Photo Gallery: Thursday night at the 19th Hole!

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.