North Myrtle Beach, SC- The 14th Annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament has been scheduled for April 14th, 2008. It will be held at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The contract for 2008 was signed on Wednesday, Oct. 24th between Empire Sports Management and The Dye Club. This year, members of the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce staff and Boards of Directors were present for the signing. Linley Dew, Chairman of the Chamber Board stated, ?This is a world class event in North Myrtle Beach as well as South Carolina?s biggest one-day charity fund raiser. We look forward to supporting this extremely important event. We?re here to assist in any way we can.? Hosted for the sixth year by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and Barefoot Resort, the Monday After the Masters is widely considered one of the most popular celebrity pro-am tournaments in the country. This event attracts thousands of people who enjoy the music of the two-time Grammy award winners as well as the friendly competition between the band and their celebrity and PGA professional friends. Over the past 12 years, the tournament has donated more than $3 million to the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation and The Hootie & The Blowfish Foundation, which supports the educational and junior golf needs of South Carolina. In April 2007, an estimated 6,000 golf fans packed The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf to see their favorite celebrities, athletes and musicians compete in the 13th annual Monday After the Masters Tournament in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. including R&B singer Javier; pop rock performer Edwin McCain, Alter Bridge drummer Scott Phillips, Collective Soul lead singer Ed Roland, No Doubt drummer Adrian Young and Union Station guitarist Dan Tyminski; country singers Steve Azar and Johnny Lee. Other celebrities who participated in the 2007 Tournament include golf fitness expert Katherine Roberts, ESPN host Stuart Scott, Gary Valentine of "King of Queens" and "Andromeda", Fred Griffith of "Gods and Generals", Lucas Black of "Friday Night Lights" and "Jarhead" and TV personality Mitch Laurance. Stay up-to-date on the latest news regarding the tournament by visiting www.hootiegolf.com.

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Hootie and the Blowfish second consecutive sellout Monday After The Masters was a huge success! PGA professional Ricky Barnes and Green Bay Packer wide receiver Sterling Sharpe survived a one-hole chip off to lead their six-person team to the 2007 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament title. Barnes and Sharpe's team defeated LPGA professional Erica Blasberg and Hootie & the Blowfish band member Dean Felber in a chip off on the 3rd hole green after both teams finished 17-under-par after 18 holes.

Barefoot Resort & Golf is thrilled to announce the opening of the Nick Bradley Golf School, the Nike Pro Shop, and the Barefoot Resort Range Restaurant Sports Bar & Grill! Hours of operation: Nick Bradley Golf School (843-390-3231): Monday-Sunday Dawn to Dusk. Nike Pro Shop (843-390-3230): Monday-Sunday 6:30AM Until. Barefoot Resort Range Restaurant Sports Bar and Grill (843-390-3228): Monday-Sunday 11AM-10PM.

In the Golf Tips Magazine 2007 Travel Annual, The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf was named the Number One to the Great Golf Courses In Myrtle Beach.

The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort and Golf has once again committed to hosting the Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Charity Golf Tournament! The tournament will be held April 8-9, 2007. Buy your tickets early as last year was a sell out event! For more information visit www.HootieGolf.com.

Former Miami Dolphins Quarterback Dan Marino tees it up as Hootie frontman Darius Rucker and NFL great Sterling Sharpe watch!

Golfweek magazine released their list of "America's Best Top 100 Resort Courses" for 2006 and two of Barefoot Resort & Golf's courses were named. The Barefoot Love Course was ranked #63 and the Barefoot Fazio Course was ranked #73. No other Grand Strand courses were named to this list.

