You either really love golf or you hate it. For those of us who love the game, no vacation sounds more fulfilling than one that focuses solely on playing different golf courses. There are many resort towns throughout the country and the world that offer a wide enough range of golf courses to provide the golf vacations with a different course every day.
Myrtle Beach South Carolina has a wider variety of public golf courses than almost any other single area in the country. Ranging in price from around $30 a round to over $100 a round, the golf courses in and around Myrtle Beach are known for their challenging and well landscaped terrain. The sandy land around Myrtle Beach makes it easy for golf course designers to sculpt the land and come up with terrain that challenges even the most experienced golfer. Many people who decide on a golf vacation in Myrtle Beach do enough research beforehand to find a different golf course to play every day for a week.
One way to find a different course to play in Myrtle Beach every day of the week or other information for golf vacations is to search the Internet. There are a number of sites on the Internet that provide links to all of the public golf courses in Myrtle Beach. At the golf course’s Web site, you can check out the conditions, learn about the terrain, and usually even reserve a tee time.
When looking at sites for golf vacations, you’ll find that another popular destination in the Carolinas is Hilton Head. One of the Carolina’s beautiful and isolated barrier islands, Hilton Head has recently been transformed into a golfer’s paradise. New golf communities, golf courses, and rows of beach condominiums are popping up all the time on Hilton Head. Many of the golf courses on Hilton Head are private and reserved for the guests staying at the resorts around the course, so it is important to make sure you know which courses are public before making plans for a golf vacation on Hilton Head.
The massive amounts of new developments that are quickly encompassing Hilton Head are geared toward rich vacationers who either buy properties or time-shares on the island. Unfortunately, this new development is driving property values through the roof. The island locals, many of whom are part of the rare and dying Gullah culture, can no longer afford to live on the island and are being forced to move to the mainland.
For a more exotic and authentic golf vacation, a trip to Scotland is the only way to go. Although the weather cannot match that of coastal South and North Carolina, the coast and islands of Scotland are famous as the birthplace of golf. The courses in Scotland are famous for being the traditional Scottish style links. Unlike the courses we are used to in America, Scottish style links are more challenging because they follow the contours of the land and rely less on the makeover type landscaping of modern golf courses. The rough is thick and the narrow fairways are lined with deep bunkers on Scottish-style links, and it is a different golf experience all together. If you are planning golf vacations featuring the links of Scotland, remember that many of the traditional and historic courses are very exclusive and difficult to get on, so do your research before you leave.
By Alex Turman