Blade & Bow VIP Lounge To Take 19th Hole Experience at World Amateur Handicap Championship To Next Level

The 3,300 players who have already registered for this year’s World Amateur Handicap Championship will have the opportunity to take the experience at the World’s Largest 19th Hole to another level with the Blade & Bow VIP Lounge.

In addition to enjoying free food and drinks, live entertainment and celebrity guests at the 19th Hole, players who join the Blade & Bow VIP lounge will have access to:

→ Premium food station
→ Craft beer bar
→ Specialty cocktail bar
→ Complimentary massages
→ Lounge style seating & TV’s
→ Premium dessert station
→ Complimentary lesson with a PGA Professional in a state of the art simulator
→ Arcade machines
→ Sweet Rollz Putter Grip
→ and more.

The Blade & Bow Lounge, which will be open all four nights of the tournament, will be limited to 250 people and cost $249. [LEARN MORE]

A 72-hole, net stroke play tournament, the World Am will be played August 30 – September 3 on 55 of the Myrtle Beach area’s premier courses.

Entry into the tournament, which includes at least four rounds of golf, nightly admission to the World’s Largest 19th Hole and a gift bag, is $619 through July 8th a $60 savings off the regular cost. The registration deadline for this year’s event is August 5th.

“Based on early feedback, players love the concept and with short lines, premium drinks and a golf lesson, among many other perks, the Blade & Bow Lounge will make the 19th Hole experience even better,” Tournament Director Scott Tomasello said. “Blade & Bow, with its commitment to honoring history while producing one of America’s finest bourbons, is a perfect sponsor for the World Am and our VIP lounge.”

The Blade and Bow story began with the founding of the legendary Stitzel-Weller Distillery in 1935, a Louisville icon and home to the fathers of bourbon. With a commitment to craftsmanship and artistry, Stitzel-Weller reimagined what Kentucky Bourbon could be until distilling stopped in 1992.

Blade and Bow has opened the door to the next chapter of Stitzel-Weller’s renowned history.

The Blade and Bow family includes two distinct variants: Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Each variant offers a completely unique experience that pays homage to the storied distillery and welcomes a new generation to the art of bourbon making that was perfected within these walls.

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