Golf Odyssey subscribers have the opportunity to experience Pebble Beach under US Open conditions (See article for details.)
If you caught the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am this past weekend, you got a little taste for the many changes to Pebble Beach Golf Links that have been put in place for the 2010 US Open (to be played June 17 to 20).
One thing is for sure, the course set up for this past weekend’s Pro-Am is going to look like a cakewalk compared to what the USGA has planned for the US Open. I am willing to bet a lot of money that someone is not going to need to shoot 16 under par (like Dustin Johnson just did) to win golf’s most valuable prize.
I know many of you are Golf Odyssey subscribers, and before I summarize some of the changes to the golf course, I wanted to highlight a very special and exclusive travel opportunity that I heard about last week.
Golf Odyssey has secured a limited number of openings for their subscribers to play Pebble Beach the first day it is available for play after the 2010 US Open. Golf Odyssey subscribers on this “trip-of-a-lifetime” will be able to experience the golf course just like the pros, from the throttling rough down to the lightning-quick greens.
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Like other state golf associations, the Northern California Golf Association provides access (and discounts) to top public and private golf courses.
There’s a good article in the current (August 2009) issue of Golf Digest explaining how joining a state golf association can get you access to certain private golf courses and high-end daily-fee layouts.
Of course, that’s not news to regular readers of this blog, but the article does a nice job of providing additional concrete examples of what various state golf associations offer in the way of access to high-end public and private golf courses.
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Pebble Beach golf vacations can include a free round at Spanish Bay.
I know we’ve been sharing a lot of tips lately on how to play the Pebble Beach golf courses for less, but they keep coming up with new deals and specials (not available at the pebblebeach.com website) that we thought you’d want to know about.
The latest offer includes a free round of golf at Spanish Bay (a $260 value) and a free room upgrade (value varies) for Pebble Beach golf vacations taken through March 31, 2009. The only catch is that you have to make your reservations by January 31, which is quickly approaching. Read more →
Bayonet and Blackhorse (above) are top value courses to play on a Pebble Beach golf vacation.
Yesterday, we spread a little holiday cheer by sharing the secret of how you can play “the big three” Pebble Beach golf courses at up to 50 percent off their published green fees and, more importantly, without enduring the expensive hotels stays normally required to make advance tee times.
Today, we’re following up on that theme to let you know about two more golf courses — reopening tomorrow — that happen to offer some of the better values for Pebble Beach golf vacations. Read more →
Even if you’re someone who could justify — or stomach — the $495 green fee at Pebble Beach Golf Course, the two-night-minimum hotel stay (which can run $700 per night) required to make advance tee times is often too much to bear.
Well, here’s a way to get around both, but you won’t find this unadvertised deal on the Pebble Beach Resorts website. It’s an offer to play its Spyglass Hill and Links at Spanish Bay courses at 50 percent discounts, and its Pebble Beach Golf Course for 30 percent off — all without required hotels stays.
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Discount golf vacations and tee time availability at top venues like Pinehurst Golf Resort (above) are on the rise.
It’s hard to find many silver linings in the economy these days, but if you are a glass-half-full kind of person, now might be one of the best times to take a golf vacation, especially if you’ve had your eye on a top golf venue that’s usually booked solid. Here is my experience from two weekends ago.
Following the old motto, “when the going gets tough, the tough go play golf,” I spent the Columbus Day weekend in Pinehurst, North Carolina. I wasn’t planning on visiting the venerable Pinehurst Golf Resort, mind you, but my friends were interested in playing Pinehurst No. 2, so we thought we’d give it a shot. Read more →
Q: Three friends and I are planning to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation in 2010 to celebrate my friend’s 40th birthday. How can we reserve a tee time at the Pebble Beach Golf Course without staying at the exorbitantly priced resort itself?
A: Unfortunately, if you’re not a guest of Pebble Beach Resorts, you can only make tee times at Pebble Beach Golf Course one day in advance, and that hardly seems like it would work for the Pebble Beach golf vacation you’re planning.
Quail Lodge is an accommodation alternative when playing Pebble Beach Golf Course.
To make true, advance tee times for Pebble Beach Golf Course, you need to stay at least two nights at one of the resort hotels for every one round you wish to play. Guests of the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Inn at Spanish Bay can book tee times up to 18 months in advance; Casa Palmero guests can book 12 months out. Read more →
Late summer and early fall are the best times to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation.
Want to know the absolute best time of year to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation? Don’t go by the PGA Tour, which is making its annual visit to the Pebble Beach golf courses this week.
In fact, if you go by weather alone (average temperature and precipitation), December through March is the worst time to visit these hallowed golfing grounds. And, given that, as of April 1, 2008, it will cost $495 to play Pebble Beach Golf Links (plus a $30 cart fee if you’re not a resort guest) and there are no discounted “winter rates,” it’s beyond me why anyone would risk playing the Pebble Beach golf course at any time other than the prime weather months of May through October. Read more →
