Myrtle Beach Golf News

More than 400 visiting golfers teed it up Wednesday morning for the 2022 World Am Q School, being contested this week on 12 Myrtle Beach-area courses for the chance to win free and discounted entries into the 2022 PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.

Mild, sunny skies greeted competitors teeing it up Wednesday morning for the 2022 World Am Q School, being contested this week on 12 Myrtle Beach-area courses for the chance to win free and discounted entries into the 2022 PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.

In this video, Allen Terrell of the Dustin Johnson Golf School at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. demonstrates how a popular putting grip can be used as an effective tool to help reinforce the proper movements of your arms when you pitch the golf ball.

As we approach St. Patrick’s Day in Myrtle Beach, the pot o’ gold on our side of the rainbow comes in the form of great course conditions and the perfect time of year to tee it up in “The Golf Capital of the World!” Check out what lucky golfers are experiencing along the Grand Strand right now, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our friends on Instagram!

Another full-field Myrtle Beach golf event is set to tee it up next week for the World Amateur Q School, with competitors vying for the chance to win free and discounted entries into the 2022 PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship later this year. Here’s a breakdown of both the playing field and what they can expect, by the numbers:

As part of their preview coverage of THE PLAYERS Championship this week, Golf Digest looked to TPC Sawgrass’ iconic hole – the island green par 3 at No. 17 – as inspiration for compiling a list of golf’s best island greens. The par-3 15^th hole at Man O’ War Golf Club in Myrtle Beach has joined select company in this collection, included with holes from PGA West, East Lake, Secession and other prominent island green holes from throughout America and Mexico.

After a two-year hiatus, the Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce excitedly welcomed passengers with a “homecoming” celebration Wednesday as the first flight from Toronto, Canada arrived Wednesday afternoon, marking the return of seasonal nonstop service between the Grand Strand and Toronto, Canada on Porter Airlines.

Ben James (Milford, Conn.) survived a playoff and Katie Cranston (Oakville, Ont., Canada) played brilliantly to rally from a four-stroke deficit to win the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf Sunday at TPC Myrtle Beach.

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Kyle Oland and David Williams checked in this morning from TPC Myrtle Beach as final-round action teed off in the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf. Kyle and David offer a preview of what to look for as the competition heats up throughout the day.

Ben James (Milford, Conn.), who set a new 36-hole tournament scoring record, and Bailey Shoemaker (Dade City, Fla.), America’s third-ranked junior girl, will take multi-shot leads into Sunday’s final round of the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf at TPC Myrtle Beach.

As Round 2 of the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf teed off Saturday at TPC Myrtle Beach, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer caught up with the tournament’s creator, Allen Terrell, the director of coaching at the Dustin Johnson Golf School.

Ben James (Milford, Conn.), America’s No. 1 ranked junior boy, and Katie Cranston (Oakville, Ont., Canada) both equaled tournament records to take opening day leads Friday at the 7^TH Annual Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf at TPC Myrtle Beach.

Charlie Rymer checks in from Round 1 of the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf at TPC Myrtle Beach, where he sits down with the president of the host course’s company, Founders Group International’s Steve Mays, to discuss the extensive preparations FGI makes at the Tom Fazio/Lanny Wadkins design to host the world’s top junior players each year.

As he has for each of its seven competitions, 24-time PGA TOUR event winner and two-time majors champion Dustin Johnson arrived at TPC Myrtle Beach to greet and thank participants and sponsors on the eve of the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf.

In its hour-long recap of the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, CBS Sports Network offered a comprehensive look at what makes one of junior golf’s most sought-after events truly one of its elite. Part 4 chronicles the intense action in the boys’ division, with the winner decided after a battle of attrition at TPC Myrtle Beach.