Myrtle Beach Golf News

Ben James (Milford, Conn.), America’s No. 1 ranked junior boy, and Katie Cranston (Oakville, Ont., Canada) both equaled tournament records to take opening day leads Friday at the 7^TH Annual Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf at TPC Myrtle Beach.

Charlie Rymer checks in from Round 1 of the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf at TPC Myrtle Beach, where he sits down with the president of the host course’s company, Founders Group International’s Steve Mays, to discuss the extensive preparations FGI makes at the Tom Fazio/Lanny Wadkins design to host the world’s top junior players each year.

As he has for each of its seven competitions, 24-time PGA TOUR event winner and two-time majors champion Dustin Johnson arrived at TPC Myrtle Beach to greet and thank participants and sponsors on the eve of the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf.

In its hour-long recap of the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, CBS Sports Network offered a comprehensive look at what makes one of junior golf’s most sought-after events truly one of its elite. Part 4 chronicles the intense action in the boys’ division, with the winner decided after a battle of attrition at TPC Myrtle Beach.

In its hour-long recap of the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, CBS Sports Network offered a comprehensive look at what makes one of junior golf’s most sought-after events truly one of its elite. Part 3 gives us a comprehensive look at the intense competition involved in final-round action, and reveals a new champion in the girls’ division.

In its hour-long recap of the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, CBS Sports Network offered a comprehensive look at what makes one of junior golf’s most sought-after events truly one of its elite. Part 2 lets us get to know the top competitors in the boys’ division, while also offering a glimpse into the personal life of the tournament’s host, Dustin Johnson.

Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club General Manager Ryan McCarty joins PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer in studio to discuss the popular Clyde Johnston design, the upgrades made to the course in recent years, and Ryan’s choices for its top three holes.

In its hour-long recap of the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, CBS Sports Network offered a comprehensive look at what makes one of junior golf’s most sought-after events truly one of its elite. Part 1 features an in-depth interview with the man himself, 24-time PGA TOUR winner Dustin Johnson, on what this event and his charitable foundation mean to him. You also get to know some of the 2021 event’s leading competitors in the girls’ division.

Golf’s power brokers have taken some unexpected turns lately into the Town of Bizarroville. How crazy?

As Charlie Rymer points out, it’s a space where the game can actually learn something from another pro sport (MLB) that can’t get out of its own way right now – and where one of golf’s biggest names of the past three decades, Phil Mickelson, can learn from feral cats.

The back nine at Jack Nicklaus’ Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club showcases several dramatic approaches framed by marshland, perhaps none more challenging than at its par-4 16^th hole. Join us for a dynamic aerial tour of this beauty!

Got that weekend feeling yet? We hope you’re spending a big part of it on the Grand Strand golf links! Check out what you’re in for when you tee it up along the Myrtle Beach golf scene right now, as seen through the eyes and lenses of our friends on Instagram!

One of the most prestigious events in junior golf is the 7th Annual Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship Presented by LA Golf, which takes place March 4-6, 2022 at TPC Myrtle Beach. Charlie brought in Tournament Director Scott Tomasello to talk about Dustin’s involvement, the golf course, the field, and more. Enjoy the episode!

In preparation for the annual Can-Am Junior Team Matches, an event sponsored by the South Carolina Junior Golf Association, Golf Tourism Solutions (the parent company of PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com) will be hosting Team Ontario at its training facility.  

In this video, Scott Tanguay of the Coastal Golf Academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C. demonstrates how some basic adjustments in your alignment help you execute both a draw and a fade. See what you need to do with both your stance line and club face to execute each.

PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com, the ultimate resource for planning and booking a Myrtle Beach golf vacation, has been named a sponsor of the Barstool Classic, part of a larger marketing program that will partner America’s most popular golf destination with one of the nation’s leading sports media brands.