WSTDA 2007 Annual Meeting

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
12:15 p.m. (1:00 p.m. starting tee time)
$160.00 per person

WSTDA will be playing at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club. Open since December 2001, the Cholla Course at We-Ko-Pa has garnered countless honors and has quickly become recognized as the reference course for quintessential desert golf. Designed by Scott Miller, this 7,225 yard layout was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 10 best new public courses in the world shortly after its debut. Since then, Zagat Survey 2006-2007 gives Cholla its highest rating among all Arizona courses and Golfweek ranks the layout #2 on its 2006 list of the state’s best public courses.

The tournament fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, transportation between the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort and the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, box lunch and a contribution for golf prizes.

Cost: $55 per person

The Heard Museum and the Desert Botanical Garden have come together to present a wonderfully insightful Southwest experience, the group will be acquainted with the diversity of the Sonoran Desert and the resourcefulness of the native people. This combination tour includes a visit to both museums with lunch at Desert Botanical Garden’s lovely outdoor Patio Café. Guided tours available at both locations.

Fort McDowell Casino

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is located within Maricopa County about twenty-three miles northeast of Phoenix. The desert landscape is contrasted by the Verde River, which flows north to south through the reservation. Thirty miles east of Fort McDowell, the Four Peaks rise from the desert floor to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet. The Fort McDowell Casino offers keno, bingo, a card room and slot machines. A boxed lunch will be provided on the approximately half hour drive to the casino. Buses will leave the hotel at noon and return at 4:00pm and 6:00pm.

Spa Options

The Scottsdale area has a higher concentration of spas than anywhere else in the United States. Here you’ll find facilities and treatment menus inspired by the beautiful Sonoran Desert, ancient Native American healing practices and exotic regions throughout the world, including Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean. Here are a few suggestions while you are in the area:

Centre for Well Being at The Phoenician 800-843-2392
Spa Avania at The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch 800-233-1234

Willow Stream – The Spa at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess 800-908-9540

Spa at Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino 480-836-5300

Balloon Tours

Check out Hot Air Expeditions, Inc. to take in the “Best balloon tour in Arizona!” according to Fodor’s Travel Guide. They provide transportation to/from the hotel for sunrise balloon tours starting at 4:30am. Tours typically last about four to five hours from departure to return to the hotel and include champagne continental breakfast and “first flight” certificates. Contact them at 800-831-7610.