Upcoming golf tournaments on the Grand Strand:
June 5-Aug. 21: Pawleys Island Golf League, Founders Club at Pawleys Island, two-person team league, nine holes, scramble format, 20 teams, 5:15 p.m. shotgun starts every Thursday for 12 weeks, $20 per week per player, contact Duane Ratcliffe at duane.ratcliffe@foundersgolf.com or 843-237-2299.
June 10-July 31: Junior Players Summer School, Steve Dresser Golf Academy, for more experienced junior golfers ages 13-18 who want to compete, $239 per three-day session, Tuesdays 9-noon, Weds 2-5 p.m., Thurs 9-noon. Call 843-237-7908
July 6: Summer Shootout, International World Tour Golf Links, two-person team captain’s choice format, 7:30 a.m. double tee start, mixed team and men’s divisions, $99 per person includes top-three prizes per flight (top 10 is one flight, next 10 is another flight, etc), contests, raffle. Operated by MM Golf & Travel. Contact Mackey Miles at mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com or 843-602-5477
July 6-Sept. 7: 2025 Barefoot Challenge presented by Pin High Amateur Tour and Trusted Home Services, Love Course on July 6, Fazio Course on Aug. 3, Norman Course on Aug. 17, Finals at Dye Club on Sept. 7. Entry for each event is $140 member, $170 non-member, $11,000 prize fund, points increase each tournament. Each division winner over the four events receives entry into Pin High Am Tour National Championship on Oct. 18-19 at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas.
July 12: Amateur Players Tour Myrtle Beach Chapter event, Long Bay Club, 7:54 a.m. shotgun start, $120 for members, $140 for non-members, $20 late entry fee after July 7, includes trophies and Visa gift card payouts, skins and contests optional. Other upcoming events July 26 at Shaftesbury Glen, Aug. 2 at Willbrook Plantation, Aug. 30-31 Labor Day Shootout at Pine Lakes Country Club, Sept. 6 Myrtle Beach Chapter finals at River Hills G&CC. Contact Jeff Helms at jeffhelms@aptgolf.org or 843-238-7105
July 13: Fourth Strongman Luca James Foundation Charity Tournament, Burning Ridge Golf Club, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, four-person team captain’s choice, entry fee of $150 per player includes lunch, beverages, awards, raffle and silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Strongman Luca James Foundation, which supports local cancer families
July 14: Myrtle Beach Battle of the Bars, Arrowhead Country Club, four-person team scramble, entry fee of includes breakfast, lunch & dinner provided by Jiggy’s Bistro & Catering, benefits Folds of Honor Foundation, visit www.SEUPromotions.com
July 17-19: Family Golf Week includes Father & Son Team Classic, Family Division Tournament, 54-hole two-person team events, multiple courses. Entry fee of $845 for returning teams, $895 for new teams. Register by Jan. 15 to receive a free round at one of six courses
Aug. 2: Kiwanis Club of Carolina Forest Tournament, Myrtlewood PineHills Course, 7:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. shotgun, captain’s choice scramble format, entry fee of $125 per player includes breakfast, lunch, drinks, prizes, on-course skills contests include hole-in-one car, 50/50 raffle, silent auction. Proceeds benefit community children and adaptive golfers. Register at www.birdease.com/golfkiwanis
Aug. 2: 10th Doug Shaw Memorial Tournament, Pine Lakes Country Club, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, four-person captain’s choice format, proceeds benefit football in the Myrtle Beach community and the Doug Shaw Academic Scholarship, $600 per team includes prizes for the top three teams, on-course skills contests, breakfast, lunch, beverages, raffle, silent auction
Aug. 2: 2nd Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Charity Tournament, Murrells Inlet Lodge, Litchfield Country Club, benefits disabled veterans of Myrtle Beach, $125 per player includes light breakfast, lunch buffet, contests including $10K hole-in-one, call 843-299-1813
