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Willbrook Plantation Hosts Pawleys Island Youth Cup
05/24/2007
Fundraising Golf Tournament to be Held Saturday, June 2nd
May 24, 2007, Pawleys Island, S.C. – The 11th annual Pawleys Island Youth Cup Golf Tournament will be hosted at Willbrook Plantation Golf Club, June 2nd. The event benefits Teach My People, a local organization that helps provide educational support for hundreds of children, youth and families of the Waccamaw school district to overcome academic, economic and social challenges. Through Teach My People’s Youth Camp, the community’s young people find structure and support through after-school and summer programs. The 2006 event raised more than $12,000 for the charitable organization.
Registration for the tournament begins at 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start at 2:30 p.m. Deadline for registration is June 1. Entry fee is $100 per player with a captain’s choice format. The golf will be followed by a barbeque dinner. Spouses and guests are invited for an additional $10 per person. Golfers who sign up before May 28th will receive a free round of golf. For more information and registration, call (843) 237-8737.
About The Myrtle Beach National Company
The Myrtle Beach National Company has evolved into one of the leading golf course ownership and management operations in the Southeast, featuring many of the most well-respected signature courses along the Grand Strand. The company formed in 1971 with the construction of the Arnold Palmer-designed original 54-hole golf complex, which includes the West Course, Southcreek (both designed by Francis Duane and Arnold Palmer) and King’s North, also an Arnold Palmer design that has achieved national notoriety. Myrtle Beach National has grown to include the Robert Trent Jones designed Waterway Hills, Jack Nicklaus’ Long Bay, Tom Jackson’s River Club and Aberdeen Country Club, Dan Maple’s Willbrook Plantation and Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, all premier Myrtle Beach area signature courses.
Myrtle Beach National has hosted tournaments for men, women, senior or junior golfers for more than 35 years to help grow the game of golf. Every November, Myrtle Beach National-sponsored George Holliday Memorial Tournament, recently named one of the top-ranked junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, attracts prep golfers to the Grand Strand. During the spring, Myrtle Beach National welcomes more than 500 junior golfers to the area during Easter weekend for the Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Tournament. For more information, visit www.MBN.com or call 1-800-882-2614.
