If you have been working too hard for too long and just need to get away and play some golf, you will want to check out golf vacation packages.
The luxury golf resorts are like a world of their own with exceptional hotel accommodations.
Say you want to stay at the Sandestin Golf Resort in Florida. This resort is located on the Northwest Gulf Coast of Florida. The lodging options span three and a half miles between the Gulf of Mexico and the Choctawhatchee Bay. For your convenience, Sandestin has 1,800 available room accommodations which are grouped into five resort areas: Beachfront, Beachside, Village, Bayside and Dockside. Each of the five neighborhoods then offers a unique locale.
These travel arrangements are often referred to as “stay and play” plans, because you stay at a certain hotel and receive rights to play at a designated golf course while you are there. When making these arrangements, check ahead of time to make sure there are not special requirements that will make playing inconvenient or impossible for you. The nice thing about these luxury golf resorts is there is opportunity to enjoy the luxury at a greatly discounted price.
Vacation membership can offer quality, luxury holidays like the one just described, but at members’ (greatly discounted) prices. You can take holidays to all sorts of locations depending on your personality and desires. For instance, you can choose to golf on a course located near or in a major city, taking in museums or theatres when not golfing. Like The Doral Golf Resort and Spa, A Marriott Resort, one of premier golf and spa resorts in the United States. Nestled in tropical Miami, and often referred to as The Kingdom of Golf, Doral features 5 championship golf courses (is the host to the PGA Tour since 1962) and five restaurants. The Spa at Doral offers a range of high-end spa luxuries and facilities. The Blue Lagoon aquatic area includes Camp Doral, with a full program for children.
Another favorite is the Pebble Beach Resort in California, located in an area of rugged natural beauty. The Monterey Peninsula attracts year-round visitors from across the country and around the world. Visitors enjoy such famous area attractions as 17-Mile Drive, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Big Sur, Cannery Row, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Carmel Mission, along with whale watching and special events.
Daytime temperatures on the Monterey Peninsula range from 50-75 degrees year-round and vary throughout the day. Mornings can be foggy, and afternoons are frequently balmy. It is best to dress in layers and to carry a water-resistant wind shirt or jacket. Note that it rarely rains between April and October (information taken from pebblebeach.com). While there, you might take a day to fish instead of golf. Whatever your needs, you can find golf packages to meet your needs at vacationoften.com
Are you going to take your own golf clubs with you when you travel on golf holidays? You probably would prefer to use them rather than the clubs that can be rented at the course. If you choose to take them with you, you will need to think about the arrangements a bit. For instance, do you have a really high quality golf club bag which will protect those expensive golf clubs. If not, you’d better get one. You won’t be able to carry your clubs on if you are flying, so you’ll need a bag that can take airport luggage handling and still protect your clubs. So get a good one.
When picking a destination for a golf holiday, pick the course you wish to play on first, and then find out about lodging at hotels, resorts, or stay & play package plans at vacationoften.com, for a lifetime of discounted travel. Go ahead, live your dreams!
When choosing a stay and play package, make sure the tee times that are set for you are going to work for you. People who are staying at a golf course’s own resort generally get first serve when choosing tee times. If it’s really important to you to get the tee time you desire, it may be worth it to you to stay at the resort instead of a less expensive hotel. Either way, you are sure to find refreshment and restoration when taking golf holidays.
By: Bobbi Jo Frazier
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Golf Packages in Florida
Oct 8
When planning a golf vacation look no further than golf packages in Florida. Some of the world’s premier golf course architects have designed Florida’s best courses. Many of these courses over look the Gulf of Mexico. Courses such as Baytowne Golf Club, the Burnt Pine Golf Club, the Links Course, the Raven Golf Club and the Dunes Putting Course are included in Florida’s best courses.
The Baytowne Golf Club is a pine tree lined course that features stunning views of the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee Bay. The Burnt Pine Golf Club is a collage of marshes, wetlands and majestic pine forests. It is ranked one of the top thirty courses in Florida. The Links Course is a challenging water lined course. The Raven Golf Club is a par 71 course that features water on eleven of its holes. The Dunes Putting Course is a perfect practice course for anyone looking to improve his or her game. These are just several of courses available in golf packages of Florida.
Great golf packages in Florida should always include Florida’s west coast. Along the west coast, great golf deals can be found in the areas of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota, Naples, Bradenton and Ft. Myers. Courses include budget or discount courses and luxury resorts, all with a great selection of courses to play.
Florida is one long fairway surrounded by water and sand. There are more than one thousand golf courses in the state. Some of the best courses in the country are right in Florida so start booking your golf packages Florida vacation. Golf is such a part of life in Florida that many thousands of people retire there just for the golf. The Professional Golf (PGA) Tour heads to Florida every spring. Some of the courses used for the tour include Miami’s Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Orlando’s Bay Hill Lodge and the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass. Even the LPGA and the Senior Golf Tour hold many events in Florida each year.
Most of the providers of Florida golf packages will offer you a generic package that fits all golf vacationers. The more exclusive trip planners will customize a golf holiday that fits your needs and your budget. Therefore, you get to choose the courses you want to play and stay at first class lodgings if that is in your budget.
There is so much golf on Florida’s Gulf Coast that it has been called the ‘Golf Coast’. Some resorts entice golfers to stay with them by offering attractive incentives such as free Callaway Titanium Drivers to each golfer that stays with them. Keep in mind that not every golf resort makes offers these kinds of incentives.
The beauty of golf in South Florida is that it can be played for twelve months of the year. Usually from May to October, the courses are not too crowded. Therefore, this is time to book your golf packages Florida vacation. Many of the states private golf courses open to the public during this time of the year as well.
By: Tom Houser