MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The Executive Tournament Committee of The 2007 National Father & Son Team Classic is proud to announce the Burroughs family and the Chapin family as joint recipients of the “Family of the Year” award. The 10th Annual Father & Son Team Classic will be held July 19-21, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

For generations, the two families have come together under the banner of Burroughs & Chapin Company (B&C) to lead the positive, family-oriented development of Myrtle Beach and Horry County. Today, via B&C, the Burroughs and Chapin families continue to grow the positive attributes of Myrtle Beach.

B&C is a leader in residential, resort and commercial property development and related operations in four states and Canada.

B&C is a leader in golf along the Grand Strand. The company owns or manages eight of the Grand Strand’s most popular championship 18-hole golf courses. B&C owns the Members Club at Grand Dunes (private); Grande Dunes Golf Course; Pine Lakes Country Club, the Strand’s first golf course, which is currently being refurbished and will open again for play in 2008; and Myrtlewood Golf Club, the fourth golf facility to be built along the Strand, which offers two 18-hole courses. The company manages for other owners the highly rated Tidewater Golf Club, Meadowlands Golf Club and Farmstead Golf Links.

B&C Board Member Larry Biddle and his son, Marshall, and President & CEO Doug Wendel and his son, Doug, Jr., will be playing in this year’s National Father & Son Team Classic.

Past “Father of the Year” honorees include Joe Black, former President of the Professional Golfers Association, Lou Holtz, former Head Football Coach at the University of South Carolina, Jim Hodges, former South Carolina Governor, Happ Lathrop, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Golf Association, Dal Shealy, the President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Cecil Brandon, the “Father of Myrtle Beach Golf”, Bobby Richardson, 1960 World Series Most Valuable Player, and Gary Schaal, past PGA President.

The National Father & Son Team Classic is the largest father and son golf competition in the world. Played on the Grand Strand's most requested golf courses, the championship is a 54-hole event offering a different format each day. The 2007 event will draw more than 1,600 players from 44 states and nine foreign countries. Along with three days of golf and a player gift package, each participant will receive a $200 Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore gift card.
For additional information on the Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore National Father & Son Team Classic call 866-497-2627 or visit www.fathersongolf.com

Contact: Ashley Allen, National Father & Son Team Classic
(843) 497-2627 or ashb9@aol.com