The Itinerary

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Saturday, January 14th: (day 1) Driving…
Depart Villanova, PA destined for Clemson, SC
*estimated total drive time of 11 hours –697 miles
Pick up the car in Spartanburg, SC


Sunday, January 15th: (day 2) Clemson, SC
Main event: Clemson vs. Duke 6:00 PM – Littlejohn Coliseum

Plan A:
August National Golf Club (Clemson to Augusta, 109 miles, 2 hrs, 30 minutes)
Plan B:
Hang out in Clemson…play Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards and/or Falls

Monday, January 16th: (day 3) Drive/Golf/Drive
Depart Clemson, SC destined for Atlanta, GA
*estimated total drive time of 2 hours – 120 miles
Plan A:
East Lake or Peachtree or both
- Stay in Atlanta the night of the 16th.

Tuesday, January 17th: (day 4) Drive/Golf/Drive
Depart Atlanta, GA for Birmingham, AL
*estimated total drive time of 2 hours, 41 minutes – 146 miles
Plan A:
Shoal Creek Country Club
Depart Birmingham, AL destined for Mobile, Al
*estimated total drive time of 4 hours, 15 minutes – 260 miles
Stay in Mobile the night of the 17th.

Wednesday, January 18th: (day 5) Mobile/Golf
Plan A:
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove
Depart Mobile, AL destined for New Orleans, LA
*estimated total drive of 2 hours, 20 minutes – 146 miles
Stay in New Orleans the night of the 18th.

Thursday, January 19th: (day 6) New Orleans/Drive
Plan A:
Day of leisure in the big easy!
Plan B: Golf at New Orleans CC?
Depart New Orleans, LA destined for Houston, TX
*estimated total drive of 5 hours, 45 minutes – 345 miles
Stay in Houston the night of the 19th.

Friday, January 20th: (day 7) Houston/Golf/Drive
Plan A:
Champions Gate and/or Houston Country Club/ Redstone Golf Club
Depart Houston, TX destined for Austin, TX
*estimated total drive of 2 hours, 50 minutes – 167 miles
Stay in Austin the night of the 20th.

Saturday, January 21st: (day 8) Austin/Bball/Drive
Plan A:
Main Event: Texas vs. Kansas (Austin, TX – 3:00PM)
Plan B:
Golf at Austin Country Club
Depart Austin, TX destined for Dallas, TX
*estimated total drive time 3 hours, 30 minutes – 198 miles
Stay in Dallas the night of the 21st.

Sunday, January 22nd: (day 9) Dallas, TX
Plan A:
Colonial and/or Dallas National
Stay in Dallas the night of the 22nd



Monday, January 23rd: (day 10) Drive
Depart Dallas, TX destined for Scottsdale, AZ
Stop in ?
*estimated total drive time 17 hours, 20 minutes – 1071 miles

Tuesday, January 24th: (day 11)Drive
Plan A:
Finish driving to Scottsdale
Stay in Scottsdale the night of the 24th

Wednesday, January 25th: (day 12)Scottsdale, AZ
Plan A: 36 holes
Whisper Rock/GC of Scottsdale
Stay in Phoenix the night of the 25th.

Thursday, January 26th: (day 13) Drive/Golf
Depart Phoenix, AZ for Rancho Mirage, CA
*estimated total drive time 4 hours, 14 minutes – 258 miles
Plan A:
Play golf at the Club at Morningside


Friday, January 27th: (day 14) Drive/San Diego, CA
Depart Rancho Mirage, CA destined for San Diego, CA
*estimated total drive time 2 hours, 15 minutes – 122 miles
Plan A:
Main event: PGA Tour Event@ Torrey Pines
Stay in San Diego the night of the 27th.

Saturday, January 28th: (day 15) San Diego, CA
Plan A:
Golf at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
Depart San Diego, CA destined for Los Angeles, CA
*estimated total drive time of 2 hours – 120 miles
Main event: UCLA vs. Colorado –7:00 PM
Stay in LA the night of the 28th.

Sunday, January 29th: (day 16) 36 in LA
Plan A:
LACC/ Bel Air CC
Stay in LA the night of the 29th


Monday, Jan 30th: (day 17) Drive the coast!
Depart Los Angeles, CA to Carmel, CA
*estimated drive time 6 hours, 40 minutes – 350 miles (Rt. A1A)
Stay in Monterrey, CA the night of the 30th.

Tuesday, Jan. 31st: (day 18) Monterrey Peninsula
Plan A:
Cypress, Pebble, Spyglass, Monterrey Peninsula
Stay in Monterrey, CA the night of the 31st.

Wednesday, Feb. 1st: (day 19) Monterrey Peninsula
Plan A:
More golf, where?
Plan B:
Death Valley National Park
Depart Monterrey, CA destined for San Franciso, CA.
*estimated total drive of 2 hours, 15 minutes – 120 miles
Stay in San Francisco, CA the night of the 1st.

Thursday, February 2nd: (day 20) Golf in San Fran (36)
Plan A:
San Francisco GC, Olympic, Harding Park
Stay in San Francisco the night of the 2nd.

