Jfontes Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Where's a great place to take a golf vacation that won't break the bank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 From where you are located I would suggest Myrtle Beach. Plenty of package deals and over 100 courses in the area. Just Google "Myrtle Beach Golf packages". You will find quite a few providers. I do a trip there every couple of years. I'll play two average courses 3.5 to 4.0 star rated courses to warm up and then two 4.5 star courses. (18 holes a day). Some throw in free lunch or free afternoon replay rounds. Tee time prices vary so you can save money by picking an early or late time. Between 9 am and 1 pm are the peak rates. Brian A, Kenny B, Rickp and 2 others 5 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 46 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: From where you are located I would suggest Myrtle Beach. Plenty of package deals and over 100 courses in the area. Just Google "Myrtle Beach Golf packages". You will find quite a few providers. I do a trip there every couple of years. I'll play two average courses 3.5 to 4.0 star rated courses to warm up and then two 4.5 star courses. (18 holes a day). Some throw in free lunch or free afternoon replay rounds. Tee time prices vary so you can save money by picking an early or late time. Between 9 am and 1 pm are the peak rates. ^^ Agree for Myrtle Beach. I've been twice, but I would go much more often except for the long haul from the west coast. Pick a good time of the year. One of my trips was in August for a buddies birthday; played 10 courses in 6 days, but it rained every day. My first trip to Myrtle was on Halloween and it was gorgeous for the 6 days I was there. I would ask someone like @BIG STU who lives in the area for best times of the year. Rickp, BIG STU and Jfontes 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozzit Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Where's a great place to take a golf vacation that won't break the bank?Define inexpensive. That's relative the trip i take every year is usually around $7-900 and fantastic less known courses and 200ish holes of golf but it's driving 10 hrs and cheap hotels. What are your priority and expectations?Using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Driver: Ben Hogan GS53 4W: Maltby KE4 2i: Maltby KE4 FDI 4-PW: Maltby TS-1 - C-Taper 120g 50,54,58: Maltby TSW Putter: L.A.B. DF2.1 Accra Shaft 2023 Forum Testers - L.A.B. Putters Ball: Mixed prefer ProV1 or Snell Handicap: 9.2 - Best Score: 72 (E) Springdale CC, Canton NC -2022 2020 Forum Tester - Ben Hogan GS53 Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Well we are going to have to wait until this virus thing has ran this course. Right now due to the Governor's order all motels and resorts are closed and reservations cancelled. In fact the Founders Group with 20 courses has shut down 6 of their courses for the duration of the virus. They depend on Motel and Resort package play and needless to say they are hurting. They have frankly pissed off all the locals like me and we do not patronize them. The courses that leaned towards local members and local membership packages are surviving. What has hurt my course is the fact the Snowbirds from Canada went home early and the bar and grill are closed down. Also a lot of our members are in the over 70 group and are staying in due to health concerns. We have had some walk on play with younger folks due to schools being shut down which is a good thing. Jfontes, DawgDaddy, Kenny B and 3 others 4 2 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, BIG STU said: Well we are going to have to wait until this virus thing has ran this course. Right now due to the Governor's order all motels and resorts are closed and reservations cancelled. In fact the Founders Group with 20 courses has shut down 6 of their courses for the duration of the virus. They depend on Motel and Resort package play and needless to say they are hurting. They have frankly pissed off all the locals like me and we do not patronize them. The courses that leaned towards local members and local membership packages are surviving. What has hurt my course is the fact the Snowbirds from Canada went home early and the bar and grill are closed down. Also a lot of our members are in the over 70 group and are staying in due to health concerns. We have had some walk on play with younger folks due to schools being shut down which is a good thing. What do you consider your home course? I go down every now and again and my Dad goes down for 2 months our of the year and plays with a friend at least once a week, always looking for good course Quote Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Apes44 said: What do you consider your home course? I go down every now and again and my Dad goes down for 2 months our of the year and plays with a friend at least once a week, always looking for good course Indigo Creek in Murrells Inlet--- Right now it is not in top notch shape but improving-- I like it because of the atmosphere and people and also it is an old school type course and for me I can play vintage golf or modern golf on it. fozcycle, Jfontes and Rickp 2 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfontes Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 11:01 PM, pozzit said: Define inexpensive. That's relative the trip i take every year is usually around $7-900 and fantastic less known courses and 200ish holes of golf but it's driving 10 hrs and cheap hotels. What are your priority and expectations? Using MyGolfSpy mobile app yeah i would say 3-700 bucks maybe just 2 or 3 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtbryant01 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 7:12 PM, Jfontes said: Where's a great place to take a golf vacation that won't break the bank? If