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golferfreddie Member

golferfreddie

I am trying to work out a trip for our normal foursome to a PGA Tour stop course for sometime in 2009. We all want to see what we would really score playing one of these courses from the tips and all rules enforced. We want to find something within a reasonable driving distance from Knoxville, TN. The best deal I have found so far is playing TPC Sawgrass. They have a bunch of packages that are reasonable for what we are wanting to do.

Anyone have any other ideas?

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cwcaesar Well Established Member

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Pinehurst No. 2 is right over in North Carolina only about 6 hours from K-Town. Sawgrass may be more reasonably priced though. Also, I don't think the PGA plays at Pinehurst in 2009, though they do regularly host the U.S. Open.

I just looked up the Pinehurst prices, for a three day two night stay it is $2,300 per person for double occupancy. Here is the link and check out the 'Buddy Trip of a Lifetime'.

http://www.pinehurst.com/golf_vacati...=#package_2616

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We just played TPC - Deere Run the day after the PGA Tour stop. Still Had the Sunday tees. The did not however have the tips open for play. The starter said we would all have to show our handicap was under 5 if we wanted to play the tips.
I've spent most of my life golfing - the rest I've just wasted.

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golferfreddie Member

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Pinehurst No. 2 is right over in North Carolina only about 6 hours from K-Town. Sawgrass may be more reasonably priced though. Also, I don't think the PGA plays at Pinehurst in 2009, though they do regularly host the U.S. Open.

Thanks, I will check it out.

The Sawgrass deals are pretty good. There was one that was for 3 nights and 3 rounds (1 on the tour course and 2 on the Pete Dye Valley course), 1 hr private lesson and some other stuff for about $850 per person.

Driver TM Superquad 9.5 w/ V2 stiff
3 Wood Callaway Fusion 13 deg w/ DVS stiff
Hybrid Titleist 585H 19 deg. w/ VS Proto Hybrid 95 stiff
Irons Titleist 735CM 4-PW - Cleveland wedges 52,56,60 deg.
Putter PING CRAZ-E G2i

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We just played TPC - Deere Run the day after the PGA Tour stop. Still Had the Sunday tees. The did not however have the tips open for play. The starter said we would all have to show our handicap was under 5 if we wanted to play the tips.

Well that will not happen with our foursome! I have the best handicap and I am not quite there yet myself.

We may not get to play the week following the tourney anyway, so maybe the crowd won't be as crazy and they will open them up for us. I wouldn't be too upset if they were a bit up from the Sunday location!

Driver TM Superquad 9.5 w/ V2 stiff
3 Wood Callaway Fusion 13 deg w/ DVS stiff
Hybrid Titleist 585H 19 deg. w/ VS Proto Hybrid 95 stiff
Irons Titleist 735CM 4-PW - Cleveland wedges 52,56,60 deg.
Putter PING CRAZ-E G2i

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ChiChiIsMe Dedicated Member

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Well that will not happen with our foursome! I have the best handicap and I am not quite there yet myself.

That should have read "still had Sunday Pins"....... Playing from the Blues was MORE than enough to humble me.........

I've spent most of my life golfing - the rest I've just wasted.

In my bag todayâ¦.
Driver: 2009 S9-1 10.5
19d Hybrid4-SW:2008 FP 58/10 Mizuno MP T-10Putter: White Hot XG Sabertooth
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jwkde Member

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PGA TOur partners holds tournaments on the tpc courses. They hold one at Southwinds in Memphis which might work for you. THis year the fee was $228. Just another idea.

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We just played TPC - Deere Run the day after the PGA Tour stop. Still Had the Sunday tees. The did not however have the tips open for play. The starter said we would all have to show our handicap was under 5 if we wanted to play the tips.

I love playing Deere Run! fun course to play, reasonably priced, and challenging yet not intimidating. i played it from the tips back in May and it still didn't play too bad... no Sunday pin locations though, but still had some tricky greens.
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erova Well Established Member

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keep in mind a lot of times the "tips" for the public and the actual tournament teeboxes used during competition are completely different, and often the tournament teeboxes are completely closed off for play by the public.

also, while it's fun to say you played where the pros play, the speed of the greens, pin positions, length of rough, width of fairways, etc. add a lot difference between the game "we" play and the game "they" play...

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Crafty Dedicated Member

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My suggestions:

TPC Sawgrass
Deere Run
TPC Sugarloaf (near Atlanta I believe)
PGA National Champion Course (in Palm Beach Gardens)
Bay Hill

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TPC Sawgrass is a beauty. I've walked the course and seen everything, but haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
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golferfreddie Member

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I think it will end up being Sawgrass. Just have to wait and see what kind of deals they have going on about a year from now.

Driver TM Superquad 9.5 w/ V2 stiff
3 Wood Callaway Fusion 13 deg w/ DVS stiff
Hybrid Titleist 585H 19 deg. w/ VS Proto Hybrid 95 stiff
Irons Titleist 735CM 4-PW - Cleveland wedges 52,56,60 deg.
Putter PING CRAZ-E G2i

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Dub Great Member

Dub

I'd love to play TPC Sawgrass.

Sugarloaf is only 2.5 hrs from here.

We're working up some dates and rates for a golf trip in Jan...Feb of '09.

I really want to play a PGA tourney course.
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