If There Is Such A Thing As Golfer's Paradise, This Might Be It

By Douglas Hanna

Over the past 20 years of so, Myrtle Beach has transformed itself from a sleepy, little South Carolina coastal town into an area that might be called a golfer's paradise.

A wide variety of course designs

The Myrtle Beach area is officially classified as sub-tropical and boasts versatile terrain that allows for course designs ranging from windswept links fairways to parkland course carved through pristine forest. Many of golf's greatest names have placed their signatures on the Grand Strand. In fact, there are more than 100 courses in the area, some featuring designs by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Greg Norman.

In fact, nearly one-third of the courses in the Myrtle Beach area are rated our-star or higher in Golf Digest's "Places to Play," and seven are ranked among the "Top 100 Public Courses in America,"

Is this the world's best?

All in all, Myrtle Beach features just about the most impressive lineup of golf in the world. And what may be most impressive is the fact that the majority of the Myrtle Beach courses are open to the public, are affordable and invite golfers to enjoy some of the best rounds of their lives. Myrtle Beach also boasts more than 1,600 restaurants with menus that range from fresh seafood to low country cooking and fine dining.

Additionally, Myrtle Beach has nightclubs an sports bars and live entertainment ranging from comedy to classical and everything in between.

Myrtle Beach golf packages

As you might imagine, Myrtle Beach is also the "king of golf packages." These packages often represent a better value by combining lodging and breakfast with preferred golf rates. Most accommodation members of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday maintain a golf reservations department staffed by golfers who are knowledgeable of the local market. They can make recommendations with regard to travel time, budget, difficulty and course conditions, and then lock in your tee times up to a yea in advance of your visit.

Myrtle Beach is also home to two of America's top golf schools - the Classic Swing Golf School and the Golf Academy at Grande Dunes. In short, Myrtle Beach is a great place to vacation, a great place to play golf and a great place to take some strokes off your handicap.

So, maybe Myrtle Beach is the golfer's paradise.

If you'd like to reduce your handicap -- and have a great vacation -- both at the same time, you just can't beat Myrtle Beach. To learn more about Myrtle Beach golf schools , including their costs, just go to http://www.topcarolinagolfschools.com/

Douglas Hanna is a retired marketing executive, an avid golfer, and the author of more than 130 articles on HD radio, and Internet marketing. He is also the publisher and webmaster of http://www.hd-radio-home.com/

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