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Top 5 Reasons to Play in the World Amateur

1. You can win a World Championship. Competitive golf is almost exclusively the domain of the elite, even at the amateur level. But the World Amateur allows golfers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for a prize that matters.

2. The World’s Largest 19th Hole. There is nothing else like it in golf. More than 3,600 players from across the globe – all 50 states and 37 foreign countries are represented this year – come together each night for free food, drinks and live entertainment. Filet mignon, seafood and top-shelf liquor are an added bonus!

3. The opportunity to play under PGA TOUR-like conditions. The World Amateur is a 72-hole tournament strictly follows the rules of golf, with the exception of participants being allowed to use carts. There are no gimmes, mulligans or foot-wedges. Every stroke counts, or else.

4. The integrity of the tournament is protected by the game’s most vigorous handicap monitoring system. For many people handicap golf tournaments conjure up thoughts of sandbaggers, but the World Am combines a proprietary handicap system with good old-fashioned hard work to virtually eliminate the scrouage. Don’t believe us? Believe what Golf Magazine had to say after getting a look at the efforts.

5. Myrtle Beach is the perfect destination. No other destination is capable of hosting a tournament like the World Am, and the reason is simple: no destination can match the Grand Strand’s quality and quantity of courses. Each of the tournament’s 37 flights play a different course, with different partners each day.