News, Updates, and Our Takes

The stage is set for the final chapter of this year’s Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship. The Championship Round on Friday, September 4 will be held at the Grande Dunes Resort Course — one of the premier courses in Myrtle Beach.

One of the most common questions we receive as a tournament staff is: “Why do you use a participant’s lowest Handicap Index from the past 12 months instead of their current Handicap Index?” At first glance, this is a fair question…

Registration for the Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship is now officially open to the public, giving golfers everywhere the opportunity to secure their place in one of the most anticipated events in the game.

For Fran Cohn, the Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship has never been just about golf. It’s about friendships. It’s about community. And for Fran, it’s about honoring the memory of someone who loved the tournament as much as anyone.

Chris Schultz has always been competitive. As a kid, it was baseball. Golf was there too — nine holes with his dad down the street from their house, starting when he was just three or four years old. In Illinois, golf filled the fall and baseball owned the spring. For a while, he was able to balance both.

He talks about the restaurants. The places to stay. The nightly entertainment. The atmosphere.
The friendships. Every year he collected phone numbers from new friends and reconnected with
them the following August.

The countdown is on. Registration is about to open for the Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship, the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, and one of the most anticipated weeks in amateur golf.

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 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).

Meet the 2025 Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship winner: Scott Collette of Knoxville, Tenn. Scott takes us through his journey that first led him to the World Am, and the years that followed that have now culminated in his new status as World Champion!

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.

What a week it’s been in for the 42nd Annual Play Golf Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship! This week’s been all about the World Am, and thanks to so many of our friends on Instagram (@standregolf, @963FilmGroup, @dylvisual and @timgavrich, among many) we’ve seen lots of content that has made us laugh, cry, and appreciate how this event is always the ultimate celebration of what truly makes Myrtle Beach The Golf Capital of the World®.

Enjoy some of the top moments we’ve seen and shared this week!