Category: News

Players Arriving for Family Golf Week in Myrtle Beach

More than 800 golfers from around the country have arrived in Myrtle Beach for Family Golf Week, which kicks off Thursday with Round 1 action at each of eight Grand Strand golf courses. Arriving participants checked in Tuesday and Wednesday at Barefoot Resort & Golf, and immediately got in the spirit of the festivities. Family […]

Family Golf Week Kicks Off Sunday with Mentor Cup, Power Luncheon

Family Golf Week kicked off Sunday with a full day’s worth of activities including the 4th Annual Mentor Cup at Tidewater Golf Club, and a Power Luncheon at Barefoot Resort & Golf hosted by Kelly Tilghman and highlighted by a roundtable discussion that included pioneers in the growth of women’s impact on the game. The […]

Family Golf Week Shaping Up for Highly Anticipated July 2021 Return

Family Golf Week, set for July 11-17, 2021 and hosted at Shaftesbury Glen, Pine Lakes, Wachesaw Plantation East and a wide array of award-winning courses throughout North Myrtle Beach, S.C., is primed and ready for a memorable return to action after its pandemic-related 2020 postponement. Hear from event officials Mike Buccerone and Scott Tomasello as they fill you […]

Family Golf Week Names Kelly Tilghman Mother of the Year

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Executive Committee of Family Golf Week, which includes the Parent & Child Team Classic and the Father & Son Team Classic, will honor golf media star Kelly Tilghman as its first Mother of the Year this July at Barefoot Resort & Golf, the tournament’s host facility, in North Myrtle […]

Full Schedule of Events

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 All scores must be posted to your official WHS handicap index. If you do not keep a handicap, call your state golf association and get one started (must be done prior to June 14th!). Monday, June 20, 2022 Handicap request forms are e-mailed. All players are required to submit their handicap form to […]

Family Golf Week Names Hugh Royer III Father of the Year

Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The Executive Committee of Family Golf Week, which includes the Father & Son Team Classic and the Parent & Child Team Classic, announced today the event will honor former PGA Tour player Hugh Royer III as its Father of the Year at the 2021 event this July in Myrtle Beach. Royer, […]

Mentor Cup on the Move

Article originally posted by Alan Blondin on 3/11/21 via the Sun News. East Coast Golf has partnered with the Gene’s Dream Foundation, which benefits youth golf initiatives including The First Tee organization, to move the fourth annual Mentor Cup at Tidewater Golf Club to the Sunday before the start of Family Golf Week, which this […]

Longtime Myrtle Beach golf tournament returns in July

Article originally posted by Alan Blondin on 3/11/21 via the Sun News: Family Golf Week, which features the 23rd National Father & Son Team Classic, is scheduled to return this summer after being canceled because of the coronavirus last year. It is scheduled to be held July 15-17 and will also include the Parent & Child […]

Tournament Status Update: Looking forward to July!

Hello Friends of Family Golf Week! With all the uncertainty surrounding our everyday lives in recent weeks, we’re pleased to reach out to you now with an important update on what we do know: Our 2020 Family Golf Week preparations continue – with our events scheduled for July 15-18 proceeding as planned! We have a […]