Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Golf Packages Deliver Value

Government bailouts and stock market swings leading you to the conclusion that your long-anticipated golf vacation might be a casualty of the nation’s economic woes?

You don’t have to put aside your dreams of warm rounds on the links when you vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Myrtle Beach is known for having some of the best golf courses and most affordable prices of any internationally-known golf destination. And this year, some of the best of Myrtle Beach’s best are sweetening the pot with unique offers designed to add value to your golf getaway package.

Myrtle Beach has always been an ideal location for the budget-conscious. It’s less than a day’s drive from most locations in the Northeast and Midwest. Even bargain airfares can be found if travelers are flexible enough to explore flying into nearby Wilmington, N.C. or Charleston, S.C., as well as Myrtle Beach.

Check out these value added packages and start planning your next golf trip to Myrtle Beach.

Pawleys Plantation has it all: Charleston-style elegance, a Jack Nicklaus golf course with spectacular marsh views, giant moss-draped oaks, an award-winning chef and one of America’s top golf schools. It looks and feels like the lap of luxury, but its terrific stay and play packages make it one of the most affordable places in the country for world-class golf and more.

Travel + Leisure Golf magazine calls it one of “the most underrated golf resorts in the Southeast” and puts it right up there with world-famous destinations like The Greenbrier and Pebble Beach. Golf World named it “one of the Top 50 resorts in the U.S.” It’s also home to the Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School, one of the top five golf schools in America.

Yet, a golf vacation at Pawleys Plantation is a fraction of the cost of the other resorts it’s compared with. For example, the resort’s “Best Ever Golf School Package” combines deluxe accommodations, golf, daily breakfast, and three-days of golf school starting at $799 per person. A comparable package at the other 4 schools in the Top 5 would literally cost thousands of dollars.

“What sets our golf school apart is that they believe in offering top-notch instruction at very reasonable rates,” said Jann Walker, director of marketing at Pawleys Plantation. “High prices make golf unaffordable for many people. So we break down this barrier by offering a first class golf experience at a price most people can afford.”

Learn more about this and other Pawleys Plantation packages at www.pawleysplantation.com or call (800) 367-9959.

Value seekers can enjoy affordable luxury and the old-world charm of a Scottish-themed landscape at The Village at the Glens. Overlooking the spectacular, award-winning Heather Glen Golf Links, The Village is run by the prestigious Glens Golf Group and it’s the perfect home base for a tour of Glens courses.

Through January 31, Glens is offering an unbelievable value with its duffer’s delight package: 3 nights accommodations in a 2-bedroom villa and 3 rounds on The Glen’s award-winning courses for as low as $239 per person.

Voted the “Best New Course” in America when it opened two decades ago, the flagship of The Glens Golf Group golf courses, Heather Glen, sits on a magnificent, 400-acre historic site in Little River, S.C. Nearby, Possum Trot is known as the “Friendliest Course On The Beach” and its Old English design features spacious fairways, challenging par 5’s, and flawlessly manicured greens. Inspired by world-famous courses like Winged Foot and Augusta National, Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club is located on the banks of South Carolina’s beautiful Waccamaw River.

The Glens Group makes it easy to book a golf vacation online with just a few clicks of the mouse. Just go to www.glensgolfvacations.com or www.glensgolfgroup.com

If you love both golf and the roar of the ocean, you’ll find a great bargain at The Sands Resorts. Six oceanfront locations make up Sands Resorts where you’ll discover an incredible number of on-site activities including a variety of on-site restaurants, a health club, indoor pools, and even a Concierge service.

The Sands Resorts offers a special stay and play package in conjunction with The Glens Group. You can watch the sun rise over the Atlantic before heading down to breakfast and a day on the links.

The Sands Resorts package starts at $269 for 3 nights/3 rounds with carts and 3 breakfasts. Check it all out at www.golfthebeach.com or call 877-726-3762.

Sands even provides a way for you to cut your kennel fees by taking your dog along for a break. Bring Fido and it will cost you just $50 for the entire length of your stay. He’ll receive a bag of treats and dog bowls so he can de-stress too. Check it out at www.sandsfido.com or call (800) 386-1872.

This year it’s all about getting more for your money and Myrtle Beach delivers. Discounts, bargains or simply great deals are yours for the taking in Myrtle Beach.

December 1, 2008   Posted in: United States SouthEast