Want to play this week's PGA Tour venue exactly the way the world's best players will experience it on Sunday? If so, plan your next San Diego golf vacation so you're at Torrey Pines Golf Course on the Monday following its annual Buick Invitational.

Few people outside of San Diego know that, immediately after the conclusion of the tournament, Torrey Pines Golf Course holds a lottery for the next day's tee times. The lucky golfers selected not only get to play the South Course under championship conditions, they can play from the Championship tees and with Sunday pin placements. If there was ever a way to truly know the challenging set-ups that tour players contend with, this is it.  

Want to know the absolute best time of Late summer and early fall are the best times to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation. year to take a Pebble Beach golf vacation? Don't go by the PGA Tour, which is making its annual visit to the Pebble Beach golf courses this week.

In fact, if you go by weather alone (average temperature and precipitation), December through March is the worst time to visit these hallowed golfing grounds. And, given that, as of April 1, 2008, it will cost $495 to play Pebble Beach Golf Links (plus a $30 cart fee if you're not a resort guest) and there are no discounted "winter rates," it's beyond me why anyone would take a Pebble Beach golf vacation at any time other than the prime weather months of May through October.

Two years after Pelican Hill Golf Club closed to allow Tom Fazio, the original designer, to return to “re-perfect” his creations, the courses are back, along with a spacious and stylish new clubhouse, expertly-appointed practice facility and one of the most breathtaking spots for al fresco dining on the California coast.

The club and grill are the first components to open of The Resort at Pelican Hill, an extraordinary destination resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Newport Coast. The resort will offer a setting and experience unlike any other. The comfortably elegant bungalows and villas, luxurious spa, exquisite restaurants, function space for every type of event and “Coliseum” pool will open in fall 2008