Friday, February 3rd: (day 21) Drive/Golf
Plan A:
Depart San Francisco, CA destined for Santa Rosa, CA
*estimated total drive time 1 hour, 15 minutes – 65 miles
Play golf at Mayacama Golf Club afternoon on the 3rd.
Stay at Mayacama Golf Club the night of the 3rd.

Saturday, February 4th: (day 22) Drive
Depart Santa Rosa destined for Lake Tahoe, CA.
*estimated total drive time of 4 hours
Stay in Tahoe the night of the 4th.

Sunday, February 5th: (day 23) SKI
Plan A:
Squaw Valley Ski Area
Stay in Tahoe the night of the 5th.

Monday, February 6th: (day 24) SKI
Plan A:
Northstar Ski Area
Stay in Tahoe the night of the 6th

Tuesday, February 7th: (day 25) Drive
Depart Lake Tahoe, CA destined for Salt Lake City, UT
*estimated total drive time 9 hours, 20 minutes – 564 miles
Stay in Salt Lake City, UT the night of the 7th.

Wednesday, February 8th:(day 26) SKI
Plan A:
Snowbird Ski Area
Stay in the Salt Lake City Area the night of the 8th

Thursday, February 9th: (day 27) Ski/Drive
Plan A:
Park City Ski Area
Depart Salt Lake City, UT destined for Jackson Hole, WY
*estimated total drive time 4 hours, 55 minutes – 275 miles
Stay in Jackson Hole, WY the night of the 9th.


Friday, February 10th: (day 28) SKI
Plan A:
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Stay in Jackson Hole, WY the night of the 10th.

Saturday, February 11th: (day 29) SKI
Plan A:
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Stay in Jackson Hole, WY the night of the 11th.

Sunday, February 12th: (day 30) Drive
Depart Jackson Hole, WY destined for Aspen, CO
*estimated total drive time 9 hours, 11 minutes – 497 miles
Stay in Aspen the night of the 12th.

Monday, February 13th: (day 31) SKI/drive
Plan A:
Aspen/Snowmass
Depart Aspen, CO for Vail, CO
*estimated total drive time 2 hours - 102 miles
Stay in Vail, CO the night of the 12th.

Tuesday, February 14th: (day 32) SKI
Plan A:
Vail Ski Area
Depart Vail, CO destined for Denver, CO
*estimated total drive time 1 hour, 55 minutes – 97 miles
Stay in Denver, CO the night of the 13th.

Wednesday, February 15th: (day 33) Drive
Depart Denver, CO for Kansas City, KA
*estimated total drive time 9 hours, 32 minutes – 603 miles
Stay in Kansas City the night of the 14th

Thursday, February 16th: (day 34) Drive
Depart Kansas City destined for Indianapolis, IN
*estimated total drive time 8 hours, 30 minutes – 494 miles
Stay in Indianapolis, IN the night of the 15th.

Friday, February 17th: (day 35) Drive
Depart Indianapolis, IN destined for Pittsburgh, PA
*estimated total drive time 6 hours, 20 minutes – 320 miles
Main Event: Pitt vs. West Virginia (Pittsburgh, PA)
Stay in Pittsburgh the night of the 16th.

Saturday, February 18th:(day 36) Drive home.
Depart Pittsburgh, PA destined for Ridgewood, NJ
*estimated total drive time 7 hours – 380 miles


This is ROUGH. Give us feedback. Where did we miss? Where should we stop? Who should we see? Ask us why were stopping in certain places? We left out who we are staying with to protect the innocent! And because we haven't asked everyone yet!

Our first sponsor?!

We recently had the Peter Millar Clothing company here at Baltusrol for an outing. I spoke with the President and CEO of the company. They have verbally agreed to outfit us for the trip.

More info when it becomes available.

New contacts...new stops.

Played golf at Baltusrol today with a Colonial Country Club and Southern Hills Country Club member. Colonial is one of the best clubs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and Southern Hills is the best course in Oklahoma.

Both gentlemen encouraged me to come visit them on my trip and ya know what, I might just have to take them up on the offer.

I think my original route didn't have me going north to Tulsa but a chance to play a course like Southern Hills could drastically alter my plans.

Colonial is of course home to an annual PGA Tour tournament. Dallas was already on my route. The only tough thing about Dallas is deciding where I want to play. Right now, the idea is to play Dallas National, Colonial and Brook Hollow. I also have a good friend at the Vaquero Club.

The golf part of this trip is really taking off. My contacts in the golf world are excellent and the courses I am planning on playing are phenomenal.

Here is the list so far (in order of the trip route).

- Walker Course at Clemson
- The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards/Springs/Falls (one of them anyway)
- Robert Trent Jones golf trail in Mobile, AL
- Dallas National
- Colonial
- Brook Hollow
- Vaquero Club
- Southern Hills
- Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)
- Club at Morningside in Palm Springs
- LACC
- Bel Air CC
- Mayacama Golf Club (Santa Rosa, CA)

I think that is a pretty amazing list of courses. I am starting to think I need more days for this trip. The more I talk about it with people, the more ideas I get and the more offers I get. Gotta keep planning.

To do list:

- Research cameras...I want a new digital camera for the trip
- Email the travel editor at Golf Digest
- Email my contact at Peter Millar to pitch sponsorship idea.
- Review route, lay out an actual itinerary.

Tigers are 6-0!!!! Later.

Reed