Spirit Air offering Direct Flights to Myrtle Beach from Chicago

Spirit Air is now offering direct flights to Myrtle Beach form Chicago. Rates start at $69 each way. Myrtle Beach has never been more accessible to the golfers in Chicago. Golfers have the choice of over 80 of the best golf courses in Myrtle Beach with out Supreme Golf Package, The Grand Strands Largest Golf Package.

Condolux offers the best condos for any Myrtle Beach Golf Package ranging from 1-bedroom to 4-bedroom Oceanfront and Ocean View condos to our 5-bedroom, 6-bedroom XL Condos and 7-bedroom and 8-bedroom Vacation Homes.

We currently our offering a 4-night 3-round Myrtle Beach Golf Special as low as $275.00 per golfer.

CLASSIC PACKAGE INCLUDES: GREEN FEES, CART FEES, TAXES AND FEES INCLUDED IN PRICE!
ALSO ONE DAY MAID SERVICE DURING YOUR STAY.

Golf Courses Included: Burning Ridge, Founders Club @ Pawleys Island, Indian Wells

Email our golf department at golf@condolux.net

Myrtle Beach Golf

Fares:
This sale is for travel on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from September 9, 2009 - November 11, 2009.
Terms and Conditions:
- Last ticket available at the $69 fare October 4, 2009 11:59 PM
- 7 day Advance Purchase
- Price shown is the Spiritair.com price
- All fares are valid on the non-stop flights only if the non-stops exist.

Official Terms and Conditions from Spirit Airlines:
Fares must be booked on spiritair.com by 11:59PM ET on October 4, 2009, and are valid for travel between September 9, 2009 and November 11, 2009. These fares are available for travel on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday and Saturdays, with slightly higher fares available for travel on other days of the week. These fares require a 7 day advance purchase. These fares are only available when booked via spiritair.com. Fares are for coach class travel unless otherwise specified and reflect the spiritair.com discount. Fares are each way based on roundtrip purchase, and roundtrip travel is required, but these fares may be combined with other valid and applicable Spirit Airlines fares on other dates of travel. Not all markets are operated on a daily basis during the travel period, or necessarily for the entire travel period -- please see spiritair.com for details. All customers are allowed one free carry-on bag. Fees for bags paid in advance online at www.spiritair.com are $19 each way for the first bag only. The fee for Bag 2 is $25 each way, and items 3 thru 5 are $100.00 per item each way. When paying at the airport, fees for the first and second bags are $25 per bag each way. There is no charge to check wheelchairs, strollers, car seats, or other assistive devices. Items that are overweight or oversized will continue to be weighed and sized at the airport, and fees collected when checking in. Golf club and boxes/containers are acceptable and can be prepaid online provided they meet weight and or size restrictions. Additional bags can be pre-purchased at any time provided inventory is available. (No less than one (1) hour prior to departure). All checked baggage fees are non-refundable. Customers involved in a stop-over flight that involves a connection of over 4 hours will be charged based on point to point travel. All fares listed on spiritair.com are per customer for each way of travel and include the base fare plus a federal excise tax and all fuel surcharges. Fares do not include (a) a segment tax of $3.60 per U.S. domestic flight segment (a flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing) of a passenger's itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; (c) a September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. Fare does include a Passenger Usage Fee of $4.90 each way. International itineraries do not include governmental taxes and fees (including U.S. government excise tax) of up to $125 per round trip. Additionally, if sold in, or travel originates in a country outside of the U.S., additional taxes may apply (up to 22% of the fare value per country). Fares are subject to availability and may not be available on all flights or on all days, and will be highly restricted around certain holiday periods. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for these new sale fares. Certain restrictions apply. For best results, please book early. For more information visit www.spiritair.com

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Direct Flights to Great Myrtle Beach Golf

If you are thinking of coming to the Myrtle Beach area to play great golf and don't want to be in the car for have of your golf trip, take a look at the cities that fly direct to Myrtle Beach.

