Arroyo Trabuco Holiday Gift Guide

Are you shopping for a special golfer this Christmas season? Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club is here to help with a range of gift ideas for golfers of every age and ability.

Here’s our gift guide to help ace your holiday shopping in 2018.

Give The Gift Of Golf
Gift cards are a holiday staple, and Arroyo Trabuco is no exception. Gift cards at Arroyo Trabuco are great stocking stuffers and the perfect way to help the golfer on your list play through into 2019 with pre-purchased rounds. Gift cards at Arroyo Trabuco have universal value so they can also be applied to merchandise and food.

Give The Gift Of Practice
Does your golfer want a better game in 2019? Then how about a lesson package? Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club offers experienced instructors using the latest in golf-improvement technology. Whether your golfer is a beginner looking to get started or an experienced player looking to take their game to the next level, Arroyo Trabuco is the place to practice.

Give The Gift Of A Night Out And A Great Meal
O’Neill’s Bar and Grill offers an exquisite California ranch dining experience. From brunch to lunch to dinner, O’Neill’s is always serving up some of the best dishes Orange County has to offer and often pairing it with live entertainment and fine wine. Do you have a loved one or friend in need in a need of a great post-holiday night out? You might want to give them a gift of a visit to O’Neill’s with a gift card.

Stuff Their Stocking And Their Golf Bag
Our golf shop offers a range of equipment options, from clubs to shoes to balls, that will delight your golfer. And we also stock a range of styles for him and her to make sure they look their best on the course in 2019! Stop by our shop to see the large selection. The staff at the TaylorMade Tuned Performance Studio are happy to analyze your swing and your clubs to make sure you are dialed in…and for FREE!

For You and The Family
Arroyo Trabuco memberships for individuals and families are designed to give you the best value for the avid golfer. They both offer great discounts on golf, practice, dining, merchandise and more! A membership is a gift that will keep on giving through 2019!

We’d be happy to help guide you in purchasing any of these gift ideas. Contact the Golf Shop at (949) 305-5100 for assistance.

Plan your shopping trip and you might as well play a round of golf
while you’re at it!

Arroyo Trabuco Adds Luxury Lifestyle Brand iliac Golf To Its Pro Shop Lineup

Arroyo Trabuco is excited to announce the addition of iliac Golf to its pro shop line up! Iliac is a luxury lifestyle brand that has existed only online and the exclusive clubs (Pine Valley, Royal Portrush, etc.) since its founding in 2005 but has established a loyal and sizable following. Book a Tee Time and stop by the pro shop to check out the iliac collection.

Founder Bert LaMar says he is now bringing the brand public at a select number of Southern California courses, including Arroyo Trabuco, to better serve his existing customers and grow the exposure to the product.

“I feel like I owe it to my customers,” said LaMar, who’s based in Carlsbad. “We have a big customer base on the web site (www.iliacgolf.com), but they don’t have a place to go and try it on, unless you can get into a Pine Valley.

“So I think it’s really important to put it in a few places, but I’m putting it in places where I can still be really hands-on. I want people to discover the quality and the brand.”

The Iliac line started with a specialty in premium leather head covers and uniquely styled shirts – you’ve likely seen one on the back of PGA Tour pro Jimmy Walker – and is now a full-scale lifestyle brand (shoes, pants, belts, etc.).

Arroyo Trabuco Head Golf Professional Michael Block said the brand is a natural fit for Arroyo.

“It was a no-brainer for us to work with Bert and iliac because their style fits so well with our culture at the club,” Block said. “To be able to offer the iliac brand in our golf shop is just one more way that we can set ourselves apart, not only from other golf clubs, but even local clothing stores.

“It’s a unique and exciting opportunity to offer that label at Arroyo Trabuco.”

In this Q & A, LaMar shares the story of the founding and growth of the iliac brand, educates you about its merchandise and apparel and discusses the launch at Arroyo.

Q. You had previous successful ventures in skateboarding and snowboarding. Why the move to golf?
A. I’m a golfer and tried to turn pro for a few years, but didn’t make much money at it. I fell in love with the vintage classic style of the sport and wanted to do something that honored golf’s rich tradition. Everything iliac is rich in tradition.
I started by making luxury leather head covers and shirts and basically pioneered the head cover category.

Q. Zach Johnson and others have donned the brand on the PGA Tour. What do you think the appeal is to Tour pros?
A. I think us being fashion-forward inspires a lot of these guys and the flavor of it. It’s different. I don’t make khaki pants and striped shirts.
There’s also a higher level of support, design and service that you don’t get from the biggest companies.

Q. Jimmy Walker is one of the current Tour pros to wear your apparel. How did that relationship come about?
A. He was ranked around No. 100 in the world at the time and nobody really knew about him and he dressed like everyone else. Our clothing was a big step for him. He started with blacks and solids and was getting a lot of compliments.
His game started to ascend at the same time, and I really think there’s a connection between looking good and playing well.

Q. What’s the best benefit you and the brand get from your clothing and apparel being on Tour?
A. From shirts to pants to belts to shoes, I’m always kind of inventing things out of Tour necessity. I’ve sometimes solved a problem they didn’t even know they had. That’s designing from the highest level. The Tour is where a lot of my ideas come from.

Q. How does that process and the appeal of wearing Tour-quality apparel trickle down to the amateur player?
A. This is Tour-level high fashion but also the technical performance of the product carries over to the amateur. We’re for people who are serious about their game and serious about their apparel. There’s also a learning curve with the product because it’s different than anything else out there.”
But once people become an iliacker, they’re usually and iliacker for life.

Q. You didn’t make the brand public until just the year. What do you hope the biggest benefit will be?
A. Our brand was under the radar for a long time. We didn’t even have the name iliac on our gear until two years ago. We just had a red crest.
We were promoted mostly by word of mouth. But to me, it’s like a good restaurant. If it’s good, people will tell people.
We’re vintage, but we’re also very fashion-forward.
But we want to bring golf’s classic style to today’s golfer.

Check out iliac products at your next visit to Arroyo Trabuco: