Golf

Bob Gillespie

SOUTH CAROLINA INSIDER

 

Play with a pro: Myrtle Beach’s Dustin Johnson, in your foursome

Posted 3/3/2012 11:00:00 AM

What would it be like to tee it up in Myrtle Beach with the Grand Strand’s favorite son, five-time PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson? Depends: How do you feel about watching the 6-foot-4 star consistently hit 100-plus yards past your best ball off the tee?

If that thought doesn’t intimidate you – better, if it excites you – then the Myrtle Beach area’s “Golf for a Year Sweepstakes” is right down your fairway.

To help promote the Strand’s wealth of vacation golf packages, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday gives visitors a chance to register to win prizes such as free rounds, dinners, bonus nights and more. The grand prize: Golf for a year for two players, including a round with the aforementioned Mr. Johnson.

Here are the specifics: Up to 12 visits to Myrtle Beach (one per month for a year) with round-trip air fare, lodging, car rental and golf; custom-fitted TaylorMade clubs (Johnson’s brand, by the way); golf lessons from one of Myrtle Beach’s “Top 100” instructors; and 18 holes with Dustin at his former home course, TPC of Myrtle Beach.

The TPC course is the Strand’s lone five-star course as rated by Golf Magazine and the place where Johnson honed his game during his All-American career at Coastal Carolina University. Inside the palatial clubhouse, you’ll see photos of Johnson with his CCU teams, plus several of his golf bags on display.

And of course, there’s that round with the real thing. Prepare to be blown away.

Ads for the “Golf for a Year Sweepstakes” are appearing in Golf Magazine and other publications. To plan your vacation, request a free quote – oh, and to register for the contest – go to Golf Holiday’s Facebook page, to the website www.RoadTrip2Myrtle.com or call (800) 845-4653.

Dustin will be waiting for you on the first tee.