Aug. 9: Swing for a Cause T&A Morning Show Charity Tournament, Azalea Sands Golf Club, four-person team captain’s choice scramble, 9 a.m. shotgun start, benefitting SOS Care autism and intellectual services, $120 per player or $440 per team includes food, drinks, music, contests, raffle prizes, silent auction
Aug. 22: Summer Team Classic at Heritage Club, two-person team captain’s choice format, 7:48 a.m. double tee start, mixed team and men’s divisions, $170 per team includes top-three prizes per flight (top 10 is one flight, next 10 is another flight, etc), contests, raffle. Operated by MM Golf & Travel. Contact Mackey Miles at mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com or 843-602-5477
Aug. 25-29: Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, 72/90-hole individual handicapped stroke-play event, gross division, approximately 50 courses
Aug. 30-31: Labor Day Shootout at Pine Lakes operated by the Amateur Players Tour, Pine Lakes Country Club, 8 a.m. shotgun start, $275 for members, $295 for non-members, includes trophies and Visa gift card payouts, skins and contests optional. APT Myrtle Beach Chapter finals is Sept. 6 at River Hills G&CC. Contact Jeff Helms at jeffhelms@aptgolf.org or 843-238-7105
Sept. 6: 6th Myrtlewood Golf Tournament presented by HTC benefiting Make-A-Wish, Myrtlewood’s PineHills and Palmetto courses, four-person team scramble, men’s, women’s and mixed divisions, opening ceremony celebration for a wish-granted S.C. child, 10:15 a.m. golf cart parade and shotgun start. Entry fee of $600 per team includes 7:30 a.m. hot breakfast, Firehouse Subs snack box, lunch, contests, challenges, post-tournament reception, raffle, prizes, two mulligans. Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish South Carolina, which creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Contact Chris Lovorn at clovorn78@gmail.com
Sept. 15: MM Golf & Travel September Outing, private Wachesaw Plantation Club, two-person team captain’s choice format, noon shotgun start, mixed team and men’s divisions, $105 per person entry fee includes prizes for top six and top three per flight, contests, raffle. Contact Mackey Miles at mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com or 843-602-5477
Sept. 22: 3rd Journey Christian Academy Tournament, four-person team captain’s choice format, men’s, women’s and mixed divisions, Wachesaw East Golf Club, 9 a.m. shotgun start, entry fee of $110 per player or $400 per team includes breakfast, lunch, prizes, raffle
Oct. 6: 2nd Battle of the Bars North, Azalea Sands Golf Club, 8 a.m. start, visit www.SEUPromotions.com
Oct. 13: Fall Shootout at The Dye Club, Barefoot Resort, two-person team captain’s choice format, 11:03 a.m. tee time start, mixed team and men’s divisions, $98 per person includes prizes for top six and top three three in each flight, contests, raffle. Operated by MM Golf & Travel. Contact Mackey Miles at mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com or 843-602-5477
Oct. 31-Nov 1: Second Myrtle Beach Celebrity-Am Weekend, Pine Lakes Country Club, entry fee of $2750 per foursome includes celebrity pairing, swag bags, lunch on course, post-round BBQ, eight tickets to both Oct. 31 meet and greet reception and Nov. 1 awards ceremony, $75 mulligan package per player. Celebrities include actors, musicians, former NFL, NBA, LPGA members. Organized by SEU Promotions. Benefits McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research at Seacoast
Nov. 17: 2nd Battle of the Bars South Charity Scramble, Heritage Club, 12:30 p.m. double tee starting times, 11 a.m. bloody mary bar, 5:30 p.m. awards ceremony, entry fee of $600 per four-person team includes welcome gift, $50 per player mulligan package includes 2 mulligans per player, on-course contests and four-night hotel stay. Benefits local chapter of the United States Submarine Veterans’ Gift-a-Vet Foundation helping local veterans. Contact Tom Gutoskey at tomg.seupromotions@gmail.com or 440-364-1378
Nov. 18-21: 11th Style Driver Fall Classic, 72 holes, different format daily, multiple courses, handicap event, entry fee of $449 per player includes numerous random drawing gifts, prizes
