There has been a flurry of new DIRECT flights announced coming into Myrtle Beach.  Allegiant air is leading the charge.  Allegiant is now flying direct to Myrtle Beach from the following markets:

Knoxville, TN

Allentown, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

Grand Rapids, MI

Youngstown, OH

Take advantage of these great flight options and get here much faster.  For all the details including flights schedules for Allegiant, you can find them on their website, which is http://www.allegiantair.com Most of the flight times are set up such that you can play golf on both the day you arrive as well as the day you depart.  They definitely have the golfer in mind when setting the flight schedules.

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Myrtle Beach Flights are the cheapest around!  It has been reported by the Sun News,  that the average round trip  plane fare to Myrtle Beach is just $162.80.

Myrtle Beach has done much better than many other small destination airports.  While many are cutting flights and combining routes, Myrtle Beach Airport is keeping pace for our golfers despite the recession with an aggressive expansion of flights and gates at the Myrtle Beach airport. You may not be aware of some of the direct flights into Myrtle Beach from the following:

• Allentown, PA
• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Rockford, IL
• Columbus, OH
• New York Laguardia
• Niagara Falls, NY
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Plattsburgh, NY
• Springfield, IL
• Worcester, MA

Myrtle Beach has aggressively sought out airline partners to provide golfers an easy and inexpensive way to get to the area’s 100+ golf courses.  Since the average Myrtle Beach golfer travels from cities 400-1,200 miles away, the need for affordable non-stop air service to Myrtle Beach is paramount.  Most flights arrive in the morning, and our golfers can play 18 holes that afternoon!   So think seriously about a golf vacation at Myrtle Beach.  At any time, call one of our Golfmasters (800-394-3764) who will apprise you of the best and cheapest way to get here.  We keep an updated list of all the flights and the days of travel.  You can see them on our website by clicking here.

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The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina just came out with the 15 best golf courses in South Carolina.  As one might imagine most of the list is comprised of courses along the coast.

Caledonia Golf and Fish Club came in at #3, which isn’t bad and is the highest ranked Myrtle Beach course.  In fact 6 of the top 15 courses as ranked by the State newspaper are in the Myrtle Beach area.

Others include Tidewater, The Dunes Club, True Blue, Country Club of South Carolina, and TPC of Myrtle Beach.

For the complete article click here Top 15 Myrtle Beach Golf Courses

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When playing golf in Myrtle Beach during December and you have an evening or a day free you can always go to Brookgreen Gardens for the annual event of Nights of a Thousand Candles.

This event begins at 3PM to 10PM on December 5th and 6th, December 12th and 13th and again on December 19th and 30th.

Wander under magnificent hundred year old live oaks tree where lights sparkle in the trees. The pathways are illuminated with candles where you walk from one section of the gardens to another where you will be entertained by groups of costumed entertainers singing Christmas carols or where musician play their instruments like hand bell and bag pipes and music of the season.

Rocky Fretz returns to play holiday favorites on the baby grand piano and Bill Oberst Jr will perform his original one-man rendition of Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol.

Food is also available -
SOUPS:
Low Country Shrimp & Grits; She Crab Soup; Vegetable Soup; Inlet Clam Chowder
OYSTERS & SHRIMP:
Roasted Oysters; Oysters on the half shell; Peel & eat spiced steamed shrimp
PLATTERS:
Seafood Platter - Flounder, Shrimp, Oysters
Creek Shrimp Platter
Hickory Smoked BBQ Platter with baked beans
Chicken Tender Platter
Platters are all served with French Fries, Cole Slaw, Hushpuppies & honey butter
DESSERT:

This is a great way to end a day of GOLF by enjoying a true Myrtle Beach tradition.

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The PLUS ONE: After being closed for about 2 years, Eastport has reopened under new ownership and a new name: The Valley Club at Eastport. The previous ownership closed the course with the intent on redeveloping the land for residential housing. However, with the slumping real estate market and court actions by the local homeowners , those plans never materialized and the course was sold back in May 2007. The new “local” owners have put life back into the course and it reopened on December 20. The course layout remains unchanged but some improvements have been made which include the installation of new miniverde Bermuda greens. Currently, the greens are overseeded for winter play with poa trivialis to provide the “green” that most golfers want to play on. Also, nearly 800 tons of sand has been brought in to redo the bunkers. The snack bar has been opened and the pro shop has new merchandise for sale. Access to playing the course currently is just on a walk-in basis as the new owners are still in the development stage of creating golf package rates. No word on when they will be available. The Grand Opening will be scheduled after the beginning of 2009. Historically, the course was mainly used in package play as either the first round for warm up or included as a lower priced course to allow the golf budget dollars to be used for higher end courses. The game plan is likely to be same going forward.

The MINUS ONE: The Grand Strand has lost its most southern golf course - Wedgefield Plantation Golf and Country Club. Current ownership has closed the course and is looking for a buyer. The course has had many owners over the last decade. Most notably, new ownership in August 2004 reopened the course in January 2005 with a ton of improvements including a lot of drainage work. Even the old Carriage House on this old rice plantation was restored. It changed hands again about 2 years ago. The course has struggled with gaining recognition and play over the years. It had many excellent holes and had challenging length but didn’t have the draw for golfers visiting the Grand Strand.

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Myrtle Beach was again the proud host of the annual World Am golf tournament in August 2008. We look forward to participates playing our courses again in 2009.

The PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship is a 72-hole tournament played on more than 55 Myrtle Beach area golf courses each August. Participants compete for the right to be crowned “World Amateur Golf Champion” and to win some of the more than $250,000 in prizes given away at the tournament. Players are flighted according to their handicap and at the conclusion of the 72-holes, flight winners advance to the 18-hole world championship playoff at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
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Each evening after tournament play, participants and their guests attend the “World’s Largest 19th Hole” at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center which includes an extensive golf exposition, equipment demos, entertainment, open bars, prize drawings and food from Myrtle Beach’s best restaurants.

Golfers can register now on-line at the World Am website, http://WorldAmGolf.com,

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