Murrells Inlet, SC (May 12, 2021) – After many concerns of cancelled play, the final round of the 70th PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com South Carolina Open concluded without a weather delay. Although the weather was not favorable, the brutal wind could not stop Derek Watson, PGA of Carolina Golf Sales from taking the victory. Watson had early success with birdies on No. 1 and 3 with an eagle on No. 2 climbing up from 6th place in the first round to win the tournament at 5-under, 139.
Runner-up Tommy Gibson, PGA of Old Town Club finished the round with five birdies at 3-under, 141. There was a tie for third place at 1-under, 143 between South Carolina native Robert Lutomski (a) and Associate Professional Brock Elder of Forest Oaks Country Club.
The Par 3 closest-to-the-hole contest on No. 7 concluded with CPGA Associate Professional Charlie Maness as the winner. Maness landed 5 feet and 1 inch from the hole and will receive a case of BIOLYTE and a BIOLYTE polo courtesy of CPGA partner BIOLYTE.
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Derek Watson, PGA- #7 (Birdie)
Tony Chapman- #12 (Eagle)
Jim Hackenberg, PGA - #13 (Birdie)
Nate Eaton, PGA - #15 (Birdie)
Ray Franz, PGA - #17 (Birdie)
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About TPC Myrtle Beach
TPC Myrtle Beach’s very challenging 18-hole, 72 par PGA Tour-caliber course features elevation changes, undulating greens, and Tour-quality bunkers. It is a course designed to treat golfers to the experience of what it must be like to be a PGA Touring professional. Tom Fazio designed the course with the intention of ranking it among the nation’s finest. When TPC Myrtle Beach opened to rave reviews on February 2, 1999, many of golf’s most respected sources pronounced it an instant classic. The course backs up to Collins Creek, and is surrounded by environmentally protected natural wetlands with thriving red oaks and thick pine forests, where it is home to turkeys, deer, fox, waterfowl, and alligators.
With 5,118–6,950 total yardage, the course has a rating of 74.0 and a slope rating of 145. Five tees make play enjoyable for golfers of all skill levels. Due to the marshland nature of part of the course, there are three or four forced carries, but no forced carries from the women’s tees. For the greens, we use tough, heat tolerant MiniVerde Ultradwarf Bermuda, which is not as grainy as the older Bermuda hybrids, thus making it more playable. Known as a very difficult course, with water in play on 10 of the 18 holes, the most challenging holes include #17, with its long downhill par 3 over water to a peninsula-shaped green. But don’t discount the issues you’ll encounter on #9, with its long par 4 uphill – one of the hardest on the course. Hole #18, with its par 5 difficult green complex, promises a high risk-reward factor.
Our superior practice areas – putting green, chipping green, and grass driving range – are popular in the off-season with Touring golf professionals.
About Carolinas PGA
Since its inception in 1923, the Carolinas PGA Section has been committed to nurturing and improving the quality of the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities. Now the largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association boasts over 2,000 professional members and represents more than 700 golf facilities within North and South Carolina as well as portions of southern Virginia.
PGA professionals are responsible for conducting a variety of golf-related functions which include human resource management, golf shop merchandising, golf instruction, tournament operations, junior golf programs, growth of the game initiatives, golf club repair, administering the rules, public relations and much more. For more information, contact Jess Hanson, Director of Marketing at 336-398-2675 or jhanson@pgahq.com.
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Murrells Inlet, SC
Tee: 2021 SC Open - Men (6,948 yds - Par 72)
The TPC Myrtle Beach, a layout designed by Tom Fazio, has proven to be a worthy challenge for the world’s top players, including Senior Tour Championship winner Tom Watson.
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Tee: 2021 SC Open - Men (6,948 yds - Par 72)
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