Tee Times and Pairings for Inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic Now Set
The pairings and tee times for the first two rounds of the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic are now set. You can find the groupings right here, and an alphabetical listing of the individual tee times here as well.
We’ve got a sampling of notable tee times we’ll be keeping an eye on this week (Thursday/Friday; * denotes 10th tee start):
7:12 a.m./11:52 a.m.* – Bill Haas, Ben Martin, Hayden Buckley
The Haas Family is considered among golf royalty in the Carolinas. There’s Jay, the nine-time TOUR winner with 18 PGA TOUR Champions titles; Jay’s brother, Jerry, the longtime leader of one of college golf’s elite programs at Wake Forest; and Jay’s son, Bill, a six-time TOUR winner in his own right.
At the Classic, Bill Haas hopes to earn his seventh TOUR title and first in nine years. He earned a top-20 finish at the Corales Puntacana Championship a few weeks back and hopes to build on that strong performance at The Dunes Club this week.
8:18 a.m./12:58 p.m.* – Sami Valimaki, Parker Coody, Matt Atkins
A strong showing by Atkins in the Classic would continue the momentum he created by recently winning “The Q at Myrtle Beach” in a drama-filled finish to earn his place in this week’s field.
Atkins is no stranger to producing miracles for himself, as Nick Piastowski describes in this November 2023 piece for Golf.com. That November miracle kept Atkins from quitting the game altogether.
11:41 a.m./7:01 a.m.* – William McGirt, Nick Watney, Callum Tarren
McGirt earned the last spot in the Myrtle Beach Classic field in spectacular fashion during Monday’s open qualifier, which Alan Blondin of On the Green Magazine details in this outstanding article that details not only the wild finish at TPC Myrtle Beach but also the myriad obstacles McGirt has overcome to make it to this point.
The longtime TOUR veteran would cherish nothing more than to cap his career with a victory in his home state, at a course he “absolutely loves.”
12:14 p.m.*/7:34 a.m. – Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun, Kevin Kisner
12:25 p.m.*/7:45 a.m. – Martin Trainer, Troy Merritt, Wesley Bryan
12:36 p.m.*/7:56 a.m. – Jimmy Stanger, Trace Crowe, George Bryan IV
Three consecutive tee times featuring three of the Palmetto State’s finest in golf lead the afternoon action Thursday going off No. 10. The pride of Aiken, S.C., Kisner is approaching $30 million in career TOUR earnings while building a treasure trove of priceless quotes and sound bites – both in post-round pressers as a player, and as a guest commentator on select NBC Sports TOUR broadcasts. Any session with him in the Myrtle Beach Classic media room promises to be a standing room-only affair.
“The Bryan Bros” – Wesley and George – each enter the Classic coming off high profile near-misses: Wesley at the Corales Puntacana Championship, and George at “The Q at Myrtle Beach.” Can one (or both) of these favorite sons of Columbia, S.C. make some noise at The Dunes Club this week? We can’t wait to find out.
Live coverage of the Myrtle Beach Classic begins Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, with continuing Golf Channel coverage Friday at 9:30 a.m. and Saturday-Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
