Day 1- Four
Seasons Aviara Resort Carlsbad, California
Your independent
golf tour starts
just 30 minutes north of San Diego where you will begin your first
night
at the luxurious Four Seasons Resort Aviara- a
Golf Magazine Silver Medal Resort.
Situated within a natural sanctuary, this resort is easily recognized
as
one of the finest Southern California resorts offering an unequaled
vacation
setting- with unusually spacious guest rooms, an Arnold Palmer
signature
golf course, esxtensive spa and the areas top dining choices. The
7,007-yard,
par-72 course is sculpted around the natural topography, with water
hazards
positioned as visual extensions of the lagoon. Time permitting with
your
arrival, you may plan your first round this afternoon. Or, we can
arrange
your first 18 the following morning with the second round to be played
on your morning of departure.
Accommodations-
2 nights: Four Seasons Aviara Resort
Golf:
2
rounds per person
Day 2- Aviara
Golf
Club- This
spectacular
layout provides great scenery, excellent conditions, and a fair amount
of difficulty. The difficulty comes from the many uphill and downhill
shots
that are required due to the many changes in elevation. In addition,
the
natural vegetation that lines the fairways will add strokes to anyone
who
strays that way. The undulating greens are very large, fast, and
extremely
difficult to read. Several tee boxes and greens are elevated. The
fairways
are fairly wide open, but there is still a definite advantage in
keeping
your shots straight. Water hazards come into play on six holes. One of
the prettiest 
holes
is #3, a 149-yard, par 3, which requires a tee shot to a green that is
protected by water in the front and sand bunkers in the back. This
green
is very difficult to two putt, particularly if the tee is back left.
"GOLF
Magazine" ranked Aviara 80th among the "Top 100 Courses You Can
Play
in the U.S." for 1998.
Accommodations:
Four Seasons Aviara Resort
Day 3- La
Quinta
Resort and Club La Quinta California
La Quinta Resort
& Club
is a legendary hideaway and meeting destination, renowned since 1926
for
its charm and serenity.
La Quinta Resort
& Club
features 90 holes of some of the country's best golf, including the
famous
TPC® Stadium Golf ® Course at PGA WEST™ and the picturesque
Mountain™
Course at La Quinta Resort.
World-class Spa La
Quinta™ offers
resort guests a variety of unique indoor and outdoor treatments
including
PGA WEST™ Golf Massage, open-air Celestial Showers™ Sacred Stone
Massage
and more.
La Quinta Resort
& Club
guests also enjoy 23 tennis courts, 42 pools, 52 hot tubs, 5
restaurants
and 800 guest rooms tucked away in charming Spanish-style casitas.
Choose any two
rounds from La
Quinta's 5 championship courses. Play round one on the afternoon of
your
arrival. Play round two next day. Or, we can arrange your first 18 the
following morning with the second round to be played on your morning of
departure.
Accommodations-
2 nights: La Quinta Resort
Golf-
2
rounds per person
Day
4- You may either start your second round, today.
Or,
begin your first round and play round two on your morning of departure.
Be sure to save some time in the afternoon for a visit to La Quinta's
world-class
spa facilities.
Accommodations:
La Quinta Resort
Day 5- Ojai
Valley
Inn and Spa/Ojai Country Club Ojai,
California
The world-class
Ojai Country
Club was one of the first great golf courses in California. Designed
and
built in 1923 under the direction of George C. Thomas, Jr. and Billy
Bell,
the course was hailed as "a marvel of golfing architecture."
Thomas, who also
designed courses
at the Riviera, Bel-Air and Los Angeles country clubs, had two initial
considerations for the Ojai course: "...that the average golfer could
enjoy
his round without too great a penalty, and that a test must be afforded
requiring the low-handicap man to play fine golf in order to secure
pars."
