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Masters 2020 - help please!
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DrivesFourShow
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Hi Team,
I'm organizing a Masters 2020 trip for 6-8 golfers from Australia.
Hoping you can provide any help, insight or info on the itinerary below in terms of best airports to fly in and out of, where should we drive to and from and are we playing the right golf courses.
Here is the loose plan:
Friday 3rd April:
- fly Melbourne to LA to Orlando - drive to Sawgrass.
4th & 5th:
- play the Dye & Stadium Course
6th
- drive from Sawgrass to August
7th-12th:
- MASTERS
- possibly play Sage Valley on the 8th
13th:
Drive to Atlanta
Fly Atlanta to San Fran
Drive to Pebble Beach
14th & 15th:
- play Pebble and Spyglass
16th:
- Fly to Vegas
- Play Shadow Creek
17 & 18th:
- Play Cascata & Wolf Creek.
19th:
Fly Vegas to LA.
Fly LA to Melbourne.
Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
D4S
I'm organizing a Masters 2020 trip for 6-8 golfers from Australia.
Hoping you can provide any help, insight or info on the itinerary below in terms of best airports to fly in and out of, where should we drive to and from and are we playing the right golf courses.
Here is the loose plan:
Friday 3rd April:
- fly Melbourne to LA to Orlando - drive to Sawgrass.
4th & 5th:
- play the Dye & Stadium Course
6th
- drive from Sawgrass to August
7th-12th:
- MASTERS
- possibly play Sage Valley on the 8th
13th:
Drive to Atlanta
Fly Atlanta to San Fran
Drive to Pebble Beach
14th & 15th:
- play Pebble and Spyglass
16th:
- Fly to Vegas
- Play Shadow Creek
17 & 18th:
- Play Cascata & Wolf Creek.
19th:
Fly Vegas to LA.
Fly LA to Melbourne.
Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
D4S
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How are you getting on Shadow Creek?
That’s a lot of flying and traveling in two weeks. I’d be worried about lost luggage, clubs etc with that much flying.
Just something to consider.
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Edit to add, even if you can pull off Sage Valley, spend a day and do Palmetto.
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Yep, will have Masters tickets through an Australian tour group.
Plan for Shadow Creek was to stay at an MGM hotel - are they still connected?
It's going to be a jam packed schedule but coming from Australia we need to fit a lot in.
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Staying at MGM doesn't guarantee you a tee time, it gives you the opportunity of getting a tee time. I don't know how often people get turned down, but it does happen. Legendary trip though! If it were me, I'd fly from SF to Bandon and forget about Las vegas. But Vegas will be great too.
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Also, not for nothing, I'd propose either 1) Kiawah Ocean Course + one of the others in the area or 2) Pinehurst #2 and new #4 or #8 over TPC Sawgrass. Experience at Ocean Course and at Pinehurst is far superior IMHO. Unless Sawgrass is a bucket list course that cannot be left off. Both Pinehurst and Kiawah are within the same approximate drive from Augusta as Sawgrass would be.
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1. Fly into Charlotte from LA and play Pinehurst No.2
2. Drive to Kiawah and play Ocean Course
3. Drive to Augusta/Sage Valley
4. Drive to Sawgrass and play TPC
5. Fly from Jacksonville (or Orlando) to Chicago and play Erin Hills & Whistling Straights (need to check weather for for the season cause it’s early)
6. Fly from Chicago to San Fran and Play Pebble and other Pebble courses (note there could also be weather concerns during time of year).
7. Fly back home from San Fran
If you do want to go to Vegas I would do it before getting to San Fran as there are lots of direct flights into Vegas and then make Pebble your last stop. Also, keep in mind you typically can only get on Shadow Mon-Thur and there are no guarantees that you will get to play without a connection (make sure to check there are no major conferences in town or tournaments at Shadow that week).
IMO Shadow Creek (while an awesome course) is not worth an extra flight unless you need to experience Vegas (kinda of meh to me).
