Golf Capital Of The World Will Host Prep Teams From Across The Nation
July 13, 2006, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Entries are now being accepted for the second annual Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championship, to be held September 15-16, 2006, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Teams from Tennessee, Kansas, California, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Arizona have already registered and will join host Myrtle Beach High School in the Fall Palmetto event that is limited to a maximum of 20 teams.
A 36-hole college-style tournament featuring both a boy’s and girl’s division, the Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championship will be held at Blackmoor Golf Club on the first day and at Wachesaw Plantation East on day two.
New in 2006, the Palmetto High School Golf Championships will team up with the National High School Golf Coaches Association (NHSGCA) for the Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championship to sponsor the Palmetto All-Tournament Team. The NHSGCA is the only national association for high school golf coaches and with the partnership; the Palmetto High School Golf Championships reaches high school golf coaches across the country seeking tournaments for their teams.
"The Palmetto High School Golf Championships have emerged as one of the most competitive high school team tournaments in the nation," said Dave Macpherson, Palmetto tournament director with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. "With our new partnership with the National High School Golf Coaches Association, we expect one of the deepest fields in tournament history."
In addition to the prep tournament, coaches can compete in a two-person team tournament to be held on Friday, September 15th. Tee times will be scheduled so that coaches can play and still keep watch on the student competition.
Registration runs until September 1, 2006. For more information about the tournament, call 1-800-833-8798 or visit www.PalmettoGolfChampionship.com.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 54 accommodations, 85 championship golf courses and four golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. In addition to hosting the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, Golf Holiday also manages the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest on-site golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament and Golfapalooza each spring, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call 1-800-833-8798 or visit www.GolfHoliday.com.
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