| Myrtle Beach is the best of both worlds for every | | | | accommodating staff, cart, practice range, full use of |
| golfer, QUALITY and QUANTITY. The Grand Strand | | | | the facilities, locker room, restaurants, bar, and of |
| has over 120 courses designed by the best in the | | | | course, the COURSE! All for a fraction of the peak |
| game: Dye, Jones, Nicklaus, Palmer, and Fazio to name | | | | season rates!Private Membership courses are |
| a few. Over 1 Million golfers played there in 2004. You | | | | available for play as well. For example, stay at the |
| will find the largest assortment of quality courses to | | | | "Caravelle", and Tee Times are available at "the |
| test your game, both mentally and physically.Ten years | | | | Dunes" Golf & Beach Club. Newly renovated by Rees |
| ago, our group of relatives, friends, and friends of | | | | Jones, this course is a spectacular play, and former |
| friends, began our now yearly trek to this golf capital | | | | home of the PGA Senior Championship. Play it again |
| of the world. Although our line-up of players and | | | | the same day and pay less than you would for your |
| courses alters slightly from year to year, one constant | | | | regular muni-course back home.Intimidated by the |
| remains, that is the great golf bargains we have found | | | | courses? Don't be, 4 or 5 sets of tees are available on |
| in this golf mecca. Planning for the next years trip | | | | most courses to accomodate almost all levels of play. |
| begins even before we putt out on the 18th hole of our | | | | Still not sure? Call the course. We have found the |
| final day. We don't want it to end, and we can't wait | | | | staff at any of these facilities always willing to help in |
| for the next trip to begin.Living in the northeast, we play | | | | providing information on any of the courses in the |
| some great courses in PA, MD, and VA throughtout | | | | Grand Strand.Check the local paper daily, as specials |
| the year. But to us, it is all is just a warm-up to our late | | | | and bargains on golf are advertised regularly. Most |
| August mini-tour of this South Carolina beach town. | | | | hotels even have their own golf coordinator to assist |
| With most of us approaching our late 40's or early | | | | you with tee times, course selections, and even |
| 50's, it's the one time of year the wives let us indulge in | | | | transportation.When you are finished with your golf for |
| a week of golf heaven, and we really get to be boys | | | | the day, you will find the restaraunts and nightly |
| again (it pays to have picked the right mate). Since we | | | | attractions as equally accessible and outstanding as |
| have already fulfilled our families' summer vacation | | | | the golf courses.Lose a few balls? Break a club? Run |
| obligations, and the yard work is winding down, late | | | | out of tees? No problem. There is more than an ample |
| August is the perfect time for our trip to | | | | supply of quaint little golf shoppes and massive bargain |
| paradise.Playing Myrtle Beach in late August finds | | | | golf stores up and down the Grand Strand.Three |
| courses 1/2 to 1/3 of their premium peak season rates. | | | | things you need to consider when taking advantage of |
| Along with the lower hotel fees for this late season | | | | these great golf bargains this time of year, and we |
| visit, we easily justify the trip. Crowds are low, most | | | | have experienced all of them at one time or another. |
| kids are back in school, and there are times when we | | | | First, is the heat an humidity. Although it is typically not |
| are literally the only golfers on the course. Play is fast | | | | bad in the morning rounds, we experienced a few |
| and cheap, so we have to go 36 holes!We play | | | | afternoon rounds which were quite uncomfortable. |
| combinations of "related" or "sister" courses like True | | | | Second, it is hurricane season. In the past 10 years we |
| Blue & Caledonia. Or, Tidewater & Grande Dunes. | | | | were only pulled off a course once to |
| Many combinations like these provide substantional | | | | evacuate.However, most courses were open the next |
| discounts for same day play, some even offer | | | | day. Third, the "Dupont Amateur", one of the largest |
| discounts for playing both in the same week. | | | | amateur golf tournaments in the world. There are still |
| Complexes like the Legends or Wild Wing, have | | | | more than enough courses, but you may have to |
| numerous courses on the same property where after | | | | avoid a few. The schedule of courses used for this |
| a quick shower and lunch at their fantastic facilities, we | | | | tournament is listed daily in the local paper, (We simply |
| are well tuned for a second 18 holes. Tee Times are in | | | | plan our trip one week earlier. Although it really isn't |
| abundance for most of these top quality courses, we | | | | necessary, we are just anxious to get there and "tee it |
| rarely run into a problem getting on a course. These | | | | up".)Myrtle Beach in late August is a truly great golf |
| are some of the best courses in the world. Where | | | | bargain. A large quantity of quality courses to suit |
| else can you play a TPC course for a replay rate of | | | | every golfers game and budget. We'll be there! |
| only $40-$50? The fee includes the same friendly | | | | |