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10 Awesome Golf Trip Packing Tips

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You’re finally embarking on your golf dream trip and you know you’ll need to take your “A” game, right? Beware golf travelers, if you don’t pack carefully you might end up with annoyances and hassles that will quickly turn your “A’ game into a “C” game or worse. Here are 10 invaluable tips that’ll...

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10 Terrific Golf Travel Tips

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1. Use an Experienced Golf Packager To navigate the choppy seas of golf travel planning, I recommend you work with a veteran golf packager who has battled previous travel storms before. Some of my long-time favorites in the business are Art Stricklin at The Art of Golf Travel, Tim Willerton at Premier Golf, Sam Baker at Haversham...

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5 Most Common Golf Vacationers

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One question I often get from people who don’t know a golf club from a baseball bat is: Why do you travel around the world to play golf when you have several perfectly fine golf courses within 5 minutes of your house? I don’t want to go all philosophical on you, but the reason...

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Top 10 Golf Travel Trends for 2017

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South Africa Ladies and gentlemen, start your packing!I’m predicting 2017 will be a great golf travel year. Last week (November 14-18), the U.S. dollar was at its highest rate in 14 years so American travelers will, no doubt, take advantage of this promising turn of events. Plus, golf travel is easier than ever to...

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5 Places to Play Golf While the Dollar is Strong

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Remember the great Kool & The Gang song “Celebration”?Well, it’s time to start singing it: “Let’s celebrate, it’s all right….”The U.S. dollar has been gaining strength of late and I’ve got a list of countries where the golf is superb at a very happy price (when you consider the excellent exchange rates).Here are Five...

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An intrepid traveler and storyteller, author of three books and more than 3,400 published articles, columns and blog posts, Ed Schmidt Jr., aka The Golf Travel Guru, is well versed in a variety of topics including, golf lifestyle, luxury travel, wine travel destinations, sports and health. Known for his sharp wit and entertaining writing style, Schmidt is a fun and easy read.

 

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