise when this 27-hole Clyde Johnston layout near the North Carolina/South Carolina border shuttered. As its name suggested, the design was meant to be a nod to British heathland golf.

Indian Wells Golf Club (1984 to 2019)

Anyone driving up the southern part of the Grand Strand would have passed by Indian Wells repeatedly, with its large sign advertising always-reasonable morning and afternoon rates. Even though the course boasted water in play on 16 of 18 holes, it was surprisingly playable and not overly long.

Marsh Harbour Golf Club (1980 to 2005)

This Dan Maples design had one of the best natural settings of any Myrtle Beach-area golf course: a large, unspoiled tract with hundreds of yards of marsh frontage, straddling the border between the Carolinas.

Possum Trot Golf Course (1968 to 2019)

One of the original 20 or so courses developed in the Myrtle Beach area, Possum Trot closed up after 51 years, over which time it built a reputation as one of the region's more playable and friendly golf courses.

Waterway Hills Golf Club (1975 to 2015)

This 27-hole Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design, originally called Skyway Golf Club, delighted golfers for decades with a not-too-onerous challenge and some scenic holes along the Intracoastal Waterway. Its main claim to fame, however, was its unique method of conveyance from the parking lot, across the Waterway to the clubhouse: a suspended gondola.