Golf Schools and Vacation Packages

Someday it would be awesome to attend a multi-day golf school somewhere. Here are some links from Golf Magazine.

Troon Golf Getaways - have many locations, even close to home.

Golf Magazine Travel (although this site was down this morning)

Here is a list of the top 25 schools in the country, from Golf Magazine.

of course there's always Aviara, which is just down the street from me. :)

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa -- Scottsdale, Arizona

This is the hotel we're staying at in Scottsdale.

Here's the hotel's direct web site.

Some links to golf info where I'm playing:

Wildfire Golf club - courses at or near the JW Marriott. There's a Palmer and Faldo course here.
Actually ended up bailing this one in favor of the next two.

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Day 1 -- TPC Scottsdale, Stadium course, where pros play the FBR open, home of the crazy 16th hole.
Directions
Article about the 16th hole, where the crazy fans bring a football atmosphere to golf during the FBR open.

Played with 3 absolute HACKERS from New York and Phoenix. They hit 2 or 3 balls almost every attempt. Entertaining at least... Came to the Par 3, 16th, there were a few less than 1000's of people there watching - maybe just only the 3 others in my group. :) But I scored PAR!!

Day 2 -- Troon North
Directions

Bob, the older guy from Phoenix I was playing with, rated Troon North #2 on his list of golf courses in the Phoenix area. He should probably know, he apparently played 223 rounds last year at 65 different courses!! His #1 is Dinosaur Mountain at Gold Canyon, located here

The other player in our group was Michael, the 16 yr old phenom from New Mexico. +2 handicap that plays on the high school team, father is the coach, etc. Bombs the ball 290 yds average drive - really fun to watch. Ended up 3 over I think.

Searching around on Google for him, in case he makes it big someday, I want to remember him. Michael from Alamogordo, NM. High school golf team. Can't seem to find anything at the moment.

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Google maps pointed me to this article when looking for golf courses in the area. 72 holes in 72 hours - Phoenix golf.

18 questions about TPC Scottsdale, Stadium course