Today's Travel Tip |
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May 8, 2008 |
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By Craig Better | Topic: More Golf Vacation Tips
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Borth & Ynyslas is one of the fine
courses you can play on a discount
golf vacation in Wales.
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The weak US Dollar has sent the price of U.K and Ireland golf vacations soaring to as much as $400-$500 per round at top courses. But value or even "discount" golf vacations in the U.K. are still possible, and my colleagues at Golf Odyssey recently uncovered a great option: Mid-Wales, where green fees at some of the best golf courses cost less than $70.
Golf vacations in Wales aren't nearly as popular as neighboring U.K. and Ireland destinations, but you can bet interest is going to greatly intensify during the lead-up to, and following, its hosting of the Ryder Cup in 2010. To be sure, if golf vacation destinations were stocks, the smart money would be buying Wales. Consider this your chance to get in on the ground floor. More... |
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Myrtle Beach Restaurants: The Best 1-2 Combo on a Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation |
| May 6 | Topic:
Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation |
| Photo by S.C. PRT | | Chef Louis Osteen's Myrtle Beach
restaurants will leave you smiling on
your Myrtle Beach golf vacation. |
Whenever I take a Myrtle Beach golf vacation, I make sure to get down to Pawleys Island, which not only has some of my favorite courses along the Grand Strand (Caledonia, True Blue, the Heritage Club) but also some of my favorite Myrtle Beach restaurants.
The best one-two dining combination I've found is at Louis's at Pawleys (louisatpawleys.com) and the adjoining Fish Camp Bar, located on Highway 17 in the Hammock Shops specialty shopping/dining village.
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The Best Golf Courses in England's New Atlantic Links Lineup |
| May 1 | Topic:
More Golf Vacation Tips |
| | | Trevose: A good example of why these golf courses in England are called the "Atlantic Links." |
While Scotland and Ireland often command the spotlight among those considering European golf vacations, England has some excellent layouts of its own, not the least of which is Royal Birkdale, site of this year's Open Championship.
To capitalize on the attention the Open will bring (and a long-overdue effort to put the country on golfers' radar screens) several worthy golf courses in England's Southwest region are being bundled together to form the "Atlantic Links."
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The Best Courses to Play on a Pinehurst Golf Resort Vacation |
| Apr 29 | Topic:
More Golf Vacation Tips |
| Photo by WRI | | No. 6 at the Pinehurst Golf Resort
is sneaky good. |
With eight courses to choose from, deciding where to tee it up at Pinehurst Golf Resort can seem like a daunting task, but it's really quite simple. While all of the Pinehurst golf courses are worthwhile (they don't call it "the American St. Andrews" for nothing), the even-numbered courses, as a group, are the best bets.
After No. 2, the Donald Ross masterpiece that hosted the U.S. Open in 1999 and 2005, our first choice would be No. 4, a Tom Fazio design whose every hole offers unique variety, beauty...and challenge. It's dotted with 180 sand traps, most of which are small pot bunkers clustered near fairway landing areas, at the bends of doglegs, and around the greens.
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How to Get Vermont Golf Resort's Rooms at Half Price |
| Apr 24 | Topic:
More Golf Vacation Tips |
| | | The Stowe Mountain Club is an attractive anchor to one of the newest Vermont golf resorts. |
Considering a Vermont golf vacation this summer? Given the unadvertised special we just came across, perhaps you should.
The Stowe Mountain Lodge (stowemountainlodge.com) in Stowe, Vt. — a Vermont golf resort opening in July, complete with a promising new, 18-hole, Bob Cupp-designed golf course — is offering a near 50 percent discount off of its "studio" level room rates this summer.
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Birmingham-to-the-Bay Stops on a Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Vacation |
| Apr 22 | Topic:
Ask Golf Vacation Insider |
| | Ross Bridge is the best of Birmingham
on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. |
I'm starting my Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail vacation in Birmingham at Ross Bridge Resort, then heading south to Lakewood Golf Club on Mobile Bay. Is it worth the price to play both courses at Lakewood or should I go to nearby Magnolia Grove to play its Crossings and Falls courses?
Yes, we would recommend playing one of the courses at Magnolia Grove in lieu of playing both at Lakewood. Here's why:
First, you'll get a nice change of scenery and topography. Second, you're going to Alabama to play the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, right? Well, neither Robert Trent Jones nor any of his design associates did any of the work at Lakewood, as it wasn't originally part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
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Playing the Pebble Beach Golf Courses When You're Not a Resort Guest |
| Apr 17 | Topic:
Ask Golf Vacation Insider |
| | | Quail Lodge is an accommodation alternative when playing Pebble Beach Golf Course. |
Three friends and I are planning to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation in 2010 to celebrate my friend's 40th birthday. How can we reserve a tee time at the Pebble Beach Golf Course without staying at the exorbitantly priced resort itself?
Unfortunately, if you're not a guest of Pebble Beach Resorts, you can only make tee times at Pebble Beach Golf Course one day in advance, and that hardly seems like it would work for the Pebble Beach golf vacation you're planning.
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New Course Near Bandon Dunes Golf Resort May Be a Player |
| Apr 15 | Topic:
Bandon Dunes Golf Vacation |
| | Bandon Crossings' initial report
card is a good one. |
To be perfectly honest, when I first wrote about Bandon Crossings golf course last year, I wasn't convinced the seasonal and remote Bandon market could support an upscale golf course unaffiliated with the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
However, Southern Oregon's daily newspaper, The World, recently reported that Bandon Crossings, so far, is doing quite well in terms of traffic and course conditioning.
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How to Play Maui and Lanai, Hawaii Golf Courses on the Same Golf Vacation |
| Apr 10 | Topic:
Hawaii Golf Courses |
| | Amazing Hawaii golf courses, like Lanai's
Challenge at Manele, are only a short
ferry ride away from Maui. |
Two of the best courses you can play on a Maui, Hawaii golf vacation aren't on Maui at all, but on the nearby island of Lanai.
We're talking, of course, about the Jack Nicklaus-designed Challenge at Manele (on the coast) and the Ted Robinson/Greg Norman-designed Experience at Koele (in the island's mountainous interior). Getting to them from Maui is an easier day trip than you might think.
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