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As the organizers and stakeholders of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic look to determine the event’s future on the PGA Tour schedule beyond 2027, they can marvel at what their past champions and alumni are achieving.
With a modest sample size of just three winners for the fledgling tournament that was first played in May 2024 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, one champion has won a major and a second entered the top five in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Ryan Fox, who won the 2025 Myrtle Beach Classic with a chip-in on the first hole of a three-person playoff, won The Open Championship on July 19 at Royal Birkdale with a 10-under-par 270.
Chris Gotterup, the inaugural winner in 2024, has won four PGA Tour events in the past 13 months, including three this year. He rose to No. 5 in the world and is currently No. 7.
As an opposite field $4 million event being played simultaneously with a $20 million tournament that features the top 70 or so players on the PGA Tour, its past champions’ exploits are that much more impressive considering their standing at the time of their participation in Myrtle Beach.
Counting Aaron Rai, who finished fifth at The Dunes Club in May, two of the past three major champions played in Myrtle Beach in the past 15 months.