My little sister told me tonight that I am such a Clemson nut. And she is right. Living in New Jersey, I can't get here all that much. Since I graduated in December 2007, I have been here more than a doZen times though. And I have more fun each time I come. At a young looking 26, I can still pull off the "stay on someone's couch for a weekend" thing.
This stop was no different. Mike and I had a blast at some frat party last night (details excluded). Our friend from school, John raynor came up from
Atlanta to join us and special thanks to Chris Cerven, Landon Ray, Drew Walters and Brendan King for letting us "stay on someone's couch for a weekend."
So this morning, we played the Cliffs at Keowee Falls. It is a Jack Nicklaus design and a tough one at that. Cerven and I won the match vs. Mike and John. I shot a decent 79. The weather was perfect, super sunny but cool, around 50 degrees.
As soon as we finished golf...we raced back to Clemson to watch the basketball game against Duke. I can't stand Duke and was really hoping for an upset. It wasn't to be though as duke narrowly edged out an overmatched Clemson team. We had lower levels seats and it was a full house. Littlejohn is a terrific place to watch a game and tonight was no different. Would have been great to see a win but it was an exciting game nonetheless.
Said goodbye to my little sister just now (and all her friends). It's a little bit sad because I don't have another Clemson trip planned as of right now.
I know this trip is just getting underway but any other stop on this trip will have to be truly amazing in order to top my time in Clemson this weekend.
We are off to Sage Valley tomorrow and then we will stay in Atlanta tomorrow night. More from us tomorrow night! Thanks for reading!!
Reed and Mike
Btw...Zaxby's was awesome for dinner tonight and we are definitely headed to the Pot Belly Deli for breakfast in the morning. Yum. Sorry Mom..I will try to eat better...somewhere else!?!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
On the road...
First stop....god's country.
Clemson, South Carolina.
Mike and I started out at 8:30 this morning from my parents house in Villanova, PA.
As I am typing this, we have gone 537 miles and we are just north of Charlotte. And looking at one spectacular pink and orange sunset as they tend to be on nice days down here. It's only 47 degrees but it was about 30 this morning when we left...so we will take that.
We stopped in Richmond and had lunch with Mike and Lyndi Morrone at a cool little diner called Kitchen 64 (the restaurant is basically in the shadow of the Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball stadium. Very good food.) Mike and I went to Clemson with mike M. And he is now a pro at the Foundry Golf Club in Richmond.
As we drive south, we have been trying to make plans for going out in Clemson tonight. We have also been working on a place to play golf on monday. After failing with Peachtree, East Lake and Atlanta Athletic club, we are hoping to hear back from Sage Valley.
That's about it for now...check out a picture of the Durango we are driving and of me with the two mikes.
More tomorrow. Go Tebow.
Reed and Mike
Clemson, South Carolina.
Mike and I started out at 8:30 this morning from my parents house in Villanova, PA.
As I am typing this, we have gone 537 miles and we are just north of Charlotte. And looking at one spectacular pink and orange sunset as they tend to be on nice days down here. It's only 47 degrees but it was about 30 this morning when we left...so we will take that.
We stopped in Richmond and had lunch with Mike and Lyndi Morrone at a cool little diner called Kitchen 64 (the restaurant is basically in the shadow of the Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball stadium. Very good food.) Mike and I went to Clemson with mike M. And he is now a pro at the Foundry Golf Club in Richmond.
As we drive south, we have been trying to make plans for going out in Clemson tonight. We have also been working on a place to play golf on monday. After failing with Peachtree, East Lake and Atlanta Athletic club, we are hoping to hear back from Sage Valley.
That's about it for now...check out a picture of the Durango we are driving and of me with the two mikes.
More tomorrow. Go Tebow.
Reed and Mike
Friday, January 6, 2012
The trip before the trip...
I just got back from Miami, Florida last night and now that I am back, I can finally turn my attention to the "big trip."
Our officially date of departure is Saturday January 14th. We will most likely leaving from my house in villanova. We have just confirmed a car to take as of today (a Tahoe) and we are very excited about getting started. The Peter Millar clothing company is still on board for providing gear for the trip and we are expecting those sweet threads this week.
We have locked up a few more courses to play including shoal creek and old waverly.
The blog is going to start to become more and more frequent and will be including a few more features (pictures). I hope everybody will enjoy it and as always, please forward this to anybody you think would be interested.
Reed
Our officially date of departure is Saturday January 14th. We will most likely leaving from my house in villanova. We have just confirmed a car to take as of today (a Tahoe) and we are very excited about getting started. The Peter Millar clothing company is still on board for providing gear for the trip and we are expecting those sweet threads this week.
We have locked up a few more courses to play including shoal creek and old waverly.
