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Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort to Host the 14th Annual Carolina Couples Classic Event, October 7-10, 2010

07/15/2010

July 15, 2010, Pawleys Island, S.C. – The 14th annual Carolina Couples Classic, the premier couples’ golf tournament in South Carolina, will be held October 7-10, 2010, in historic Litchfield Beach. The Carolina Couples Classic attracts couples from across the country to compete for gifts and prizes.

Over the previous 13 years of the tournament, more than 750 couples have participated representing states such as Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. In addition to the two-person team competition, this year’s event again includes an Intra-Club Competition with additional prizes for the teams representing the winning golf club.

“The Carolina Couples Classic is the premier couples golf event in the Carolinas,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations for the Myrtle Beach National Company. “Many couples mark the Classic dates on their calendar every year and come for the competition, the great golf and to reconnect with longtime friends they’ve made at prior Carolina Couples Classics. We’re looking forward to the biggest weekend in Classic history this year.”

The entry fee without lodging for the 2010 Carolina Couples Classic is $595 per couple and includes one round of golf on both Willbrook Plantation and Wachesaw Plantation East, a welcome reception and cocktail party on Thursday night, lunch on Friday and Saturday, Saturday night’s awards party, a welcome gift at registration and tournament prizes.

Willbrook Plantation was recently ranked 31st by Golf Digest as one of “America’s Top 50 Courses for Women.” The course was designed by Dan Maples who has often called the course “one of my best.” Wachesaw Plantation East is a Clyde Johnson designed course with a Scottish flair and was highlighted on national television for the LPGA Kathy Ireland/Greens Competition Classic.

Couples packages are also available with three nights lodging at True Blue Villas, or at the Litchfield Resort Villas, for $779 and $854, respectively. Group leaders who bring three or more couples will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Willbrook Plantation or Wachesaw Plantation East pro shops.

The weekend will also include a Fall Demo Day, an annual tradition at the Carolina Couples Classic on Friday, October 8th at the Litchfield Country Club driving range. The event offers Carolina Classic participants the opportunity to test the latest in golf equipment technology from manufacturers including Callaway, Nike, Ping, Taylor Made and more. Carolina Couples participants will receive complimentary club fitting and substantial discounts on all golf purchases.

To register, golfers should call 1-888-714-5935, or visit CarolinaCouplesGolf.com

About Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort is one of the leading vacation and golf resorts on the east coast. The Resort features a variety of amenities including luxurious accommodations, three championship golf courses, one of America’s top tennis facilities, a full-service health club, and more. Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort is located on U.S. Highway 17 South in Pawleys Island, along the Waccamaw Golf Trail, just twenty minutes south of Myrtle Beach and one hour north of Charleston.

For more information, call 1-888-766-4633 or visit LitchfieldBeach.com. 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, Ron Garl’s Tradition Golf Club, and Jeff Brauer, Larry Nelson, Tom Fazio’s TPC Myrtle Beach, 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 Shootout 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.

Myrtle Beach Golf Announces 50 Percent Off Fall Green Fees at 13 Member Courses

06/24/2010

June 24, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Myrtle Beach Golf at MBN.com is offering 50-percent off green fees this fall at 13 Myrtle Beach National Company golf courses. The participating golf courses include all three courses at Myrtle Beach National, Aberdeen Country Club, Blackmoor Golf Club, Litchfield Country Club, Long Bay Club, River Club, Tradition Golf Club, Wachesaw Plantation East, Waterway Hills, Wild Wing Plantation and Willbrook Plantation.

Tee times are only available prior to 8:00 a.m. and must be booked for play from September 16 through November 14.

“Myrtle Beach is a great destination for fall golf,” said Jim Woodring, vice-president of golf operations for the Myrtle Beach National Company. “This fall special is only going to be available for a short period of time, so golfers need to book those special tee times now. With this special and events like our Carolina Couples Classic in October, we look forward to cooler days and great conditions on all of our golf courses.”

For more information or to book tee times, call 1-866-442-8417 or visit mbn.com. Those interested may also email a request to info@mbn.com.

