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How do you make the buddies golf trip you're currently planning stand out from the rest?
You can add more courses, more expensive courses, better meals and non-golf activities like shooting ranges or boating/fishing excursions.
Dollar for dollar, though, we recommend this secret solution first: Glam up your accommodations. Where you stay can make all the difference between a typical trip and a spectacular one.
More and more traveling golfers are using Vrbo for their trip accommodations. The best part of renting from Vrbo is the space, privacy and amenities you get in a luxurious home that's miles away (literally and figuratively) from the typical resort or hotel experience. And when you're trying to make a trip extra special, it will take an extra special place to wow your crew.
We've partnered with Vrbo to identify the most insane, over-the-top vacation home rental options for golfers. From a 7,500-square-foot oceanfront mansion to a cozy cool property within walking distance of America's "Home of Golf," a stay-and-play in any of these five awesome rentals will have your buddies bragging for years to come. What's most interesting is if you gather up enough golfers - some of these mansions and estates sleep more than 20 people - the rate per night becomes shockingly affordable for everybody involved. To learn more about each home, click on the first link within each profile.
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Desert Views Estate - Scottsdale, Ariz.
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A home theater can make watching the big game more exciting in an over-the-top Vrbo vacation rental for golfers. Courtesy of Vrbo What's the biggest draw about renting Desert Views Estate? I think the better question is, "What isn't?"
This 5,542-square-foot desert oasis features nine bedrooms that sleep up to 23 people. You could theoretically gather up five foursomes to live it up in Scottsdale, playing at top nearby courses like The Boulders (8 minutes away) and Troon North (9 minutes away).
Off the course living might trump the golf. Watch movies on the 70-inch television with Sonos Surround Sound in the theater room with a wet bar or play a weekend knockout round of 9-ball on the pool table. Outdoors on the one-acre lot, splash in the heated swimming pool, relax in the spa, hold a competition on the putting green, or shoot baskets and play pickleball on the full-sized sport court. Rental rates start at $1,309 a night.
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Modern Mansion Oasis - Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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This nine-bedroom estate features award-winning architecture in a Mission Hills Country Club neighborhood. Courtesy of Vrbo At 7,800 square feet, this nine-bedroom, 7 1/2-bath luxury estate resides in the gated Westgate neighborhood within Mission Hills Country Club. Although golfers won't have access to Mission Hills, the Pete Dye course at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa and the Mission Hills North Gary Player Course are less than a five-minute drive away.
The property can sleep up to 24 people - six foursomes! The main house includes six bedrooms (five with en suite baths) with a guest house offering three more bedrooms and two en suite baths, so everyone will have their own space and privacy. Featuring custom art, a theater room, modern architecture, wood work and furnishings, the home delivers the best of luxury living. Ten-foot-high glass pocket doors slide open to bring the desert landscape indoors.
Multiple outdoor fire places, a pool and putting green will allow everyone to enjoy those stunning desert sunsets together. This California paradise costs $1,349 and up per night.
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Oceanfront stunner - Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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This ocean-front Myrtle Beach home could be home base for your next golf trip. Courtesy of Vrbo Most golfers treat Myrtle Beach like a bargain getaway. They drive in, bang out 36 holes per day, stay at a villa still living in the 1980s and then head home exhausted. Is that really a golf vacation?
Staying in a brand new 7,500-square-foot oceanfront home in North Myrtle Beach sounds more like it. Four of the eight bedrooms are master suites overlooking the Atlantic.
Indoors is a movie theater that seats 11 with a 135-inch projector screen, plus a game room with a pool table, air hockey, Foosball and xBox 360 gaming system. Outdoors, a private pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen with a gas grill and a private walkway to the beach will entertain everyone all weekend.
As for golf, the Beachwood Golf Club and Azalea Sands are closest, but there are plenty of other choices, such as Tidewater and the three public courses at Barefoot Resort & Golf. The rental rate per night starts at $985.
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Gull Island Manor - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
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Gull Island Manor features 10,000 square feet of space for your golf buddies to enjoy. Courtesy of Vrbo Located on Gull Island in the Sea Pines resort community, this 10,000-square-foot Lowcountry manor houses eight bedrooms (including the guest cottage) and 10 total bathrooms to accommodate up to five foursomes (22 people). All eight acres overlook the Calibougue Sound. The manor's exquisite design elements were implemented during a 2022 renovation, making the four fireplaces, library, chef's kitchen and guest cottage the perfect retreat for a relaxing getaway. The outdoor pool and hot tub will help heal those aching golf muscles after playing the celebrated Sea Pines trio of Harbour Town Golf Links, Heron Point and Atlantic Dunes. Guests can drive a bit farther on Hilton Head Island for more golf. Rates start at $1,791 per night.
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Pinehurst Oasis - N.C.
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This Vrbo rental property in Pinehurst, N.C., offers three different homes for the ultimate in privacy and relaxation for your next golf trip. Courtesy of Vrbo This five-bedroom property has so much to love for golfers. Its accommodations that sleep 12 people are actually divided among three structures on a one-acre lot - a main house dating to 1917 that was modernized in 2021, a shake cottage en suite and a stone pool house en suite. The shared courtyard will likely be the hangout zone of choice thanks to the patio firepit, hot tub and pool. The best part? It's within walking distance to the charming village of Pinehurst for nights out on the town for dinner and drinks without the drive.
Pinehurst Resort, home to 10 courses now, plus a handful of other nearby golf clubs, will offer endless opportunities for golf. Rental rates start at $749 a night.
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