We’re packing up the family tomorrow morning (early, I hope) and taking a road trip south to Myrtle Beach. It’s an inexpensive holiday for our family of 5….which, BTW, is discriminated against in virtually every Sun Destination Resort magazine (most rooms in the all inclusive destinations have maximum occupancy of 4). The twins were a blessing…I remind myself.
We’re staying at the Dunes Village resort which we’re hoping is as advertised. It opened only a couple of years ago and boasts a 15,000 square foot, indoor water park. That was the attractive amenity in our eyes…we don’t have to count on a southern California jet stream for nice weather (chance of flurries in Myrtle Beach on Saturday). We’re actually renting a unit privately after finding it on VRBO.com and HomeAway.com. You can sometimes find good deals on both sites and most of the time you’re looking at “home style” amenities instead of just a hotel room.
My parents used to live in Myrtle Beach so I’m pretty familiar with the area and the golf courses in the area. My mother worked at both Deer Track Golf Plantation and Wild Wing Golf Plantation. In all, both courses combined for 108 holes of golf….now, only 18 holes at Wild Wing are open for play with the rest of the land being used to put up condos. There are other “old” courses which have been moth balled in favour of housing developments…just a sign of the times.
My favourite courses to play in Myrtle Beach:
1. Norman Course at Barefoot
2. Palmer Course at Myrtle Beach National
3. Heather Glen
4. Avocet at Wild Wing
5. Ocean Harbour (think it’s closed too now.)
If you’re a regular to the Myrtle Beach area….what are your favourites?
Hey Matt,
If you’re looking for some easy money in Myrtle Beach you should look up the Bird Man since he’s down there for the winter. You can probably find him if you open up your wallet and let the smell of some greenbacks waft through the air for a few minutes.
Wog
Hi Matt,
Hope you and your family have a nice stay in Myrtle Beach. Here in Texas it has been cold… and raining… Much like the summer we just had. Have a great time. When did 4 become the maximum family?
Deb
Wog….I may do that if my self esteem has dipped to a new low and need to feel good about my game.
I should look him up – we need a babysitter.
Deb…Exactly! Since when is 4 the maximum? We just checked into a hotel outside of Richmond, Va and the snowbanks are higher than at home…pretty sure I saw Al Gore buried in a snowbank in DC….Global what?
Just kidding.