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Planning a trip can be a very time consuming and financially strapping experience if you do not know where to look for deals. The hard thing about planning a golf trip in particular is you have to find not only ideal courses, but lodging and cart fees all must be considered. To make things a little easier on golfers looking for packages in Myrtle Beach, the top five packages have all been organized below for easy viewing.

1. The best deal found runs at $199 per person (amount varies slightly depending on date) and that package includes three nights and three rounds of golf. You can play any of these courses, at anytime, and in any order: Woodland Valley, Island Green, Indigo Creek, Azalea Sands, River Oaks, and Tupelo Bay. Condo options are Myrtle wood Villas, River Oaks Resort, or Sandpiper Bay. Hotel options are Spring maid Beach Resort, La Quinta at 48th, or Sea Dip. The specials run for three or four night stays with a matching three or four rounds of golf. Each includes golf, lodging, cart fees, and taxes.

2. The Legends of Myrtle Beach is another top package that runs from $237 per person and that includes golf, cart fees, and taxes. Select courses will even give golfers who choose this package breakfast, lunch, and two beers per person. You can play two of the following courses: Legends Moorland, Legends Parkland, Legends Heath land, Heritage, and Oyster Bay. You can play one or two of these courses: Indigo Creek, Island Green, River Oaks, Azalea Sands, or Tupelo Bay. Prices per person may change according to date and depending on if you choose a hotel or condo style lodging.

3. The next package is called the Sea Trail Masters. This runs from $204 per person based on a three night and three round visits. Four nights and four rounds are also available. Highlighted courses for this package are the Sea Trail Byrd, Sea Trail Maples, and Sea Trail Jones. Condo options are the Myrtle wood Villas, River Oaks Resort, and Sandpiper Bay. Hotel options include the Spring maid Beach Resort, Holiday Inn Express Shallotte, or the Sea Dip. The golf courses in this option have bend grass and have been rated four stars.

4. The St. James “Stay and Play” packages runs from $271 per person and this includes your golf, lodging, cart fees, and taxes. Your package special options let you choose to stay for three nights and three rounds, three nights and four rounds, or four nights and four rounds. Prices vary slightly according to dates traveling and lodging is at the St. James Plantation Villas. Golf courses available are the Founders Club, Players Club, Members Club, Oak Island, and Carolina National.

Kiawah Island golf packages provide the perfect getaway for the golfer who wants to, well, get away. This little slice of heaven has everything you will need to enjoy the perfect golf vacation. And while you can spend all of your time on the course with no outside distraction, there is no shortage of non-golf activities for travelers who are looking for them.

Kiawah Island, South Carolina is a resort community located just outside of Charleston, S.C. The natural setting and great year-round climate make it the perfect location for a golf vacation package. But it is not the climate alone that makes it a desirable destination.

When it comes to the golf resort experience, there is no other like it. The five championship golf courses are some of the most beautiful and challenging that you can experience. Designed by golf heavyweights like Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Gary Player and Clyde Johnston, golfers will be licking their chops to get to the first tee each and every day.

Kiawah Island golf courses – Turtle Point, The Ocean Course, Osprey Point, Oak Point and Cougar Point – have hosted numerous professional tournaments and won numerous awards. And if you need to work on your game, there is a state-of-the-art golf academy waiting on site.

The Kiawah golf package experience also comes with accommodations that will suit any traveler. Book your room in the ultra-luxurious, oceanfront resort The Sanctuary. Stay in a villa with a view of the ocean and golf courses. Or book a more secluded private home with a dock overlooking the marsh.

For those of you looking for more than golf, well that is no problem either. Relax on the wide, sandy Atlantic beaches. Play some tennis. Explore the island’s natural surrounding while kayaking. Plan a morning in the resort’s luxurious spa. Enjoy an evening on the town with fine dining in historic Charleston, South Carolina.

