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Myrtle Beach National to Host 41st Annual George Holliday Memorial Golf Tournament
11/04/2009
2009 U.S. Open Champion Lucas Glover and Solheim Cup Participant Kristy McPherson Two Past Competitors in One of State’s Oldest Junior Golf Tournaments, November 26-28, 2009
November 4, 2009, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The 41st annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament, named one of the top junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, returns to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, November 26-28, 2009, with more than 220 golfers from nine states scheduled to compete. The states represented include Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
The third-oldest junior golf tournament in South Carolina, the George Holliday Memorial Tournament is open to junior golfers between the ages of 9 and 18 who compete in three rounds at Myrtle Beach National’s SouthCreek, West and King’s North courses. The boys’ division consists of three age levels; 10-11, 12-13 and 14-18 years of age with four age brackets in the girls’ division; 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18 years of age. All golfers who are 18 must still be enrolled in high school. There will also be an Under-9 years-of-age division in which the younger golfers will only play nine holes each day.
The junior championship is held in memory of George Judson Holliday, III, of Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, who won many junior level and collegiate tournaments before dying tragically at the age of 22 in November 1967.
The tournament has hosted numerous junior golfers who have achieved success on the professional and collegiate level. PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers Glover, D.J. Trahan and McPherson; Current collegiate golfers George Bryan IV (South Carolina), Jacob Burger (Clemson), Sam Lyons (Coastal Carolina), Tripp McCallister (Coastal Carolina) and Cimmie Shanan (Furman) have also competed in the past.
In past years, the tournament has welcomed participants from states and foreign countries including Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico and Canada.
“Myrtle Beach National has always encouraged events to get junior golfers involved in the game of golf; a game they can enjoy for a lifetime,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations for The Myrtle Beach National Company. “The George Holliday Memorial Golf Tournament is the highlight of our tournament schedule and we look forward to welcoming junior golfers and their families to Myrtle Beach over the Thanksgiving holiday.”
To register or for more information, contact Myrtle Beach National at 1-800-344-5590 or visit mbn.com/golf-events.
About Myrtle Beach Golf
Myrtle Beach Golf is a division of the Myrtle Beach National Company which has evolved into one of the leading golf course ownership and management operations in the Southeast, featuring many of the most well-respected signature courses along the Grand Strand. The company formed in 1971 with the construction of the Arnold Palmer-designed original 54-hole golf complex, which includes the West Course, Southcreek (both designed by Francis Duane and Arnold Palmer) and King’s North, also an Arnold Palmer design that has achieved national notoriety. Myrtle Beach National has grown to include the Robert Trent Jones designed Waterway Hills, Jack Nicklaus’ Long Bay, Tom Jackson’s River Club and Aberdeen Country Club, Dan Maple’s Willbrook Plantation and Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, Gary Player’s Blackmoor Golf Club, all premier Myrtle Beach area signature courses. In August of 2009, Myrtle Beach National was chosen to manage the day-to-day operations of Wachesaw Plantation East.
Myrtle Beach National has hosted tournaments for men, women, senior or junior golfers for more than 35 years to help grow the game of golf. During the spring, Myrtle Beach National welcomes more than 150 junior golfers to the area during Easter weekend for the Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Shoot-out Tournament. Every November, Myrtle Beach National-sponsored George Holliday Memorial Tournament, recently named one of the top-ranked junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, draws more than 300 prep golfers to the Grand Strand. In the fall, Myrtle Beach National welcomes women golfers and couples to the Grand Strand for “The Carolina Couples Classic” and “Just Girls Weekend.” For more information, visit MBN.com or call 1-800-882-2614.
