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Scott Collette from Knoxville, Tennessee is the official World Amateur golf champion, defeating 59 other golfers in the Flight Winners Playoff of the 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship Friday played at Thistle Golf Club in Sunset Beach, N.C.

Collette defeated Doug Harvey (Zebulon, N.C.) in a three-hole playoff. Richard Marriott (Paget, Bermuda) finished third, with five golfers tying for fourth place.

What a week it’s been in for the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship! This week’s been all about the World Am, and thanks to so many of our friends on Instagram (@standregolf, @963FilmGroup, @dylvisual and @timgavrich, among many) we’ve seen lots of content that has made us laugh, cry, and appreciate how this event is always the ultimate celebration of what truly makes Myrtle Beach The Golf Capital of the World®.

Enjoy some of the top moments we’ve seen and shared this week!

Day 4 of “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship featured more skills challenges hosted by St. André Golf, a visit from Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Pivarnik, ’80s tribute band The Breakfast Club and a special tribute to Tournament Director Ryan Hart Thursday night at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Photographer Drew Amato captured all the action, once more showcasing the essence of World Am camaraderie and revelry that you can only find in The Golf Capital of the World®!

As players made their final moves in pursuit of winning their flights to advance to Friday’s championship round, Thursday’s Day 4 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship wrapped up regulation play with a flourish! Check out today’s photo galleries from course action up and down the 60-mile stretch of The Golf Capital of the World®, including play at Prestwick, Diamondback and the Just For Fun flight at Arrowhead!

Day 3 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship featured George and Wesley Bryan – “The Bryan Bros” – as they took on challengers from the Coastal Carolina University PGA Golf Management Program at the closest to the pin and long putt venues. Later, the crew from St. André Golf took to the singing stage as Aaron, Hannah and Jonathan led the karaoke festivities in the ballroom to cap an action-packed Wednesday night at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Photographer Drew Amato captured all the action, once more showcasing the essence of World Am camaraderie and revelry that you can only find in The Golf Capital of the World®!

Picture-perfect golf weather once more welcomed players to Day 3 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship Wednesday! Check out today’s photo galleries from course action up and down the 60-mile stretch of The Golf Capital of the World®, including play at The Hackler Course at CCU, Tradition Club, Wachesaw East and Barefoot-Fazio.

Day 2 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship featured the return of our old friend, Charlie Rymer, as he took on St. André Golf’s Aaron Chewning in a closest-to-the-pin contest. Meanwhile, the Crocodile Rocks Dueling Pianos kept the ballroom jumping, and the nightly putting challenge became a survival of the fittest at “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Photographer Drew Amato captured all the action, once more showcasing the essence of World Am camaraderie and revelry that you can only find in The Golf Capital of the World®!

St. André Golf’s Jonathan Pawlowski made his way around “World’s Largest 19th Hole” Monday night, sampling several of the culinary offerings that were part of the World Am’s opening night festivities at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Check it out in one of two Monday highlight reels produced by 963 Film Group!

And Jonathan wasn’t the only one making the rounds last night. Play Golf Myrtle Beach snapped a few elevated shots of this year’s revamped 19th Hole offerings, showcasing the venue from a first-time perspective.

Another spectacular day for golf welcomed players to Day 2 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship Tuesday! Check out today’s photo galleries from course action up and down the 60-mile stretch of The Golf Capital of the World®, including play at River Club, Long Bay and the Palmetto Course at Myrtlewood.

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.

Day 1 of the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship teed off Monday under glorious sunshine and seasonal late summer temperatures. Check out today’s photo galleries from course action up and down the 60-mile stretch of The Golf Capital of the World®, including play at Barefoot-Love, Arrowhead, True Blue and Caledonia!

Check out scenes from Sunday’s World Am Welcome Party at The Hangout!