Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

Sean “The Beast” Fister of the Dustin Johnson Golf School at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. is here to demonstrate how and why his “4-Tee Drill” is an effective means of helping to cure the dreaded slice.

Golfers enjoyed a sun-soaked day on the links for Round 1 play, and descended by the thousands upon “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” Monday at the 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship. Join us for a tour of some of the sights and sounds of the day’s action at Wachesaw Plantation East, Shaftesbury Glen, River Oaks and the Myrtle Beach Convention Center!

Round 1 of the 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship is underway! This morning, Charlie Rymer is chatting it up at Wachesaw Plantation East with the ladies competing in the Senior Women’s Division. As you’ll see, everyone’s pumped up to get underway!

Join us for a dynamic video and hole-by-hole photo tour of one of the North Strand’s most popular layouts: the Dan Maples-designed Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

Join “The Big Timer” as his special guest, Sir Nick Faldo, is “Ridin’ with Rymer” at TPC Myrtle Beach to talk Ryder Cup, Sir Nick’s flirtation with playing college golf, the golf media’s portrayal of him at the peak of his PGA TOUR career and more. This all-new episode of “The Charlie Rymer Golf Show” airs tonight, Aug. 30, 8 p.m. ET!

Players have arrived from far and wide, and they’re primed and ready to compete in the largest event field in 13 years! The Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach PGA TOUR Superstore locations on the Grand Strand were packed full of volunteers, event staff and more than 3,500 entrants checking in this weekend for their shot at glory this week in the 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.

“Smile for the cameras!”

That’s what plenty of our course visitors did this past week along the Grand Strand golf scene – and they were more than eager to share the joy of Myrtle Beach golf on Instagram. Check it out in our weekly roundup!

The time is now for the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet! More than 3,500 participants in the 38^th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship begin their descent this weekend upon “The Golf Capital of the World” to compete on nearly 60 of Myrtle Beach’s best golf courses. We’re here to be your eyes and ears on the ground throughout World Am Week – and we’re starting off with some of the biggest numbers that stand out about this year’s event, and what they mean.

The world’s largest amateur golf tournament is set to kick off Monday here in Myrtle Beach. Charlie sat down with our second recurring guest, World Am Tournament Director Scott Tomasello, to discuss everything the 3,510 participants can expect next week!

One of North Myrtle Beach’s most popular beachside destinations, Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort is a great choice for you and your group to pair well-appointed oceanfront accommodations with your golfing itinerary. Conveniently located in close proximity to a wide variety of North and Central Strand courses, Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort is also conveniently situated to all of North Myrtle Beach’s top dining and entertainment options.

In the latest tip of his swing extension series, Ted Frick of the Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. shows us the basic “do’s” and “don’ts” of legwork in the golf swing – and how they can both support and hinder proper extension in the golf swing.

The par-5 18th hole at Lockwood Folly is reachable in two shots for most golfers. With the marshland in the background, though, you must not go long. Join us for an aerial tour of this memorable finishing hole.

Charlie’s back with an all-new episode tonight – Monday, August 23, 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network! Front and center this week is “The Big Timer” and his special guest who’s “Ridin’ with Rymer,” golfing legend Gary Player. Charlie and “The Black Knight” tee it up at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach and cover a wide range of topics, all as Charlie gets a few playing tips from the 9-time majors winner along the way.

Who’s up for a great golfing experience? Judging by the looks and smiles of the most recent visitors to our courses, you’re in for a treat wherever you tee it up along the Grand Strand golf scene. Check out what you can expect right now in Myrtle Beach, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our Instagram friends!

Hank Haney, one of golf’s most acclaimed teachers, will be a featured guest at the 38th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, appearing at the “World Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Tuesday, August 31.