Golfing at the South Jersey Shore

Over the past several years, golf courses in Cape May and Atlantic County have been developed, making golfing in South Jersey one of many new tourist attractions in the area. Many courses have spent millions of dollars creating experiences for the beginner and experts alike. With many courses in Cape May and Atlantic Counties, South Jersey has been called the “Myrtle Beach” of the North.

To get more exposure to these courses, and bring in more visitors for the golfing experience, the Greater Atlantic City Golf Association and the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority have teamed up to promote seven of the area’s top golf clubs. This conglomerate has found that only two percent of visitors come to our area to golf. With good advertising and promotions, this is expected to rise to five percent, and eventually ten percent. This will bring in a whole new tourist to our area.

Offering Golf packages, along with Casino stays, Cape May getaways, or any of the other vacation hot spots along the jersey shore will bring in a new kind of vacationer. Many avid golfers who will travel hundreds and even thousands of miles to Myrtle Beach or California for a week or few days of intense golfing, will now have the option of coming to South Jersey where you can golf during the day, and then spend an evening with options of Casino’s, fine dining at any of hundreds of bars and restaurants, and a coastline that is one of the best along the eastern coast.

Another expected drawl for golfers is that there will be an increase in three to five years when baby boomers will trade in freeways for fairways. Golfing in South Jersey is fairly new to this area, but the potential is there for many years to come.