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2021 Recap Video
The 2021 Myrtle Beach World Am saw more than 3,500 golfers from across the country take to the Golf Capital of the World to compete in the largest amateur golf tournament in the world!
2021 World Am Champion Crowned!
Jean Oberg (North Palm Beach, Fla.) shot a net 67 (gross 89) to become the first woman in 12 years to win the Flight Winners’
Day 4 Recap: Flight Winners are Set to Compete in Friday’s Championship Round
The final round of the World Amateur Handicap Championship is in books. Enjoy a fourth round photo gallery and go along with Charlie Rymer to Azalea Sands.
Final Round Highlights: Photo Galleries, Video
The final round of the World Amateur Handicap Championship is in books. Enjoy a fourth round photo gallery and go along with Charlie Rymer to Azalea Sands.
World Am Donates $50,000 To Project Golf
The PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, the game’s largest single-site tournament, donated $50,000 to Project Golf, a Myrtle Beach-based, grow-the-game initiative. The World Am made
Day 3 Press Conference: The Woodlands is in the House; Player Pays Price For “Getting to Big for His Britches”
The Woodlands is in the house, one player gets humbled after getting “to big for his britches,” while another targets a top 3 finish. Enjoy our Day 3 press conference.
Photo Gallery: Good Times and a Great Cause Highlight Night 3 at 19th Hole
The penultimate night at the World’s Largest 19th Hole brought more good times and the World Am donated $50,000 to Project Golf a rising new grow-the-game initiative!
Golf Tourism Solutions Launches Iron Horse Challenge, Rewarding Players Who Compete In Recreational Golf’s Greatest Series of Events
Golf Tourism Solutions, the agency responsible for promoting Myrtle Beach as a golf destination, has launched the Iron Horse Challenge, an effort that will reward
Golf is a Family Affair for the Levins
Mike Levin was introduced to golf while attending Elmhurst College in Chicago, and he quicky became an avid player, hitting the links nearly every weekend.
Video: Charlie Rymer Checks in on Players at Barefoot Resort
The big-timer Charlie Rymer went to Barefoot Resort this morning to talk with players on moving day at the World Am!
Day 2 Press Conference: Putting the “World” in World Am, and More
Hear from your fellow competitors as they take you inside their experience at this year’s World Am!
Photo Gallery: Tuesday at the 19th Hole
From karaoke to Hank Haney, Tuesday was a great evening at the World’s Largest 19th Hole
More news from the archives:
- 2021 Recap Video
- 2021 World Am Champion Crowned!
- Day 4 Recap: Flight Winners are Set to Compete in Friday’s Championship Round
- Final Round Highlights: Photo Galleries, Video
- World Am Donates $50,000 To Project Golf
- Day 3 Press Conference: The Woodlands is in the House; Player Pays Price For “Getting to Big for His Britches”
- Photo Gallery: Good Times and a Great Cause Highlight Night 3 at 19th Hole
- Golf Tourism Solutions Launches Iron Horse Challenge, Rewarding Players Who Compete In Recreational Golf’s Greatest Series of Events
- Ritchie’s General Store & Eatery
- Golf is a Family Affair for the Levins
- Video: Charlie Rymer Checks in on Players at Barefoot Resort
- Day 2 Press Conference: Putting the “World” in World Am, and More
- Photo Gallery: Tuesday at the 19th Hole
- Air Force, Anchorage and the World Am: How Patrick Bennett Made His First Trip To Myrtle Beach
- Photo Gallery: We Are Halfway Home At This Year’s World Am
- Press Conference / Night 1
- Charlie Rymer at West Course at Myrtle Beach National
- Rules Official Lew Gach Enjoys 25 Years at the World Am
- Photo Gallery: Round 1 Action
- Charlie Rymer Checks In with the Ladies at Wachesaw East
- 38th Annual World Am Tees Off Under Sunny Skies
- Sunday Photo Gallery: Registration Concludes, Tournament Play Awaits
- 2021 Photo Gallery: Registration has begun!
- Myrtle’s Chicken & Waffle Southern Comfort Food
- Famed Golf Coach Hank Haney To Appear at PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship
- Flight Winners’ Playoff Preview
- Benjamin’s Bakery & Café
- Sheraton Dining
- Rentko’s/Wiseguys
- Myrtle Beach Convention Center Concessions
- Domino’s Pizza Myrtle Beach
- Dagwood’s Deli
- Black Thai
- Cypress Grille
- Beach Front Kitchen & Bar
- Azalea Sands Golf Club
- Taking it outside at the 19th Hole
- What’s your story? Share it with us!
- Blade & Bow VIP Lounge To Take 19th Hole Experience at World Amateur Handicap Championship To Next Level
- Register with GolfBoard for a Chance to Win your Entry to World Am
- Kingston Plantation
- PeakVision is changing the way two World Am flights look at the course
- New York Native Awarded Grand Prize Trip of a Lifetime
- Casa de Campo Resort & Villas Returns As Title Sponsor Of Pairs Competition
- 2021 Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
- World Am set to give away GolfBuddy Rangefinders to an entire flight
- World Am Final Round set for Grande Dunes Resort in 2021
- The Strand
- Bay View
- Paradise Oceanfront Resort
- Compass Cove
- Grande Cayman
- 2021 Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced
- PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship to Begin Accepting Entries April 7th
- Myrtle Beach International Airport Adds 10 Non-Stop Destinations with Southwest
- 2021 Tournament to Feature Three New Divisions
- Oyster Bay
- Myrtlewood Palmetto Golf Course
- Founders Club
- Barefoot Resort – Dye Club
- Aberdeen Golf Club
- Throwback Thursday: 2020 World Am Virtual 19th Hole Recap!
- WINNERS BLOG: Harry Radley Emerges from Three-Way Sudden Death Playoff to Capture Flight Winners’ Playoff
- Crown Reef Beach Resort & Waterpark
- Myrtle Beach National – West Course
- Two flights will get a new perspective with PeakVision
- COVID-19 – An update to our participants
- Grand Prize Drawing Winner Enjoys a Perfect Buddies Trip
- Dye Club at Barefoot Resort to Host Flight Winners Playoff
- Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
- A Message to Our 2020 Participants
- By the Numbers: A Max 9 Case Study
- Player Docuseries; Part 4
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Winner
- By the Numbers: Golf is Hard
- By the Numbers: An Overview
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Championship
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Final Four
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Round 4
- SPECIAL OFFERS from the World Am Floor!
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Round 3
- Best Par 3’s of World Am
- Best Short Par 4’s of World Am
- 2020 Bracket Challenge: Round 2
- Most Difficult Holes at World Am
- 2020 Bracket Challenge
- Player Docuseries; Part 3
- Player Docuseries; Part 2
- Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced
- World Am Receives Exemptions Into Dixie Amateur
- Last Frontier Sweepstakes Winners Announced
- Casa de Campo Resort & Villas Joins World Amateur Handicap Championship Team As Title Sponsor Of Pairs Competition
- Ocean Reef Resort
- Myrtle Beach International Airport Features Nearly 50 Non-Stop Destinations
- Player Docuseries; Part 1
- PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship Will Begin Accepting Entries March 11
- Together Resorts
- Bay Watch Resort
- World’s Largest Golf Tournament In Search Of Alaskan Players