Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

When the playing field was announced last week for the Myrtle Beach Regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, Western Kentucky Senior Stuart Easton was on the outside looking in. But when one individual competitor withdrew the next day, Easton’s college career was given new life – and with it, one last shot at championship glory.

There’s a Big Ten/ACC battle brewing in the Lowcountry. One day after Illinois sprinted out to a big lead in Round 1, the Fighting Illini leveled off as conference foe Ohio State and ACC power Wake Forest each surged with 7-under par performances in Round 2 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional Tuesday at TPC Myrtle Beach. Ohio State (-11) now holds a two-stroke lead on Illinois and Wake Forest heading into Wednesday’s final round.

NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional host school Coastal Carolina made a strong statement in Round 1 with the play of Zack Taylor (T2, -4). Hear from Taylor and his coach, Jim Garren, on how much it means to him and his school to represent the Chanticleers as well as he has with his strong play; on how TPC Myrtle Beach is shaping up as a championship venue; and the unique, free opportunity this event presents local spectators to see golf’s rising stars in action.

A decade after its last appearance at TPC Myrtle Beach, the University of Illinois men’s golf team is making the most of its return engagement. Paced by individual leader Adrien Dumont de Chassart (-5) and Michael Feagles’ T2 performance (-4), the Fighting Illini (-9) finished Round 1 of Monday’s Myrtle Beach Regional of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship five shots clear of the field.

A coalition of stakeholders in the Myrtle Beach tourism community and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism have partnered to become an official sponsor of Hootie & the Blowfish’s highly anticipated “Group Therapy Tour” this summer.

Shortly after the playing field was announced for the Myrtle Beach Regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, one individual competitor withdrew – paving the way for Western Kentucky’s Stuart Easton to occupy that slot, and continue his team’s season-long quest to play in honor of their fallen leader.

When the NCAA announced in 2017 that TPC Myrtle Beach would play host to the Southeast Regional of its 2019 Division I Men’s Golf Championship, it chose a time-tested venue that has many times over proven its worth to many of the game’s best in addition to thousands of vacationing golfers since its opening two decades ago.

Clay DuBose, golf course superintendent for TPC Myrtle Beach, discusses the stellar conditions of the Tom Fazio design, the work his staff has put in to prepare the course for NCAA competition May 13-15, and what spectators can expect when they come to see the action.

Three lucky participants in the 2019 Myrtle Beach World Amateur are receiving the instructional prize of a lifetime – courtesy of three of the game’s leading swing gurus.

Today we caught up with Eddie Willever, head golf professional at Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club, to check in on how their spring season has unfolded. As you’ll see, Eddie has every reason to be proud of the stellar condition of his golf course.

We like ‘em all, of course. But whether it’s the scenery, the challenge or unrivaled uniqueness with any one of them, these five holes along the Grand Strand golf scene stand out to us in particular.

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They may not be the absolute toughest holes on the Grand Strand golf scene. But for whatever reason, and no matter how well we might be playing, these three seem to give us fits each and every time.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, with the Myrtle Beach Regional at TPC Myrtle Beach fielding 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams to compete May 13-15.

The Executive Committee of Family Golf Week, which includes the Father & Son Team Classic and the Parent & Child Team Classic, announced today that the event will honor golf media personality Charlie Rymer as its Father of the Year at its July 2019 festivities in Myrtle Beach.

Gene Augustine, director of Project Golf, a new non-profit organization based in Myrtle Beach, S.C. tasked with helping to grow the game, discusses their new “Introduction to Golf” initiative being launched to bring more people into the fold.