Super Bowl, Phoenix Open Golf Tour 2016

Monday 1st February 2016

On arrival in Arizona, make your way to the W Scottsdale Hotel

CHECK IN: W Scottsdale Hotel (5 nights)

The W Scottsdale Hotel reflects the latest in modern amenities. Comfortable, stylish, modern, vibrant and visually stunning. The hotel is conveniently located in the centre of it all,

anchoring the new Scottsdale Entertainment District. Here you’ll find exciting nightlife and designer shops all within walking distance of the hotel.

EVENING: Complimentary Welcome drinks and canapés

Tuesday 2nd February 2016

Golf at GRAYHAWK GOLF CLUB – Raptor Course 7,135 Yards Par 72

The Tom Fazio-designed Raptor course offers a thrilling challenge that commands a player’s respect through a daring, high-stakes game of risk and reward. Stretching 7,135 yards from the back tees, the par-72 course unfolds over the gentle hills and across shaded natural washes typical of this picturesque corner of the Sonoran Desert. Raptor offers players panoramic views of Scottsdale’s rugged McDowell Mountains and surrounds them with towering Saguaros, Palo Verde, Ironwood and Mesquite trees that were preserved in creating the golf course.

Wednesday 3rd February 2016

Golf at WE-KO-PA GOLF CLUB – Saguaro Course 6,966 Yards Par 72

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club’s Saguaro and Cholla courses were both included in Golfweek Magazine’s Top 100 Resort Courses ranking for 2013. The Bill Coore and Ben Crenshawdesigned Saguaro was ranked #20, while the Scott Miller-designed Cholla course was ranked #46, respectively. Saguaro has already been featured in numerous golf publications including Golfweek, which currently ranks it as the #1 public access course in Arizona. In addition, GOLF magazine named it one of the “Top 10 Best New Courses You Can Play” in the United States 2007.

Thursday 4th February 2016

Golf at TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB – Pinnacle Course 7,025 Yards Par 71

Troon North Golf Club stands as a hallmark of the Scottsdale desert golf experience with the course stretching through the natural ravines and foothills in the shadows of Pinnacle Peak. Giant granite boulders lie strewn across the rugged landscape of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where Troon North Golf Club combines iconic golf with the visual sensation of desert landscape, providing a standard unmatched in the American Southwest. With immaculately groomed fairways and bentgrass greens Troon North consistently ranks at the top of every golfer’s North American must-play list.

Friday 5th February 2016

ATTEND THE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPEN AT TPC SCOTTSDALE – SKY BOX TICKETS

The Phoenix Open is the best attended event in golf; with the 4-day attendance of the tournament usually around 500,000. The most popular hole for spectators to watch is the 16th hole due to the “Amphitheatre" atmosphere of the hole, created by the stands erected every year for the tournament. The hole could be described as “one big party", with many students from the nearby Arizona State University in attendance. Poor shots at the 16th hole receive boos, because the hole is very easy by the PGA’s standards. Good shots, however, are cheered for loudly. Famous moments at the 16th include Tiger Woods’ hole-in-one in 1997, which caused the gallery to and Justin Leonard giving the finger to the gallery after a poor shot. The exclusive Skybox Village provides one of the most valued opportunities to enjoy “The Greatest Show On Grass.” Our Skybox overlooks the 16th hole and provides a breathtaking panoramic view of the action. The photo above was taken from our Skybox on the 2015 tour & the box includes a complimentary Buffet Lunch and Open Bar.

Saturday 6th February 2016 – Transfer from Scottsdale to America’s most liberal city, San Francisco

Dep: Phoenix (PHX) at 11:18am – Arr: San Francisco (SFO) at 12:24pm

CHECK IN: San Francisco Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf – or similar (4 nights)

Enjoy your memorable stay at the San Francisco Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf hotel conveniently located near Pier 39, the Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Square, the North Beach District, the famous cable cars and other exciting attractions.

Suggested flight: US Airways flight US433 (Flight not included)

Sunday 7th February 2016

ATTEND SUPER BOWL 50 AT THE LEVI’S STADIUM IN SANTA CLARA

The Super Bowl is also among the most watched sporting events in the world, drawing an average audience of 111 million viewers! Dubbed the 

Golden Super Bowl, this Super Bowl 50 will be held at the home of the San Francisco 49ers.

The Super Bowl halftime show is the one of the most-anticipated and most-watched musical event of the year in the US. In 2014 Katy Perry joined an esteemed list of recent halftime acts that includes Madonna, The Black Eyed Peas, The Who, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2.

Today at Super Bowl Sunday you will be seated in upper level seating (Sections 401-408, 415-422), while these seats will be a fair way from the action it will give you a great perspective of the whole field and what’s happening in the game. You’ll really get a great taste and feel of the action that is the Super Bowl. 

Monday 8th February 2016

The Olympic Club is available to the first 12 people to book on the tour only! The others will play TPC Harding Park Golf Club 
Golf at THE OLYMPIC CLUB 6,842 Yards Par 71

Ranked 26th on Golf Digest’s 2013-14 Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses in America and 4th in the state of California. The Olympic Club has hosted five U.S. Golf Opens, in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012. Lee Janzen won at Olympic in 1998 with a score of 280 (even par, as the course played a par 70 for the U.S. Open).

Players complained about the pin position at the 18th hole in the second round. The pin was set at the top of a ridge, and, many balls rolled on way past the cup. Kirk Triplett incurred a twostroke penalty when he used his putter to stop the ball from rolling. Payne Stewart, the runner-up to Janzen, complained as he three-putted the hole. The green was flattened around 2000 as a result, but was given more slope in the recent renovation to the course.

Tuesday 9th February 2016

Golf at LAKE MERCED GOLF CLUB 6,505 Yards Par 72

Original Rees Jones, then in 1929, Dr. Alister MacKenzie, architect of Augusta National, was retained to improve the bunkers and areas around the greens. Dr.MacKenzie’s work improved upon what was already considered one of Northern California’s greatest golf course design achievements. Evidence of the elite caliber of the course can be found in the numerous championships Lake Merced has proudly hosted. These championships include many NCGA Championships and U.S. Open sectional qualifiers. Lake Merced Golf Club also has the distinction of the being the site of Tiger Woods’ USGA championship debut, when he competed in the 1990 U.S. Junior Amateur.

EVENING: Golf Presentation and Farewell Dinner with drinks on arrival

Wednesday 10th February 2016

Today the tour comes to an end. Make your way to the airport at your convenience.