GolfBoards are Coming to 35th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship

After the introduction of the cart, there wasn’t much in the way of golf course transportation innovation for decades, until the advent of the GolfBoard.

Part skateboard, part golf cart and all fun, GolfBoards took the game by storm when they were named Best New Product at the 2014 PGA Show. Now, they will be coming to the 35th annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship this August.

GolfBoards will be at a different World Am host course each day, including the Sunday skins game at World Tour, providing a total of 40 lucky participants the opportunity to “surf the earth” during their tournament round.

Don’t let the allusions to surfing and skateboards scare you off. A GolfBoard, which has four wheels, is very stable and extremely easy to drive. The base of the board is wide, providing stability, and learning to steer, which you are able to do with minimal effort, is easy. By the time you enjoy a little pre-round training, navigating it around the course quickly becomes second nature.

Golf hasn’t offered many “fun” innovations, but the GolfBoard will increase your enjoyment of the game. The boards leave only 25 percent of the footprint of a cart, and what that means is simple: those signs directing carts to the fairway don’t apply to you!

You can drive GolfBoards around greens and easily navigate through the woods. Following a rainy night, cart path only really means, “GolfBoards only in the fairway.” The ability to take a direct path to your ball improves pace of play and for those of you wondering, yes, a GolfBoard comes complete with a drink holder.

So, how can you win a chance to use a GolfBoard during the World Am? Once course assignments are complete, if you are playing a layout the boards will be at, you will receive an email to signup. So be on the lookout for the email and make sure you enter for a chance to win a round on a GolfBoard.

If a course you play isn’t selected, have no fear. GolfBoards have been a part of the Myrtle Beach market for a couple years as True Blue, TPC Myrtle Beach and World Tour have them available full time.

Golf adopts change slowly, sometimes grudgingly, but GolfBoards are here to stay. The sooner you begin using them, the more fun you will have.

There will be a GolfBoard booth at the World’s Largest 19th Hole, so make sure you visit and learn how you can “surf the earth.”

For more information, go to www.GolfBoard.com.