Myrtle Beach Golf News

Day 1 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship wrapped up Monday night with St. André Golf’s Aaron Chewning, Hannah Rae Aslesen and Jonathan Pawlowski welcoming a festive, packed house of guests to “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Among the dignitaries joining them were United States Golf Association CEO Mike Whan and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Director Duane Parrish.

Photographer Drew Amato joins the World Am team this week with daily photo galleries, including today’s collection that captures the essence of World Am camaraderie and revelry that you can only find in The Golf Capital of the World®!

Day 1 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship teed off Monday under glorious sunshine and seasonal late summer temperatures. Check out today’s photo galleries from course action up and down the 60-mile stretch of The Golf Capital of the World®, including play at Barefoot-Love, Arrowhead, True Blue and Caledonia!

A throng of more than 2,900 golfers from 47 states and 18 countries has descended upon The Golf Capital of the World® this weekend, in preparation for the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship! Arriving competitors were fired up for an exceptional week of camaraderie, revelry and great golf, in anticipation of teeing it up for first-round action Monday at the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet.

Check out scenes from Sunday’s World Am Welcome Party at The Hangout!

The first-ever comprehensive economic impact study of the Myrtle Beach area golf market, known as The Golf Capital of the World®, illustrates that golf is a powerful economic driver to the region. According to the report based on 2024 data, golf is a $1.6 billion industry, supporting 13,340 jobs, generating $482.9 million in wages and benefits and producing $134.8 million in state and local taxes.

A throng of more than 2,900 golfers from 47 states and 18 countries has descended upon The Golf Capital of the World® this weekend, in preparation for the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship! Arriving competitors were fired up for an exceptional week of camaraderie, revelry and great golf, in anticipation of teeing it up for first-round action Monday at the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet.

Check out scenes from Saturday’s check-in at the PGA TOUR Superstore’s Broadway at the Beach location!

Earlier this week, Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio paid a visit to the North Strand’s scenic Mike Brazeal design at The Links at Brick Landing, nestled beautifully along the Intracoastal Waterway. Jim’s images showcase just a few of the many examples of the type of warm welcome mat that’s here to greet you right now when you arrive in The Golf Capital of the World®!

When 3,000 golfers descend upon the Grand Strand this weekend for the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship, they’ll discover first-hand what so many of you have already this summer: that Myrtle Beach remains The Golf Capital of the World® like never before! Let’s get a glimpse of what they’re in for right now, thanks to your Instagram posts from the past week!

The 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship kicks off this weekend with player registration at the PGA TOUR Superstore location in Myrtle Beach. What can participants expect this year? Let’s break it down by the numbers!

This popular Myrtle Beach golf package from Tee Times USA includes golf at two of the Grand Strand’s most popular designs, and lodging conveniently located at Courtyard by Marriott Barefoot Landing in the heart of all that “The Golf Capital of the World” has to offer!

Registration is officially open, for your chance to join two of the top figures in YouTube golf in their return to “The Golf Capital of the World!” The 2nd Annual Bryan Bros Shootout, hosted by Play Golf Myrtle Beach and featuring star golf content creators Wesley and George Bryan, is set for Saturday, Nov. 8 at Grande Dunes Resort Course in Myrtle Beach.

Join us here in celebrating 25 years of great moments from the Myrtle Beach golf scene’s most prominent golf resort, Barefoot Resort & Golf, as we take a sentimental journey through its photo archives – thanks to the efforts of Barefoot Resort’s Trey Evans, who uncovered these gems for us to share with you.

Picture this: you have to hit a pitch shot off a tight lie, and you’re clearly nervous. Steve Dresser from the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. has a drill that might make you feel uncomfortable at first, but will really help fix your chipping woes!

A year into completion of its ambitious bunker renovation project that has notably altered the look and playability of the course, Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club continues to ride the wave of positive feedback that online reviewers have showered upon the popular Clyde Johnston signature design.

The kids are getting back to school already, and visiting golfers are getting in their last Myrtle Beach swings for the summer. And from the looks of it, there are lots more to come before Labor Day Weekend! Thanks to all of you for continuing to show out – and show all of us, through your Instagram posts, why Myrtle Beach proudly remains “The Golf Capital of the World!”

Earlier this week, Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s Jim Maggio stopped by the North Strand’s popular Gene Hamm design at Eagle Nest. Jim’s images showcase just a few of the many examples of the type of scenic welcome mat that’s here to greet you right now when you arrive in “The Golf Capital of the World!”