WATCH: Vanna White returns home for the Myrtle Beach Classic

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Grand Strand native Vanna White is back home to celebrate the area’s first-ever PGA Tour event.

White answered questions from the media on Tuesday at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, the site of this week’s Myrtle Beach Classic. The longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host will headline Wednesday’s Pro-am event at the course.

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“I’m so thrilled that this is the first time we’re having the Myrtle Beach Classic here,” she said. “I’m so happy to be part of it.”

White also talked about her love for the Grand Strand, how she’s been improving her golf game and how she got her start in television which led her to “Wheel of Fortune.”

You can watch White’s full press conference in the video above.

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