CITY AIRPORT CODE Airlines Providing Non-stop Service
Allentown, PA ABE Direct Air
Atlanta, GA ATL Delta | Continental | Northwest
Atlantic City, NJ AIY Spirit Airlines
Boston, MA BOS Spirit Airlines
Charlotte, NC CLT USAirways | United Express
Chicago, Ill/ O'Hare ORD Spirit Airlines | United Airlines
Chicago/Rockford, Ill RFD Direct Air
Columbus, OH CMH Direct Air
Detroit, MI DTT Northwest
Ft. Lauderdale, FL FLL Spirit Airlines
Ft. Meyers/Punta Gorda, FL RSW Direct Air
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, MI AZO Direct Air
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN MSP Northwest
New York/LaGuardia LGA Spirit Airlines
Newark, NJ EWR Direct Air | Continental
Niagara Falls, NY IAG Direct Air
Orlando/Sanford, FL ORL Direct Air
Philadelphia, PA PHL USAirways
Pittsburgh, PA PIT Direct Air
Plattsburgh, NY/Montreal PLB Direct Air
Toledo, OH TDZ Direct Air
Washington, Dulles IAD United Airlines
Washington, Reagan DCA USAirways
Worcester, MA ORH Direct Air

With direct flights to Myrtle Beach you could be on the plane that morning and playing one of our great Myrtle Beach Golf Packages that afternoon. Visit our website www.condolux.net

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Former Coastal Carolina golfer Jay McAllister makes a hole-in-one double eagle

Condolux and North Myrtle Beach Golf.com would like to congratulate Former Coastal Carolina University golfer Jay McAllister is being recognized for two rare milestones in one shot June 17 during the Grand Strand Pro-Am at Arrowhead Country Club.

McAllister made a hole-in-one double eagle on the 350-yard par-4 fourth hole on Arrowhead Country Club's Lakes Course, and he'll be receiving an award from tournament organizers at 11 a.m. Friday at Arrowhead.

McAllister drove over trees on the dogleg hole and the ball rolled into the cup while players in the group ahead were on the green.

For any and all things about Myrtle Beach Golf visit our website www.northmyrtlebeach golf.com

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GSGDA 18th Annual Golf Tournament in Myrtle Beach

The Grand Strand Golf Directors Association will be hosting its 18th Annual Ronald Mansell Padgett Memorial Golf Tournament at Wild Wing Plantation, sponsored by U-Save of Myrtle Beach and Anchor Taxi as our Corporate Partner. This years event will be held at Wild Wing Plantation in Myrtle Beach. There will be an 8:30 am shotgun start with outstanding food & beverage sponsors such as Dick's Last Resort, Ruth's Chris, Ultimate California Pizza, Damon's, Le`Grande and Tommy Bahama. The cost is $100.00 per golfer and benefits the GSGDA own scholarship fund.

There is still room remaining for a few more teams and also hole sponsors available. Teams or players can sign up directly on the GSGDA website, http://www.gsgda.com/signup

Please help one of the best causes in the Myrtle Beach area, our children.

Follow our Myrtle Beach Golf Director on twitter.com/mbgolfpro and on our blog, Craig`s Corner

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Myrtle Beach National offers Bonus round with free round

The Myrtle Beach National Golf Package has been one of the most popular Myrtle Beach golf packages offered by Condolux. Recently the Myrtle Beach National company announced that it will be offering a Bonus round with its Masters Signature 4+1 and 6+1.

What does that mean? Golfers coming to play this Myrtle Beach golf package will now be able to play 3 rounds and have a FREE Bonus Round and Free Round for a total of five rounds or play 5 rounds and have a FREE Bonus Round and Free Round for a total of seven rounds.

PACKAGE DETAILS

• Must be booked before August 15, 2009
• Free round must be played after 12pm.
  
• Bonus round must be played before 8am or after 12pm
• Bonus round or Free round may not be Kings North or Long Bay Club
• On MBN 3+2 you have option of playing Kings North or Long Bay Club, NOT BOTH
• On MBN 5+2 you may play both Kings North or Long Bay Club

Only applicable on reservations made after 6/16/09.

