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46th Annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach
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46th Annual George Holliday
Memorial Junior Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach
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Myrtle Beach, SC – September 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / The 46th Annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament, named one of the top junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, returns to Myrtle Beach, S.C. November 27-29, 2014. The third-oldest junior golf tournament in South Carolina, it is open to junior golfers up to the age of 18, who compete in three rounds at Myrtle Beach National’s SouthCreek Course, West Course and King’s North Course.

The boys’ division consists of three age levels: 10-11, 12-13, and 14-18 years of age. There are two age brackets in the girls’ division: 10-12, and 13-18 years of age. All golfers who are 18 must still be enrolled in high school to participate. “This event has been going strong for nearly a half-century and this year looks to be as successful as ever,” said Scott Justman, Vice President of Golf Operations of National Golf Management. “Junior golf is one of the most important initiatives in the game and we are thrilled to do our part in its promotion by hosting this event.”
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46th Annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach
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The junior championship is held in memory of George Judson Holliday, III, of Galivants Ferry, S.C., who won a number of junior and collegiate golf tournaments before dying at the age of 22 in November, 1967.

More than 10,000 juniors have visited the Myrtle Beach area to participate in this tournament over the years. The event has hosted numerous junior golfers who have achieved success on the professional and the collegiate level including PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers Lucas Glover, D.J. Trahan and Kristy McPherson.

In recent years, the tournament has welcomed participants from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as Puerto Rico and Canada.

The public is invited to attend the tournament at no charge. For more information, contact Myrtle Beach National Golf Club at 843-448-2308 or visit www.MBN.com/holliday.

About National Golf Management Company
National Golf Management Company (NGM) is the foremost golf course management company in the Southeast. Formed in 2012 with a merger of Myrtle Beach National Company and Burroughs & Chapin Golf Management, NGM oversees, through ownership and/or management, 23 golf courses in and around Myrtle Beach, S.C., one of the world’s most popular golf destination markets.

NGM administrates www.MBN.com, a leader in online tee time booking, as well as package outlets Ambassador Golf and Myrtle Beach Golf Trips. With the help of Golf Insider’s 100 percent player-generated course ranking system, thousands of golfers plan and assemble their ideal golf itineraries through NGM, including “top-100 caliber” courses Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club, Grande Dunes Resort Club, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club and over 80 other Myrtle Beach area courses.

For more information about NGM, visit www.NationalGolfManagement.com or www.MBN.com.

Contact:
The Brandon Agency
Laura Lienhart
Paul Hughes
843-916-2000

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Placement Dates: 09/25/14 – 11/25/14
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