Another host site is being sought for the next year or two, as the Dunes Club has asked to be paid for hosting the tournament next year. Energizer Batteries, the commercial sponsor of the event, has extended its agreement for several more years. A recent issue of Golf Digest contained a poll taken of Grand Strand golfers. The respondents were asked about quality, prices, and the relative importance of a golf resort's attributes. The survey found that Myrtle Beach is beginning to loose the old image of inexpensive golf, while still trying to keep rates reasonable.
Courses built during the last decade have a higher perceived level of quality.
There was some grumbling about prices, although Myrtle Beach rates are below those of competing resorts such as Hilton Head. Thirty top public access golf courses along the beach are reviewed. Golf Digest magazine is also involved in a plan to connect Grand Strand area courses into a national reservation system. The Golf Digest Information System contains eleven other golf resorts with over 100 courses. The current Tee Time Network of 70 courses and hotel packages that serves Myrtle Beach will be integrated into the Golf Digest system.