Written by Mary Dan Eades on May 4, 2016
CALLING ALL GOLFERS!
Enjoy a round of Golf on TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course or Champions Course, Cart Rental, and the Fairmont Scottsdale (Arizona) 4-Night Stay for 2
Suggested Retail Value: $3000 Minimum bid: $2500
Note: Does not include travel to Scottsdale.
This Experience Includes:
• 4-night stay in a standard Fairmont room at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
• Daily breakfast for 2
• Round of golf for 2 including greens fee, cart, and practice balls at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium* Course or the Champions Course
• Winspire booking & concierge service
With more than 300 days of sunshine each year, Scottsdale lies in the heart of the lush Sonoran Desert. Championship golf courses stand by to challenge your skills on artful layouts that wind around mammoth boulders and towering saguaros. Local spas tap into ancient Native American healing techniques to soothe your body and soul. And a vibrant downtown tempts you with world-class shopping, fine art galleries, renowned restaurants and high-energy nightlife.
Your hotel: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Enjoy a 4-night stay in a standard Fairmont room, including daily breakfast for two at this AAA 5-Diamond resort, which has come to reflect the dynamic environment that surrounds it. Enjoy authentically local Scottsdale lodging with the ideal blend of style, luxury and comfort, featuring the subtle undertones, earthy accents and patterns of the Southwest.
Amenities include two award-winning restaurants, five outdoor swimming pools with two water slides, two Jacuzzis, fitness center and classes, and seven tennis courts. The resort boasts the luxurious Willow Stream Spa, one of the best spas in North America (as ranked by Condé Nast Traveler) and two 18-hole championship golf courses. Take advantage of the year-round complimentary Kid’s Club program and a teen Hang Out.
TPC Scottsdale Golf
Enjoy a round of golf for two, including greens fee, cart, and practice balls at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course or the Champions Course. During November through April, your twosome will also be provided a Forecaddie (Stadium Course only) to advise on yardage, reading putts, cleaning clubs, and sharing a few golf stories.
2016 Blackout dates:
Stadium Course: January 22 through February 14; July 5 through August 4; October 3-19.
January through March tee times are only available Monday – Thursday.
Champions Course: February 1-7; September 19 through October 2.
2017 Blackout dates (subject to change):
Stadium Course: January 27 through February 12; July 5 through August 3; October 2 – October 18.
January through March tee times are only available Monday – Thursday.
Champions Course: January 30 through February 5; September 18 through October 1; November 26 – December 2.
About the course
Set in the Sonoran Desert and surrounded by the majestic McDowell Mountains, TPC Scottsdale embodies the standards of excellence in golf operations. The magnificent par-71, 7,216- yard Stadium Course, host of the PGA TOUR’s Waste Management Phoenix Open and designed by the team of Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, is a masterful blend of challenge and playability for the enjoyment of all levels of golfers, professional and amateur alike.
When you play at TPC Scottsdale, you will see what it’s like to play “inside the ropes” and enjoy the PGA TOUR experience. This high level of personalized service has earned this facility many local and national honors including:
• One of the Top 3 golf facilities in Arizona for excellent service
• One of the “Top 10 Public Course in Arizona” – Golf Digest
• “One of America’s Best Courses” – Golfweek Magazine
• One of the “Top 50 Golf and Resort Destinations in the World” – Conde Nast Traveler
• One of the “Top 50 Golf Course for Women in the U.S” – Golf for Women Magazine
Winspire Booking & Concierge Service
Winspire provides a team of seasoned travel professionals who will help you redeem your experience. All travel related details and reservations are handled for every part of your Winspire experience. Operating as a full-service travel agency, Winspire can assist with extra hotel nights, airfare upgrades, and additional guests. This service also provides you with an established network of onsite contacts who can help you book additional experiences, activities and tours.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Must be booked a minimum of 60 days in advance. Reservations are subject to availability. Certificates cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. All purchases are non-refundable. Packages cannot be resold. Suggested retail value is calculated using rack room rates. Ground transportation is not included.
American baritone, Ralph Cato has travelled the world extensively, telling stories in song with his warm, clarion baritone voice.
Tenor, Benjamin Brecher has performed over fifty operatic roles with many of the world’s most prestigious opera companies, specializing in the high lying lyric tenor repertoire. He has performed 16 roles with New York City Opera alone. Career highlights include performances with Opera Orchestra of New York, L’Opera de Nice, Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, L’Opera de Montreal, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, among many others. His orchestral solo repertoire includes Mozart, Handel, Orff, Bach, Haydn, as well as many performances of Britten. In 2000 he began performing the great Irish Tenor songs in a concert produced for him entitled A Celtic Celebration, Twenty years later, the show has become a North American hit with performances with 45 Symphonies in North America. Ben continues his discography having added his twelfth recording in 2016 Forgotten Liszt, with pianist Robert Koenig, and will record a new release in 2022 entitled “Three Centuries of Thomas Moore” including the music of Britten, Berlioz, and Sarah Gibson on MSR Classics. He is a Professor of Voice at University of California Santa Barbara, where he has served as the Head of Voice.
Tracy Van Fleet is pleased to return to the Santa Barbara Choral Society. As a soloist, she has performed with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lüneburg Symphony in Germany, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río in Mexico, Pasadena Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Los Angeles Bach Festival, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Philharmonic, USC Symphony and Chorus, and others. She has had many appearances with the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Opera Pacific, San Diego Opera and Opera Colorado.
Born and raised in Southern California, April Amante is a versatile soprano with expertise and facility in repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary musical theater.