NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (November 16, 2011) - When a shot goes astray, I’ll often blame “Swing Thought Number 12.” That’s the one found just at the beginning of my backswing! There are still 37 swing thoughts to follow.
Between advice from a dozen golf publications, the Golf Channel’s instructional shows, on-air tournament analysis, a seemingly endless array of books and our helpful friends, we are blessed with hundreds of tips and pointers about our swing. It’s information overload. With the exception of our friends (and who listens to their advice) none of the others have ever seen our swing.
If you are really interested in game improvement, get help and direction from a PGA instructor. The Myrtle Beach Area is blessed with both some great teaching pros and wonderful golf schools.
We know you’re probably not coming to the beach for golf lessons. You’re coming to wear the grips off your clubs, play some outstanding courses and have some fun. However, do not give-up on game improvement just because you’re interested in playing as many holes as possible.
The golfer’s “Value Season” is the perfect time for game improvement instruction. Without Daylight Savings it’s almost impossible to play 36-holes. However, it’s quite easy to take a lesson and follow with an hour of practice. Either before or after your round, a lesson in the winter months adds enjoyment to your golf trip and fine-tunes your game for the upcoming spring/summer season.
Call our golf specialist today at 800-682-5699 for a value-loaded golf package that includes instructional time with an area professional, or golf school.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (November 15, 2011) - Winter overseeding of bemudagrass with ryegrass is primarily done for aesthetic purposes at resort courses. A rich green turf is far more pleasurable to visiting golfers than a dormant brown grass. High traffic bermudagrass tees and greens need to be overseeded to have a better quality turf, while the jury is always out regarding overseeding fairways.
From the course superintendents perspective overseeding provides some bermudagrass protection from heavy play and traffic. It may reduce winter weed growth and ryegrass may help to dry the soil preventing muddy conditions.
Of course there is a downside to overseeding. Those disadvantages include both cost and agronomic reasons. The former is easiest to understand. Overseeding with ryegrass adds a maintenance expense for seeds, fertilizer and labor. Many golf courses have previously assumed the additional expense as a cost of doing business. However many are now re-considering the value and importance of overseeding.
Even when dormant the newer and better forms of bermudagrass, such as MiniVerde, are very playable and provide a positive golf experience for visitors. Along with improved bermudagrass, cutbacks in budget and an unwillingness to pass the cost to golfers have course owners and superintendents taking another look at the value of ryegrass overseeding.
From the agronomic perspective the challenge of overseeding begins in the fall. Slowing the growth of bermudagrass in preparation (verticutting, etc.) for overseeding may not be in the best interest of the grass come spring and summer. The biggest worry is simply - has the bermudagrass survived. New herbicides are available for effectively controlling Poa annua before and after overseeding, allowing superintendents to focus on the health of bermudagrass versus stopping its growth.
You do not have to be a golf course superintendent, or owner to contribute to a golf course’s playing condition. If a fairway is not overseeded understand it’s helping to keep your greens fee reasonable and playability is not suffering. Do note that the tee boxes, greens and around the greens are probably overseeded. Please observe all golf cart rules. Stay off the fairways in wet weather and at all times stay out of wet areas. Cart traffic damage is evident in early summer and hinders the play of future golfers.
Unlike both private and public clubs further north, Myrtle Beach Area golf courses do not close for winter. On the contrary, golf is a year around sport in the “Seaside Golf Capital.” So much of the areas success is owed to the guys with the mowers. They’re the ones with the talent and expertise to provide a great golfing experience, regardless of the time of year you choose to visit.
If you need to know the condition of your golf courses of choice, simply ask the golf experts at Myrtle-BeachGolf.net.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (November 10, 2011) – Seldom does a weekend go by that there is not a charity golf tournament in the Myrtle Beach Area. Local golfers support them, while more and more visiting golfers are discovering the great value many of these tournaments provide.
A case in point is the YMCA 8th Annual Golf Classic - Fore The Kids. Scheduled for the weekend of Friday December 2nd and Saturday December 3rd, it’s a great reason to visit the beach and bring your clubs.
The weekend kicks-off with a Tournament Gala on Friday, December 2nd at the Dye Club and includes dinner, drinks, entertainment and a silent auction. December 3rd you’ll shotgun start at 9:30 AM for a Texas Scramble. Each player receives a deluxe gift bag, on course contests, and hole in one competition.
Call our golf specialist today at 800-682-5699 for accommodations, a Friday practice round and even a Sunday departure round.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (November 4, 2011) - The good news is the Myrtle Beach airport is expanding; new flights are added regularly and now more than ever it’s convenient to fly to the “Seaside Golf Capital of the World.” While the extra baggage cost of bringing your clubs is still an issue, there is a solution available.
GolfClubsAway.com (GCA) is now available in Myrtle Beach! The process is simple. Order clubs online and they’ll be waiting at your accommodations, or golf course when you arrive. In fact if you order by 4:00 PM a set of clubs will be delivered by 7:00 AM the next morning. Keep the clubs as many days as needed and they’ll be picked up when you’re finished.
Full sets of Nike Clubs both right and left handed are available. The Nike Men’s Standard Set, Nike Men’s Pro Graphite Shaft Set and the Nike Women’s Standard Set are featured. Rates are quite reasonable and discounts are available for multi-day use.