All year 2025: LPGA Amateur Golf Association, Myrtle Beach chapter, become a member for between $65-$120 depending on age and affiliation at the association website. The local chapter has more than 100 social and golf events. Tournament chair Michelle Livernois mrlivernois@aol.com
All year 2025: Amateur Players Tour, skins and closest to the pin optional cash games in all events, tour membership is $135 and is valid for 365 days, contact tournament director Jeff Helms at jeffhelms@aptgolf.org or 843-238-7105
All year 2025: Pin High Am Tour’s Major Ed Empower the Veterans Tour, to celebrate veterans and first responders, five divisions, contact tournament director Mike Raushenberger mike@phatgolf.net and 563-554-0228 or Lee Barton at 843-615-3202
All year 2025: American Singles Golf Association Grand Strand Chapter, multiple golf and social events monthly
DO YOU HAVE AN UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENT: Email alan@onthegreenmagazine.com to have your event added to our list
Complete events 2025
Feb. 22: Fiddler on the Green: A Long Bay Symphony Golf Tournament, Arcadian Shores Golf Club, 10 a.m. shotgun start, four-person team captain’s choice format, $125 entry per player. Male, female and mixed flights. Entry deadline Feb. 7, call Long Bay Symphony 843-448-8379
Feb. 22: Fifth TGS Scholarship Tournament to for students at The Georgetown School of Arts & Sciences, Heritage Club, four-person captain’s choice, entry fee of $100 per player includes breakfast buffet, lunch, two drinks and range balls, raffle, 7 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. shotgun start. Each member of winning team receives 4-day cruise for two. Call Sandy Martin at 843-520-4359
Feb. 24: Athletes Against Bullies 2-Man Charity Scramble, Pine Lakes Country Club, 8 a.m. double tee, two teams paired for score verification, $500 entry per two-player team, Feb. 23 calcutta party, $15,000 prize fund based on 120 players, registration closes Jan. 20 or when sold out, benefits the Nick Lowery For Youth Foundation, register at www.birdease.com/aabmb2025
Feb. 27: Founders Club at Pawleys Island Scramble, 9 a.m. shotgun start, entry fee of $55 per player and $30 for Founders Club members includes lunch at the turn or post-golf, door prize drawing. Gift Cards for placing teams. Call 843-237-2299 or email duane.ratcliffe@foundersgolf.com
Feb. 28-March 2: Dustin Johnson World Junior, elite international 54-hole invitational, TPC Myrtle Beach, free entry for spectators
March 1: 2nd Shallotte Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament, Brunswick Plantation, entry fee of $100 per player includes lunch, goodie bag and range balls, 10 a.m. tee off, 3 p.m. awards ceremony
March 3: Waterway House Sports & Spirits Charity Tournament, to benefit the Waterway House rebuilding effort, Azalea Sands Golf Club, 10 a.m. shotgun start, 8:30 a.m. registration and silent auction begins, entry fee of $150 per player includes lunch, welcome gifts including logoed tumbler and golf glove, and awards ceremony. $40 mulligan package includes 2 mulligans, entry in on-course contests and four-night hotel stay
March 10-12: True Linkswear World Am Q-School, 54 holes, played on numerous Grand Strand courses, $359 entry fee includes more than $10,000 in prizes, gifts such as True Linkswear golf shoes, on-course skills contests, multiple flights, chance to win free entry into World Amateur Handicap Championship
March 16-18: General Hackler Championship collegiate event, hosted by Coastal Carolina University, The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, free to spectators
Winter 2025: Founders Club at Pawleys Island Weekly Winter League, Tuesdays, began Nov. 5, nine holes, 2:30 p.m. shotgun start, two-person gross scramble format, $28 weekly includes skins, closest to pin, finger food and happy hour pricing after round. Call 843-237-2299 or email fcpiproshopstaff@gmail.com