you are willing to travel down to Alabama, make a trip and go to 3-4 of the RTJ courses down here and then sneak in a round at Farmlinks right in the heart of Alabama or go up to Huntsville and play the Ledges Golf Club. If you are willing to travel even further down to the beach. Gulf shores in Alabama has 3 great courses at Craft Farms, Kiva Dunes, and the Peninsula. Depending on if you are into tossing some money around, Biloxi MS actually has 3 great courses that can be paired with casinos. The Preserve, the Grand Bear, and Fallen Oak golf club. Jfontes, MarkCPA and Ben_Howell34 3 Quote Cobra Connect 5 participant G410 Plus, w/ X stiff 75 g Project X Evenflow Black shaft driver / Radspeed w/ Smoke RDX Blue 70S shaft Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft Newport 2.5 putter MTB X golf balls RH, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis14 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 We go to Myrtle every year. For around $450 we stay 4 nights and play 4 rounds. Trip is called the Elvis invitational and we have gone the last 17 years. We usually have 12 guys and go the last weekend in April. Had to cancel this year, we might try to go later in the year. It’s such a great deal. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote -elvis14, Hacker, Engineer, Dad, CG Camper, Co-Founder of From Your Neighbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymar112 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 My buddy set up 12 of to go play here. We Stayed 2 nights played 4 rounds of golf and it was about $400 or less. Great for a first buddy golf trip. I think they have like 5 courses. https://santeecoopergolf.com Quote Driver: Titleist Titanium 983K, 10.5, Aldial Green 85-X FW: Nike Covert VRS 2.0, 15, Kuro Kage 70G Hybrid: Adams A4 3H, 18, Rayon Javlnfx h80 Iron: JPX 900 Forged 4-5 JPX 900 Tour 6-PW, Project X 5.5 Wedges:SM7 50 F Grind, 54 S Grind, 60 D Grind Putter: Odyssey White Hot 9, Superstroke Flatso 1.0 grip Ball: Titleist Prov1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patpott Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Granted you won't find as many nice courses in proximity of each other as there are in Myrtle Beach, there are quite a few nice courses in the Mississippi/Alabama/Georgia corridor that can be played fairly inexpensively. The RTJ golf trail offers a lot of nice courses to play in Alabama. Birmingham has several nice courses. Mississippi has Dancing Rabbit/Old Waverly. Georgia has Cuscawilla (not cheap), UGA's course, etc, but it will get more expensive down by Savannah. MarkCPA and Ben_Howell34 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boat22 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I think Grand Rapids, MI is a great option. Interesting city with a number of fantastic breweries. Minor league sports. And some very reasonable golf courses. Pilgrims Run, Stoatin Brae, The Mines, and Diamond Springs are all nice. DMDoran and Jarederco 2 Quote Mavrik Subzero, 9.5*, VA Nemesys 75, Golfpride MCC Align Midsize Mavrik Max Fairway Wood, 15*, Stock shaft, Golfpride MCC Midsize Titleist U500 21*, Hzrdus Smoke Stiff, Golfpride MCC Midsize 2020 Ben Hogan Icon Irons 8-PW, Project X LZ, Golfpride MCC Midsize 2020 Ben Hogan PTxPro Irons 4-7, Project X LZ, Golfpride MCC Midsize Vokey SM8 50*, 54*, 60*, Stock vokey shaft, Golfpride MCC Midsize Scotty Cameron California Mid-Mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUfrog Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I'd recommend looking into St. George's, Utah. It's an up and coming golf location in southwest Utah. A lot like Scottsdale but a quarter of the price. You can fly into Vegas, play Wolf Creek, then drive another hour to St. Georges and stay and play for a few days. With flights being so cheap, you can probably do this trip for under $1000 per person for a 4 day trip including food and lodging. HH Jim, Jarederco, Ben_Howell34 and 1 other 3 1 Quote RadSpeed 10.5, Motore X F1 60 X-Stiff RadSpeed 14, Motore X F1 60 Stiff M6, 4H 22.0 JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro, 4-PW, Nippon Modus 105 MG3 52, 56, 60, SB - Black White Hot OG #7 Vice Golf Pro Plus Smart Sensors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka44 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just joined and saw this, realize its 4 months old. But in the future inexpensive(stayed a few years ago 4 nights 7 rounds 4-600 dollars), and not to busy Santee SC. Not a lot of amenities (restaurants, nightlife). Have 4 person condos to rent right on two of the courses, and 3 courses Santee National, Santee Cooper, and Lake Marion are all within 5 minutes of each other. Many others 15-20 minute drive away. Courses are nice & last time I was there personal coolers(and their contents) were not an issue. Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Putter: Scottsdale Wolverine Woods: Gigagolf 3W, 2H, 3H Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwr57 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I would suggest Crossville, TN Fairfield Glades area. Good courses reasonable . I have a group that has ranged from 12-20 going down there for 20 years.Folks at TN Mountain golf do a great job https://tennesseemountaingolf.com Quote Driver Taylor Made M4 Mizuno JPX 921 Hot Metal Mizuno ES 21 Wedges Taylor Made TP Collection Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhellrung Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Play Tobacco Road, Mid-Pines, and Southern Pines in the Pinehurst NC area. All three are excellent, and you won't spend more than 700 on golf and lodging last time I checked. bonvivantva, Mtbryant01, MarkCPA and 1 other 4 Quote What's in the Bag: Driver - Titleist TS2 11.5, Diamana 70 Stiff Flex FW - Callaway Razr X 3 Wood Rescue - Taylormade Rocketballz 4 Rescue Irons - Callaway Apex