Zagat Ranks Myrtle Beach Golf Course, Pawleys Plantation, Among Top Golf Courses in U.S., Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Prestigious survey of avid golfers results in rave reviews for Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club.
Pawleys Island, S.C. (PRWEB) April 26, 2007 -- One of the nation's leading surveyors of American travelers, Zagat®, has ranked Pawleys Plantation among the top golf courses in the United States in its 2007/08 guide, America's Top Golf Courses, which was just released. Zagat's surveyed more than 6,250 avid golfers for the ratings and reviews in the guide.
Those surveyed rated Pawleys Plantation as "very good to excellent" in all categories including the course, facilities, service, and value. Describing the course as a "memorable salt marsh-and-lowlands" layout, the guide reports that players were "awestruck by the scenery" at the "well-conditioned" course.
Zagat is the brand name of America's leading guides to restaurants, golf, and hotels. The 2007/08 golfer's guide contains player reviews of 1,075 public, semi-private and resort courses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
"Pawleys Plantation is very pleased to have golfers rate us so highly in the survey," said Jann Walker, director of marketing for Pawleys Plantation. "Zagat only surveys the cream of the golf courses here in Myrtle Beach, so it's an honor even to be reviewed. And, because the company is known for producing reliable resources for travelers, when Zagat's speaks, travelers listen. So, we are very excited to be rated so highly."
About Pawleys Plantation
Pawleys Plantation, a 582-acre resort and golf course community in Pawleys Island, S.C., is nestled among moss-draped oaks, natural wetlands and salt marshes. Pawleys Plantation is the South Carolina Lowcountry's finest property providing visitors first-class accommodations and amenities, an award winning Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, catering, and an elegant 4,500 square foot ballroom, perfect for banquets.
Pawleys Plantation has been recognized as one of South Carolina's best sites for corporate meetings, private vacations and golf getaways. It also offers one of the Grand Strand's premier meeting facilities, a 6,500 square foot conference center. In 2006, readers of Meetings South magazine judged it "Best of the South," one of the top 15 meeting facilities in the Southern U.S., Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. Golf Digest has applauded Pawleys Plantation's "spacious and private villa accommodations … along with fine clubhouse dining and after-round relaxation in the Palmetto Pub." Black Meetings & Tourism magazine reported, "Pawleys Plantation is the ideal destination [for those] in search of a tranquil meeting site, and golfers seeking an upscale resort experience." And, Pawleys Plantation's signature Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course is rated a four star facility in Fodor's Golf Digest Best Places To Play guide.
Conveniently located near a wide variety of cultural and recreational amenities, Pawleys Plantation is approximately one hour from Charleston, S.C., a city well known for its Southern grace and charm; the historic port of Georgetown, S.C., is less than 15 minutes south on U.S. 17. More than 100 golf courses and 1,000 restaurants are in nearby Myrtle Beach.
More information is available online at www.pawleysplantation.com or by calling Pawleys Plantation at (800) 367-9959.
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