In its seven
decades, the golf
course has been made even more famous by the pros and celebrities who
have
chosen it for exhibition play and competition. Jimmy Demaret and Doug
Sanders
have been pros here, while Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Will Smith, Kevin
Costner,
Michael Douglas and a host of Hollywood stars have come over the years
to play the course. The course has hosted seven Senior PGA TOUR
events
that brought legendary superstars Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Gary
Player,
Tom Weiskopf, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Ben Crenshaw and others to challenge
our
historic course and two EMC2 Golf Skills Challenges, as seen on
NBC.
Accommodations:
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
Golf-
1
round per person
Day 6- La
Purisima
Golf Course Lompoc,
California
Developed by
Kenneth H. Hunter,
Jr. in 1986. National recognition as one of the top public courses in
the
U.S. Host of PGA Tour Qualifiers and U.S. Open Qualifiers.
Scenic course meandering over 300 acres of ancient sand dunes and oak
woodlands.
Considered as possible site for the PGA Championship. Four Star
Rating
in "Golf Digest's Places to Play." Listed as one of "Golf
Magazine's
Top 100 Public Courses in the U.S. This is one beautiful set of links.
You may choose to play your round in the afternoon upon arrival. Or,
you
may play on your morning of departure.
Accommodations:
Embassy Suites Lompoc
Golf-
1
round per person
Day 7- The
Inn at
Spanish Bay Pebble
Beach, California
Today,
begin the final leg of your tour to world famous Pebble Beach. After
your
drive, settle in to the luxurious surrounding at The Inn at Spanish
Bay.
Get a glimpse of the scenery of this great golf mecca. Tomorrow, play
Spyglass!
Accommodations:
Inn at Spanish Bay
Day 8- Spyglass
Hill
Country Club Pebble
Beach, California
Spyglass Hill's
traditional
course layout was designed in 1966 by Robert Trent Jones opening on
March
11 after 6 years of planning. Named after the novel Treasure Island by
Robert Louis Stevenson (published in 1863), each of the eighteen holes
are named after a character in the book. The first five holes roll
through
sandy sea-side dunes. The following 13 are cut through majestic pines.
Spyglass is rated as one of the toughest courses in the world. Golfers
face both narrow and open fairways that feature Rye turf and putting
greens
that feature Poe Annua. Other amenities at the golf course
include
a range, swimming pool, tennis courts, and food & beverages are
served
at the course.
Honors: Golf
Digest
rated Spyglass Hill #3 in its' Top 75 Upscale Courses 1996, #5 in its'
America's Top State Golf Courses 1997-98 and #27 in its' America's 100
Greatest Golf Courses 1997-98. GOLF Magazine rated this course #4 in
its'
Top 100 Courses You Can Play In the US 1996.
Accommodations:
Inn at Spanish Bay
Golf-
1
round per person
Day 9- Pebble
Beach
Golf Links Pebble
Beach, California
Considered by most
players to
be the pinnacle course, Pebble Beach Golf Links is the best-known
course
on the West Coast and perhaps in the U.S. A GOLF MAGAZINE Gold
Medal Resort, it boasts small greens and narrow fairways
bordered
by deep rough. There are spectacular ocean views from many of the
holes,
including #18, a 548-yard, par 5, which curves around the rocky
shoreline.
The wind is usually a major factor, and proper club selection is
paramount
if you hope to score well. Hole #5, a 166-yard par 3, was redesigned by
Jack Nicklaus in 1996 to play along the cliffs, with the new tee placed
behind the green on hole #4. Holes #8, 9, and 10 are considered the
most
difficult holes, and #18 is a “Par 2000” selection and one of the most
famous finishing holes in golf. GOLF MAGAZINE ranks this course #1
among
the “Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S.” for 2000. Pebble Beach
hosts
the PGA Tour's AT&T National Pro-Am. The 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2000
U.S. Opens were also played here.
Golf-
1
round per person
You may wish to
make this
your final day. Or, spend one more optional night to rest up before
your
departure and enjoy the magic of Pebble Beach.
