2009 World Am to be Held August 31 – September 4 on 51 Myrtle Beach Area Golf Courses
July 23, 2009, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Golfers have until Saturday, August 1 to register for the 2009 PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship, the “World’s Largest Single-Site Golf Tournament.” The 26th annual World Am will be held August 31 through September 4 with more than 3,000 golfers from 45 states and 20 countries converging on 51 Myrtle Beach area courses for the week.
Registration for the 72-hole tournament is $550 but new participants can save $50 with the use of the special World Am code “FRD09” before the August 1 deadline. Entry into the tournament includes four rounds of golf and a goody bag containing a PGA TOUR Superstore gift card, a World Am Cutter & Buck shirt, a logoed shoe bag, a logoedImperial hat, a sleeve of Bridgestone E6 golf balls, and MISSION Skincare sunscreen.
The entry fee also includes nightly admission for the golfer, and guest, into the “World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center each evening after tournament play. The 19th Hole features an extensive golf exposition, equipment demos, entertainment, open bar, concerts, prize drawings and food from 20 of Myrtle Beach’s best restaurants.
The 19th Hole is also the site of the random prize drawings on Thursday night with more than $250,000 in prizes to be awarded in 2009. One lucky World Am golfer will walk away from the tournament with the 2009 grand prize – a Rolex watch. In addition to the Rolex, the World Am will be giving away a host of other gifts as random drawing prizes. Among the other giveaway items will be a VIP trip to the Players Championship, 10 sets of golf clubs and a trip to the Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am.
Hosted by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, The PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship is a 72-hole tournament with participants competing for the right to be crowned “World Amateur Golf Champion.” Players are flighted according to their handicap and at the conclusion of the four rounds, flight winners advance to the 18-hole world championship playoff at the renowned Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
The International Pairs Championship returns in 2009 and once again, a World Am duo has the opportunity to become the United States Qualifier and win an all-expense paid trip to St. Andrews to represent the United States in the 2010 International Pairs World Finals.
The 2009 World Am will mark the third year of the Cory Lemke Parent-Child Championship, a tournament for any combination of parent and child participating in the World Amateur. Registration for the Parent-Child Championship is limited to the first 150 teams with no additional entry fee. The event will be played in honor of Cory Lemke, who won his flight at the age of 15 in 2002 and played countless rounds of golf with his father, Mark Lemke, a 12-year tournament participant. Cory tragically lost his life in a 2006 motorcycle accident but his memory will live on through the Cory Lemke Parent-Child Championship.
The World Amateur’s newest competitive entry is the CEO Challenge, tournament within the World Am open only to CEO’s, presidents, partners and owners from the United States and Canada.
“The PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship is considered the ‘Every Day Golfers’ U.S. Open,'” said Dave Macpherson, tournament director of the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship. “Any amateur golfer with a United States Golf Association handicap index, or foreign equivalent, can register for the World Am and has a legitimate chance to be crowned as the ‘World Golf Champion.’ We’ve added a few special events in 2009 and look forward to the 26th year of the World Am.”
For more information or to register, call 1-800-833-8798 or visit WorldAmGolf.com.
ABOUT PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE
PGA TOUR Superstore is owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. (GTPS), headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Each Superstore is dedicated to providing consumers with exceptional selection, services and prices within an entertaining, interactive store environment. GTPS is the PGA TOUR’s exclusive PGA TOUR partner for off-course/off-airport golf retailing.
Two Superstores operate as Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Other Superstores operate in the Atlanta area (Roswell, Kennesaw, Duluth), two stores operate in the Dallas, Texas area and two stores operate in Chandler and Scottsdale, Ariz. All Superstores are focused on game improvement in golf and tennis, as well as growing the games. Each store offers swing analysis, golf instruction by professional instructors, club fittings, indoor practice greens, and hitting nets, as well as golf and tennis apparel, golf-themed home furnishings, and a vast selection of golf and tennis equipment. The PGA TOUR Superstore’s Web site address iswww.pgatoursuperstore.com.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 76 championship golf courses, 107 golf package providers and five 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. The originator of the “Stay and Play Package,” Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about the area accommodations and golf courses to assist golfers in making the most informed decisions when planning for their next vacation.
Golf Holiday also hosts seven events and tournaments annually to help grow the game of golf and attract golfers to the Grand Strand during slower times of year. In addition to hosting the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest on-site golf tournament, Golf Holiday also manages the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at 1-800-833-8798 or visit GolfHoliday.com.
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