Win Nike gear by booking a spring golf trip to Alabama's Gulf Shores

Have you planned your spring break golf trip yet?

Here’s one for you. Golfers who book a spring vacation to Gulf Shores/Orange Beach now at golfgulfshores.com could win $3,800 in Nike clubs and apparel – complete with a personalized Tour bag.

Those booking a stay-and-play package between now and Feb. 28, 2011, for arrival between March 1, 2011 and May 8, 2011, are automatically entered to win the Nike Head-to-Toe Package. The loot includes:
• A full set of Nike golf clubs, including a VR Tour Driver, VR Fairway Wood and VR Hybrid; as well as a set of VR Pro Cavity, Steel-Shaft Irons, 2 VR-V Rev Wedges and Method Putter. The VR Tour driver is one of Nike’s hot new sticks (along with the Machspeed).
• Tour Bag with embroidered name
• A pair of Air Zoom shoes
• One dozen Nike Tour One balls
• 2 golf shirts, 2 pair of shorts, one belt and 2 pairs of socks
• A golf hat and glove

The winner will be selected by random drawing on March 4, 2011 from all qualifying golf packages, which must include a two-night stay. The prize will be awarded upon arrival in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach for the booked golf vacation. For more information visit www.golfgulfshores.com.

If you’re not familiar with Gulf Shores, there’s seven really solid golf courses to choose from. I visited for the first time last fall and was impressed about how the area has come back from that horrific oil spill (see my story here).

Leading the pack is Kiva Dunes, a Jerry Pate design considered among the top 100 public golf courses in the country (see lead photo). Arnold Palmer built two courses, Cotton Creek and Cypress Bend, at Craft Farms. Local architect Earl Stone crafted 27 holes at Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club and Timbercreek and 18 at Rock Creek. I’ve never played The Golf Club of the Wharf or Glenlakes, but they are options as well.

Gulf Shores is a great buddy or family vacation. There are cool places to hang for the guys – like the Hangout Bar, which I reviewed here – and fun places for the kids, too. The beach or a nearby waterpark come to mind.

The best part about Gulf Shores? It’s affordable, unlike most spring break beach destinations.