I've only ever been to The Memorial at Muirfield Village GC but it is always a great time. Went probably 15 times. I'm a little biased because I live 45 min from it. Course is always amazing and you get a great field.

ATT Pebble Beach

They are all great so plan based on your calendar availability and things you want to do while not at the tournament to round out your week. San Diego, Scottsdale, Dallas, Hilton Head, are some of my favorites.

ATT Pebble Beach is great...

Champions Tour at Pebble is great also, much less crowded and really cool to see the pros interacting with the First Tee youth.

BMW PGA Championship in Surrey UK - love the course and love seeing Golf outside the USA

Scottsdale is cool, as is Sawgrass. Firestone in OH is a sleeper kind of awesome course to play, too! Another great one is Kiawah Island; there’s a lot of fun there and a bunch of satellite courses that don’t take the stage of the Ocean Course, but also don’t beat the tar out of you.

I go to probably 10-12 PGA/LPGA/Champions Tour events a year (I know, I'm obsessed), there are literally only a few events that are super crowded, and that's only the finishing holes. My favorite will always be The Players, I have a 20+ year streak going. Anything Champions/LPGA/Korn Ferry, you have great up close access to the best in the world. Pick a spot on the range, watch them prep for a round. Even if you're a player, it's inspiring to watch. I hit Naples every year for the weekend the Champions guys are there, if you've never actually stood behind Couples/Els on the range, you need to. At Bay Hill the best of the best show up even though the event has lost a lot of steam with Arnold's presence gone.

** Go to a US Open once in your lifetime, it's a great event. I'll be at Shinnecock next summer, played there a few times as a kid.

I travel around as a vendor on the PGA, Senior, and LPGA Tour. Many similar vendors travel around, so we're kind of a traveling family, or circus, depending on the day.

#1 favorite tournament I hear most of us say is actually a celebrity tournament. American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe. PLAYERS is really fun, as well as tournaments at Riviera. If you like match play, Presidents Cup at Medinah will be a good time next year.

I book accomodations around these tournaments, slight tip I always give someone planning to visit. If it's a regular tour stop, try and plan hotels on the same side/close to where the shuttle buses are. For example, if you are on the wrong side of the A1A in Jacksonville for PLAYERS, you can add 20-30+ of drive time just trying to get in and out of the area each day.

Unrelated...The US Senior Open at The Broadmoor was unreal. I would kill for it to be on the regular circuit. Loved it so much I'm planning a golf trip to return.