There’s something about the team golf experience that makes it one-of-a-kind. College players itching to get that feeling back from time lost this past spring season now have the opportunity to pair up and face off this season.
The inaugural Golfweek/Myrtle Beach Team Challenge will be like college golf’s version of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the annual PGA Tour stop that allows players to partner up for the week. Golfweek will host the new event at the Dye Club at Barefoot Resort in Myrtle Beach.
The venue has hosted everything from mini tour events to the flight winners’ playoff of the Myrtle Beach World Handicap Amateur in past years.
The 36-hole Team Challenge will be played June 27-28, with the first day featuring a modified alternate shot format and the second day featuring a best ball competition. The event includes men’s and women’s divisions, and is open to all current collegiate golfers, including incoming freshmen as well as players who competed on a college roster in the 2019-20 season.
The Team Challenge joins Golfweek’s existing Myrtle Beach lineup, which includes the Myrtle Beach Collegiate and Myrtle Beach Coaches Challenge at Barefoot Dye from June 24-26. The Golfweek Program Challenge, which features men’s and women’s teams from the same university, is played each fall at True Blue and Caledonia.
Golfweek is also adding a tournament opportunity at Purdue University’s Kampen Golf Course on July 28-31. The Golfweek Midwest Collegiate is an individual 54-hole stroke-play event for all collegians, including incoming freshmen.
Registration for the Golfweek/Myrtle Beach Team Challenge can be found at this link. Players interested in registering for the Golfweek Midwest Collegiate can do so at this link.
