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