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Pretty awesome agenda. Sounds like money is not really a concern, so why not just fly into Jacksonville?
Sawgrass doesn't really float my boat, I would spend a couple of days in Sea Island (St. Simons Island, GA) and play Seaside twice (but I'm biased, I live there)...or if anyone is a member of RM or Kingston or the like, there are some really good private options.
Consider flying to LA instead of SFO and driving to Pebble, Vegas, then back to LA. You may have an 8 hour drive to Vegas, but it will take you 6 hours to drive from Pebble, give the rental back, check in and fly, then rent another car in Vegas.
All that being said, I would skip Vegas and drive to Bandon and play there instead, then finally fly to MEL from SFO.
Message me if you need any further info....
Cheers!
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Keep it coming if you have anything to add...
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If it were me I’d play...
Kiawah Ocean Course, Streamsong, Pebble (and Pasatiempo). You could also try to contact some private clubs, especially if any of your mates are members of a high end course. Just don’t try it on any of the Top10s... they will most likely all decline. Also, all private courses near Augusta open their doors to guests around the Masters for $$$. Don’t be afraid to call any of them.
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You could stay in Charleston and play Harbour Town the other day.
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Just remember the PGA plays Harbor Town the week after the Masters. You’d have to see when it closes to the public, and maybe deal with Tournament infrastructure.
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I am also voting for hitting up Bandon during the trip and eliminating Vegas.
Either way, there are no wrong choices.
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The newly designed Pinehurst #4 just opened this year and the initial reviews are that it's phenomenal. And I know that a huge group of Aussies come to Pinehurst every year on their way to the Masters (OP - is this the same group you're a part of?)
I agree on nixing Vegas in favor of something else. Unless the group consists of a bunch of college kids.
This sounds like one heck of a trip.
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no idea about shadow, but vegas is about as over-rated an experience as you can get, but that's just me ...
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Couldn’t agree more Sawgrass sucks compared to Kiawah and Pinehurst.
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Enjoy all that awesome golf.
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Just add a couple of courses in Monterrey or SF area and stay there.
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Kick off steak dinner last night and boy are we excited. Given everyone's views and bucket list here is where we landed:
Day 1: Arrive San Fran from Australia.
Day 2: Drive San Fran to Pasatiempo. Golf at Pasatiempo. Drive Pasatimepo to Pebble Beach.
Day 3: Golf at Spyglass Hill.
Day 4: Golf at Pebble Beach. Drive Pebble to San Fran.
Day 5: Fly San Fran to Atlanta. Drive Atlanta to Augusta.
Day 6: MASTERS PRACTICE DAY
Day 7: MASTERS DAY 1
Day 8: MASTERS DAY 2
Day 9: MASTERS Day 3
Day 10: MASTERS Day 4
Day 11: Drive Augusta to Pinehurst
Day 12: Pinehurst #2
Day 13: Pinehurst #8
Day 14: Drive Pinehurst to Charlotte. Fly Charlotte to Jacksonville.
Day 15: Golf at TPC Sawgrass.
Day 16: Fly Jacksonville to LA.
Day 17: Fly LA to Australia.
Golf courses are pretty much locked in but my next question is, am I travelling to and from the right airports?
Thanks in advance.
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The only thing I can add is ****! You guys know how to do it. Well done!
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That's quite the trip. I don't even want to ask what the total cost will be.
On the airport front, Raleigh is closer to Pinehurst than Charlotte. I don't know which one has better flight options to Jacksonville.
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Definitely check on Raleigh since it’s closer than CLT, but it’s likely that CLT has much better options.
Definitely check on Raleigh since it’s closer than CLT, but it’s likely that CLT has much better options.
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Well done (and nicely organized)!
I'll toss this out, and likely get blasted for it, but 5 days at the Masters is an awful lot. If I had a vote on the itinerary, I'd suggest going to the tournament on Wed, Thursday & Sunday and fit a couple of other rounds in (Palemetto/Sage Valley).