In Myrtle Beach, bigger is better. For proof, check out senior writer Shane Sharp's review on the Grande Dunes County Club, which overlooks the Intracoastal Waterway to the west, and U.S. Highway 17 to the east. Simply put, the project is huge. "Clever front nine and scenic back nine aside, every Myrtle Beach course built over the past 20-years is merely bait for the real estate market, and no track more so than the Grande Dunes Country Club," Sharp writes. "The Grande Dunes development is one of the most ambitious undertakings in the southeastern United States." All told, it's a $20 billion project with a 20-year build out set on 2200 acres of "prime" intracoastal land.

Senior Writer Kiel Christianson traveled to Illinois this week to learn more about the story behind the Annbriar Golf Course, which opened in 1992 in Waterloo. While there's not space to recap the story here, you won't want to miss Christianson's rendition. In addition to the bittersweet story, Annbriar also features one of the top courses in the state. "This may be one of the most attractively landscaped courses anywhere," Christianson writes. "The combination of wild native grasses (and even weeds!) highlighted by dazzling flowerbeds and artful rockwork perfectly frame the firm, lush playing surfaces." No wonder the owner puts his course up against any he's played around the country, including world-famous tracks like Torrey Pines in San Diego.

Neatly tucked close to South Mountain Park, the blend of traditional links play and desert target golf found at Phantom Horse Golf Club makes for a challenging and sometimes exciting round. So says staff writer Ray Bangs, who brings us this week's featured GolfArizona.com review from Phoenix. If you're looking for an opportunity to test your game against a traditional links layout mixed with desert target golf, this is the place. "Built in 1989, Phantom Horse has quickly developed into an outstanding Arizona course," writes Bangs, who recommends visitors stay at the Pointe South Mountain Resort, a world-class destination resort that spent $8 million redesigning its 640 guest suites.

In case you missed last week's report, be sure to catch senior writer Shane Sharp's review of the Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach. The brainchild of developer Sammy Puglia, Barefoot Resort is well on its way to becoming one of the east coast's premier golfing destinations. As Sharp notes, "Puglia wanted to forever change the face of Myrtle Beach golf from that of a middle-of-the-road, working man's golf destination to a mecca of high end, resort style golf fit for the most discriminating golf traveler." Looks like he's off to a great start, especially since Tom Fazio, Pete Dye, Davis Love III and Greg Norman are the names you'll find on the resort's four stellar courses.

As always, if you disagree with our reviewers on a certain course or just want to sound off about the latest from the PGA Tour, be sure to visit the GolfBoards.com website, a series of message boards where visitors can write about everything from the Myrtle Beach golf scene to new equipment. There's also a free classifieds section where golfers can advertise that old set of clubs they've been meaning to sell for years. And if you haven't checked it out already, be sure to visit the new TravelGolf.com Pro Shop, a joint venture with The Golf Warehouse. With all of this at TravelGolf.com, there's no need to go anywhere else on the Web.