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, Ron Garl’s Tradition Golf Club, and Jeff Brauer, Larry Nelson, Tom Fazio’s TPC Myrtle Beach, 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 Shootout 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.

The Myrtle Beach National Company Hosting the 27th Annual National Retired Military Golf Classic

06/01/2010

June 1, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The Myrtle Beach National Company is playing host this week to the 27th Annual National Retired Military Golf Classic. The tournament is a captain’s choice format and will be taking place June 2 through June 5 at five Myrtle Beach championship golf courses – all three courses at Myrtle Beach National, plus, the Long Bay Club and Aberdeen Country Club.

The men’s tournament consists of 72 holes while the women will utilize a 54-hole competition with the courses and foursomes rotated each day. The registration fee runs $280 for men and $235 for women and includes the golf and cart fees, awards, special drawings, Classic Golf shirt, man’s hat or women’s visor, access to the opening night icebreaker event and meal gift certificate, or Alabama Theatre ticket.

Team and individual prizes will be awarded with golf vacations, gift certificates and cash as the prizes. A closest-to-the-pin contest will be held each day and golfers can win a car with a hole-in-one. More than $60,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the tournament.

“The Myrtle Beach National Company is honored to once again welcome active and retired military personnel to Myrtle Beach for the 2010 National Retired Military Golf Classic,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations at Myrtle Beach National. “This is our 27th year hosting the tournament with military members representing more than 24 military bases. This is a week that many participants put on their calendars well in advance as they look forward to both the camaraderie and competition that the week offers.”

For more information on the tournament, call 1-866-469-7853 or visit NRMGC@oceanaresorts.com.

Myrtle Beach National Announces Summer Family Golf Package That Includes Free Golf for Kids

04/23/2010

April 23, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Myrtle Beach Golf at MBN.com has announced a Summer Family Golf Vacation package which includes three rounds of golf, a two-night stay and free golf for kids 16 years-of-age and under. The package is available on Thursdays through Sundays from May 23 until September 9 and starts at $189 per person. The package represents a 30 percent savings off the regular price.

The participating golf courses include Myrtle Beach National’s SouthCreek and West courses, Aberdeen Country Club, Blackmoor Golf Club, Litchfield Country Club, Long Bay Club, River Club, Tradition Golf Club, Wachesaw Plantation East, Waterway Hills and Wild Wing Plantation. Kids younger than 16 years-of-age play for free with a paying adult and special replay rates are also available. Accommodations are located at River Oaks Villas in Myrtle Beach with an option to stay at True Blue Villas in Pawleys Island at a slightly higher price.

“Myrtle Beach is the ‘Golf Capital of the World’ and the home of the kids play golf for free concept,” said Jim Woodring, vice-president of golf operations for the Myrtle Beach National Company. “It is very rare that a package for this price becomes available for any weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day in Myrtle Beach. Plus, the package offers play on some of the finest golf courses along the Grand Strand.”

For more information or to reserve this package, call 1-800-882-2614 or visit mbn.com.

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, Ron Garl’s Tradition Golf Club, and Jeff Brauer, Larry Nelson, Tom Fazio’s TPC Myrtle Beach, 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 Shootout 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.

Pennsylvania's Easton Renwick Fights Off Two Local Golfers to Claim the 7th Annual Junior Golf Shootout at Myrtle Beach National

04/03/2010

April 3, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Easton Renwick of Punxsutawney, Pa. fired a final round 2-under par 70 to claim the boys overall championship at the 7th Annual Junior Golf Shootout at Myrtle Beach National. Renwick matched his first round 70 for a two-day total of 4-under par 140 to beat Austin Frick and Beau Teal of Myrtle Beach by five shots. Teal shot a final round of 1-under par 71 and Frick shot 1-over par 73, but Frick claimed second place on a scorecard tiebreaker. The final round was played on the West Course at MBN.

Renwick, 17, sank a 60-foot putt for birdie on the 8th hole to pad his lead, and added two more birdies on the back nine. Renwick is being heavily recruited by college golf programs including Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Maryland, South Carolina and Coastal Carolina.

Grant Waggoner, 15, of North Charleston, S.C. won the boys 14-15 year old division with a final round of even-par 72, and a two-day total of 146.