No longer will your clubs be lost or damaged in transit. Check out www.GolfClubsAway.com for all the details.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (September 27, 2011) – Congratulations to Charlotte, NC resident Bill Haas for his dramatic win at the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup playoff. With all that drama behind us, it’s now time to be thinking about the next great golf event, the 2011 President’s Cup. Haas’s win in Atlanta earned a Captain’s pick along with Tiger Woods. Regardless of how you feel about these Fred Couples choices, the upcoming competition is going to provide some great golf. And there’s some great golf waiting for you in the Myrtle Beach area.
During the President’s Cup - Wednesday November 16th through Sunday, November 20th - is a perfect time for a golf package to the “Seaside Golf Capital of the World.” Play some golf and than cheer for your favorite team and player at a local lounge. The Golf Channel has live coverage in the evening of both the opening ceremonies on the 16th and the Foursomes on Thursday the 17th. NBC has daytime tape delay coverage daily for the remainder of the tournament.
Let the Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts golf team build the perfect package for you. You may not be in Australia at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, but there’s great golf waiting for you right here.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (September 7, 2011) – Regular visitors and residents of the Myrtle Beach area are well aware of numerous opportunities to play tournament golf virtually every weekend. This is a charity minded community and there’s never a shortage of golfers. Recently, I received information on one that sounds very interesting.
“All-in Fore Kids Charity Golf Tournament benefits Help 4 Kids and Backpack Buddies; two charities with solid reputations that are doing good work. The tournament is individual stroke play golf at the International Club and a No Limit Texas Hold ‘em Poker Tournament on SunCruz Casino.
Your $250 entry fee gets you golf and 10,000 starting chips in the poker tournament, buffet dinner and great gifts. The Grand Prize is entry into the World Series of Poker Main Event with cash awarded for 1st through 4th place.
Have some fun, help the kids and maybe you’ll be on your way to Las Vegas. For information and registration visit www.Internationalclubgolf.com.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (August 26, 2011) – This Labor Day weekend is the golfing communities opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women that have been disabled, or killed protecting our nation.
Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides postsecondary educational scholarships for the children and spouses of military men and women disabled or killed while serving our great nation.
On Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, 2011, golfers across the country are asked to add an extra dollar to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association jointly support the Patriot Golf Day campaign.
We certainly hope you’re playing golf in the Myrtle Beach area Labor Day weekend and visiting our numerous participating golf courses. If you’re staying home and playing local look for participating courses in your area and support them and the Folds of Honor Foundation.
SHALLOTTE, NC (August 24, 2011) - Earlier this week I had the opportunity to play Rivers Edge Golf Club for the first time. At the risk of oversimplification, it is one of the most visually striking courses in the Myrtle Beach area. Six stunning holes parallel the Shallotte River marshlands and the interior holes are certainly no less spectacular. Be aware though that this Arnold Palmer design is not just another pretty face. Although fairway-landing areas are not particularly narrow, fairway bunkers and waste areas and a tough Bermuda grass rough will punish shots that stray from their target. The new Paspalum greens are generous and well protected by greenside bunkers. Although the course is not particularly long, it will require shot making and accuracy. This golf course is well worth the short drive to Shallotte.
(NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC) AUGUST 10, 2011 – Years and years ago I met with a hotel group in Ocean City, Maryland to discuss golf. They were anxious to know, “How has Myrtle Beach become such a successful golf destination?” The answer was simple. It’s the golf package. In those days one telephone call and you booked your accommodations, golf, cart and most likely a good Southern breakfast. After a small deposit you paid the balance upon check-in. Each detail was taken care of for you.
Today the Myrtle Beach Area is still the leading golf destination, but surprisingly packaged rounds are decreasing ever so slightly. Frankly, I don’t get it! Maybe the Internet has some visiting golfers thinking they can get better deals from the courses. One golfer actually told me he didn’t want to pay the hotel’s mark-up! Let’s straighten out the confusion right now.
Do not think for one minute you’re getting a better deal than a hotel packager. At the very least the price would be the same and more than likely the packager is getting a slight break. Also, the hoteliers are not marking up either the golf, or the room. It just doesn’t make sense. In addition to the convenience and value of using a Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts property, they simply give you more for your money.
In addition to green fees, cart, comfortable accommodations and breakfast your packages include at no extra cost – 15-percent off dinner coupons at their restaurants, a complimentary drink coupon at one of their restaurants/bars and a complimentary golf gift. It just makes good sense to deal with a hotel packager. Call the Myrtle Beach Golf experts at (800) 682-5699, or visit on line at www.myrtlebeachgolf.net. Let them take care of each of those details and more!
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (August 3, 2011) – Today many of us received our Golf.com Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and World announcement. South Carolina is well represented with Kiawah Island Ocean Course, Harbour Town and Long Cove on Hilton Head Island and Yeamana in Hanahan. Of course I’d have really enjoyed seeing a Myrtle Beach Area course make the list. There is a handful that you and I would certainly have considered. My beef is with the selection of the 100-member panel.
There were 36-international representatives, including one from Hong Kong, but not a single member from South Carolina. We’re a top golf destination. We’ve produced some pretty decent PGA and LPGA touring professionals. We host PGA and major amateur events. And unless I’m mistaken we have more golf courses and more golfers per capita than any other state. Our voice needs to be heard!
