Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

A junior from Montenegro breaks down his putting game, a flight leader from California recounts his round and a longtime visiting couple from Curacao discuss what they love about Myrtle Beach and the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur at our Day 3 post-round presser.

Golf Channel’s Michael Breed and Damon Hack, Sirius XM’s John Maginnes, renowned swing guru Hank Haney, Golfweek’s Geoff Shackelford, PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer, and pro golfer/social media personality Paige Spiranac highlighted tonight’s all-star panel discussion at the 19^th Hole festivities for the 36^th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur.

And you thought his 2019 tour season wrapped up in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Hear from “Tiger” as he assesses his play in the 2019 PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur – with the truly unmistakable sound of a longtime tour pro who’s been bravely “grinding it out” this week.

Competitors from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Pennsylvania stepped into the press room to offer their thoughts on Round 2 action at the 36th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur. Contending or not, golfers offered high praise for their Grand Strand golfing experience.

Contenders continued to jockey for position, and Charlie Rymer and Chantel McCabe led the 19th Hole festivities at Day 2 of the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur. Check out scenes from today’s action at Long Bay Club and King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, as well as the post-round entertainment at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

When Peter Seibel started coming to the area, Myrtle Beach had 26 courses, by his estimate, and the World Am was born in 1984. Over the years, he became increasingly aware of the tournament, but, for whatever the reasons, Seibel never took the plunge. But a golf towel changed everything.

Monday’s festivities at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole,” the daily post-round gathering of thousands at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center to celebrate the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur, included an all-star lineup of golf media personalities.

The 19th Hole press conference after Round 1 play at the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur brought nations together (United States, Australia and Montenegro), and included players fighting for the top spot in their respective flights. No so much for a Southern general’s namesake, whose par 3 adventures today took his score well north of par.

First-round competition at the 36th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur included flights contested by the women at Dan Maples’ Willbrook Plantation. Check out photos from today’s action at this popular South Strand design.

This year, the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur has been following three golfers as they pair up with top golf instructors from across the country to improve their game leading up to the World Am. Those golfers – Jaime Costanzo and Jason Miller, each taught by Michael Breed; and Gene Chiarella, paired with Allen Terrell of the Dustin Johnson Golf School – checked in with us on the eve of competition, sharing their thoughts on what theyr anticipating heading into Round 1.

Beautiful weather greeted the 3,215 golfers participating in the 36th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship Monday morning as they began their quest to claim the mantle of World Champion.

Mother Nature ordered up pure perfection for Monday’s opening round of the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur – sunny skies, and mild summer temperatures in the 70s. Check out scenes from the early action at Prestwick Country Club.

Check out scenes from Sunday’s Myrtle Beach World Amateur check-in at PGA TOUR Superstore Broadway in Myrtle Beach, and the Lending to Heroes Welcome Party across the way at Broadway at the Beach. Golfers are primed and ready to tee it up at 9 a.m. Monday for first-round action!

It was August of 1997 and Wayne Faulkner was in Myrtle Beach for his first World Amateur Handicap Championship. He had seen the tournament advertised in magazines and always wanted to play. The Minnesota native convinced his wife, Cindy, they’d meet people and have a good time, so they took the plunge.

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.