Numerous Myrtle Beach area golf courses are planning to close for possibly several days due to upcoming weather conditions, marking the second straight January with mass closures due to weather.
A winter storm that might bring freezing rain, sleet and snow is threatening to hit the Grand Strand this weekend, followed by several days of freezing temperatures, with a full week of lows forecast to be in the 20s and highs below 50 – some well below 50.
The primary safety concern is ice accumulation, which is expected to be at its worst late Saturday into Sunday if it arrives, but the cold temperatures that follow will likely be more damaging to courses…