In the girls’ overall division, Katy Funk of Spartanburg, S.C. followed Friday’s opening round score of 76 with a 77 to defeat Maria Mancini of Ohio by 5 strokes. Mancini shot a final round of three-over par 75.

For more information about the 7th Annual Junior Golf Shootout, visit mbn.com.

Myrtle Beach National to Host Seventh Annual Junior Golf Shootout, April 2-3

03/09/2010

March 9, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Myrtle Beach National will play host to the seventh annual Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Shootout during Easter weekend, April 2-3. The spring partner of the George Holliday Tournament, held annually in November, the Junior Golf Shootout hosts more than 150 boys and girls between nine and 18 years of age for the two-day tournament. The tournament entry fee for players 10 through 18 years of age is $135 with a registration deadline of March 30. The entry fee for players nine years of age and younger is $60.

Sponsored by Myrtle Beach National, and Coca-Cola®, the Junior Golf Shootout features two tournament rounds at Myrtle Beach National’s Southcreek and West Course, lunch each day, a welcome gift, door prizes and fun for the entire family. Sanctioned by the South Carolina Junior Golf Association, tournament participants can earn points towards the Heritage Classic Foundation Rankings.

“The Junior Shootout is a great complement to our fall George Holliday Tournament as it showcases college-talent bound players,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations for the Myrtle Beach National Company. “The Junior Shootout gets bigger and better each spring and offers the same competitive challenges for junior golfers, just earlier in the year. These events support our commitment to growing the game of golf with our yearly program of ‘Kids Play Free’ at all of our courses.”

Last year, 17-year old Tim Crouch from Mount Vernon, Ohio won the boys overall title with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole and posted a two-day total of 148. Stani Shiavone from Bangor, Penn. won the girls title by six strokes with a score of 154. Myrtle Beach boys junior golf standouts Beau Teal and Austin Frick are already entered for this year’s event. Teal finished fourth overall last year. In 2009, nine states were represented in the two-day event as well as one foreign country.

For more information or to register for this year’s Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Shootout tournament, call 1-800-344-5590 or visit mbn.com.

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, Ron Garl’s Tradition Golf Club, and Jeff Brauer, Larry Nelson, Tom Fazio’s TPC Myrtle Beach, 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 Shootout 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.

Willbrook Plantation Ranked Among America's Top 50 Golf Courses for Women

03/03/2010

March 3, 2010, Myrtle Beach, S.C – Willbrook Plantation Golf Club located in Pawleys Island was recently ranked 31st by Golf Digest as one of “America’s Top 50 Courses for Women.” The rankings appear in the March issue of the magazine. Willbrook Plantation was the only Myrtle Beach area golf course listed among the results.

Several criteria were used in determining the top 100 including female-friendly design, amenities, courteous staff, programs offered, and an atmosphere that appeals to women. The list was compiled using criteria established by editors of the magazine as well as the nominations and evaluations of more than 100 female golf course raters.

Remodeled in 2006, Willbrook Plantation completed a renovation project that saw the size of all greens enlarged by 15 percent, Champion Bermuda grass planted, bunkers reshaped to their original size and extensive landscaping added to enhance the golfers’ overall experience on the golf course.

“This designation by Golf Digest is certainly something we greatly value,” said Jim Woodring, vice president of golf operations and marketing of the Myrtle Beach National Company. “We have worked at making Willbrook Plantation a course that has great esthetic beauty, and it is female-friendly because it already had such a great following in the south by female players. This simply confirms that this course is playable for all skill levels.”

A beautiful 18-hole layout situated on the site of two 19th century plantations twenty minutes south of Myrtle Beach in the historic Litchfield-Pawleys Island area, Willbrook Plantation Golf Club is a course that noted architect Dan Maples has often called “one of my best.” Carved from the site of two Carolina rice plantations, Willbrook winds its way amid a centuries-old oak forest where nature abounds. The course was featured on the award-winning television show "Nature Scene" for its peaceful coexistence of golf and nature.

For more information, or to book a tee time at Willbrook Plantation, call 800-334-5590, or visit www.mbn.com.

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, Ron Garl’s Tradition Golf Club, 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.

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.

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