Golf’s popularity may be at a recent high, but it doesn’t mean golf course closures have ground to a halt – even in some of the game’s most popular destinations
As Alan Blondin reported for On The Green Magazine, River Oaks Golf Club, a centrally-located and budget-oriented Myrtle Beach golf course, will close permanently in October. Its remaining 18 holes – 9 were purchased and redeveloped in 2021 – will become as many as 600 homes in the coming years.
River Oaks’ fate is not exactly a surprise or a secret around Myrtle Beach golf. The property was purchased back by Chris Manning Communities, a developer based in North Myrle Beach. S.C., in February of 2024. Now that the approval and permitting process has moved along, the next step is to convert River Oaks, which was laid out by architect Gene Hamm and originally opened in 1988…