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We were fortunate to be host to a very special event and group of people this past weekend at Ocean Creek Resort. For the 2nd straight year we welcomed the New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association (NJFMBA) for their Myrtle Beach FLASH (Firefighters Land And Sea Holiday) event that raised $17,500 for the Connecticut Children's Burn Camp.
Each summer the NJFMBA sends firefighters to volunteer as counselors for this camp that allows children who have suffered fire related injuries a chance to leave behind the challenges that they face in their everyday lives and have fun just being regular kids. Through the FLASH event, the NJ FMBA organized a group of golfers and fishermen to come to Myrtle Beach to share in great times and camaraderie, but most importantly to serve this great cause. All of us at Ocean Creek feel very privileged to host this wonderful event, and particularly our special guests of honor Mimi, who is a camp counselor and former camper, and Lea who is a current camper.
We would like to give special thanks to Bill Lavin and Bob Brower of the NJFMBA for their efforts in putting this event together, as well as ACCESS Communications (www.acinj.com) for their support.
For more information on the FLASH event or if you would like to assist with this wonderful cause, please click here to visit the NJFMBA web site contact information.
The May issue of Golf Digest has been released and Myrtle Beach has once again showed why so many call our area "The Golf Capital of the World" by having seven courses named to "America's Top 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses". Golf Digest produces this list every two years and Myrtle Beach continually dominates the rankings. For a comparison of how impressive it is to have 7 courses ranked within a 42 mile span, the entire state of California has 9 courses on the list while Florida had only four courses make the list throughout the whole state.
The courses to receive this great honor are: The Heritage Club (33), The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (38), Tidewater (41), Caledonia Golf and Fish Club (66), Grande Dunes Resort Course (77), Fazio Course at Barefoot (96) and Dye Club at Barefoot (99). Not only is Ocean Creek a member to the prestigious Dunes Club, but we are also partners with all seven courses on the list and our golf director can arrange tee times for you on any of these great layouts. Oh, and there just happen to be another 95 or so other great courses that we can arrange tee times for you.
To reserve your times, contact our golf director at golf@oceancreek.com or by calling 877-844-3800.
The Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Golf Club and the Ritson-Sole Golf School at Pawley's Plantation were both honored in this prestigious list in the November issue of Golf Magazine. Both golf schools have actually been recognized for a number of years on this list, and offer what is by the best value of any of the other 25 schools on the list.
Of course with such a great honor for these two schools, we would be remiss if we didn't mention that Myrtle Beach has many other great places to learn to improve your golf swing. The Grande Dunes offers instruction from Brad Redding, who is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher in America. Nick Bradley, who is the swing teacher of world ranked top 10 player Justin Rose, calls the Barefoot Golf Club his home for his Myrtle Beach golf school.
For more details on Myrtle Beach golf schools, feel free to contact our Golf Director.
We are excited to announce that Ocean Creek has been selected as the host resort for a wonderful event that has been put together by the New Jersey Firemen's Benevolent Association and our air partner, Myrtle Beach Direct Air, the FLASH (Firemen's Land And Sea Holiday) Golf and Fishing Fundraiser with proceeds going to the families of the "Charleston 9", a group of courageous men who lost their lives while fighting a fire on June 18, 2007.
This event, the first national fundraiser put on by the NJFMBA, will be held November 12 -16 and will feature golf at area golf courses including Blackmoor, Arrowhead, Wild Wing, Caledonia, True Blue and others, and deep sea fishing trips for the non golfers. Organized events will be hosted by Martin's PGA Tour SuperStore and 2001 Nightclub as part of the package.
While attendance for this inaugural event is expected at anywhere from 500 - 1000 participants comprised of firefighters and friends from all over the country, the event is open to the public to assist in raising funds for this great cause. For more details on the event please visit the FMBA FLASH event web site or call Jo Ann Fusco at (732) 499-9250.
If you are not familiar with the events of the Charleston 9, click here to read more about this terrible tragedy.
After the jump we found a moving tribute to the 9 great men who lost their lives last June.
With gas prices climbing, we are trying to offer every bit of value for your summertime family vacation that we can find. There are a variety of great room offers right here on our web site, and now we are offering great value for parents to bring their kids to play golf in Myrtle Beach, because after all, we are known as a great family destination as well as the "Golf Capital of the World"!
This summer a variety of courses have extended a great offer that allows one child 16 and under to play free golf with cart for every paying adult. Some of the courses offered are Blackmoor Golf Course (seen above), Arrowhead CC, King's North at Myrtle Beach National, Waterway Hills, Myrtle Beach National South Creek and West courses, Long Bay Club, Aberdeen CC, and many more.
For more details and to book your tee time, call our golf director at 1-877-844-3800!
ESPN commentator and prostate cancer survivor Mitch Laurance offers a special message about the "Know Your Score" campaign that us members of the Myrtle Beach golf community want to spread to all of our visitors. The campaign to fight prostate cancer seeks volunteers for its closest to the pin fundraisers that are being held each Saturday in April.
Visit KnowYourScoreMB.com for more details and help to save lives from prostate cancer.
The newly opened Leopard's Chase Golf Club was recently honored by both GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest for being one of the best new courses in the United States. GOLF Magazine named Leopard's Chase to its prestigious Top 10 New Courses You Can Play list, while also being named to Golf Digest's Best New Public Courses Over $75 list.
