Another great aspect of American golf is the wide choice of regions. Roy Gibson, Golf Tour Manager of Travelrite International, has selected two of his favourite golfing areas in the USA – the unbeatable excitement of the „name‟ courses of the Monterey Peninsula, including America‟s favourite, Pebble Beach; plus the unique desert courses of Arizona.

And since you are going to be just about there we believe that it would be negligent not to also include a two night stay at Las Vegas for a brief break from golf, replaced by the glitz of the Vegas Strip and a day trip to the Grand Canyon. Timing of the Tour is a bit tricky – much earlier than late October and the desert courses can still be uncomfortably hot; any later and the Monterey Peninsula can start to be quite cold, so we have picked the best of both worlds – latish October to early November. Warm to hot in the desert and cool to mild on the coast, but nearly always sunny in both regions.

The courses you will play are rated by Golf Digest out of 5 stars, as follows: In California you start with Poppy Hills (4 ½ stars) part of the annual, televised AT&T Pro Am; next it‟s Alister Mackenzie‟s notable Pasatiempo, probably under rated at 4 ½ stars! Move on to legendary Spyglass Hill (4 ½) and then the stunning Links at Spanish Bay (4 ½) . You finish with Pebble Beach (5 stars), described by Jack Nicklaus as the course he would choose if he had only one more round to play. After Las Vegas it‟s the desert courses, starting with David Graham‟s “Talon” at Greyhawk (4 ½ stars), then Ben Crenshaw‟s sublime, “We-Ko-Pa” (4 ½) followed by Tom Weiskopf‟s iconic Monument Course at Troon North(4 ½); you finish with with the TPC Stadium Course (4 stars) at Scottsdale, home of the televised FBR Open. As good as it gets!