Stay-and-play golf specials abound in the Pocono Mountains

The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau has a variety of midweek stay-and-play packages and daily golf specials available within the "Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf's Great Destination Secret" golf cooperative.

The Pocono Mountains golf cooperative – featuring everything from classic designs by legendary architects like Donald Ross or A.W. Tillinghast to modern gems by Jack Nicklaus and today’s top designers – offers a variety of midweek playing options.

Midweek specials and off-peak tee times equate to substantial savings – often in excess of 25 percent. Whether golfers are looking for 18- or 36-hole daily specials, or want to add overnight resort accommodations, the Pocono Mountains are the ideal place to relax and reconnect.

“The Pocono Mountains are truly blessed with exceptional resorts and golf courses set in some of the most beautiful scenery you’ll ever experience,” says Carl Wilgus, president and CEO of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau.

“While the weekends remain popular with many visitors, by planning a midweek trip to the Pocono Mountains, golfers can avoid the usual weekend traffic and unwind with a relaxing round."

The Pocono Mountains have something for everyone, from championship layouts to test the skills of low handicappers to affordable, player-friendly courses that welcome every member of the family. Midweek packages range from 18 holes, dinner and a night’s stay to unlimited golf and free lessons.

For a comprehensive list of courses and midweek packages, visit Poconosgolf.com.

Off the golf course, the four-county region offers fine dining, luxurious spas, historical site seeing, boating and miles of hiking and biking trails – all in a lush, mountain setting.

Work less and play more as the Pocono Mountains recently introduced Work Relief, workrelief.com. The interactive Web site provides convenient links to midweek specials and a toolkit to find out what “medical condition” has been ailing you lately. Print it out, hand it to your boss and head to the Pocono Mountains.

For more information on the area, visit 800poconos.com.