Myrtle Beach Golf News & Updates

The 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship took center stage this week on courses spanning the entire Grand Strand, with golfers from all 50 states and 17 countries participating in the largest amateur golf tournament in the world!  Check out all the excitement from the World Am and throughout the Myrtle Beach area, courtesy of our friends behind the lens on Facebook and Instagram!

In 40 glorious years, the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship has evolved with the times and in the process created priceless moments, wild stories and indelible memories for the many thousands of visiting golfers who’ve participated in the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet. Hear from five of the principals who’ve been charged with presenting the World Am to you for many of those years.

The atmosphere remained festive and lively Wednesday at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center for the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship. Check out the scenes as viewed through the eyes and lenses of our content team!

Opening Night of “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship featured a lively roundtable discussion hosted by Charlie Rymer and featuring a panel of noted golf industry insiders: Barstool Sports’ Dan Rapaport, and SiriusXM/PGA TOUR LIVE’s Brian Katrek, John Maginnes and Chantel McCabe. The panel covered a wide range of the game’s hot topics including the season-ending TOUR Championship at East Lake, upcoming 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, and more!

Tuesday’s festivities at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” was highlighted by Awards Night, where the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship honored numerous individuals and groups for their impact on the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet.

We’re off to a Lowcountry classic for the next leg in Charlie’s quest to break par: Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, one of the South Strand’s original designs. Let’s see how “The Big Timer” handles some unexpected adventure on its par-4 18th hole!

Teeing it high and letting it fly! Round 2 action heated up Tuesday at the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, being contested on dozens of courses up and down the Grand Strand. We’ve got photos of the action from the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com content team at River Hills, Rivers Edge, Burning Ridge, The Pearl, Myrtlewood-Palmetto and Wedgefield – plus some of our top images from last night’s opening festivities of “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center!

In the first part of his new instructional series on wedge training, Classic Swing Golf School’s Ted Frick is joined by LPGA Tour player Haylee Harford to demonstrate how the “throw and flow” training method is used to help with wedge play around the green.

Round 1 of the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach is in the books! Check out scenes from the day’s action up and down the Grand Strand, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our content team photographers!

It’s part of the Grand Strand’s “Northern Gateway” of golf, ready to greet you with open arms and a rewarding playing experience. Join PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s David Williams as he takes you on a one-of-a-kind tour of Crown Park Golf Club in Longs, S.C., just up the road from North Myrtle Beach!

More than 3,200 golfers from all 50 states and 17 countries have descended upon the Grand Strand this weekend, in preparation for the 40th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship! Arriving competitors were in great spirits, in anticipation of teeing it up for first-round action Monday at the largest, most fun and most valuable golf tournament on the planet.

Golf in Myrtle Beach has been riding a high for some time now. A lot of changes and big initiatives are happening throughout the market, it’s almost hard to keep up with it all. Here are some of the things on the short-term horizon that PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s David Williams is most looking forward to along the Grand Strand golf scene.

The past seven days have treated us to an abundance of great golf conditions along the Grand Strand, yielding challenging fairways and picture-perfect putts. Our thanks to all of you who’ve shared your experiences on social media, not only showcasing the extraordinary Myrtle Beach golf community but in the process inspiring others to join in as well. Let’s take a look at what you’ve seen in recent days, through your eyes and lenses – and here’s to many more weeks of great golf and unforgettable moments!

It’s TOUR Championship Week, and as the FedExCup season draws to a close next door in Georgia Charlie Rymer’s approaching the final leg of filming for his latest video series, “Breaking Par.” Each occasion has stirred up fond then-and-now memories, both of East Lake and his college golf days in Myrtle Beach. Join Charlie on his latest trip down Memory Lane.

The 40^th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship kicks off this weekend with player registration at each of the Grand Strand’s PGA TOUR Superstore locations in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. What can participants expect this year? Let’s break it down by the numbers.