This Free Bonus round will help golfers have a savings of up top $75.00 per golfer. Combine these savings with a luxury Oceanfront or Ocean View Myrtle Beach condo offered by Condolux. Email us for a quote, golf@condolux.net

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Myrtle Beach Golf Specials

We have updated our Myrtle Beach golf specials page with great summer golf discounts and early booking fall discounts. The Myrtle Beach National Package is now offering a Free round and a Free Bonus round. The Glens Golf Package is now offering free pre-booked replays. Hurry, these specials will not last long and must be booked before August 15, 2009.

Myrtle Beach Foursome Die Hard Special
Golf & Accommodation All In One!
As low as $299 Per Golfer + tax.

4 Nights · Maid Service · Guaranteed Luxury Condo

Play: Heather Glen, Shaftsbury Glen, Possum Trot, Glen Dornoch
4 Rounds of Golf with 4 FREE Replays!

Ocean View 3 bedroom included.
4 Bedroom available at extra charge. ($50 per player)

FALL RESERVATIONS ONLY

Email us if you have any questions or to start booking your Myrtle Beach Golf Package: golf@condolux.net or golf@northmyrtlebeachgolf.com

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Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Open

The Hugh Royer Champions Golf Academy and the Long Bay Club are hosting the Hurricane Junior Golf`s Myrtle Beach Junior Open this weekend June 12th and 13th. The Hurricane Tour was founded with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 10-19 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The Hugh Royer Champions Golf Academy is the most advanded state of the art teaching facilty in Myrtle Beach. The two day event will have live online scoring powered by Blue Golf. Good Luck to all participants.

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Myrtle Beach Golf Charity Tournament

Forwarding some email news about the Children's Miracle Network Golf Tournament:

Charity Golf Tourney

We are putting on our 15th annual Children's Miracle Network Golf Tournament, Saturday June 27, 2009 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course. All Proceeds go to Children's Miracle Network. Food this year will be provided by Golden Corral. Special Appearance this year by Legendary Coach "K" of the Duke Blue Devils.

We typically have one of the better tournaments and would love and appreciate your help and support making this our most successful year yet!

Sponsorship - only $150 or a four person team plays for only $240. Grab Bags, Food and Drinks will be provided for all players. Come out and Play or please sponsor - help a Kid.

Please feel free to contact me, we will come pick up your sponsorship or player applications!

I appreciate your help and support with this worthy cause.

Download this PDF Document for more details.

Mike Baldwin G.M.

DC 6040

Hope Mills, NC

Phone (910) 426-5001

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From your #1 source of Myrtle Beach Golf!

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Rivers Edge Golf Club and Tidewater Golf Club in Myrtle Beach to close for renovations

Myrtle Beach Golf: Rivers Edge Golf Club
Myrtle Beach Golf: Tidewater Golf Club

Two of the Myrtle Beach areas most scenic golf courses are closing for the Summer for course renovations. Rivers Edge Golf Club which is in Shallotte,North Carolina and is one of four Arnold Palmer Design Golf Clubs. The other three are, The World Famous Kings North, Southcreek and the West course at Myrtle Beach National Facility.

Rivers Edge Golf Club for years has been known as one of the Best Layouts in Myrtle Beach, However, the golf course has always been known for never being in good condition. In 2006, Rivers Edge was nominated #62 by Golf Digest has one of the "Top 100 Public Courses in America". Rivers Edge Golf Club closed June 1st with plans to re-open August 1, 2009 with new paspalum greens. If successful Rivers Edge Golf Club will be the most northern golf course in the country with paspalum greens. Currently it is Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach with wall to wall paspalum grass.


Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation will also be closing on June 22nd and plans to reopen August 1st. Recently rated 41st in Golf Digest's ranking of America's greatest public courses, Tidewater Golf Club in North Myrtle Beach has been known for its conditioning and layout until the past few years getting bad reviews.



With a little TLC both of these great layouts will again rise to the Top rankings for Myrtle Beach Golf and throughout the country.

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Pearl Golf Links is The Jewel of Brunswick County but a Gem for Myrtle Beach Golf.

Last week we were invited out to play The Pearl Golf Links, which is 36-hole facility, Located in the "Seafood Capital of the World", just north of Myrtle Beach in Calabash, North Carolina.

