The Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship combines world-class tournament operations and administration with the magic of a Myrtle Beach golf experience to create a unique, competitive event that ALL golf enthusiasts — regardless of age, skill level or hometown — eagerly anticipate each year.
Competition
To provide the most welcoming and fulfilling competitive environment possible, our tournament staff go above and beyond to flight the competition based on skill and provide expert officiating, rules seminars, fair course set ups and rigorous daily scoring.
Community
Hosted by The Golf Capital of the World, our entire community is engaged to thoughtfully curate a lineup of Myrtle Beach themed experiences for players seeking a magical week of golf.
Connection
With over 3,000 diverse participants from around the world drawn together annually by a love of the game, there is no better environment to make meaningful connections with new people, or new memories with old friends.
World Am News & Updates

World Am Champ Celebrates 2025 Title with Tennessee Home Course Members
The Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship team traveled to Three Ridges Golf Course in Knoxville, Tennessee, to formally honor 2025 World Champion Scott Collette with an onsite trophy presentation at his home course. Dozens of family members, friends, and fellow members of the Three Ridges community gathered to recognize Collette’s outstanding achievement at the 2025 Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship in The Golf Capital of the World®. The event marked a proud moment for both Collette and his home club, celebrating his triumph over a field of nearly 3,000 competitors from across the globe.

Angelo’s Steak and Pasta Voted People’s Choice Restaurant of the Year at the 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Am
Angelo’s Steak and Pasta has been voted the 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur People’s Choice Restaurant of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday at Angelo’s Steak and Pasta (2311 S. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach).
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