Many of you know I plan a yearly trip, usually centered around a PGA Tour location. You can read my review of those excursions on the right side of the blog. For our 8th year, we're looking at Scottsdale, AZ.
As with most things in life, coordination becomes increasingly difficult as the group size increases. Against better judgement, I'm going to give everyone a brief window to join the trip. Obviously some of you have newborns and new jobs and whatnot, so consider joining a future outing.
Dates: May 18th - 22nd.
Fly out early on Friday the 18th, golf 4 days in a row (including arrival date), return the morning of Tuesday the 22nd. You'd need 3 days off from work.
Cost: $1,200ish
The cost is going to depend on how many go, and where we stay. Where we stay depends on how many go. And assuming we have less than 16 people, I can't book rounds on TPC Scottsdale until February 20th anyway. My pricing guesstimate is based on our San Antonio trip in 2016.
Deadline: February 1st
The first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. On this date I'm booking housing based on the committed headcount. There's a very good chance I lock everything down before February, as you pretty much already know today if you're in or out.
Courses: Playing 3 or 4 different courses, based on availability and cost. Here's a list of options I'm considering:
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) - Home of the WMPO. We usually try to play the PGA courses twice.
We-Ko-Pa (Seguaro) - Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw design, built on a reservation in 2006. One of the top rated courses in the area, and there's another highly respected course on site so 36 is possible (depending on how hot it is outside).
Troon North - Considered one of the top resorts in the country since opening in 1996. Two courses here, so there are options. Looks difficult.
Talking Stick - Another Coore/Crenshaw design. In a recent podcast, Coore said this was the course he was most proud of, because the land was completely flat with no features to work around. Reviews are good, but allegedly plays "easy." Two courses so this might be a good place to play when we land if the price is right.
Grayhawk - Hosted the Safeway Open from 2007-2010 when the Reach-Around Season was established. The pros apparently love the place and the driving range plays... classic rock? They look tough, but one of the two courses is a Fazio design so that's to be expected.
The Boulders - Two courses surrounded by large boulders. Target golf, looks difficult. Also a private course but we should be able to get on in May.
Anyway... send me a message if you want to be included.
I’m in
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