ThePearl sits on a 900 acre marsh preserve along the Calabash River. Although I have played the Pearl East Course which is a parkland style Dan Maples layout while the West is a links style course that was awarded "Best New Public Course in 1988" by Golf Digest. On this particular day we played the Pearl West Course, and from the start the golf course was in EXCELLENT CONDITION from tee to green, The wind, which is always a factor in Myrtle Beach Golf, is in play on every hole at the Par 72 Dan Maples design.

The final four, 15th - 18th on the West Course are among the best in Myrtle Beach SC Golf and in Brunswick County Golf, North Carolina. The 15th hole is a slight dog leg left down hill into the teeth of the wind coming off the Calabash River. The 16th is a 604 yard Par 5 with marsh along the right side and deep woods down the left side. The 17th is a short uphill Par 3 that requires another wind check and a good golf shot to get it close as this green has a huge mound on the left side of the green, The 18th hole is another Par 5 that is a Double Dog Leg with water along the right side which comes back across the fairway in front of the green.

The Pearl has been called "The Jewel of Brunswick County" but it is also a gem for great Myrtle Beach Golf.

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Myrtle Beach Fires and the Barefoot Resort

The Grand Strand faced the biggest wildfire in the State of South Carolina in more than three decades. The wildfire has consumed 20,500 acres in Horry County since Wednesday afternoon. The Barefoot Resort took on the most damage. Homes were destroyed by a wildfire that was four miles wide and got within 1½ miles of Route 17.

The Barefoot Resort has closed the Barefoot Fazio and the Barefoot Love for at least two weeks. The Barefoot Norman and Barefoot Dye shall remain open and are both in EXCELLENT CONDITION.

The Greg Norman design features seven holes along the Intracoastal Waterway and the Pete Dye has recently been nominated as one of seven Myrtle Beach golf courses in the Top 100.

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Litchfield Country Club

I got a chance to play Litchfield Country Club last week for the first time and those of you that followed my round on Twitter, got see the wheels fall off just like Kenny Perry at the Masters. The classic Willard Byrd design which opened in 1966 on the south end of Myrtle Beach was one of the original eight golf courses in Myrtle Beach.






The Willard Byrd design carved through giant oaks draped with Spanish moss has several dog legs and elevated greens, classic style bunkers with little water and few carries make the course challenging. Great mid range Par 3`s and reachable Par 5`s give you a chance to score. The 18th hole is a member of the Grand Strands 100 greatest holes.





Course condition and greens were both great for this top rated "Woman Friendly Golf Course" but will challenge even the low handicappers and long hitters. You can play Litchfield Country Club along with its sister course, River Club on the Masters Signature, Myrtle Beach National Package.

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"BEAR"FOOT Resort

The spring time in Myrtle Beach is the best time for great Myrtle Beach golf. Golfers from all over tend to flock to the Golf Capital of the World. The weather is great, the drinks at happy hour are flowing and golf courses are in top notch shape. For those golfers that are not the low handicappers or are trying to be the next Tiger Woods, take caution of not only the hacker in your group, but also the South Carolina wildlife.

The South Carolina Coast boasts a wide variety of animals. We have everything from alligators to some of the most poisonous snakes in the world from Copperheads to Rattlesnakes. We even have the "Worlds Largest Crocodile" at Alligator Adventure in Barefoot Landing. Why do we care so much about the South Carolina wildlife you may ask?

Arnette and I recently were invited to play BEAR FOOT Resort twice over the last month. Both the Davis Love course and Tom Fazio course were in excellent condition (You would know if you have been following our blog post). HOWEVER, I did fail to mention the twosome that joined us on the back nine of the Love Course.

Needless to say, think twice before walking into any hazard, because you never know if this twosome is waiting on you!

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Barefoot Fazio at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach

The Barefoot Fazio course at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC is one of the the Top 10 golf courses in Myrtle Beach. In fact, Golf Digest has the Tom Fazio design, ranked #6 on its Myrtle Beach Top Course Rankings. The Par 71 which opened in 2000, measures just over 6800 from the back tees, has five Par 3`s and 4 Par 5`s. This is the third of Fazio`s golf course designs in Myrtle Beach. The first being the private club at Wachesaw Plantation and the second being the TPC of Myrtle Beach.





