Eight local charities left The Dunes Golf and Beach Club on Monday, Sept. 28, sharing $225,000 from the Myrtle Beach Classic. Added to the two tournaments before it, the gifts now total $675,000.
The largest check, $53,156.25, went to the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand. Children's Recovery Center, Classy Smiles, Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach, Project Golf, and SOS Care each received $28,406.25. Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina received $15,156.25, and Help 4 Kids received $14,656.25.
Brandt Snedeker won the 2026 tournament, the third year the stop has been played here. Organizers put the preliminary economic impact at $19.5 million, a 23 percent rise from 2025, and about $50.7 million across the three years. They said 72 percent of the crowd came from outside the Myrtle Beach area, up from 58 percent a year earlier. The week drew 3.4 million television viewers over 18.6 hours and 27.7 million social views, with more than 525,000 engagements.
The next Classic is set for May 13–16 at The Dunes, listed as a $4 million event and the fourth year in a row. That announcement landed while one of the names on the title is in trouble. ONEflight International, the private aviation company that shares title billing with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce through Visit Myrtle Beach, has stopped operating for at least 30 days because of financial strain.
