Wednesday, March 20, 2019

3/20/19 - Grownest Golf Trip Ever

I played Tour 18 Dallas yesterday where each hole is a replica of a famous hole from some of the nation's finest clubs. 

I was initially curious if it would be possible to play each of the holes featured on Tour 18 Dallas in order in one day. Unfortunately, even with access to the new Aerion AS2, the first commercially available supersonic private jet capable of achieving Mach 1.4 (1000mph), coupled with the world's fastest helicopter, the Euro Copter X3 clocked at 267mph, there's simply not enough daylight to play all the holes in order in one day.

If you switch around the order of the holes, had some serious connections, and about $70,000 to burn, you could make it work. With that I give you your itinerary for one of the most grown man rounds of golf possible:

Date: June 21, 2019 (Summer Solstice)

Hole 1: Winged Foot #10 Par 3 195 yards (Mamaroneck, NY)

Tee Time 5:23am
Finish Hole: 5:30am

Board Eurocopter X3 @ 5:30am
Land @ Baltusrol GC @ 5:37am









Hole 2: Baltusrol #8 Par 4 374 yards (Springfield, NJ) 


Tee Time 5:45am
Finish Hole: 5:52am 

Board Eurocopter X3 @ 5:52am
Land @ Pine Valley GC @ 6:07am







Hole 3: Pine Valley GC #17 Par 4 338 yards (Pine Valley, NJ)


Tee Time 6:15am
Finish Hole: 6:22am

Board Eurocopter X3 @ 6:22am
Land @ Oakmont CC @ 6:37am







Hole 4: Oakmont CC #10 Par 4 425 yards (Oakmont, PA)


Tee Time 7:00am
Finish Hole: 7:07am

Board Aerion AS2 @ 7:15am
Land @ Akron Municipal Airport @ 7:30am





Hole 5: Firestone CC #16 Par 5 625 yards (Akron, OH)

Tee Time 7:35am
Finish Hole: 7:42am

Board Eurocopter X3 @ 7:42am
Land @ Muirfield Village CC @ 8:02am






Hole 6: Muirfield Village CC #17 Par 4 430 yards (Dublin, OH)


Tee Time 8:10am
Finish Hole: 8:17am

Board Aerion AS2 @ 8:30am
Land @ Carmel Municipal Airport @ 8:41am





Hole 7: Crooked Stick CC #15 Par 5 507 yards (Carmel, IN)


Tee Time 8:45am
Finish Hole: 8:52am

Board Aerion AS2 @ 9:00am
Land @ Medinah Municipal Airport @ 8:12am local



Hole 8: Medinah CC #10 Par 5 582 yards (Medinah, IL)


Tee Time 8:20am local
Finish Hole: 8:27am local

Board Aerion AS2 @ 8:35am local
Land @ Bloomfield Hills Municipal Airport @ 9:50am (Eastern)




Hole 9: Oakland Hills CC #16 Par 4 409 yards (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

Tee Time 9:55am
Finish Hole: 10:02am

Board Aerion AS2 @ 10:10am
Land @ Hilton Head Island Municipal Airport @ 11:00am





Hole 10: Harbour Town Golf Links #18 Par 4 470 yards (Hilton Head, SC)

Tee Time 11:10am
Finish Hole: 11:17am

Board Aerion AS2 @ 11:25am
Land @Augusta Municipal Airport @ 11:32am





Hole 11: Augusta National GC #11 Par 4 465 yards (Augusta, GA)


Tee Time 11:45am
Finish Hole: 11:52am

Leisurely walk to hole 12 @ 11:52am
Arrive @ANGC Hole 12 @ 11:53am





Hole 12: Augusta National GC #12 Par 3 155 yards (Augusta, GA)

Tee Time 11:53am
Finish Hole: 12:00pm

Leisurely walk to Hole 13 @ 12:00pm
Arrive @ANGC Hole 13 @ 12:01pm







Hole 13: Augusta National GC #13 Par 5 485 yards (Augusta, GA)


Tee Time 12:01pm
Finish Hole: 12:07pm

Board Aerion AS2 @ 12:15pm
Arrive @ Ponte Vedra Beach Municipal @ 12:29pm



Hole 14: TPC Sawgrass #17 Par 3 132 yards (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)

Tee Time 12:40pm
Finish Hole: 12:47pm

Board Aerion AS2 @ 12:55pm
Arrive @ Miami Municipal @ 1:15pm







Hole 15: Trump National Doral #3 Par 4 435 yards (Miami, FL)


Tee Time 1:25pm
Finish Hole: 1:32pm

Board Aerion AS2 @ 1:40pm
Arrive @ Tulsa Municipal @ 1:52pm local





Hole 16: Southern Hills GC #12 Par 4 445 yards (Tulsa, OK)


Tee Time 2:15pm local
Finish Hole: 2:22pm local

Board Aerion AS2 @ 2:30pm
Arrive @ Cherry Hills Municipal @ 2:08pm local





Hole 17: Cherry Hills CC #1 Par 4 401 yards (Cherry Hills Village, CO)

Tee Time 2:25pm local
Finish Hole: 2:32pm local

Board Aerion AS2 @ 2:40pm local
Arrive @ Pacific Pallisades Municipal @ 2:38pm local








Hole 18: Riviera CC #6 Par 3 170 yards (Pacific Pallisades, CA)


Tee Time 3:00pm local
Finish Hole: 3:07pm local

Board Aerion AS2 @ 2:40pm local
Arrive @ Pacific Pallisades Municipal @ 2:38pm local





Distance Traveled: 5380 miles
Estimated Greens Fees: $4,950
Estimated Chopper Charter Cost: $10,000
Estimated Jet Charter Cost: $55,000

Estimated Car Service: $1,000

TOTAL: $70,950


Tour 18 Hole Order
Course
Location
Grown Man Trip Hole Order
Time Zone
Distance from hole to hole (miles)
Travel Time (Jet or copter) Tee Time Hole Finished
1 Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, CO 17 MT 630 38m 2:25pm Mountain Time 2:32pm Mountain Time
2 Baltusrol Springfield, NJ 2 EST 30 7m 5:45am 5:52am
3 Doral Miami, FL 15 EST 320 20m 1:25pm 1:32pm
4 Crooked Stick Carmel, IN 7 EST 170 11m 8:45am 8:52am
5 Winged Foot Mamaroneck, NY 1 EST


5:23am 5:30am
6 Medinah Medinah, IL 8 CST 190 12m 8:20am Central 8:27am Central
7 Harbour Town Hilton Head, SC 10 EST 820 50m 11:10am 11:17am
8 Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI 9 EST 230 14m 9:55am 10:02am
9 TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 14 EST 220 14m 12:40pm 12:47pm
10 Oakmont Oakmont, PA 4 EST 250 15m 7:00am 7:07am
11 Southern Hills Tulsa, OK 16 CST 1200 1h 12m 2:15pm Central 2:22pm Central
12 Riviera Pacific Palisades, CA 18 PT 950 58m 3:00pm Pacific Time 3:07pm Pacific Time
13 Pine Valley Pine Valley, NJ 3 EST 70 15m 6:15am 6:22am
14 Firestone Akron, OH 5 EST 90 20m 7:35am 7:42am
15 Muirfield Village Dublin, OH 6 EST 90 20m 8:10am 8:17am
16 Augusta Augusta, GA 11 EST 120 8m 11:45am 11:52am
17 Augusta Augusta, GA 12 EST


11:53am 12:00pm
18 Augusta Augusta, GA 13 EST


12:01pm 12:08pm

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