Trip Advisor® Names "Top 10 U.S. Golf Destinations": Myrtle Beach Is Number Four

Courses & Resorts In America's Golf Capital Offer Great Deals This Winter

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (PRWEB) November 13, 2009

Trip Advisor®, a popular Web site that boasts "over 30 million traveler reviews and opinions," released its list of the "Top 10 U. S. Golf Destinations" on November 9. The list, which was compiled after thousands of Trip Advisor participants voted, includes Myrtle Beach, S.C. as its choice for the fourth best golf destination in America. Myrtle Beach followed the Monterey Peninsula of California (home of Pebble Beach), the iconic Pinehurst, N.C., and the desert playground of Scottsdale, Ariz.

But for sheer volume of outstanding courses and affordability, Myrtle Beach has to top any golfer's list of favorites. No other place on the planet can boast 7 courses on Golf Digest's list of America's Top 100 - all within minutes of each other. And no other vacation destination offers the one-two punch to recession-weary golfers of quality and affordability.

For around $300, golfers can get accommodations in spacious villas, golf and carts. And, many times breakfast is part of the package. Throw in tips and a night out on the town, and a complete golf vacation will cost less than $500. Now that's a bargain.

Here are some of the best buys in Myrtle Beach:

The Legends Golf & Resort in the heart of Myrtle Beach has both an atmosphere and prices designed to make a Scotsman feel right at home. It has three championship courses on-site at the resort or golfers can also play two off-site Legends courses, Heritage Club and Oyster Bay Golf Links.

Legends also has one of the Top 100 Practice Facilities in the country, according to the Golf Range Association of America. It includes an 30-acre practice facility and lighted driving range.

The Scottish-themed Legends has a special winter package that lets golfers stay for three nights and play three rounds of golf for as low as $225 per golfer. Available through February 24, 2010, this package includes accommodations, golf with cart, free range balls and a ticket for a drink each day. In addition, those on the package have the option of playing a fourth round for free and pre-booking their replays. Rates are based on four golfers staying in a two-bedroom villa.

The stay and play special package is not available online. It can only be booked by calling Legends at 800-990-8991 or 843-236-9318, and requesting "Winter Special Code WS."

The Brunswick Isles Golf Trail bundles some of Myrtle Beach's best golf courses with nearby accommodations to create a golf experience unlike any other on the East Coast. The Trail stretches 60 miles from Southport, N.C. to North Myrtle Beach, S.C., winding through the unspoiled coastal area known as the Brunswick Islands.

The Trail is offering golf packages through February 24, 2010 that start at $182 per person, based on quad occupancy. They include a free night's accommodations with two or more paid nights; a free Brunswick Isles Golf Trail souvenir golf towel, and a free lunch each day of play. Golfers can also enjoy same course/same day replays for cart fee only at the 22 Trail courses.

Official Trail accommodations for the packages are available at either Brunswick Plantation or Village at the Glens, and can also be booked through Coastal Golf-away. More information on the Brunswick Isles Fall Golf Package is available at http://www.brunswickislesgolftrail.com.

The Glens Golf Group, which includes the outstanding Possum Trot, Glen Dornoch, Heather Glen and Shaftesbury Glen courses, is also offering some great deals. In addition to offering an outstanding package for the Brunswick Isles Golf Trail, The Glens offers its own affordable options, especially for groups.

Special packages are available such as the popular springtime Putt and Party Package designed for a group of 16 or more. It features a "welcome party" on arrival night that includes free beer, BBQ chicken wings and a "putt for dough" contest on the putting green at the Village at the Glens. The putting contest winner receives a gift certificate good in any Glens' pro shops For details on this unique offer, call 1-888-999-9520. 

For golfers who like to gamble on and off the course, The Glens offers a Golf & Gambling Package that includes accommodations, golf and tickets to an evening gaming cruise on a casino boat that has Vegas-style slots, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and Poker. Details are available by calling 1-888-999-9520. 

For a vacation tailor-made for golfing couples, try Pawleys Plantation where the atmosphere is lush and the views spectacular -- and yet the prices are downright reasonable. This is the place to enjoy upscale luxury at downhome prices. It has the charm of the Lowcountry with fairways lined with massive 200-year-old moss-draped live oaks and greens set against multi-colored salt marshes. Its Jack Nicklaus signature golf course is ranked among the top 50 in the state by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel, a group of 125 golfers who play and rate the 380 courses in the state.

Pawleys Plantation's Lowcountry Links Package starts at just $321 per person and includes 3 nights accommodations, three rounds of golf with carts and daily breakfast. On Thursdays and Fridays through December 18, the resort offers a dinner special in the clubhouse that enables 2 people to eat a gourmet dinner for just $30. This is a spectacular bargain considering that their executive chef is award-winning and whips up both unique and scrumptious dishes on those occasions.

More information is available at http://www.pawleysplantation.com/packages.cfm.

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