SwingThought Tour holding five winter tournaments in Myrtle Beach area

The SwingThought Tour is beginning its 2016-17 Carolina Winter Series this week with a Myrtle Beach Swing that consists of five weeks of tournaments in the area.

A 36-hole tournament Thursday and Friday at Myrtlewood Golf Club’s Palmetto Course will be followed by four events at Barefoot Resort. There will be 36-hole events Nov. 30-Dec. 1 on the Norman Course, Dec. 7-8 on the Fazio Course and Dec. 14-15 on the Love Course, and a 54-hole no-cut event Dec. 20-22 at the Dye Club.

The two-round events are $600-$650 for members and $700-$750 for non-members, and the 54-hole event is $825 for members and $925 for non-members. Winners will be paid on-site, and a minimum of 80 percent of entry fees will be paid back in the purses.

Carolina Winter Series events allow riding, shorts and rangefinders without slope functions. Call tour director Terry Johnson at 864-316-1067 for information about limited host housing for Barefoot events, and call 800-992-8748 or visit the tour website to register for tournaments.

The SwingThought Tour has created a winter state series money list challenge that has sweetened the pot for players in events through Feb. 15.

Players finishing first on a state series money list earn free 2017 SwingThought Tour membership plus a $1,000 bonus, and players finishing second through fourth on a money list earn between 75 percent and 25 percent of 2017 membership fees, as well as between $750 and $250 in bonuses. Participation in at least four events is required for eligibility.

This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 10:04 PM with the headline "SwingThought Tour holding five winter tournaments in Myrtle Beach area."