Myrtle Beach National Assumes Management of Tradition Golf Club
01/29/2010
January 29, 2010, Pawleys Island, S.C. – The Myrtle Beach National Company, one of the Myrtle Beach area’s oldest and largest golf course ownership/management companies, announced that it will assume the marketing and management of Tradition Golf Club effective immediately.The Myrtle Beach National Company will oversee the outside operations and maintenance of the 18-hole facility, the pro shop and the marketing of Tradition, a Ron Garl design located in Pawleys Island, S.C. that opened in 1996.
Awarded 4 ½ stars by Golf Digest in its 2008 “Best Places to Play Guide,” Tradition was named the South Carolina Golf Owners Association Golf Course of the Year in 2000 and received the “Top Fairways” award in 1998 by Golf for Women.
“We are excited to work with the Myrtle Beach National Company,” said Clay DuBose, general manager of Tradition Golf Club. “Myrtle Beach National has created great experiences for golfers for many years and we believe that their marketing and operational expertise will help us continue to grow.”
With the addition of the Tradition Golf Club, the Myrtle Beach National Company now owns and/or manages 14 golf courses on the Grand Strand, including three 27-hole facilities; Aberdeen Country Club; King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, SouthCreek at Myrtle Beach National and the West Course at Myrtle Beach National; Waterway Hills Golf Club; Long Bay Golf Club; Litchfield Golf Club; River Club; Willbrook Plantation, Blackmoor Golf Club, Wachesaw Plantation East and Wild Wing Plantation which joined the Myrtle Beach National family in December 2009. Thirteen of the Myrtle Beach National Company golf courses received four stars or higher in Golf Digest’s “2009-2010 Best Places to Play” guide.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to work with Tradition Golf Club, a golf course that has the earned the reputation as one of the best-maintained courses in the Myrtle Beach area,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations and marketing of Myrtle Beach National Company. “We look forward to working with their staff to enhance awareness and the experience enjoyed golfers at Tradition.”
About Tradition Golf Club Located adjacent to the Willbrook community in Litchfield Beach, Tradition Golf Club brings the Lowcountry a championship course that boasts the proud traditions of the great courses that stood the test of the times.
Designed by architect Ron Garl, Tradition was nominated by Golf Digest as “Best New Public Course” after debuting in 1996. In 1998, Tradition was voted “Top Fairways” by Golf for Women and was named as the “2000 Golf Course of the Year” by the South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association.
For more information, visit www.traditiongolfclub.com or call (843) 237-5041.
About The Myrtle Beach National Company The Myrtle Beach National Company has evolved into one of the leading golf course ownership and now management companies in the Southeast, featuring many of the most well-respected signature courses along the Grand Strand. The company was 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, Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, Gary Player’s Blackmoor Golf Club, Clyde Johnston’s Wachesaw Plantation East, and Jeff Brauer, Larry Nelson and Willard Byrd’s Wild Wing Plantation, all premier Myrtle Beach area signature courses.
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. 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. 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. 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.
