Golf The area is home to numerous golf courses and mini-golf courses, along the Grand Strand and further inland. Myrtle Beach has been called the "Golf Capital of the World", because of the 120 golf courses once located there, the record 4.2 million rounds played, and many miniature golf courses. 3.7 million total rounds of golf were played in 2007. Since the last recession, around 30 courses have closed to make way for real estate developments, bringing the total to down to 90. The majority of the area's golf courses are public. Some of the notable golf courses and resorts include: Arcadian Shores Golf Club Arrowhead Country Club Azalea Sands Golf Club Barefoot Resort and Golf Club located in North Myrtle Beach Burning Ridge Golf Course Grande Dunes Golf Resort Beachwood Golf Club Myrtlewood Golf Club Myrtle Beach National Golf Course River Oaks Golf Plantation Whispering Pines Golf Course Crown Park Golf Club Carolina Shores Tidewater Plantation Caledonia Golf Club Media Television The Grand Strand and Florence, South Carolina share a common defined market by Nielsen Media Research in Horry, Marion, Dillon, Darlington, Marlboro, Scotland, Robeson, and Florence counties. Newspapers The Sun News is the largest daily paper published along the Grand Strand, with a readership base extending from Georgetown, South Carolina, to Sunset Beach, North Carolina. The paper has been in existence since the 1930s and was published by Knight Ridder before that company was bought by The McClatchy Company. There are by several weekly papers, including The Weekly Surge, the Myrtle Beach Herald, and the Horry Independent. References Regions of South Carolina Geography of Horry County, South Carolina Geography of Georgetown County, South Carolina