Myrtle Beach Classic 2024: Preview, betting odds, tee times, and how to watch the inaugural event

Myrtle Beach makes its debut on the PGA Tour

Everything you need to know about the first-ever Myrtle Beach Classic as the PGA Tour debuts on the Grand Strand.

Myrtle Beach hosts the first PGA Tour event in its history, bringing professional golf to America’s favorite traveling golf destination, long known as ‘The Golf Capital of the World’.

It’s the third of five opposite-field events on the PGA Tour in 2024 with the PGA Tour’s big-ticket names playing north of the border this week in Charlotte, North Carolina for a cut of the $20 million Signature Event purse at the Wells Fargo Championship.

There is still plenty of horse-power in the field though, notably the in-form Billy Horschel who won the last ‘alternate’ field event in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago. There are currently 38 PGA Tour winners in the tournament, including Erik van Rooyen and Brandt Snedeker.

Where is the Myrtle Beach Classic played?

The inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic will be played at the par-71 Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Sweeps beautifully along the Atlantic Ocean, the Robert Trent Jones-designed Dunes ranks highly in Golf World’s Top 100 Courses in the USA.

When Trent Jones arrived at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, north along the coast from the small settlement of Myrtle Beach, first incorporated as a town in 1938, the site was open and sandy with a few oaks and the odd lagoon dotted about. The area developed rapidly in the second half of the last century, so the course is now surrounded by suburbia on two sides with the ocean to the south and Buck Island Swamp to the east.

Though the Dunes came early in a career spanning 60-plus years, it would remain one of Trent Jones’s best courses, and the 13th – a 590-yard par 5 named ‘Boomerang’ – sweeps right around Dunes Lake is perhaps his most famous hole. 

Who is in the field for the Myrtle Beach Classic?

With the big guns firing at Quail Hollow this week, Myrtle Beach provides a welcome opportunity for the chasing pack of seasoned pros and rising stars to have a confidence-boosting week with the PGA Championship just a fortnight away.

Former FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker tees it up, as does Full Swing star Joel Dahmen, and a host more PGA Tour winners including Billy Horschel, Jhonattan Vegas, Cameron Champ, Daniel Berger, and Charley Hoffman.

The full field competing at Myrtle Beach can be found here.

How much will the Myrtle Beach Classic winner receive?

The winner will receive a yet-to-be-disclosed cut of the $4 million purse and 300 FedExCup points.

Read up on how the PGA Tour purses have evolved in recent years and which players feature in the all-time top earners on the PGA Tour.

How to watch the Myrtle Beach Classic?

US viewers can catch all the action on the Golf Channel.

All times EDT

Thursday, May 09: The Golf Channel, 09.30

Friday, May 10: The Golf Channel, 09.30

Saturday, May 11: The Golf Channel, 09.30

Sunday, May 12: The Golf Channel, 09.30

The Myrtle Beach Classic: Tee Times

Tee times and groupings can be found here.

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