MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Upendra Modak (Charlotte, N.C.) shot a net 68 (gross 81) to win the Flight Winners Playoff at the 41st Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship Friday at Grande Dunes Resort Course.
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Modak edged Ryan Ferreira (Malveira, Portugal) and Nicolas Cote (Voluntown, Conn.) by a stroke to claim the mantle of World Champion.
Sean O’Donnell (Glendale, Ariz.) finished the 72-hole event at 10-under par to win the Men’s Gross Division title, besting Christopher Schultz (La Porte, Ind.) by three shots.
Michael Batten (Louisville, Kent.) cruised to victory in the Men’s Senior Gross Division.
Orlando Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.) shot a four-round total of 299, five strokes clear of Michael Barclay (Cartersville, Ga.) to capture the Men’s Mid-Senior Gross Division championship.
Jackie Sexton (Cumming, Ga.) won a sudden playoff against Jill Pilkington (Lincoln, Neb.) Friday to secure victory in the Women’s Gross Division.
Michael Fincham (New Bern, N.C.) and Michael St. Clair (New Bern, N.C.) combined to win the Casa de Campo Pairs Competition. By virtue of winning, the pair received a 4-day, 3-night stay at luxurious Casa de Campo and unlimited golf.
Scott Collette Wins 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship
August 29, 2025
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.
