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 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
Michael Fincham Wins 2026 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship
Michael Fincham from New Bern, N.C. is the official World Amateur golf champion, defeating 60 other golfers in the Flight Winners Playoff of the 2026 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship Friday played at Grande Dunes Resort Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Fincham defeated Bruce Shively (Murrells Inlet, S.C.) in a one-hole playoff as Roger Parker (Concord, N.C.) finished third.
2026 World Am Night 4 Photos from “The World’s Largest 19th Hole”
Night 4 of “The World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the 43rd 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, multi-genre tribute band SNAP and more from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
Photographer David Williams captured all the action, once more showcasing the essence of World Am camaraderie and revelry you can only find in The Golf Capital of the World®!
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