Two Hundred Junior Golfers To Play In The 48th Annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (PRWEB) August 11, 2016 -- The 48th Annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament will be held at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on November 24-26, 2016. Myrtle Beach National is one of 22 golf courses owned by Founders Group International, the foremost golf course owner-operator company in the Southeastern United States. Hundreds of golfers, ages 10 to 18, will play in the event, which is the third-oldest junior golf tournament in South Carolina.
The junior championship is held in memory of George Judson Holliday, III, of Galivants Ferry, S.C., who won a number of junior and collegiate golf tournaments in the 1960s. Holliday had often credited his involvement in golf with helping to shape his life and character. After he died in a car crash at the age of 22 in November 1967, his family started the tournament in his honor the following the year.
The boys’ division consists of four age levels: 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 years of age. There are three age brackets in the girls’ division: 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18 years of age. All golfers who are 18 must still be enrolled in high school to participate.
“This tournament provides juniors with an opportunity to experience the kind of high-level competition that George felt was so important to his development as a young person,” said Brad Crumling, head golf professional at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club. ”So, it's a great honor for us to host such a prestigious event again in 2016. We've seen some of today's most impressive young golfers come through this tournament over the years. PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers Lucas Glover, D.J. Trahan and Kristy McPherson once competed in this junior field; and in the future, we expect to see more of our tournament participants emerge to play on those big stages. ”
More than 10,000 golfers from across the Americas have visited Myrtle Beach to particpate in the event. In 2015, golfers came from Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Mexico.
Last year's Boys Overall Champion was Blake Taylor from Atkinson, North Carolina. The Girls Overall Champion was Ashley Czarnecki from Greenville, South Carolina.
The public is invited to attend the tournament at no charge. More information about the event is available at http://www.mbn.com/golf-events/george-holliday-jr.-tournament or by calling Myrtle Beach National at 843-448-2308.
About Founders Group International
Founders Group International (FGI) is the foremost golf course owner-operator company in the Southeastern United States. Formed in 2014 through various purchases and the 2015 acquisition of National Golf Management, FGI owns and operates 22 golf courses (423 holes) in and around Myrtle Beach, S.C., America's seaside golf capital.
FGI administers http://www.MBN.com, a leader in online tee time bookings, as well as package outlets Ambassador Golf and Myrtle Beach Golf Trips. With the help of Golf Insider’s 100 percent player-generated course ranking system, thousands of golfers plan and assemble their ideal golf itineraries through FGI’s assets, including “top-100 caliber” courses Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club, Grande Dunes Resort Club, TPC of Myrtle Beach, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club, Pine Lakes Country Club and more than 80 other Myrtle Beach area courses.
FGI also has a division that does residential and retail development, and it has partnered with one of the biggest travel agencies in China to bring golfers and wedding parties to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
More information about Founders Group International, is available at http://www.foundersgroupinternational.com, http://www.mbn.com or MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com.
Jamie Wilburn, LHWH Advertising & PR, http://www.lhwhadvertisingandpr.com, +1 (843) 448-1123, [email protected]
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