Nearly 900 golfers from all over are pulling into Myrtle Beach for the 25th Anniversary of Family Golf Week! The show starts on Thursday with Round 1 action at each of the eight hosting golf courses. Arriving participants are checking in on Tuesday and Wednesday at Barefoot Resort & Golf, and the smiles are everywhere!

Family Golf Week activities begin 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 begins Thursday, followed by “Family Golf Night” activities at the Barefoot Resort Practice Facility from 4 – 8 p.m. Thursday that feature a skills challenge, demonstrations, food and beverage provided by Logan’s Roadhouse, and the Family Golf Week “Father of the Year” & “Parent of the Year” award presentations to honorees Mayor Marilyn Hatley & 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.