Other options I've since brainstormed:
- Hilton Head
- Kiawah Island
What kind of trip is it?
"Strip clubs and boozing heavy" or "just take a breath and have fun"?
I've done Hilton Head about a dozen times, my dad and his best friend used to split a time share in Sea Pines (where Harbortown is). There's a ton of courses on the island and just off, but it's not a "party" scene. The trip grew a few times and you can find awesome deals on VRBO for houses, to the point we were at 8 people one year and rented a four bedroom house with a pool and a cabana house (with a bar) for much less then their maintenance fee for a two bedroom condo through Marriot within Sea Pines. There's little life night though. There's a ton of courses of all price range and quality.
If you're looking to do a "bachelor party" obviously Myrtle is where you want to go. Shit tons of courses, great night life, you can hit an all you can eat buffet then a strip club and take a cab home. It's the Vegas of golf trips. I've done that a few times with guys and it's gotten crazy. Plan to take the day after you get back off. Bonus point is a lot of multi-18 courses so you can bang out multiple rounds in a day if you want.
If you want a combo, I'd highly recommend Isle of Palms, specifically Wild Dunes, just outside of Charleston, SC. Two amazing courses, restaurants on site, rentals on site (we rented two, two bedroom townhouses within walking distance to course) and there's a bunch more courses just a short ride to Charleston which also has awesome food scene and debauchery if desired. I've been there three times, but one trip we decided to just do kind of "ultimate lazy" and had our clubs shipped, skipped the car rental and just got a Blue Van and took cabs and even found a local service that would pre-deliver groceries and booze to our rental unit so it was there when we arrived.
Edit: We looked at Kiawah one year but if you don't stay there it's insane expensive and I don't believe it's easy to get other courses if you want to mix it up. IJWT may be able to speak better to there.
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