This top Myrtle Beach Golf Course has wide fairways, huge waste bunkers with some measuring from the tee to green. Barefoot Fazio starts with a short Par 4 and its all up hill after that, literally. The second is a long Par 4, dogleg left that gives you a long second shot up hill, the third is a long Par 3 that is over wetlands, and surrounded by a "Famous Fazio Waste Bunker". This theme continues through out this amazing design. Natural and man made elevation changes through the South Carolina wetlands gives golfers great challenges and requires golfers to hit every club in the bag.





The Barefoot Fazio and the other three Barefoot Resort courses, Davis Love Course, Greg Norman Course and the Private Pete Dye Course, can be booked with several Myrtle Beach golf packages offered through the www.northmyrtlebeachgolf.com.

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Myrtle Beach Golf: Grande Dunes Golf Club

The Grande Dunes Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has recently won the 2008 National Golf Course Facility of the Year. This Myrtle Beach golf resort features an 18-hole private club designed by PGA Hall Of Fame nominee, Nick Price and one of the Longest courses on the east coast at 7600 + yards in its 18 hole resort course designed by Roger Rulewich.

The Members Club at Grande Dunes features rolling fairways with pristine conditions and an amazing 27,000 sq ft. Italian Style Club house overlooking the 9Th and 18Th hole.



The Resort Course at Grande Dunes features wide open Bermuda grass fairways, amazing waterway views, over 30 ares of freshwater lakes with several elevation changes that only can be provided by the South Carolina Golf Coast as it was also a winner of Best New Golf Course in 2001.


You can play the National Golf Course of the year with several Myrtle Beach Golf Package options offered by www.northmyrtlebeachgolf.com including the GRANDE DADDY PACKAGE and the Grand Strands Largest Golf Package, The Supreme Golf Package.

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Barefoot Love at Barefoot Resort

Last week, the golf department at Condolux got to sneak away for an afternoon round at the course that was voted, "Best Golf Course in Myrtle Beach", The Davis Love Course at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The Love Course is a fun, interesting and challenging layout that is traditional in design.

This Myrtle Beach Golf course which measures over 7000 yards from the champion tees. The Davis Love design will make you hit every shot in your bag. The Pinehurst #2, Donald Ross themed Crown Greens is a feature that Davis Love implements along with multiple playing strategies from the tee are not what makes this Myrtle Beach Golf course famous.

It happens to be the World Famous Hole Four. The Par Four, Forth hole is famous for the Scottish themed Ruins. Measuring 294 from the Championship tees is a drivable par four and the ruins can be used to your advantage and used as a brick backboard. That is correct, you can hit your shot off the ruins, at the Barefoot Resort Golf Course, and be putting for EAGLE on the signature hole.

Do not let the easy hole fool you because after the first four, the course for some reason, gets extremely hard. The wind blows a little harder, the greens become a little more tricky and the fairway bunkers get a little bigger.

This golf course is a great choice for your Myrtle Beach golf package and has my stamp of approval. I would like to send a thank you to the staff of Barefoot Golf Resort and a thank you to Jeff Diehl and to the Superintendent of the Love Course, keep up the good work golf course is in great shape.

DAVIS LOVE COURSE BAREFOOT RESORT DETAILS:

TEES AND FAIRWAYS = 5-SETS WITH GREG NORMAN -1,

A HYBRID OF BERMUDA BY GREG NORMAN TURF

GREENS = A-1 BENTGRASS    PAR = 72

CHAMPIONSHIP = 7047 TO 5346 YARDS

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Dicks Last Resort Host 16th Annual Mardi Gras Parade In North Myrtle Beach.

Dicks Last Resort will be hosting its 16Th Annual Mardi Gras Parade, starting at 5:00pm on February 24th at Barefoot Landing. The parade starts at Greg Norman's Australian Grille and will go through Barefoot Landing and finish at Dicks Last Resort in North Myrtle Beach. The parade attracts hundreds of Myrtle Beach renters and locals as participants in the parade through out thousands of beads for the FAT TUESDAY celebration, along with car floats from different Myrtle Beach Restaurants, crazy costumes and "Fun for all and All in Fun" for the annual event.
Dicks Last Resort will also give out "Twice Your Weight In Cash" for Best Costume, live music by local band SAWGRASS with dinner and drink specials throughout the night. Dicks Last Resort is know as the Shame of Barefoot Landing and is heavily involved in the community providing fundraisers and volunteer hours to local Myrtle Beach charities and organizations in the Myrtle Beach area. For more information on how to particpate in the parade, call 843-272-7794.
Condolux of North Myrtle Beach is your one-stop shop for Myrtle Beach Real Estate, Myrtle Beach Vacations, and of course, Myrtle Beach Golf!

