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Recent Myrtle Beach articles by Shane Sharp,
Regional Staff Writer:

Shane Sharp is a senior writer for MyrtleBeachGolf.com, and TravelGolf.com's Editor-in-Chief. Shane specializes in course overviews and personality profiles. A freelance golf writer whose credits include Golf Magazine and Golfdom Magazine Shane also covers college basketball and high school football for the Charlotte Observer. Shane holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in city planning. He cites Ernest Hemmingway, Blackie Sherrod, Dan Jenkins, P.J. O'Rourke and last and never least, Carl Hiaasen and John D. McDonald, as his journalism and writing influences. His hobbies include golf and bass fishing by kayak.

TIDEWATER GOLF CLUB
• Tidewater Overview
• Tidewater's Environmental Approach
• Troon Golf on the Rise

THE THISTLE GOLF CLUB
• Thistle Adds to North Strand's Golf Arsenal
• Hole Profile: The Thistle's Tough No. 9

SURF GOLF AND BEACH CLUB
• The Surf Golf and Beach Club (N. Myrtle Beach)
• Head Pro Spotlight: Surf Club's Bill Campbell

SISTER STATE FEATURE: VERDICT RIDGE
• Review: Charlotte's Verdict Ridge a True Gem
• A Look at Verdict Ridge's Inviting Front Nine
• Making the Turn: Verdict Ridge's Back Nine

ARROWHEAD COUNTRY CLUB
• Arrowhead Presents Three Different Looks
• Interview with Assistant Pro Scott Devaux

BELLE TERRE GOLF COURSE
• Belle Terre Golf Course Offers Unique Blend
• No. 14 at Belle Terre a Perfect Post-Floyd Hole

THE WIZARD GOLF (MYRTLE BEACH)
• Review: The Wizard is "Scotland-esque"
• Hole Profile: No. 17 at The Wizard Golf

THE LEGENDS (MYRTLE BEACH)
• Legends is a Wee Bit of Scotland on the Strand
• No. 8 on Heathland Course has Scottish Flavor
• Touch of Augusta at Legends' Parkland Course
• "Hell's Half Acre" Highlight of Moreland Course

OCEAN RIDGE (MYRTLE BEACH)
• Ocean Ridge Golf Plantation Overview
• A Preview of Tiger's Eye at Ocean Ridge

TRAVEL FEATURES
• Albuquerque Golf and Climate is Right on Par
• Asheville's Five-Star Grove Park Inn

MORE REVIEWS
• Beachwood Golf Club in North Myrtle Beach
• Review: Carolina National Rises to Top Shelf
• Myrtle Beach National's King's North is Royalty
• High Praise for Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation
• The 9th Hole at Man O'War is a Surreal Test
• Hole Profile: The 18th at True Blue
• Venerable Gator Hole to Close
• Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club (Denver, N.C.)
• River's Edge Golf Club (Shallotte, N.C.)
• Tradition Golf Club (Pawleys Island, S.C.)
• Feature: The Venerable Venues of Myrtle Beach

FEATURES
• The Ideal South Strand Capsule
• Restaurant Review: Bovine's at Murrell's Inlet
• Planning Your Spring Golf Trip to Myrtle Beach
• Golfers Wave Confederate Flag Debate Through
• Charles Rishel Knows Myrtle Beach Golf
• National Media Praises Myrtle Beach
• International Set to Debut in Murrels Inlet
• Tidewater Golf Club Reopens
• Pete Dye is One for the Ages
• Young Haas Receives Award
• Pro Profile: Robert Spangler of Tradition Golf Club
• Listing of Myrtle Beach Golf Courses
• It's A Family Thing for the Brothers Weldon
• Myrtle Beach Amateur of the Week: Joe Hackler
• Myrtle Beach's McCalmont Moves to GolfWeb
• KVOA's Danny Harnden is No Stranger to Golf
• Chicks Dig the Long Ball - Even off the Tee
• The PGA Word Column Archives
• No Summertime Blues for Greenskeepers

1999 YEAR-END FEATURES
• Myrtlebeachgolf's Best of 1999
• Myrtlebeachgolf.com Readers Sound Off
• Myrtle Beach Head Pros Sound Off
• Myrtle Beach "Goes Low" in 1999: Year in Review

EDITORIALS
• Column: Sharp Catches Tiger-Mania
• Column: Don't Give in to the Five-Hour Round
• Column: The Myrtle Beach Beat
• Sharp's Ryder Cup Questions and Answers
• Showdown Format Appealing to Golf Purists

WEEKEND WARRIOR SERIES
• Weekend Warrior: Know thy course and handicap