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April 2009 Archives
We have had many folks in our thoughts over the past couple of days whose homes have been evacuated due to the recent brushfires that have engulfed a large portion of Conway, west of the Intracoastal Waterway. Many have been evacuated and a number of homes have been lost.
We are offering a $39 rate with local identification for any folks who are displaced from their homes due to the fires, and will do so as long as we possibly can if longer term accommodations are needed. Please call us direct at (843) 918-9000 for more information.
For folks who are driving into Myrtle Beach this weekend, please adjust your travel route to enter the Myrtle Beach area via Highway 501 South. No areas east of the Intracoastal Waterway are in jeopardy (where we are located), and all roads and businesses remain open on this side of the waterway.
For those folks who are not in the area, but would like to help please Click Here to contact the American Red Cross of Horry County.
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 Sea Watch 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 brian@seawatchresort.com or by calling 888-534-9095.
Myrtle Beach's former Hard Rock Park is receiving a face lift and a brand new name after one year of operation. The park was recently bought out by new owners and the vision is to create a more family friendly, more diverse environment than their predecessors. Freestyle Music Park was announced today as the new moniker for the park and with the new name came some hints at some new rides, new shows and changes to various areas of the venue. Freestyle Music Park will make its debut with its new identity over this coming Memorial Weekend.
As details develop on the park, we will continue to post updates. Tickets will be offered at a significantly discounted rate at our resort and our pricing should be available in the coming weeks ahead.
Popular South Carolina music band, Hootie and the Blowfish are headed back to the Grand Strand this week as they host the 15th Annual Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am charity golf tournament at the Dye Club at Barefoot. This year will mark the 7th year that the event has been hosted on the Grand Strand, raising over $2.5 million in that time for junior golf and education charities, with last year's event raising funds over $450,000 alone.
The event kicks off on Sunday, April 12 with a Masters Viewing Party at the House of Blues followed by the fundraiser auction and will continue on Monday, April 13 with the celebrity golf tournament and will conclude Monday night with a concert put on by event hosts Hootie and the Blowfish.
The stars will be out in full force, as celebrities such as Samuel L. Jackson, Sterling Sharpe, Branford Marsalis, Jerome Bettis and many more will compete with PGA Tour golfers such as Chris DiMarco, Woody Austin and female golf legend Annika Sorenstam.
Spectator tickets are available through The Dye Club by calling (843) 390-3200.
Play Ball!
Our hometown professional baseball team is set to throw out their first pitch of the 2009 season with Opening Day on April 9 and one of Myrtle Beach's best family entertainment values begins its 11th season at BBT Coastal Field.
To celebrate the beginning of the season, the Pelicans have all sorts of great entertainment on tap for the first week of the season, including an appearance by one of the owners of the Pelicans who is better known for his Hall of Fame caliber NFL Career, Jerome Bettis.
The Pelicans will have giveaways, special Easter activities and tributes during the course of the season opening week. For more details, visit www.myrtlebeachpelicans.com and get yourself into the action!
Get your motor running....
Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson Bike Week is BACK this May 8 - 17 and the central hub of all bike week activities has a new home, just a couple minuites outside our door. Myrtle Beach Harley Davdison recently announced that Myrtle Beach Mall (formerly Colonial Mall) is going to be their new home for all of the week's festivities. Located on Hwy 17 just north of the Hwy 22 exit, the Myrtle Beach Mall is located less than two miles from our property. The Mall has long had a variety of venders located around its property during bike week, but this will be the first year that Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson calls the Mall its home for bike week.
The Harley Owners Group will hold its official Pin Stop there, an event that was held last year at Hard Rock Park and Harley-Davidson will primarily offer demo rides between May 13 and 16.