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Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach scheduled to re-open by Memorial Day.

FPI MB Entertainment LLC, which is registered in Delaware, has filed papers to ask the court to approve the $25 million dollar bid and have the one year old Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach up and running by Memorial Day 2009. According to the documents filed Tuesday, FPI MB Entertainment LLC has given a trustee $2.3 million toward the purchase.



The Delaware company has mentioned that it will take about three months to get the 55 acre, Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach re opened. The company plans to have new rides, shows and also new attractions. The deal can happen as soon as 10 days. The Rock & Roll themed park was the single biggest investment in South Carolina Tourism History.

When the park does open back up, the Myrtle Beach Rentals will also start to fill up quickly. Since the park closed in September and was planing on closing for the off season, plenty of tourists and Myrtle Beach Golfers
that missed out last year will be able to visit the Rock & Roll Theme park this year.

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About Myrtle Beach Golf

Myrtle Beach South Carolina has long been known as one of the world's premier Golf destinations. The Pine Lakes International Country Club was the beginning of Myrtle Beach Golf in 1927, and from there, Myrtle Beach golf packages and vacations have grown to include over 100 golf courses today!

The great masters of golf course design (Robert Trent Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio and most others) have designed many of the Myrtle Beach golf courses, and now they are as fine as any courses in any part of the country.

The natural beauty and sandy soil of Myrtle Beach SC coupled with our endless water and swampland has been instrumental in creating the lush, green, and scenic golf courses that you will find here.

From the technically challenging golf courses to the beginner's preferences, there are courses for anyone who plays the game. They provide a fantastic vacation for families, while protecting the natural habitat and wildlife indigenous to the area.

Our combination of Myrtle Beach golf packages and elegant luxury oceanfront condos will ensure a memorable golf vacation anytime of the year.

Let Condolux plan your next trip to "THE WORLD'S GOLF DESTINATION." We offer the most affordable golf packages in the Grand Strand area.

Myrtle Beach has long been known for beautiful beaches, great restaurants, world class shopping and a fabulous nightlife.

Now you can stay in the finest North Myrtle Beach luxury condos, enjoy the beach, and do it all in one perfect Myrtle Beach Golf Vacations Package!

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Crow Creek Golf Club Opens New Clubhouse

Crow Creek Golf Club in Calabash, North Carolina has just opened their new clubhouse this Fall Myrtle Beach Golf season. The beautiful clubhouse opened in October 2008 and overlooks the Par 5, 18th Hole. Crow Creek is just minutes away from Myrtle Beach and is a great choice for any Myrtle Beach Golf Package.

The 7,101 Rick Robbins design features TifSport Bermuda fairways and undulating L-93 bent grass green that are famous along the Grand Strand for some of the "Best Greens in Myrtle Beach". The new clubhouse features a fully stocked pro shop, dinning room and a covered outdoor patio. Crow Creek also has a 30 tee grass range. Among being one of the local favorites, Crow Creek Golf Club is at the top of every Myrtle Beach Golfer.

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The Gator Hole Golf Course

Martin Brown is the founder of CondoLux Vacations, and wanted to share his memories of the old Gator Hole Golf Course in North Myrtle Beach, which inspired him to take up the game. The Gator Hole is now our Walmart Shopping Complex...

Gator' Hole
Once upon a time in what is now Gator Hole shopping center, a very beautiful and scenic 18 hole golf course existed with nature. The course was built by the Tilghman family on a parcel that was located between Ccean Boulevard and Hwy 17 in North Myrtle Beach. It included a driving range that could be viewed from business 17 (rare) and 18 holes that navigated through Cypress trees, beautiful lakes with numerous sea birds, and an abundance of alligators - along with hundreds of plant species indigenous to the coastal area.

