Schedule of Events
The 2008 schedule
Sunday, August 24th
8:00am - 7:00pm Tournament Registration - Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Monday, August 25th
8:30am & 9:30am - Opening Round - Shotgun Starts
7:00pm - 10:00pm - World's Largest 19th Hole open for players and guests to enjoy
Tuesday, August 26th
8:30am & 9:30am - Second Round - Shotgun Starts
7:00pm - 10:00pm - World's Largest 19th Hole open for players and guests to enjoy
Wednesday, August 27th
8:30am & 9:30am - Third Round - Shotgun Starts
7:00pm - 10:00pm - World's Largest 19th Hole open for players and guests to enjoy
Thursday, August 28th
8:30am & 9:30am - Final Round - Shotgun Starts
7:00pm - 10:00pm - World's Largest 19th Hole open for players and guests to enjoy
9:00pm - Closing Ceremony and Random Drawing prizes
Friday, August 29th
8:30am - 3:00pm Championship Round - The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
All flight winners & ties compete for the World Championship trophy
3:00pm - Awards Ceremony
Tournament Entry Fee of $550 Includes
- · Four rounds of net stroke tournament play on a different course each day.
- · Opportunity of competing in a fifth round championship playoff on Friday, August 29, 2008 (for flight winners and ties).
- · Coffee, bagels & donuts at golf course each day.
- · Top 10 in each flight receive a gift certificate to PGA TOUR Superstore and trophy. Daily low net, long drive, closest-to-the-pin, closest-to-the-line, and hole-in-ones also share the spoils of victory. Over $130,000 in gift certificates will be awarded.
- · Flights assigned by handicap index within six divisions: Men (49 & Under), Sr. Men (50-59), Mid Sr. Men (60-69), Super Sr. Men (70+), Women (49 & Under), Sr. Women (50+)
- · A gift bag upon arrival with tournament logo'd golf merchandise.
- · Four evenings of food, drink, golf expo, games, and live entertainment at the World's Largest 19th Hole for you and a guest.
- · On Thursday evening every participant will be eligible for our random drawing for prizes that include a full sets of golf clubs, playing spots in next year's World Amateur, and golf vacations to Myrtle Beach and other exotic locations.
- · World Amateur Handicap Tournament entry fee includes a subscription to Golf Magazine (12 issues valued at $19.95). This is a refundable offer. Instructions will be mailed to you.
Golfers from all 50 states and more than 20 foreign countries flock to Myrtle Beach, S.C., every year to participate in a tournament that provides the ultimate golf experience. Now in its 24th year, the World Amateur allows everyone from scratch golfers to 30+ handicappers to test their nerves and competitive resolve.
The tournament, which uses an intricate handicap formula to level the field, is open to all golfers - men, women, young and old - with a certified USGA handicap.
The World Amateur features six competitive divisions, ranging from men and women 49 and under to the super seniors (70+). Within the divisions, golfers are flighted by closely grouped handicaps. Typically the event features between 45 and 50 flights and the winner of each advances to the Flight Winner's Playoff, an 18-hole shootout that determines the World Champion.
The tournament is played on approximately 70 different Myrtle Beach area courses, including several Top 100 public layouts, and each flight plays a different course each day.
The PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur is played under USGA rules, the only significant exception being the use of a cart. There are no mulligans, gimmes or foot wedges at the World Amateur, which heightens the competitive experience.
The event's pulse is its nightly party, affectionately known as the "World's Largest 19th Hole." The 19th Hole, which covers the entire Myrtle Beach Convention Center, is catered nightly by Myrtle Beach's best restaurants, provides free top-shelf drinks and live entertainment. The centerpiece of the "19th Hole" is the PGA TOUR "SUPERSTORE," a 100,000-square-foot golfer's paradise.
The World Amateur'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 two women have earned the distinction.
As if the possibility of winning a world title isn't enough, entry into the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship is the best value in competitive golf:
For further details: http://worldamgolf.com/