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Golf Travel Guide To Atlantic City

An Interview With Mike Charlton, Managing Partner and Chief Golf Package Builder at GolfAC.com

By Brian Weis

Looking to plan the perfect golf trip to Atlantic City? Planning a buddies trip or a romantic golf getaway can be a full time job not to mention pressure filled to deliver a memorable experience. Below is an interview with Mike Charlton, Managing Partner GolfAC.com who shares some insider information about golfing and traveling to Atlantic City, must play courses, a sample itinerary and where you can go for more planning tools.

Give our readers an overview of your destination and why they should consider it for their next golf trip?
Atlantic City is a fun place, especially if you are a golfer. Great restaurants, exciting nightlife, tremendous golf courses of all styles and price points just begin to tell the story of one of the best kept secrets of the golf vacation world. Add to that eight casinos, the world famous beach and boardwalk, boating and fishing. What else can you ask for??!!

What are the must play courses in Atlantic City?
Atlantic City Country Club "home of the term birdie", Seaview Golf Resort, Ballamor, Twisted Dune, Shore Gate, Sand Barrens, McCullough's Emerald Links, Blue Heron Pines, Sea Oaks and Renault Vineyards.

What is the hidden gem and/or best value course?
Twisted Dune. The golf course was recently recognized by Golfweek as one of the top 3 public courses in New Jersey.

Can you provide our readers with an ideal itinerary for a long weekend?
DAY ONE
12 noon Tee Time at McCullough's Emerald Links
Check in to the Tropicana Casino and enjoy a Family Style Italian Dinner at Carmine's.

DAY TWO
AM tee Time at Twisted Dune for true Scottish Links Golf
Lunch at Juliano's Sports Bar. Great food and best buffalo chicken tenders on the planet.
Spend the afternoon at Chickie's and Pete's or A Damn Good Sports Bar at Tropicana.
Enjoy the evening eating and drinking at the World Famous Irish Pub - $20 gets you dinner and 4 rounds of drinks! You can't beat the atmosphere - Micky Mantle was a regular in his hay day. The place is open 24 hours a day and food is served until 4am.

DAY THREE
Check out of the hotel
AM Tee Time at Atlantic City Country Club - the top public golf course in NJ.
Lunch at the Taproom Bar and Grill at Atlantic City Country Club
Head home with some of the best golf and fun memories of your life

After golf, what are the "must do" things or attractions to see?
Atlantic City is known for world class gaming! Beyond gambling there is also a ton to do.

* The party is always going at the Harrah's Pool After Dark Night Club.
* The night life at the Quarter Entertainment Complex at Tropicana is lively.
* Great shopping opportunities at the Bass Pro Shop or the various outlets.
* Belly aching laughs can be found at The Comedy Club at The Borgata.
* Fine dining experiences at Wolfgang Pucks and Bobby Flay's.
* If your guys trip needs a little excitement - the Bare Exposure Gentlemen's Club is very entertaining.
* The drinks at the Landshark Bar and Grille at Margaritaville are always cold and refreshing.
* The Boardwalk is world famous for walking, biking and people watching.

What is the best time to travel?
Spring and Fall. Weather is great and the courses are in excellent shape. You will also avoid the big summer crowds and the rates are very affordable. If you come during the summer months add some beach time to your itinerary.

Anything else you would like to share about the Atlantic City?
There is no place like Atlantic City. So much to do and so close to home for those living in the Atlantic coast. The best thing about Atlantic City is everything about it. Stay a day, a night or a week and your time will be filled with good memories and good times.

Where can golfers go for more information to research and plan their trip?
Check out our golf travel website at www.GolfAC.com or visitwww.PlayACGolf.com.

Revised: 10/22/2015 - Article Viewed 31,346 Times

About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.