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1st STOP Carlsbad, Ca.
Honoured with Golf Magazine's
2004 Gold Medal Resorts Award and #18 on Golf Digest's Top 75 Golf Resorts,
Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club offers one of the finest golf facilities
available in southern California. Aviara's memorable 18-hole coastal layout
was designed by Arnold Palmer. The 7,007-yard, par-72 course is sculpted
around the natural topography, with water hazards positioned as visual
extensions of the lagoon. The club includes a 32,000 square foot (3,000-square-metre)
two-story Spanish colonial clubhouse with a complete golf shop.
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rounds here |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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Arnold
Palmer |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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7007 /
144 / 75.00
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Middle:-
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6054 / 133 / 70.20 |
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Forward:-
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5007
/ 127 / 69.30 |
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Designated:-
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Private |
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Year built:-
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1991 |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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Pete
Dye |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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6756
/ 140 / 74.10 |
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Middle:-
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5405 / 113 / 67.00 |
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Forward:-
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5005
/ 123 / 71.00 |
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Designated:-
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Private |
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Year built:-
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1980 |
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LA QUINTA
RESORT
MOUNTAIN
COURSE |
2nd STOP La Quinta, Ca.
The Mountain Course is famous
for its unique design and visually stunning setting. This golfer's paradise
is literally carved into the Santa Rosa Mountains, demanding accurate,
strategic play while providing the ultimate in breathtaking views. Pete
Dye's skillful design is ranked among Golf Magazine's "Top 100 Courses
You Can Play" in the United States.
This resort also offers 3 additional,
and equally measureable, courses that you may select from- La Quinta Resort
Dunes Course, PGA West Greg Norman Course and/or the PGA West Jack
Nicklaus Tournament Course. We can taylor your golf as you like it here
at this magnificent resort.
1
round here |
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LA QUINTA
RESORT
PGA WEST
STADIUM COURSE |
2nd STOP La Quinta, Ca.
PGA WEST® enjoys an international
reputation as the "Western Home of Golf in America". This Pete Dye jewel
is described as a "must" play for all who seek the ultimate thrill. Inspired
by the famed Scottish seaside courses, its design is rugged and dramatic,
providing the ultimate golf challenge. The PGA WEST® TPC® Stadium
Golf® Course is ranked among Golf Magazine's "Top 100 Courses You Can
Play" in the United States.
This resort also offers 3 additional,
and equally measureable, courses that you may select from- La Quinta Resort
Dunes Course, PGA West Greg Norman Course and/or the PGA West Jack
Nicklaus Tournament Course. We can taylor your golf as you like it here
at this magnificent resort.
1
round here |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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Pete
Dye |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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7261 /
150 / 75.90
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Middle:-
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6164 / 132 / 69.90 |
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Forward:-
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5087
/ 124 / 69.00 |
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Designated:-
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Private |
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Year built:-
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1986 |
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PAR
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-70 |
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Designer(s)
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George
C. Thomas |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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6292
/ 125 / 70.70 |
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Middle:-
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5962 / 120 / 69.00 |
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Forward:-
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5244
/ 129 / 70.70 |
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Designated:-
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Private |
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Year built:-
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1923 |
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3rd STOP Ojai, Ca.
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.
1
round here |
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4th STOP Lompoc, Ca.
Designed by Robert Muir Graves
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.
1
round here |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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Robert Muir
Graves |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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7105 /
143 / 75.60
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Middle:-
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6657 / 136 / 73.10 |
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Forward:-
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5763
/ 125 / 75.60 |
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Designated:-
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Public |
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Year built:-
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1986 |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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RT Jones,
Sr. |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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6862
/ 148 / 75.30 |
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Middle:-
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6114 / 139 / 71.70 |
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Forward:-
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5380
/ 132 / 72.90 |
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Designated:-
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Private |
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Year built:-
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1966 |
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| SPYGLASS
HILL COUNTRY CLUB |
5th STOP Pebble Beach, Ca.
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.
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round here |
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5th STOP Pebble Beach, Ca.
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.
1
round here |
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PAR
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-72 |
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Designer(s)
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Robert Muir
Graves |
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TEES
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Championship:-
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6737 /
142 / 73.80
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Middle:-
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6116 / 134 / 72.10 |
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Forward:-
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5198
/ 130 / 71.90 |
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Designated:-
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Public |
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Year built:-
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1919 |
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Please
note: This itinerary can be lengthened or shortened depending upon number
of desired rounds. It can also be sectioned to do either the California
golf or the Oregon golf programs separately. Ask our golf planners
for a quote!
    
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