Retired Military Classic Brings More Than 1,000 to Myrtle Beach
More than 1,000 members of the American armed forces took to the Grand Strand links this week, competing in the 26th Annual Retired Military Golf Classic hosted by The Myrtle Beach National Company.
Scores were low in this captain's choice format, and spirits were high - for the same overriding reason why retired soldiers from more than 24 military bases worldwide flock to the Myrtle Beach area each May, year after year.
Camaraderie.
"Meeting players from all across the country, the camaraderie amongst all the branches of service, it's great - and it always will be," said Robert Kuhn of Middletown, N.Y., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who took home the men's "A" player championship with a three-round score of 173.80. Indeed, Kuhn's passion for making new friends and sharing stories has kept him coming back to this event for the past nine years.
"I've been working so long and so hard for this, and to be able to finally break through with the help of some great teammates is a tremendous thrill," said Charlotte Briggs of Columbia, S.C, a retired sergeant first-class from the U.S. Army and 19-year veteran of this event who won the women's "A" player title (192.60). "But the camaraderie we share, and the respect we have for one another for the service we've given our country, is that much more special when we can celebrate it in such a great setting like this."
The Retired Military Golf Classic was contested on five Myrtle Beach National courses - SouthCreek, West Course and King's North at Myrtle Beach National in Myrtle Beach; and Aberdeen Country Club and Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach.
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