Myrtle Beach National Company To Host
One Of 2001 Plantations Junior Golf Tournament

TravelGolf.com Staff Report

Litchfield Country Club and Willbrook Plantation to Host National Tour Event

Pawleys Island, S.C. (August 2, 2001) – Myrtle Beach National Company will host a Plantations Junior Golf Tour (PJGT) golf tournament at Litchfield Country Club and Willbrook Plantation September 15 and 16. PJGT's 2000-2001 tournament season runs September through May and includes more than 100 tournaments in 17 states.

Each 36-hole tournament is limited to 120 golfers and follows a stroke play format with age groups for boys and girls 8-19. College students are not eligible to compete.

The event hosted by Myrtle Beach National Company will include a welcome reception, a Lowcountry buffet breakfast, an awards dinner and presentation with trophies given to the most outstanding players.

Participants will earn points each PJGT tournament according to their rankings in each event. A junior must be a member of the PJGT before they can register for any Junior tournament. The membership cost for the PJGT for the 2001-2002 season is $125 and the cost of the tournament hosted by the Myrtle Beach National Company is $135.

The PJGT staff has run 460 tournaments in 17 different states over the past 11 years. Last season, the tour ran 125 events with1,702 members from 35 states and nine different countries. Seven tournaments are held on PGA or LPGA tour event sites.

"We are excited about this opportunity to promote junior golf in Horry County and provide a venue where children can meet others that share their enthusiasm for golf," said Jim Woodring, director of golf operations at Myrtle Beach National Company. "Myrtle Beach National Company has encouraged programming to get children involved in a sport they can enjoy for a lifetime."

For more information on the Plantations Junior Golf Tour call (888) 862-2054 or visit the organization's website at www.pjgt.com.

The Myrtle Beach National Company has evolved into one of the leading golf 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 Palmer's newly designed and award winning King's North which has been rated by Southern Living as the "Best in the South" for the last three years running, has been ranked in Golf Digest's "Top 18 Holes" and ranked in Golf For Women's "Top 100 Fairways."

Since the originals, the company has grown to include the Robert Trent Jones designed Waterway Hills, Jack Nicklaus's 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.