2025 World Am Day 1 Photos from “The World’s Largest 19th Hole”: St. André Golf, USGA CEO Mike Whan, and More!

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®!

Be sure to stay tuned to PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com and its social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok throughout the week for highlights of all the action, plus all the post-round festivities at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center for “The World’s Largest 19th Hole”!

 

Click an icon below to browse our photo gallery of scenes from Monday’s festivities at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” (Drew Amato photos)