NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC., – Oct. 15, 2004 – Golf Magazine has ranked Tidewater Golf Club as one of the "Top 100 You Can Play" in its biennial list of America's best public-access courses. The magazine's 2004-2005 rankings appeared in its September 2004 issue.

Tidewater is the most honored course on the Grand Strand. Designed by Ken Tomlinson, it opened in 1990 and immediately became the first course ever voted best new public course in the nation by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine. Over the years, it has been called "Myrtle Beach's top course" by Sports Illustrated, and it has received many prestigious rankings including Golf Digest's "Best In State" and "America's Top 75 Golf Resorts;" and Golfweek's "America's Best Public Courses" and "Best State By State."

A panel comprised of PGA section directors, regional golf association directors, golf writers and other members of the golf community voted for the "Top 100 You Can Play" by choosing from a list of hundreds of daily-fee, resort, and semi-private courses. Tidewater has been on each of Golf Magazine's "Top 100 You Can Play" lists since the rankings debuted in 1996.

Located on the bluffs of a pristine forested peninsula overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic Ocean and salt marshes of Cherry Grove Inlet, Tidewater is recognized as one of the premier golf communities in the nation.

Its award-winning golf course continues to be one of the top rated golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area. Tidewater is on Golf Magazine's prestigious listing of Top 100 Places You Can Play in the United States and, in a recent on-line survey of readers conducted by Golf Magazine, Tidewater was rated 8th Best Course out of the Top Ten Resorts and Public Courses in America. Golf Digest's Places To Play ranks Tidewater as one of the nation's top 50 courses with a 4 1/2 star rating. Tidewater is managed by Burroughs & Chapin Golf Management.

For more information on Tidewater Golf Club & Plantation call 1-800-446-5363 or visit their Web site at www.myrtlebeachtrips.com.