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Just back from Myrtle Beach, thought I would post a review for anyone that is considering a holiday over there.
The Grand Strand as it is known is a piece of coast line approx 60 miles long with something in the region of 100 golf courses in the area. They are basically divided into north, central and south. Although not essential, it is useful to have an understanding of where the courses are in relation to your accommodation otherwise you can easily end up with drives of an hour or so to get to your chosen courses. Not necessarily a problem though as the roads are very easy to drive and fuel is one third of the price we pay here.
Peak seasons are spring and autumn as it can get very hot in the summer with temperatures reaching well into the 90's.
Greens fees can be extremely competitive compared to most of the European destinations. In previous visits we have booked all the golf in advance but this time we used online websites and booked up each course the day before. Using this method we got some exceptional deals. The most we payed was $57, then $40 with all other rounds costing between $30-$35. These prices include buggies! Pretty much all the courses we played are comparable with top inland tracks here such as Woburn, Bearwood, Wentworth etc.
Now onto the cost of getting there.......
We booked through expedia for a package that included flights, hotel and car hire. This came in at £800 each for 11 nights. 7 rounds of golf worked out about £200 each then food on top of that which is pretty reasonable in the USA.
Total cost was about £1300 each for two weeks golf in the sun on fantastic golf courses. I'm pretty confident that this works out cheaper than an equivalent holiday in Spain, Portugal, Turkey etc yet people assume it will be more expensive as it's long haul.
Couple of websites that we used..........
www.river18.com
http://www.capefearnational.com
http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.com/courses/
The Grand Strand as it is known is a piece of coast line approx 60 miles long with something in the region of 100 golf courses in the area. They are basically divided into north, central and south. Although not essential, it is useful to have an understanding of where the courses are in relation to your accommodation otherwise you can easily end up with drives of an hour or so to get to your chosen courses. Not necessarily a problem though as the roads are very easy to drive and fuel is one third of the price we pay here.
Peak seasons are spring and autumn as it can get very hot in the summer with temperatures reaching well into the 90's.
Greens fees can be extremely competitive compared to most of the European destinations. In previous visits we have booked all the golf in advance but this time we used online websites and booked up each course the day before. Using this method we got some exceptional deals. The most we payed was $57, then $40 with all other rounds costing between $30-$35. These prices include buggies! Pretty much all the courses we played are comparable with top inland tracks here such as Woburn, Bearwood, Wentworth etc.
Now onto the cost of getting there.......
We booked through expedia for a package that included flights, hotel and car hire. This came in at £800 each for 11 nights. 7 rounds of golf worked out about £200 each then food on top of that which is pretty reasonable in the USA.
Total cost was about £1300 each for two weeks golf in the sun on fantastic golf courses. I'm pretty confident that this works out cheaper than an equivalent holiday in Spain, Portugal, Turkey etc yet people assume it will be more expensive as it's long haul.
Couple of websites that we used..........
www.river18.com
http://www.capefearnational.com
http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.com/courses/
