3,400 players from around the world competing on 60-plus Grand Strand courses
(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) – The 31st annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship began play today as more than 3,400 players from around the world compete on 60-plus Grand Strand courses for the honor of being crowned “World Champion.”
With participants from 34 countries – including the U.S. India, Japan, Australia, England, France, Germany, Italy, China, Sweden, South Africa and Canada – this year’s tournament has a decidedly international flavor. The field also includes players from 48 states.
The competition is comprised of 72 holes of golf on a different course daily. The rota of premier area layouts includes the Norman, Fazio and Love courses at Barefoot Resort; Caledonia Golf & Fish Club; True Blue Golf Plantation; and Rivers Edge. Divisional winners will compete in a fifth round championship playoff on Friday, Aug. 29 at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club (flight winners and ties).
Today also commences the opening of “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The vast festival of golf features equipment demos, entertainment, open bars, concerts, prize drawings and food from superb area restaurants. Television personality Win McMurry and Golf Magazine travel guru Joe Passov are among those scheduled to appear, and the Katrek and Maginness on Tap Radio, which is broadcast nationally on Sirius/XM, will originate each night from the 19th Hole.
“The Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship is a celebration of golf and the people who love the game,” said tournament director Jeff Monday. “It’s great to bring 3,400 avid golfers together for 72 holes and the camaraderie of the 19th Hole. We are looking forward to a great week, capped by crowning our World Champion Friday afternoon at the Dye Club.”
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About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association comprised of 79 championship golf courses and 99 golf package providers in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the region’s thriving golf market. The originator of the “Stay and Play Package,” Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about 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 to foster continued growth of the game. In addition to hosting the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Golf Holiday also manages the GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest single-site amateur golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the Myrtle Beach Never Forgets Memorial Golf Outing.
Contact:
Chris King
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
843.685.1364
cking@golfholiday.com