WHAT $1,000 BUYS: LIVING

Walk in Tiger's Shoes

Tee off at a U.S. Open Course. Escape to scenic Torrey Pines Golf Course,host of the 2008 U.S. Open. A two-night, three-day midweek trip will cost you a little less than a grand. Here's how:

Weekday greens fees for the South Course are $217, $133 after 3:30 pm. Midweek rates for the North Course run $147.

A round-trip flight from Washington D.C., to San Diego on Delta Air Lines was recently $300, and a single room in a two-star hotel a few miles from the course was $68 per night. You can rent a car car from U-Save for $31 a day.

Figure an additional $120 for food. You might want to drop in at Pasquale on Prospect, an Italian restaurant in La Jolla, frequented by celebrities. -- Mike Ritter