The Myrtle Beach Classic PGA TOUR will make its debut May 9-12, 2024 at Dunes Golf and Beach Club. This event will be the first PGA TOUR in Myrtle Beach history, and the first major professional golf tournament to the Grand Strand in the past 24 years. Myrtle Beach has long been known as the “Golf Capital of the World”.
The tournament will feature a purse of $3.9 million with 300 FedExCup points awarded to the champion.
The 2024 PGA TOUR season begins in January with the FedExCup Regular Season, followed by three FedExCup Playoffs events in August and the FedExCup Fall starting in September.
“With its incredible passion for golf, the Myrtle Beach community is a natural fit to bring this tournament to life. We look forward to partnering with Visit Myrtle Beach for a first-class tournament at a championship venue in Dunes Golf and Beach Club” said PGA TOUR President Tyler Dennis.
The Myrtle Beach Classic will be one of two stops in the Palmetto State for the PGA TOUR in 2024.
South Carolina is known for their beaches, tourism and golf. South Carolina has great weather and the landscaping make it the perfect destination for every kind of golf vacation.
Myrtle Beach has been described as the golf capital of the world with over 90 courses, with top of the line golf courses. The Grand Strand offers 60 miles of beautiful beaches, over 2,000 restaurants and dozens of fun attractions and amusements. Myrtle Beach is a great vacation choice for families, couples, business or weekend get aways.
“The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, a Robert Trent Jones-designed course, was incorporated in May 1948 and hosted the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on PGA TOUR Champions from 1994 to 1999, with winners that included Raymond Floyd, Jim Colbert, Jay Sigel, Gil Morgan, Hale Irwin and Gary McCord.
The Dunes Club was also the site of PGA TOUR Q-School Finals in October 1973, with three-time defending NCAA champion Ben Crenshaw taking medalist honors. The following month, the future World Golf Hall of Fame member would become only the second player ever at the time to win in his first start as a PGA TOUR member.”