The Aero Club Short Course

The Aero Club Short Course is a par-3 layout located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, part of the broader Aero Club golf facility. Myrtle Beach is home to more than sixty golf courses and has long been one of the country's most concentrated golf destinations, with facilities ranging from championship layouts to executive and short courses designed to accommodate the area's high volume of resort play. Short courses in this market typically serve both as practice facilities for serious golfers and as accessible options for families, beginners, and groups looking for quicker rounds. Par-3 courses in resort settings generally feature holes ranging from wedge distance to mid-irons, with enough variety in length and green complexity to test short game skills without requiring significant time or physical stamina. The Aero Club facility caters to the Myrtle Beach visitor market, where golfers often play multiple rounds during a stay and value convenient, affordable options that complement longer championship courses in the area. The course layout takes advantage of the coastal plain topography common to the Grand Strand, with relatively flat terrain, sandy soils, and native vegetation that includes pines and palmetto. Water features and bunkers provide the primary strategic elements on short courses of this type, rewarding accurate iron play and putting while allowing for faster pace of play than regulation courses.