Scotland has over 500 golf courses and several hundred golf hotels. Famous throughout the world as the Home of Golf, Scottish Golf Hotels provide a warm welcome for anyone who wants to play some of the world’s greatest golf courses and parkland courses.

There are several luxury golf hotels in Scotland of which Turn berry resort; Gleneagles and St Andrews Old Course are perhaps the most famous.

To the East lies The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, just a few minutes walk from the famed St Andrews Old Course. This is the course on which many famous golfers have won the Open Championship. Being on Scotland’s East Coast the majority of courses here are links courses – a mix of grassy and hilly terrains dotted with bunkers strategically placed to challenge the best of golfers. The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is the perfect choice for a golf break at a Scottish Golf hotel with over eight championship courses in easy reach of the hotel.

To the West, on Scotland’s West Coast, lies Turn berry Golf Resort. Also home to several Open Championships, Turn berry has three links courses offering a range of golfing experiences for all types of players.

With three championship parkland courses and a smaller nine-hole course ideal for beginners or relaxed family golf, Gleneagles offers a quite different experience. Located inland at the Gateway to the Highlands, these courses have sweeping vistas of trees, moorland and mountains in the distance. The majestic parkland courses of Gleneagles offer a different, yet equally thrilling golfing break in Scotland.

For an all inclusive luxury Golf Break at a Scottish Golf Hotel, Turn berry, Gleneagles and The Old Course Hotel St Andrews would be an excellent choice – each has its own spa and leisure facilities as well as excellent restaurants and golf tuition packages for all levels.

Ask most golfers about their recent North Carolina golf vacation and they will most likely tell you about their golf trip to the North Carolina coast. The golf and beaches are great up and down the coast but don’t forget about the other great golf destinations in the state. Below, I’ve listed a few North Carolina golf package destinations you should definitely check out.

Raleigh – The capital city is a great place to start your state-wide golf vacation. It is centrally located and easily accessible by air or ground. The Raleigh-Durham International Airport offers more than 400 flights daily and I-40 runs through Raleigh, NC while I-95 and I-85 pass within 25 miles. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in quality golf courses. Make sure to book a few rounds at The Neuse Golf Course, Lechmere Golf Club and Crooked Creek Golf Club.

Charlotte – The Queen City has a mild climate which allows you to book golf packages and play comfortably almost any time of the year. With professional sports – NFL, NBA and NASCAR – and other dining and entertainment options, you’ll find plenty off the course to keep you busy. When you are teeing it up, try Galantine Resort Golf Course, Sky brook Golf Course, Bridal and Highland Creek to name a few.

Golfers love to choose Florida for golf vacations. But while they often flock to locations like Orlando, golfers often forget that Miami, Florida is also a world-class golf package destination.

There is no denying that the area has great restaurants, non-stop nightlife, and beautiful beaches but there are also world-class golf courses. The following article points you to some of the great golf courses you should play while visiting this South Florida vacation destination.

One of the first Miami golf resorts that come to mind is the Doral Resort & Spa. Doral and its golf courses have hosted many PGA TOUR events and LPGA events over the years. Whether you tee it up on Doral’s Blue Monster, the Red Course, the Great White or Gold Course; you will enjoy golf at its finest and most challenging.

Another golf package must is the Fairmont Turn berry Isle Resort and Club. The Fairmont Turn berry, a Mediterranean-style property set among 300 tropical acres, recently underwent a $100 million transformation. During this time world-famous golfer Raymond Floyd redesigned both championship courses completely. Both the Miller and Suffer courses are spectacular to observe and to play.

Crandon Park Golf Course of Key Biscayne is a short drive from downtown Miami and is the only public golf course in the area. This is another must-play to add to your golf vacation package. The course is longstanding-host of the Senior PGA Tour and in the past has been listed as a top ten course by Golf week and mentioned by Golf Digest as one of America’s top 75 upscale courses.

These golf courses alone are worth making sure to include South Florida to your golf destination check-list. Think about avoiding the hot summer months unless you really want to score a deal.