3,100+ participants already entered to compete on all-star lineup of Myrtle Beach courses
(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) — Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday — the Grand Strand’s golf marketing cooperative –announces registration for the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship ends on Aug. 7.
Held August 31 – September 4, more than 3,200 participants from around the world have already entered the celebrated amateur event. The $575 entry fee includes 72 holes of golf on a different course daily as well as an opportunity to compete in the fifth round championship playoff on Friday, September 4. Registration is available at www.myrtlebeachworldamateur.com.
The golf course lineup includes the Norman, Fazio and Love courses at Barefoot Resort, Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, True Blue Golf Plantation and Tidewater Golf Club, among others. The World Championship Playoff will be held at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club.
The entry fee also includes a gift bag ($300 value) and nightly access to “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The tournament’s heartbeat, the 19th Hole features equipment demos, entertainment, open bars, concerts, prize drawings and food from superb area restaurants.
Among the celebrity guests that will be in attendance are two-time major champion John Daly and television personalities Win McMurry and Charlie Rymer. The Katrek and Maginess on Tap radio show, which airs nationally on Sirius/XM radio, will be broadcasting live from the 19th Hole as well.
World Am participants are flighted based on gender, age and handicap index. The tournament is comprised of approximately 70 flights and all flight winners advance to the 18-hole world championship playoff where a champion is crowned. The event’s inclusiveness is apparent in its past champions as winners with handicaps as low as three and as high as 34 have won. Four women have hoisted the championship trophy.
About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association comprised of 75 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 eight 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 manages the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world’s largest single-site amateur golf tournament, the Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Myrtle Beach Preseason Classic, the March Classic, the Veterans Golf Classic, the Calabash Cup, the Myrtle Beach Never Forgets Memorial Golf Outing and the Fall Classic.
Contact:
Chris King
Kingfish Communications
843-685-1364
cking@golfholiday.com
