If you live in the Carolinas, there is a definite line that separates the north and the south. As a born and bred Tar Heel, it is genetically hard for me to want to say something nice about the Carolina that is south of that line
. However, in terms of golf, the coast of South Carolina is abundantly rich with quality golf while the coast of North Carolina is nearly bereft. Of the ten best along the Carolina coast, at least nine of them would be in South Carolina. Why North Carolina with its superior sand dunes coastline is so golf weak is a whole other topic. The point here is: if you can't beat them
, join'em and that is the purpose of this four day November trip to the Lowcountry.
The details are posted in the Golf & Travel section but we are playing May River, Old Tabby, Harbour Town and Chechessee Creek. Ben and I will be there as will Bill Coore for one of the evenings as our special guest speaker. There will be sixteen of us so that we almost all each get to play a round with one another. The limited size of our group optimizes the chance to visit with Bill. As anyone who has spent time with him knows, he is one of the great minds in golf course architecture and a true gentleman to boot.
We are staying at the Mobile Four Star Inn at Harbour Town, which adds to the cost of the trip. However, the basic sentiment is that the trip is very much meant to be a treat, something that we can all look forward to after months of dreary news. The cost is $2,450 if you want to share a room and $2,695 if you want a single room for the three nights. The Golf & Travel section explains what you get for that but essentially everything is included, save for alcohol. You won't need a rental car if you can just get to May River by lunch that first day. After golf that afternoon, we take a boat into the harbour at Sea Pines and from there, our own private coach takes us to each of the courses.
Hope you still have some vacation days so that you can join us and we hope to see you there.
Cheers,