The course itself was short in length with tight fairways and small greens, putting accuracy at a premium. If you were unfortunate enough to venture off the fairway with your drive, then a penalty was almost always imposed. This was one very tough and short golf course.

I remember moving to NMB in 1979 and having very little experience at the game and no golf clubs. I was also broke and clubs were expensive. I took a job at a local hotel in Cherry Grove and became the resident slave. I lived in the managers quarters and for the most part worked 7 days a week.

The hotel was a popular summer spot for families, and in the spring and fall was a golfer hotel. I found myself booking tee times for golf groups and trying to understand the game. I had an interest in golf from my teenage days of owning one club and hitting balls from my yard to about any destination that seemed appropriate at the time.

I remember the day that I connected with a golf ball from my back yard and was shocked and scared at how far it went. I figured it ended up in someones living room and prayed I did not kill someone.

So here I am booking tee times in North Myrtle Beach and getting re-acquainted with the game in 1979. In those days Martin's Golf and Tennis was fresh out of the trunk of Martin's car and was a small store on Hwy 17 in Crescent Beach. This store was the only game in town for golf clubs which were still too expensive for my pathetic budget. But help was on the way. Within a few years a new custom golf club business out of California opened its doors in North Myrtle beach.

Thank God for John Riley Golf. With the help of the Hotel's owner who loved golf, and the promise of promoting John Riley Golf through the hotel, I was given a full set of custom clubs. I was well on my way to becoming the mediocre amateur I am today.

This all leads to my very first round of golf at Gator Hole and the most wonderful experience the game has ever given me. I basically hacked my way around the 18 holes alone, and came to #18 which was a difficult par 3.

I decided to play from the blue tees and pulled out a 3 wood for the 180 yard shot over water and marsh to a very tight green. This is what happened - I hit the shot close to within maybe 2 feet, and made the putt! From that moment I have never viewed the game the same. I was hooked. All because of "The Gator".
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Martin went on to eventually own one of the most popular property management and Myrtle Beach Condo Rental companies in North Myrtle Beach - CondoLux. And he used his love of the game to offer some of the best deals around for Myrtle Beach golf packages.

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2nd Annual Golf Fore Education Tournament

The second tournament in as many years, the Golf Fore Education Tournament will be hosted by the Sun Cruz Casino and the Prestigious Jack Nicklaus designed Long Bay Club to benefit North Myrtle Beach High School.

The event is a 4-man "Captains Choice" will officially begin with a reception on the Sun Cruz Casino on Friday February 6, 5:30p.m., with an optional sail at 7:00pm featuring Las Vegas style entertainment. Hors d`oeuvres, drinks and gift bags will be provided along with a full dinner buffet. The beautiful Sun Cruz Showgirls will be aboard and much more for this Welcome Extravaganza.

The Myrtle Beach Golf Tournament will begin with on Friday , February 7, 2009 11:00am shotgun finishing with dinner and awards ceremony following the completion of play. Drinks and snacks will be served throughout the day, with Closest to the Pin Awards and Team Condolux Golf Director Craig Chinn, will be there to defend his Long Drive title, along with Former World Heavyweight Champion James Bone Crusher Smith and Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Tyler Thigpen is scheduled to make an appearance.

Make sure you sign up for a great event with plenty of fun, all to benefit North Myrtle Beach High School.

ENTRY FEE:
4-SOME TEAMS $300.00
TEAM BONUS PLAYER PACKAGE = $80 PER TEAM
(INCLUDES 2 MULLIGANS & 10 RAFFLE TICKETS )

All checks can be made payable to :
Grand Strand Golf & Entertainment
ATT: Golf Fore Education
4340 Big Barn Dr. Suite 114
Little River, SC 29566

(Find the perfect Myrtle Beach golf package at NMB Golf.com! )

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Our New Myrtle Beach Golf Blog!

Welcome to our new golf blog! We'll be bringing you news and information from Myrtle Beach, SC and let you know when we have specials and discounts at our many excellent golf courses.

Stay tuned, or better yet, SUBSCRIBE to us and be sure you are always in the know for getting the best Myrtle Beach Golf Packages!

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