First Tee of the Grand Strand to receive Golf Channel air time

Golf Channel will have a film crew at The First Tee of the Grand Strand’s fundraising Future Generations Tournament on Tuesday at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, and a segment from the event is expected to air on the network’s Morning Drive show on either Wednesday or Thursday.

The tournament tees off at 1 p.m., and Golf Channel associate producer and editor Donald Goertz will be on site and said filming will begin around 11 a.m. It will likely include an event recap, footage and interviews with some First Tee juniors, opening remarks by Golf Channel personalities and tournament hosts Kelly Tilghman and Charlie Rymer, and information about The First Tee of the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach, and the connection Tilghman and Rymer have to the area, event and organization.

Morning Drive generally airs live from 7-9 a.m. weekdays with replays following from 9-11 a.m. The segment will likely find its way to Golfchannel.com and the network’s social media outlets as well.

Golf Holiday will be streaming a live feed on Facebook from the event from about 12:45-1:30 p.m. using phones or iPads. The time frame could expand and coverage is expected to focus on Rymer and Tilghman, who will be hitting shots for groups on the ninth tee box.

The marketing cooperative will also have a video crew on site that will be utilizing a drone, and will be filming for a recap highlight video that both it and The First Tee can use for promotional material on internet sites and social media.

“It’s just so people can get a feel for the event and to help The First Tee,” Golf Holiday executive director Bill Golden said.

This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM with the headline "First Tee of the Grand Strand to receive Golf Channel air time."