Myrtle Beach’s only municipal golf course will close for significant renovations

Whispering Pines Golf Club is getting a face lift. The course, which is owned by the city of Myrtle Beach and managed by Atlantic Golf Management, is scheduled to close for renovations at the end of play on May 23 and reopen on Sept. 1. Tees, greens and fairways will all be regrassed. Greens will be Sunday ultradwarf Bermudagrass, while tees and fairways will be Bimini Bermuda, which is a strand that is newer to the area and is being grown at a turf farm in Camden. Bimini is considered drought tolerant and durable, perhaps more than 419 Bermuda, which