April 10, 2006, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. - JB Holmes, Darius Rucker and Dan Marino led their six-person team to the 2006 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament Monday with the six-person team shooting a 18-under-par to grab the title. Two University of South Carolina Gamecocks, former USC golfer and current Nationwide Tour star Kyle Thompson and current head football coach Steve Spurrier lead their team to a second-place finish with a score of 17 under par. Tom Kite and Jason Mraz's team captured third place with a 16-under finish. Holmes is no stranger to victory at Hootie & the Blowfish tournaments as the former University of Kentucky golfer led his team to the 2005 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Golf Tournament title with his winning putt on the 18th green. The Tournament sold all 6,000 tickets as golf fans packed The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf to see their favorite celebrities, athletes and musicians compete in the 12th annual Monday After the Masters Tournament in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Golf legend Arnold Palmer; PGA TOUR players John Daly, Tom Kite, Rich Beem, JB Holmes, Lee Elder, Woody Austin, Ricky Barnes, Brian Bateman, Sean Fister, Brian Gay, Mark Lye, Troy Matteson, Jim McGovern, David Mobley, Pat Perez, Tim Petrovic, D.A. Points, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, John Rollins, Charlie Rymer, Mike Sposa, Kyle Thompson, D.J. Trahan and Bo Van Pelt; From the sports world, golf fitness expert Katherine Roberts, University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier, former NFL stars Dan Marino, Gale Sayers, Dwight Clark, Marcus Allen, Bernie Kosar, Tony Siragusa, Jim McMahon, George Rogers, Sterling Sharpe and Bryan Cox; Rock legend Meat Loaf, jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis; R&B singer Javier; pop rock performers Josh Kelley, Jason Mraz, members of Sister Hazel, country singer Steve Azar and current Alter Bridge and former Creed drummer Scott Phillips; From TV, Gary Valentine of "The King of Queens", Kevin Sorbo of "Hercules" and "Andromeda", Anthony Anderson of "Barber Shop", Ryan Haus of West Coast Customs and MTV's "Pimp My Ride" fame, ESPN host Stuart Scott and TV personality Mitch Laurance. "I had the experience of a lifetime today playing in the same foursome with 'The King,' Arnold Palmer," said Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish. "Palmer is a legend in the game of golf and having the opportunity to play alongside him today is a memory I'll never forget. The 2006 Monday After the Masters has turned out to be the most successful one in the history of the tournament and we hope to break the 2005 record of $425,000 in donations." The 2006 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament kicked off Sunday night with a Live Auction and Pairings Party at the House of Blues. Sunday's Live Auction raised $406,000 for the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation and The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation, which support the educational needs of children in South Carolina. One of the most popular items up for bid at Sunday night's Auction was the band's first touring van, a 1993 Ford Econoline Conversion Van Explore. The van was customized by West Coast Customs, the automotive restyling center that handled the conversions on MTV's "Pimp My Ride," and was auctioned off for $160,000 to John Daly. Hosted for the fourth year by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and Barefoot Resort, the Monday After the Masters is widely considered as one of the most popular celebrity pro-ams in the country and attracts thousands of people who enjoy the music of the two-time Grammy award winners as well as the friendly competition between the band and their celebrity and PGA professional friends. Over the past 11 years, the tournament has donated more than $3 million to the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation and the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation, which supports the educational needs of South Carolina. For anyone who could not attend this year's tournament in "The Golf Capital of the World," The Golf Channel will broadcast a highlight show on May 13 with interviews and footage from the 2006 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Golf Celebrity Golf Tournament.

All Four of Barefoot Resort & Golf's Courses ranked very high with the Zagat 2006-2007 America's Top Golf Course Guide! Zagat Ratings and reviews are based on the collective opinions of thousands of avid customers.

NEW YORK With more than 100 golf courses from which to choose, Myrtle Beach has for long been among the country's most popular golf destinations. Golf Digest identifies the cream of the crop in its first-ever ranking of the "Top 50 Courses in Myrtle Beach" This ranking, appearing in the magazine's November issue (on newsstands October 11,) is the ultimate guide to golf in the area. The full list of "The Top 50 Courses of Myrtle Beach" can be viewed now at www.golfdigest.com/myrtle. Barefoot Resort's Love Course, designed by PGA Tour star Davis Love III, placed No. 1 in the ranking, which is based on evaluations from Golf Digest's course-rating panelists. The five-year-old Love Course is one of three at Barefoot Resort that was included in the top 10. The "Top 50 Courses in Myrtle Beach" is based on the ratings from Golf Digest's course-rating panelists, which includes more than 800 low-handicap golfers nationwide, who also compile the magazine's prestigious ranking of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses." Having examined 117 courses, Golf Digest's panelists voted the Love Course on top of the list, followed closely by The Dunes Golf and Beach Club, and Ocean Ridge Plantation, which is located in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. No. 6 Barefoot Resort - Fazio Course No. 7 Heritage Club (Pawleys Island, Barefoot sister course) No. 10 Barefoot Resort - Dye Course. Along with the rankings, Golf Digest provides its readers with a thorough examination of the Myrtle Beach experience. A poll of 1,000 regular customers of the travel firm Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday provides inside tips on everything from the best bar/nightclub to the top spots for pizza, steak, live music and great family fun!

Barefoot Resort & Golf is thrilled to announce that its golf courses have been placed in Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses. The Love Course was ranked 38th and the Fazio Course ranked 81st placing Barefoot Resort & Golf as the highest ranked golf courses on The Grand Stand. Its sister course, The Heritage in Pawleys Island, was ranked 78th. Established in 1966, Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses is the oldest ranking in the game. Barefoot Love Ranked #1 Course in Myrtle Beach