The Long Weekend: Two Nights at Barefoot
3 Days
Long Weekend
$600–$1000/person
3
Moderate
The long weekend format works at Myrtle Beach because the airport is small, the courses are close together, and the infrastructure supports fast transitions between arrival, play, and departure. This itinerary concentrates three rounds into two nights using Barefoot Resort as the base, adding Tidewater Golf Club as the third course. The geographic cluster in the North Myrtle Beach area keeps driving under 15 minutes between any two points on the schedule.
Fly into Myrtle Beach International, pick up a rental car, and drive 20 minutes north to Barefoot Resort. Check into Barefoot Resort Villas or North Beach Resort and Villas, both located within the Barefoot development on the Intracoastal Waterway.
This is the centerpiece day: 36 holes across two courses with distinct characters. Tidewater Golf Club opens with an early tee time.
Check out and drive 20 minutes south to MYR. For groups with a later flight, the morning is open for breakfast at Barefoot Landing or a walk along the Cherry Grove Pier in North Myrtle Beach.
Barefoot Resort Villas provide on-site access to both Barefoot courses and keep the overall footprint compact. North Beach Resort and Villas, also within the Barefoot development, offer larger units and a beachfront position for groups that want ocean access during downtime. A rental car is necessary for reaching Tidewater and evening activities, but no single drive on this itinerary exceeds 20 minutes. The format works best Thursday through Saturday or Friday through Sunday, using one vacation day or none at all. Three rounds in 48 hours sounds aggressive on paper. In practice, the tight geography and the variety between courses makes it feel like exactly the right amount. You leave wanting one more round, which is the sign of a trip planned correctly.
$600–$1000
per person
3 Days
2 nights
3
courses included