The tee shot from the dike at the 13th at Jack Nicklaus' Pawleys Plantation course is all carry to a green smaller than the famed 17th at TPC Sawgrass.  However, #17 at Pawleys is tougher.

    Brandon Tucker at worldgolf.com has hit a nerve with an article he posted at the web site today.  He proffers his candidates for best hole of the 100+ golf courses along the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand.  The comments started coming from readers within minutes.  Myrtle Beach, of course, is a magnet for buddy golf, cheap and with more decent or better courses per square mile than virtually anywhere else.

    The 13th at Pawleys Plantation, which I have played many times, makes Tucker's top five list, but the 17th is better.  I won't belabor the point here because I posted a comment at WorldGolf, but suffice to say #17 is longer, the green is no deeper than is the tiny 13th green, and the wind plays more havoc with shots to the longer hole simply because the hang-time is greater.  If fair but tougher means better, #17 at Pawleys is the best hole on the Grand Strand.
    Chances are you have played golf in Myrtle Beach.  You may want to weigh in at WorldGolf or, better yet, send me your comment and I will post it here.