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Your First Timer Guide to Playing the World Am in 2024
So, it’s your first time playing the World’s Largest amateur golf tournament catered to you, the every day golfer. What can you expect? We’ve asked
2024 Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
The 41st edition of the world’s largest amateur golf tournament will be here before we know it! As always, we truly look forward to putting
Mark Your Calendar: 41st Annual World Amateur Handicap Championship to Begin Accepting Entries February 15
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The 41st annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship will begin accepting entries on February 15. A 72-hole, net stroke play tournament,
Exciting Update to the Flight Together Request System!
With the return to tee time starts in 2024, we happy to announce we are expanding on the much loved “Flight Together Request” system. Not
2024 Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced
The 41st year of the Myrtle Beach World Amateur is gearing up for 2024 and we are excited to announce that we will be going
2023 Christmas Giveaway Winners Announced
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to 2024! We are happy to announce all of our 6 Days of Christmas
2023 World Am: Behind the Scenes
The Myrtle Beach World Am is more than a week long tournament, it is an event that takes a whole year’s worth of preparation and
2023 World Am Recap Video
The 40th Anniversary of the Myrtle Beach World Amateur was one for the history books in 2023, as 3,200+ players from across the world once
Crowning the “People’s Choice Award”: the Best Dishes at the 19th Hole in 2023
Everyone has their favorite part of the week when it comes to experiencing the World Am and for many, it is the delicious local flavors
2023 World Champion Crowned
Pennsylvania native birdies final hole to win World Championship Playoff.
LIVE SCORING – Flight Winners Playoff
We take you to the course for highlights from the World Am’s second round.
2023 Winners of Random Drawing Prizes Announced
We hope everyone has had an awesome time this week at the 40th Anniversary of the World Am! As always, we have dozens of random
More news from the archives:
- Your First Timer Guide to Playing the World Am in 2024
- 2024 Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
- Tilghman Beach and Golf Resort
- Mark Your Calendar: 41st Annual World Amateur Handicap Championship to Begin Accepting Entries February 15
- Monterey Bay
- Exciting Update to the Flight Together Request System!
- The Strand
- Leopard’s Chase Golf Club
- 2024 Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced
- Embassy Suites
- Royale Palms
- 2023 Christmas Giveaway Winners Announced
- Springhill Suites
- Hilton Myrtle Beach
- 2023 World Am: Behind the Scenes
- 2023 World Am Recap Video
- Crowning the “People’s Choice Award”: the Best Dishes at the 19th Hole in 2023
- 2023 World Champion Crowned
- LIVE SCORING – Flight Winners Playoff
- 2023 Winners of Random Drawing Prizes Announced
- Flight Winners’ Playoff Information Released!
- Closing Time at the World’s Largest 19th Hole
- Why does a golf course GM want to play the World Am?
- Photo Gallery: Wet & Wild Round 3
- A Look Back at 40 Years of the World Am
- Photo Gallery: The Highs and Lows of Round 2
- ROUND 4 CANCELLED
- Liverpool Resident is delighted to return to the World Am
- Photo Gallery: Round 1 Action!
- 2023 World Am: The Players Have Arrived!
- Photo Gallery: Registration Day 2
- Photo Gallery: Registration is Underway!
- 2023 World Am Preview: The 40th Anniversary Edition, By the Numbers
- Back in 2023, the World Am Club Championship!
- Watch the Rules Webinar
- 19th Hole Awards Show
- Long Time Participant Turns Trip of a Lifetime Into a Family Affair
- PeakVision RDP
- GolfBuddy is back for 2023 and you could be a winner!
- Kingston Resorts
- OnCore Named Official Golf Ball of PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Championship
- 2023 Random Drawing Winners of TRUE Linkswear Shoes Announced
- Need to fly? Nearly 50 Nonstop Airline Routes from all over the US!
- 2023 Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
- Your First Timer Guide to Playing World Am: Part 2
- Behind the Scenes: Opening Day of Registration
- Avista Resort
- Grande Shores Resort
- Prince Resort
- Seaside Resort
- Myrtlewood Villas
- Colonial Charters
- Wedgefield Country Club
- 2023 Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced
- TRUE comfort on and off the course for 100 lucky winners in 2023
- Don’t Be Slow: The World Am’s Guide to a Faster Round
- The World Am Flight Winners Playoff returns to Grande Dunes in 2023
- Relive the Memories from 2022
- Your First Timer Guide to Playing World Am
- What Can Be Done to Make The World Handicap System EVEN BETTER
- Crowning the “People’s Choice Award”: the Best Dishes at the 19th Hole in 2022
- Reno’s Terry Ream Captures Flight Winners’ Playoff At World Amateur Handicap Championship
- Photo Gallery: Final Round, Flight Winners Playoff at TPC Myrtle Beach
- Photo Gallery: Thursday night at the 19th Hole!
- 10 Things You Have to do Before the World’s Largest 19th Hole Closes
- Photo Gallery: Round 4 on the course!
- Photo Gallery: Night 3 at the 19th Hole
- Photo Gallery: Moving Day at the World Am
- Photo Gallery: Ladies Night at 19th Hole
- Golf’s Best New Putter, Handbags That Are Begging You To Buy and More: Featured World Am Exhibitors
- Photo Gallery: Day 2 Action From The Course
- Player Press Conferences Through 18 Holes
- Photo Gallery: Opening Night at the World’s Largest 19th Hole!
- The Man Behind The Camera
- 3,200 Golfers Tee Off In 39th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship In Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Photo Gallery: 2022 World Am Round One Action!
- Photo Gallery: The Players Have Arrived to the 2022 World Am!
- Welcome to the 2022 World Am!
- New for 2022, the World Am Club Championship!
- Tuesday is the World Am’s LADIES NIGHT at the 19th Hole!
- True BBQ*
- Mr. Fish*
- Taylor Made Catering
- Sea Island Geechee Kitchen*
- The 19th Hole introduces an exciting new feature: the Myrtle Beach Golf Trail Beer Garden!
- One million dollar shootout at the World Am Final Round!
- Tu Taco
- Would you look at that! Two lucky flights will see the course through a new lens with PeakVision.
- Benny’s Trattoria
- Fish Shanty
- Indo Asian
- StrackaLine Green Reading & Yardage Books for the Myrtle Beach Golf World Am
- 2022 Winners of Early Drawing Prizes Announced
- Get ready for GolfBuddy Rangefinders for an entire flight at the 2022 World Am
- A Sneak Peek at Course Assignment Day
- TPC Myrtle Beach will play host to the 2022 World Am Flight Winners Playoff
- Myrtle Beach International Airport Features Over 50 Non-Stop Destinations
- Lucky World Am flight will be putting in style with Sweet Rollz Putter Grips
- 2022 Early Entry Drawing Prizes Announced