March 31: Spring Shootout at The Dye Club, Barefoot Resort Dye Club, presented by MM Golf and Travel, two-player team scramble, tee times begin at 11:25 a.m., men’s and mixed divisions, $98 per player includes lunch, on-course contests, prizes, raffle. Contact Mackey Miles at 843-602-5477 or mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com
April 17-19: Palmetto High School Golf Championship sponsored by Keiser University College of Golf, up to 48 teams from across the country, 54 holes at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, True Blue Golf Club and Tradition Club
April 14: Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am, Barefoot Resort Dye Club, spectator tickets available through the House of Blues and Ticketmaster
April 27: Swing For The Cure for ALS, Indigo Creek Golf Club, four-person team captain’s choice, tax-deductible entry fee of $110 per player or $400 per foursome includes breakfast, BBQ lunch, silent auction, raffle, 50/50, prizes for top 2 teams in each division & longest drive. Register by March 1 to receive free mulligans and raffle tickets. $40 mulligan package includes entry into $10,000 putting challenge and on-course contests, as well as multiple gifts including a vacation package.
April 30: Third Fore The Kids Golf Classic, Sea Trail Resort Byrd Course, four-person team scramble, 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee of $200 per player includes breakfast, cocktails, awards dinner and program, April 29 kickoff part at Patio’s Tiki Bar & Grill in Little River ($35 tickets also available separately). Several former NY Jets players scheduled to appear. Benefits the Mary Lyons Foundation Carolina Chapter, which grants wishes to children facing terminal or life-threatening illnesses
May 5: Spring Team Classic at Wachesaw at the private Wachesaw Plantation Club, two-person captain’s choice, noon shotgun start, mens and mixed divisions, $105 per player includes prizes to the top six overall and top three teams in each flight, and a raffle. Contact Mackey Miles at 843-602-5477 or mmgolfandtravel@gmail.com
May 8-11: Myrtle Beach Classic, PGA Tour event, $4 million purse, 72 holes, The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. Purchase tickets here
May 19-21: GolfBuddy Veterans Classic, multiple Grand Strand courses, 54-hole two-person team event, teams must include a veteran, eight flights, entry fee of $359 per player includes welcome gifts and prizes
May 26: Memorial Day Classic at Caledonia, Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, two-player team scramble, mens and mixed divisions, 12:30 p.m. double tee start, entry fee of $99 per player includes prizes, raffle on-course contests. Contact Mackey Miles at 843-602-5477 or mackey@mmgolfandtravel.com
May 27-31: 42nd National Retired Military Golf Classic, ABCD scramble, must be active or retired military, seven courses, entry fee of $425 for males and $395 for females includes welcome reception, golf shirt, gift, Alabama Theatre show or food and drink certificate, giveaways, prizes and contests
June 11: South Carolina Firefighters Foundation Tournament, Legends Resort Moorland Course, 8 a.m. tee off, four-person scramble, $100 per player entry fee includes breakfast
June 13-14: LPGA Amateur Golf Association, two-person Team Championship national major, Barefoot Resort Dye Course, 36 holes, scramble and fourball formats. Become a member of the Myrtle Beach chapter for between $65-$120 depending on age and affiliation at its website. The local chapter has more than 100 social and golf events
June 14: Horry County Special Olympic Flag Day Tournament, Prestwick Country Club, four-person team scramble, noon registration and lunch, 1:30 p.m. shotgun start, entry fee of $100 per player includes lunch, non-alcoholic drinks, raffle prizes, silent auction, 50/50, medals for top three teams, sponsorships available, contact Kevin Harrington at 845-551-3771 or Don Hovis at 843-504-8711
DO YOU HAVE AN UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENT: Email alan@onthegreenmagazine.com to have your event added to our list