Vacapedia Vacation Rentals Blog

Many vacation rental destinations around the world are near golf courses, because many people are content to spend every waking vacation moment playing golf. If that sounds like you, then Golf.com has some tips for planning your golf getaway this year - and they’re worth reading, even if you’re only going to play once or twice during your vacation.

One great tip is that you should be booking your tee times ahead, just as you do your vacation rental. It may seem logical to book a vacation rental well in advance (especially if it’s a popular destination), but you may not think about booking tee times in advance. But if you’ve got a particular course or day in mind to play, you’ll want to reserve yourself a spot. There are sometimes openings that will match up with your spontaneous urge to play, but don’t count on it.

Another great tip is to find out from the courses you might be playing what their seeding schedule is. The course might be open year-round, but might restrict golf carts to the pathways or be downright unpleasant to play at certain times of the year. That’s an unpleasant surprise to get when you show up ready to play, so find out ahead of time.

Perhaps the most fun tip is the last - “dream big.” Sure, playing a round at the world-famous St. Andrews Old Course may be the biggest expense of your travel budget, but if it means you can check it off your lifetime’s to-do list then that’s money well-spent. And when you’re saving so much money on a vacation rental, you can afford to splurge a little on a once-in-a-lifetime golf game, right?