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July 27, 2010

Deadline looms for World Amateur Handicap Championship

Submitted by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday

— The final entry deadline for the 27th annual GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship is set for Aug. 2. Registration for the 72-hole tournament is $550 and can be purchased by visiting the tournament web site at WorldAmGolf.com.

The GOLF.com World Am will be held Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 as more than 3,000 amateur golfers are expected to converge on more than 50 Myrtle Beach area golf courses to compete for the right to be world champion.

Entry into the tournament includes four rounds of golf, a gift bag, daily continental breakfast and access to the “World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center each evening after tournament play.

The 19th Hole features an extensive golf exposition, equipment demos, entertainment, open bars, concerts, prize drawings and food from some of Myrtle Beach’s finest restaurants. This year, the 19th Hole will also include appearances by GOLF magazine contributor and network golf analyst David Feherty, Golf Channel analyst Charlie Rymer and short game guru Dave Pelz.

“We are anticipating a final rush of golfers registering for the World Am ...,” said Dave Macpherson, the World Am tournament director. “When you consider four rounds of golf on some of the finest courses in the Myrtle Beach area, nightly access to the ‘World’s Largest 19th Hole’ and a chance to win a world championship, it’s an experience golfers will enjoy.”

Hosted by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, the GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship is a 72-hole tournament. Players are flighted according to their handicap and at the conclusion of the four rounds, flight winners advance to the 18-hole world championship playoff at the renowned Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

The World Am features six competitive divisions, ranging from men and women 49 years of age and younger to the super seniors 70 and older. The event’s inclusiveness is apparent in its past champions. Players with handicaps as low as three and as high as 34 have won the World Championship and three women have earned the distinction, including 2009 winner Linda Fuller from Richmond, Texas.

The more than 50 Grand Strand golf courses comprising this year’s World Am are some of the finest in the area, including all four Barefoot Resort & Golf courses, True Blue Golf Plantation, Tidewater Golf Plantation, Grande Dunes, TPC Myrtle Beach and all three courses at Myrtle Beach National.

For more information on the event, host golf courses, or to register, call (800) 833-8798 or visit WorldAmGolf.com.

About the SI Golf Group: Golf Magazine is at the core of the most powerful media company in the game, the SI Golf Group. The magazine, which delivers a circulation of 1.4 million golf enthusiasts with a readership of 6.1 Million, is golf’s most widely read publication and provides the best instruction, equipment reviews and travel coverage in the category. With the combined resources of Golf, SI Golf Plus (the No. 1 golf weekly publication) and Golf.com (the highest trafficked golf website), the SI Golf Group delivers a monthly audience of 12.6 million avid golfers and fans.

About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday: Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 76 championship golf courses, 102 golf package providers and five golf schools in the Myrtle Beach, S.C., area. Founded in 1967, the organization has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the Myrtle Beach area golf market. The originator of the “Stay and Play Package,” Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about the area accommodations and golf courses to assist golfers in making the most informed decisions when planning for their next vacation.

Golf Holiday also hosts seven events and tournaments annually to help grow the game of golf and attract golfers to the Grand Strand during slower times of year. In addition to hosting the GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship — the world's largest on-site golf tournament, Golf Holiday also manages the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at (800) 833-8798 or visit GolfHoliday.com.

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