The blog is going to start to become more and more frequent and will be including a few more features (pictures). I hope everybody will enjoy it and as always, please forward this to anybody you think would be interested.
Reed
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
An Updated Itinerary
A new post!
It's been over a month!
Here we go!
1/14 - Leave, Drive to Clemson.
1/15 - Sage Valley? Clemson vs Duke @ Littlejohn Coliseum 6pm
1/16 - Peachtree? East Lake? in Atlanta
1/17 - Shoal Creek?
1/18 - Old Waverly? Drive and stay in Mobile, AL
1/19 - Drive to New Orleans, Stay in the Big Easy
1/20 - Drive to Houston and/or Austin.
1/21 - Dallas...Colonial and Shady Oaks
1/22 - Vaquero and Brook Hollow (Dallas National?)
1/23 - Drive West
1/24 - Drive West some more.
1/25 - Playing Desert Forest in Scottsdale (Mike flies to Orlando for the PGA Show.
1/26 - Drive to Palm Springs - Club at Morningside
1/27 - Farmer's Insurance Open at Torrey Pines - watch some PGA Tour golf.
1/28 - Riviera, pick up Mike from the airport
1/29 - Bel Air CC/LACC
1/30 - Drive the California coast!
1/31 - Monterrey Peninsula - Pebble? Cypress?
2/1 - Spyglass?, Monterrey Peninsula CC?
2/2 - San Francisco - Olympic? California Club?
2/3 - Mayacama GC, Drive to Tahoe
2/4 - Ski at Squaw Valley
2/5 - Ski at Squaw Valley
2/6 - Drive to Sun Valley, Idaho
2/7 - Ski Sun Valley
2/8 - Ski Sun Valley, Drive to Jackson Hole, WY.
2/9 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/10 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/11 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/12 - Drive to Denver
2/13 - Drive to Kansas City
2/14 - Drive to Indianapolis
2/15 - Drive to Pittsburgh
2/16 - Home.
The trip is less than a month away now. The Peter Millar Clothing company is on board. Next thing we need to do is nail down a couple more places to play golf. This week and next, we will be working on confirming golf in Atlanta, Monterrey and San Francisco.
This itinerary is so aggressive. It leaves very little room for downtime. We will fight daylight, fight traffic and fight weather. Mike and I are extremely excited about it all. We look forward to a time when this blog can be a daily thing. Please forward this link to anyone who might be interested in the trip. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Reed and Mike
It's been over a month!
Here we go!
1/14 - Leave, Drive to Clemson.
1/15 - Sage Valley? Clemson vs Duke @ Littlejohn Coliseum 6pm
1/16 - Peachtree? East Lake? in Atlanta
1/17 - Shoal Creek?
1/18 - Old Waverly? Drive and stay in Mobile, AL
1/19 - Drive to New Orleans, Stay in the Big Easy
1/20 - Drive to Houston and/or Austin.
1/21 - Dallas...Colonial and Shady Oaks
1/22 - Vaquero and Brook Hollow (Dallas National?)
1/23 - Drive West
1/24 - Drive West some more.
1/25 - Playing Desert Forest in Scottsdale (Mike flies to Orlando for the PGA Show.
1/26 - Drive to Palm Springs - Club at Morningside
1/27 - Farmer's Insurance Open at Torrey Pines - watch some PGA Tour golf.
1/28 - Riviera, pick up Mike from the airport
1/29 - Bel Air CC/LACC
1/30 - Drive the California coast!
1/31 - Monterrey Peninsula - Pebble? Cypress?
2/1 - Spyglass?, Monterrey Peninsula CC?
2/2 - San Francisco - Olympic? California Club?
2/3 - Mayacama GC, Drive to Tahoe
2/4 - Ski at Squaw Valley
2/5 - Ski at Squaw Valley
2/6 - Drive to Sun Valley, Idaho
2/7 - Ski Sun Valley
2/8 - Ski Sun Valley, Drive to Jackson Hole, WY.
2/9 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/10 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/11 - Ski Jackson Hole
2/12 - Drive to Denver
2/13 - Drive to Kansas City
2/14 - Drive to Indianapolis
2/15 - Drive to Pittsburgh
2/16 - Home.
The trip is less than a month away now. The Peter Millar Clothing company is on board. Next thing we need to do is nail down a couple more places to play golf. This week and next, we will be working on confirming golf in Atlanta, Monterrey and San Francisco.
This itinerary is so aggressive. It leaves very little room for downtime. We will fight daylight, fight traffic and fight weather. Mike and I are extremely excited about it all. We look forward to a time when this blog can be a daily thing. Please forward this link to anyone who might be interested in the trip. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Reed and Mike
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Itinerary
Itinerary - Check it out!
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!
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!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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
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
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