You can piece together a golf vacation on your own, finding just the right place to stay, researching courses and hoping for available tee times. Or you can arrange for a golf vacation package, which, depending on the length of your vacation, can take you from one nice hotel or resort to another, with some choice golf courses to play on in between. And what makes some of these packages even better are the little things they throw in, such as an extra night free if you stay three nights and play two rounds of golf. Some vacation planners work your preferences into the package plan, while others offer plenty of preset plans from which you can choose. Let someone else arrange all the details, so you can just enjoy yourself, knowing it's all taken care of already.
Let Others Handle the Details
By arranging a golf vacation package, you can thankfully turn over the responsibilities of transportation, arranging tee times, toting your clubs around, booking rooms and more to the folks at the resort or wherever you happen to play. This leaves you time to concentrate on your game and enjoy a relatively carefree vacation.
Let Others do the Research
If you don't even know where to start, find a travel agency that handles golf vacations and let them put together proposals from which you can choose.
Find the Savings
Booking a golf vacation package can afford you deals on rooms, rounds of golf, cart fees and other expenses. By booking an all-in-one golf package, you could save more money than if you just booked each piece of the trip separately.
Preferential Treatment
If you're in for the whole golf package deal, you're bound to get top-notch treatment at the resort and the course, such as getting the tee time of your choice, free club rentals and/or a free swing evaluation or short lesson with an instructor (at some resorts--you just have to ask and do a little research).
Makes for a Great Date
If you and your spouse both golf, booking a vacation package at a nice resort with privileges at a fantastic golf course and paying for it all at once make for a smooth getaway.
About The Author
James Roland is the editor of a monthly health publication that has approximately 75,000 subscribers in the United States and Canada. Previously, he worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, covering issues ranging from the environment and government to family matters and education. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon.
