NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (February 3, 2012) – It’s not easy living in the Myrtle Beach area and enjoying golf. First of all you need to deal with playing year around. There’s never a month of rest! Next, there are more than 90-golf courses from which to choose. That’s a lot of decision making! Finally, course conditions are great throughout the year, even in January.
The week of January 15, 2012 was a case in point. We played three rounds in three afternoons on three courses in weather that never went below 58 degrees. Our courses of choice were the Mystic Group - Man O’ War, The Witch and The Wizard. Each is a really good golf course in its own way. However, one commonality stood out. Each course was in almost unbelievable condition for this time of year.
Virtually every golf course located in a resort destination will over seed with grasses that grow green in colder weather. Generally the over seed is confined to tee box, fairway and green. Not so at the Mystic Group golf courses, they over seed both the previous mentioned and both cuts of rough!
If you think these courses look great in January, imagine how well they’ll develop as spring approaches and daylight gets longer. It’s just another reason to bring your golf vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC.
Book online now or call (800) 682-5699 to speak with a Myrtle Beach golf specialist.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (January 19, 2012) – This week it was announced that the popular ESPN Mike & Mike in the Morning Show will again be broadcasting live from the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am on April 9, 2012 at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club. Those special 6-days in April are the perfect time for a Myrtle Beach area golf trip.
Consider this – great springtime weather, morning rounds of golf on your choice of courses that fit every skill level and budget, afternoons watching the Masters, evenings filled with great restaurants, entertainment and gaming and topping it all off with a Monday Pro-Am that attracts great names from both golf and entertainment.
Call our golf specialist today at (800) 682-5699 and let them get you started on a marvelous golf vacation.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (January 5, 2012) – By the time you read this BLOG entry, I’m sure you’ve received a fair share of Happy New Year and Best Wishes type greetings. You’ve probably made some resolutions and like a few you may have broken them, too.
My resolution is simple. Get up and down for Par more often. It will take some practice on the chipping and putting greens, but that’s fine. However, if spring arrives and improvement is not noticeable, a lesson may be required.
I do not drive the ball with distance anymore and I’m not as accurate using those mid and long irons. Chipping and putting can keep me competitive for years and years to come. A good short game isn’t just for those of us that may be distance challenged.
Here’s a Myrtle Beach Tip that’s guaranteed game improvement. On the first day of your golf trip have one of our golf specialist schedule a mid-morning tee time. Ask them to arrange for the course’s teaching professional to give your group a 30-minute short game clinic before that tee time. Take another 30-minutes to practice what you’ve learned. I promise your golf scores will improve with just one additional up and down each round. Guaranteed.
NORTH MYRETLE BEACH, SC (December 24, 2011) – Between now and December 31, 2011 Direct Air round-trip flight vouchers are available for purchase for just $169.00, including all taxes and fees! The vouchers are good for travel between January 12, 2012 and October 31, 2012. You can purchase up to 20 vouchers without travel dates, or passenger names. The vouchers are good on all round-trip flights to Myrtle Beach. Direct Air services Niagara Falls, NY/Toronto, CN; Newark, NJ/New York City; Columbus, OH; Orlando West/Lakeland, FL; Plattsburgh, NY/Montreal, CN; Pittsburgh, PA; Springfield/Central, IL and Worcester/Boston. MA. Purchase online at http://www.visitdirectair.com/sale/takeyourpick-2011/.
With vouchers in-hand the next step is to gather your group and determine a date for your golf trip to Myrtle Beach. The rest is easy. Simply turn all the planning and details over to the golf specialists at Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts. Regardless of the time you’ve chosen to visit, you can be assured your accommodations and tee times will be just what you’re looking for. http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.net/ or (800) 682-5699.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (December 9, 2011) – A graphic artist friend has a sign on his wall – Price • Quality • Service: Pick Two. The message is pretty straightforward. You cannot have all three and in today’s economy more and more buyers are starting at price. The golf packaging industry is being impacted by those same price influences.
The experienced Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts golf team is well equipped to meet your price parameters. They can put you on some great golf courses and provide comfortable accommodations well within your budget. Of course regardless of the package they build for your group, there’s always a ton of value-added.
The first steps to a great package is getting your group together and determine a time of year for the trip, agree on a price point and gather any specific golf course requests. Armed with that information put the burden of planning your trip in the hands of one of our golf specialists at (800) 682-5699. Armed with their expertise and your input you can rest assured you’ll have the very best package available in the Myrtle Beach Area!
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (November 25, 2011) – During the past 10-days I’ve had an opportunity to play three outstanding Myrtle Beach Area golf courses – the highly acclaimed Kings North at Myrtle Beach National; the Jack Nicklaus Signature course, The Long Bay Club and a perennial Myrtle Beach must play the Palmetto Course at Myrtlewood Golf Club.
My intention was to try this new national initiative from the PGA of America and the United States Golf Association. Simply stated it’s a program that encourages the golfer to choose a set of tees based on their driver distance. Admittedly distance challenged, my driver in normal conditions travels 200-225 yards. At that level the recommended 18-hole yardage is 5200-6000.
The golf courses were all in great shape, but some rain the previous few days produced damp fairways and little roll. Still at each Par 3 and Par 5 I was able to swing at a green with something other than a 5-wood, or more. It was enjoyable hitting some low and midirons for a change. Even on the Par 4s I had an opportunity to go at the pin on a few shorter holes.
We all like the challenge of taking-on a golf course at its most difficult setting. However, for the pure enjoyment of the game and to play a little faster, Tee it Forward.
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.
