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Paula Morton stood 60 yards from the 18th pin at the famed Dunes Golf & Beach Club with a sand wedge in her hand and the realization that her dream of being crowned World Champion at the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship was potentially slipping away.

Myrtle Beach's reputation as the Golf Capital of the World has long been secure. One hundred courses and millions of rounds played solidified that title, one the area wears with pride.

The road into Calabash, N.C., is a narrow, two-lane strip of pavement, surrounded by trees and a small town coastal charm that many miss without ever realizing it was there. A two-story building qualifies as a sky-scraper, and the word corporate is as foreign as John Daly in an etiquette class. Less than 10 miles away in North Myrtle Beach are 5-star accommodations, high-rise condos, and entertainment galore.

1. Sports Illustrated was founded at Pine Lakes International Country Club: In 1954 a group of Time-Life executives, including Henry Luce Booth, played Pine Lakes and made plans for Sports Illustrated, America's most successful weekly sports magazine, on their trip.

Talk of heavy rough, pot bunkers and the British Open never fails to stir dreams of a trip to the land of Old Tom Morris to play golf's most revered links courses. The uneven lies, funny bounces and overcast skies of the British Isles offer a setting for golf most American's are as intrigued by as they are unfamiliar with.

The beaches are packed, sunscreen and flotation devices are the most popular items at Wal-Mart, and the family is ready for the annual trip to Myrtle Beach. In years past, the golf bag was about as likely to be part of a summer beach trip as the lawn mower But times have changed and so have packing habits.

Over the coming days, our partner golf courses will be providing course status and playability reports. Check back here for the latest updates, and how the tropical storms may affect our golf courses.

A golf course is a living entity, subject to the whims of nature and fate. Occasionally those unseen forces create problems, but hard work eventually solves nature's challenges, and golfers making the trek to Myrtle Beach this fall need to look no further than River Oaks for evidence. Last year the 27-hole facility lost 18 greens, but River Oaks installed Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda last fall on the Fox and Otter nines and both are flourishing.

Road Trip: Myrtle Beach, the reality show that offers a backstage glimpse at why the Grand Strand area is known as the "Golf Capital of the World" returns to GOLF CHANNEL starting Tuesday, July 1. The episodes will run July 1, July 22 and July 29 at 7:30 p.m. and will be rebroadcast during the week.

A few hours spent surfing the Internet paid off for Denise Alcala as the Hanford, California resident won the "The Ultimate Buddy Trip" contest on www.GolfHoliday.com and will travel to the "Golf Capital of the World." Alcala's husband, daughter and mother will join her on a five-day trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as part of the online contest sponsored by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. This will be the first trip to the East Coast for Denise and the first-ever airplane flight for her mother.