CF19, Nippon S. Pro 1050 GH, Stiff Flex Wedges - Titleist Vokey S4 48, 52, 56, and 60 Putter - Odyssey OWorks Marxman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleAce Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 one hour north of Tampa Fl, are the World Woods courses, Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks. Highly rated great courses that outside of January through March are incredibly cheap to play. great practice facilities too. just had a buddy buy a condo in the area. hope to visit him each year to play these courses fozcycle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, DoubleAce said: one hour north of Tampa Fl, are the World Woods courses, Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks. Highly rated great courses that outside of January through March are incredibly cheap to play. great practice facilities too. just had a buddy buy a condo in the area. hope to visit him each year to play these courses That’s just 45 minutes from me.....great courses, great rates, tried to do a Buddy trip there but lodging was the issue....maybe someday. Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Country Golfer Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Santee, South Carolina. One hour from Charleston. Five top quality courses within 10 minute drive. Inexpensive accommodations. Lots of focus on golf. sixcat 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811XF 10.5 Regular flex 3W Cleveland HiBore XLS 3-5H: Callaway Steelhead XR 6I-AW Srixon ZX4 MKII SW and LW Kirkland Signature (V2) Putter: TaylorMade Rosa Monte Carlo Ball: OnCore Elixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonvivantva Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 4/27/2020 at 9:05 PM, Tom the Golf Nut said: From where you are located I would suggest Myrtle Beach. Plenty of package deals and over 100 courses in the area. Just Google "Myrtle Beach Golf packages". You will find quite a few providers. I do a trip there every couple of years. I'll play two average courses 3.5 to 4.0 star rated courses to warm up and then two 4.5 star courses. (18 holes a day). Some throw in free lunch or free afternoon replay rounds. Tee time prices vary so you can save money by picking an early or late time. Between 9 am and 1 pm are the peak rates. I've been going on group trips to Myrtle for about a decade. Even started organizing another trip myself. If there is a better value, I'd be shocked. One of my groups drives mostly from the DC area, and the other flies from WV, KY, so I imagine it would work for you as well. Quote Titleist 913D2 Ping G2 3W Ping G2 3H 18*, 4H 22* Mizuno JPX900 Cleveland CBX 56, 60 Odyssey White Hot RX #2 Snell MTBX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, bonvivantva said: I've been going on group trips to Myrtle for about a decade. Even started organizing another trip myself. If there is a better value, I'd be shocked. One of my groups drives mostly from the DC area, and the other flies from WV, KY, so I imagine it would work for you as well. I'll be there starting this Saturday for a week of golfing. cnosil, Kenny B and bonvivantva 2 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCPA Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I concur that the Pinehurst area off the resort can be played without the need for a 2nd mortgage. Pine Needles, Mid Pines, Talamore, Mid South, and the incredible Tobacco Road are all right there. Quote Stealth 2 Plus 10.5* driver G425 14.5*, 17.5* FWs G425 22* hybrid i230 irons, 5 - W Glide 4.0 S 50*, 54*, 58* wedges EV 5.3 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/5/2021 at 6:27 AM, Low Country Golfer said: Santee, South Carolina. One hour from Charleston. Five top quality courses within 10 minute drive. Inexpensive accommodations. Lots of focus on golf. Before my wife and I relocated about 15 years ago, some friends and I made this trip every spring. Incredible bang for the buck. Very good golf, inexpensive accommodations, whether it's AirBnB or hotel. Some pretty solid local food options as well. Don't sleep on Santee. Give it a solid look. Pinehurst can also be done in a very cost effective way as well. I'd put Longleaf up against anything I have ever played anywhere. For less than $60 after lunch, it's a steal. Longleaf is obviously not #2, #4, Mid Pines or Pine Needles, but it's exceptional. Hyland, Whispering Pines and Foxfire are a lot of fun to play. The new owners of Whispering Woods are turning that place into something that should be experienced. I played it several years ago and hadn't given it a second thought until this spring. Someone I value the opinion of quite highly told me to be sure to play it before leaving town. We were pleasantly surprised at what we found. The new owners should be commended. I'm not a big fan of Talamore but most people love it. And of course, Tobacco Road is just up the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBS Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Some may disagree with this but I’ve found that Biloxi MS can be done on a budget with quality courses. Stay either nearby or find a casino deal. Go in the summer (yes it will be hot and humid). For $125 you can play unlimited at the preserve golf club one day and it includes a meal. Then do a twilight or 2 rounds at Grand Bear which wouldn’t break the bank either. If you have any money left over, the casinos will gladly take it. The casino food and buffets are actually reasonable compared to other resorts and casinos. Ben_Howell34 and Mtbryant01 2 Quote M6 12* Oban Kiyoshi Purple 65g stiff TS2 16.5* HL Oban Kiyoshi Purple 75g stiff G410 Hybrid 19* Tour stiff i210 KBS tour stiff 4-GW 54* RTX Zipcore 58* glide 3.0 TP Black Copper Juno 34in Oncore elixr or Snell MTBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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