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June 09, 2011

Golf Deals around Ellicottville NY

With the state of the economy, everyone is looking for a deal. The television networks have shows on extreme couponing, local newspapers publish articles on ways to save money and coupon sites are all over the Internet. So why not search for golfing deals to save a few buck on the greens fees, get free items or save on lodging for an entire golf weekend. Ellicottville, NY has 6 great golf courses within 18 miles of the village; and the golf deals are ripe for the taking!


Greens Fees

All six golf course have great deals on greens fees. Double Black Diamond and Elkdale Country Club have afternoon special that allows you to get on a great course for a reduced price (18 holes afternoon rates without golf cart):

Double Black Diamond at Holiday Valley Resort: Mon - Sat after 4 pm or Sun after 2 pm - $22
Elkdale Country Club: Fri., Sat. or Sun. after 3pm - $23
One of the best deals in at the St. Bonaventure 9 hole course. The course was built in 1929, and is on the St. Bonaventure University campus. You only have to pay one green fee and can play all day long. Monday through Thursday is is $12 and Friday through Sunday is $15. There is no charge for replays. If you rent a golf cart, you will have to rent it for each 9 holes ($13). But that is still a great value. Concord Crest has a great deal for Jr. who walk the course, just pay your age!

The other two 9 hole courses have reasonable replay rates that offer great value for 18 holes all day long. Birch Run Golf Course is $25 for 18 holes with a cart Monday through Thursday, while $28 from Friday through Sunday. Ischua Valley Country Club has a similar deal, with with $23 Monday through Thursday and $28 Friday through Sunday for 18 holes with a cart. For the golfers that want to save a few more bucks on these courses, just drop the cart! Birch run is only $16 for 18 holes on Monday through Thursday and $18 on Friday through Sunday. Ischua is even better, with $15 for 18 holes Monday through Thursday and $16 on Friday through Sunday. 

Value or Free Items

Holiday Valley resort and Holiday Valley Rental Management have lodging and golf packages. Their two-day play package provides some great golf at the Double Black Diamond course. The package includes a free gift, which is either a golf hat or visor, two days of 18 hole play, a cart and free club cleaning and storage. The lodging and golf are already a great deal, and the $5 more per person  for the 2 day package (over the two-day green fee and cart) gets the gift and club cleaning and storage over the 2 days. Greens fees with a cart for Monday through Thursday are $48, while $58 from Friday through Sunday.

Additionally through Holiday Valley Rental Management, an overnight rental at one of their rental properties receives free pool passes to the Holiday Valley Resort 3 tier pool complex for the duration of the rental and for up to the maximum occupancy of the unit. For example, if the unit sleeps four people you would receive 4 passes. The adult pool passes are valued at $8 each, with the children's at $6 each. For a 4 person unit, that is $32 of value for free.

Lodging

Holiday Valley Rental Management (HVRM) has some great lodging deals. If you are looking for studio town home that sleeps four, there standard rate including taxes and fees is $150 per night this summer. If you stay two nights, it drops to $135 per night. As mentioned above, the rental also includes free pool passes to the Holiday Valley Resort pool for the duration of the stay for the maximum occupancy of the unit (pool passes valued at $8 for adults and $6 for kids). A 3 hours pass for the Sky High Adventure Park ($42) can be purchased for a discounted rate at the HVRM office for $33. Finally, Rusted Windmill Properties has further promotion codes on their Wildflower 55 property, that offers a free $20 Ellicottville NY Gift Cards per night in June, July and August (promotion code WF55SM11). That is less than $95 per night before tax and fees for that unit, plus free pool passes and discounted tickets for the Sky High Adventure park.

In a time where discounts are king, Ellicottville, NY has plenty of golf deals to get more value out of your hard earned dollars. From great deals on green fees to free gifts to discounted lodging; the deals are all "Teed Up"! The search for the discounted getaway golf trip ends in Ellicottville.

*prices and rates are as of June 1, 2011 and are set and maintained by their respective organizations and are subject to change and restrictions.

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