Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Jeff Stapleton was the first player through the registration line Saturday morning at the North Myrtle Beach PGA TOUR Superstore, collecting his gift bag and officially launching the 2019 PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.

As the doors opened Saturday morning at the PGA TOUR Superstore in North Myrtle Beach, hundreds of golfers from around the globe checked in with hopes of capturing glory and lifetime memories at the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur, “The Largest & Most Fun Golf Tournament on the Planet.” Check out scenes from today’s activities.

This year, the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur is following three golfers as they pair up with top golf instructors from across the country to improve their game leading up to the event. Jason Miller, a long-time gross division participant, is training with top instructor Michael Breed to improve his golf game. Watch as we follow Jason through his process of preparing for the Myrtle Beach World Amateur!

As participants arrive and prepare for Monday’s first round of Myrtle Beach World Amateur competition, the final player count for the 2019 edition of “The Largest & Most Fun Golf Tournament on the Planet” stands at 3,215 golfers. A glimpse inside the numbers reveals some intriguing facts about this year’s event.

Haylee Harford, a Furman University graduate and longtime student of Ted Frick and Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort, turned professional in June. See the role that the golf school has played in her development.

Project Golf has been going strong in Myrtle Beach for months now. Hear from the people of Project Golf on why this program is so important, and why you should consider joining!

Corey Bowers, head golf professional at Long Bay Golf Club near Myrtle Beach, S.C., offers perspective on what makes his course a special venue for hosting the 100-hole marathon with the Myrtle Beach Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. The event supports Folds of Honor as part of Patriot Golf Weekend celebrated nationwide.

In this episode, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer shows us how the Myrtle Beach golf scene features courses offering the ultimate experience from the moment you set foot on the property to the moment you depart. Mike Strantz’ Caledonia Golf & Fish Club epitomizes this sentiment, as Charlie shows us here.

Stuart Martin, head golf professional at The Pearl Golf Links in Calabash, N.C. near Myrtle Beach, discusses the West Course’s transition to new MiniVerde Bermuda greens, joining the East Course in doing so.

Smack dab in the middle of Myrtle Beach sits Bummz Beach Cafe. We took Charlie Rymer there to check out the views, food and even a few of their signature cocktails!

This year, the Myrtle Beach World Amateur is following three golfers as they pair up with top golf instructors from across the country to improve their game leading up to the event. We check in with Jaime Costanzo, from New Jersey, to see how her lessons are going with Michael Breed, famed swing coach and owner of the Michael Breed Golf Academy in The Bronx, New York. Watch as we follow Jaime through her process of preparing for the World Am.

Charlie checks in from North of the Border to weigh in on a fellow Georgia Tech alum making history at the U.S. Amateur, a triumphant comeback on the PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS for Doug Barron after a seven-year hiatus, and what we might anticipate at East Lake as the PGA TOUR season concludes this weekend at the TOUR Championship.

Each member of our all-star panel – Golf Channel/Sirius XM’s Michael Breed, renowned swing guru Hank Haney, Golfweek’s Geoff Shackelford, Golf Channel/PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer, pro golfer/social media personality Paige Spiranac and Golf Tourism Solutions’ Bill Golden – offers their final take stemming from their most recent group discussion in Myrtle Beach.

The South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association (SCGCOA) has named TPC Myrtle Beach its 2019 Course of the Year, capping a memorable 12 months for the highly acclaimed Tom Fazio-Lanny Wadkins design. By virtue of winning SCGCOA honors, TPC Myrtle Beach advances to compete for the National Golf Course Owners Association’s National Course of the Year award.

Dustin Powers, head golf professional at Myrtlewood Golf Club, discusses the renovations currently underway at the club’s Palmetto course including the installation of new greens and refurbishing of bunkers throughout. The Palmetto course is preparing for an early September 2019 reopening.