The year has barely begun and the 2012 golf season is underway. The top tournaments every year are the major championships hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and Professional Golfers Association (PGA). TheRealPlaces.com now has a guide to finding hotels near all upcoming major golf tournaments.
In 2012 the world’s best golfers will be visiting classic courses and top modern golfing venues. The 2012 U.S. Open (for men) will be held at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. It’ll be interesting to see how golfers respond to changes at Olympic – the speed and contours of the greens got out of control at the last Open held there in 1998.
The 2012 PGA Championship will be held at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, just outside of Charleston. Golf courses don’t get much more visually interesting than the Ocean Course, a real links style layout right on the Atlantic beachfront. Downtown Charleston is only about 15 miles away, so there shouldn’t be any problem finding a convenient place to stay if you’re going to the PGA.
It’s an even-numbered year, which means it’s time for another Ryder Cup competition. The 2012 Ryder Cup matches between the United States and Europe will be conducted at Medinah Country Club in Illinois. Medinah has previous been the site of three U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships (both won by Tiger Woods). Medinah is only 25 miles from downtown Chicago.
The 2012 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship is returning to a “modern classic”: the River Course at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. The ladies also played there for their biggest title in 1998.
