Nearly 900 golfers from far and wide have arrived in Myrtle Beach for the 25th Anniversary of Family Golf Week! The show began today with Round 1 action at each of the eight hosting golf courses.

Family Golf Week activities began this week with check-in days at the Barefoot Resort Clubhouse, including a putting challenge and the distribution of gift bags with merchandise valued at more than $500 for each participant. First-round play began today, with “Family Golf Night” activities at the Barefoot Resort Practice Facility set for 4 – 8 p.m. later this evening featuring a skills challenge, demonstrations, food and beverage provided by Logan’s Roadhouse, and the Family Golf Week “Parent of the Year” and “Father of the Year” awards presentations to this year’s honorees: North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley & longtime event supporter Mike Binder.

Family Golf Week, which includes the Father & Son Team Classic and Parent & Child Team Classic, features three rounds of play at eight Myrtle Beach-area courses: The Pearl, the Love Course at Barefoot Resort, Shaftesbury Glen, Wachesaw Plantation East, Arcadian Shores, Prestwick, Pine Lakes and Crow Creek.