Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer lingered on the green talking with his playing partners, former all-pro Sterling Sharpe joked with participants, and national spokesman Jim Huber addressed 150 players.
A range of celebrities came to Myrtle Beach, the Golf Capital of the World, to take the fight to prostate cancer, and everyone had a good time in the process.
When Sports Illustrated Golf Group signed on as the title sponsor of the World Amateur Handicap Championship, it brought the name recognition of golf's most influential media conglomerate - Sports Illustrated, Golf Magazine and Golf.com - to the event.
Continue reading SI Golf Group Announces Editorial Plans For The World Am.
What happens when you combine a new sponsor with world-wide name recognition, a great course lineup, and a slowly improving economy? A surge in interest in the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship. The tournament is still two months away, but entries and interest in amateur golf's coolest event are on the upswing.
Continue reading Golf.com World Am Entries Surge.
For many people, golf is a game passed down through family, a means to bond in good times and bad. One of the game's great celebrations of its familial roots - the Father-Son Team Classic - is quickly approaching.
Continue reading Father-Son Team Classic Brings Families Together.
Memorial Day is in the rearview mirror, marking the unofficial start of summer and an increasingly popular shoulder golf season. Historically, summer in Myrtle Beach has meant sunscreen, beach toys and swimming in the Atlantic, and that remains true. But families that make an annual pilgrimage to the Grand Strand are increasingly packing golf clubs alongside their bogey boards.
Continue reading Kids Play Free Program Leads Strong Summer Lineup.
After three days of golf and a lot of laughs, the 11th annual Veterans Golf Classic came to an end with a pair of familiar celebrations. The 54-hole event featured four flights comprised of two-man teams, but the event's biggest roars were reserved for the winners of the Carolina Cup and the Branch Challenge.
Continue reading VFW, Air Force Big Winners At Veterans Golf Classic.
One of golf's biggest personalities is coming to one of the game's biggest parties. CBS analyst, Golf Magazine columnist and renowned funnyman David Feherty will be headlining the entertainment at the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship's renowned 19th Hole on Thursday, September 2.
Continue reading David Feherty Coming to Myrtle Beach for Golf.com World Am.
Competition, camaraderie and the opportunity to play under PGA Tour-like conditions are just a few of the reasons more than 3,000 people from across the globe flock to Myrtle Beach every year to compete in the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.
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Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday officials announced Wednesday at Pine Lakes Country Club that the Sports Illustrated Golf Group, which includes Golf Magazine, Golf.com and Sports Illustrated's Golf Plus, is the new title sponsor of the World Amateur Handicap Championship.
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday introduced the Sports Illustrated Golf Group as the new title sponsor of the World Am in a press conference at Pine Lakes Country Club. The event's new name is the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship. Enjoy a press conference photo gallery.
Myrtle Beach will be full of law enforcement personnel this week. No, there isn't trouble of any type along the Grand Strand. Some of America's finest are making the trek to Myrtle Beach for the same reason millions of other do - golf.
Continue reading National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Tournament Begins.
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