Just the socializing alone, lubricated by a wide variety of libations, is enough to bring most folks back annually. Players fly and drive to Myrtle Beach from every state and 20 or more foreign countries. The greatest number of golfers, of course, play in the men's division, although senior men and super seniors are loyal to the tournament, and the number of women increases every year. Participants have been as old as 86 and as young as 16. The grand prize is not for the tournament winner, but is a drawing and is often something super-snazzy, such as a Lincoln luxury automobile.
All entrants are eligible for the drawings, which include thousands of dollars worth of prizes.
Such low-life are summoned to the tournament office each day issued a red card. The PING Myrtle Beach Junior Classic will be played for the 12th time in June 2000. Another 14 are selected during the first-day qualifying round. Participants typically represent at least 17 states. Myrtlewood Golf Club hosts the 54-hole tournament.