This unique college event will crown national champs, award scholarships in Myrtle Beach
Collegiate national champions will be crowned in Myrtle Beach this month.
Just don’t expect to see your typical athlete.
For the second year in a row, the National College Cornhole Championship will be held in Myrtle Beach. The top college and collegiate alumni teams will battle it out at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center from Dec. 27-29 in hopes of being crowned a champion and therefore earning some of the $50,000 in scholarship funds and booster club donations to be awarded.
The championship is open to all colleges. There are three ways in which teams qualify: receive a free bid from the Subway College Cornhole Tour, win an ACL-sanctioned qualifying tournament or buy a bid $250 total for both players into two events each.
Two portions of the championship will be broadcast by ESPN.
The event is put on by the American Cornhole League, Doubletree by Hilton and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Allcornhole.com, Subway and Johnsonville are primary sponsors.
“The ACL encourages colleges to develop cornhole as an intramural or club sport and develop strategies to leverage cornhole to raise funds for college athletics,” the ACL’s website reads.
Players and teams interested can register at app.iplayacl.com. Rules, eligibility and the championship schedule can be found at https://www.iplayacl.com/college.
