River Oaks News and Updates

Playing the 27th Hole

Playing the 27th Hole

We have three 9 hole courses here at River Oaks Golf Club and a few years back we decided to number them 1 through 27.  It is just a different way to differentiate the courses from each other.  The Fox 9 is holes 1-9, the Otter 9 is holes 10-18 and the Bear 9 is holes...

A Look at How and Why We Over Seed the Golf Course

A Look at How and Why We Over Seed the Golf Course

There is so much work that goes on behind the scenes at a golf course and today we are going to take a look behind the curtain so to discuss how over seeding the course helps keep the golf course in great playing shape through the winter months.  Our PGA Head...

Tips on Playing the Otter Nine

Tips on Playing the Otter Nine

The Otter Course here at River Oaks Golf Club is the "middle" of the three courses on the scorecard.  This is the one course of the three that plays on the clubhouse side of River Oaks Drive.  The first tee box is just to the left of the clubhouse.  Golfers do not...

Look at What Golfers are Saying About River Oaks

Look at What Golfers are Saying About River Oaks

It is always nice to take a look at see what golfers have to say about the golf course PGA Head Professional, Scott Taylor and his staff take the comments and reviews that they receive very seriously.  They know that if the golfers are happy they will keep coming back...

Tips on Playing the Bear Nine

Tips on Playing the Bear Nine

The first hole on the Bear Course is the 19th hole of the 27 holes here at River Oaks. It is a very slight dog leg left with water running down the 2nd half of the hole along the right hand side of the fairway all the way through the green. The optimum tee shot would...

Tips on Playing the Fox Nine

Tips on Playing the Fox Nine

We have three outstanding nine hole courses here at River Oaks, the Fox, the Otter and the Bear.  Each course is different from each other yet all three will provide great scenery throughout the natural habitat of the animals from which the courses got their names....

River Oaks is the Place For Summer Golf

River Oaks is the Place For Summer Golf

Summer golf in Myrtle Beach is all about fun!  It is also about charity.  The joke around town is that there is a charity golf event everyday of the week all summer long.  That probably is a stretch but the golf industry is very charitable and most courses welcome the...

A Look Behind the Scenes in the Maintenance Shop

A Look Behind the Scenes in the Maintenance Shop

We all like it when the golf course is nice and green and the fairways are plush and the greens are smooth and fast.  The course just doesn't get that way all by itself.  It takes many, many hours of hard work and dedication by the management and staff.  The...

Springtime Update – The Golf Course is in Great Shape

Springtime Update – The Golf Course is in Great Shape

The golf course is carved out of 800 amazing acres stretching along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. River Oaks Golf Club provides the ideal experience for golfers of all abilities. With 27 exciting holes of golf designed by Gene Hamm and Tom Jackson, as well as a...