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...
10 Most Irritating Golf Travelers on International Trips
I’ve been lucky to have taken numerous golf excursions around the world and I’m a fairly easy going guy. I do my best, however, to avoid fellow travelers who are world-class whiners and complainers. Unfortunately, there always seems to be one or two grumps who just can’t seem to fully appreciate different cultures, customs,...
Top 10 Golf Travel Trends for 2020
Tiger Woods is playing in four majors in 2020. How many will you attend? Increasingly, golf travelers want to attend majors and the Ryder Cup. With fat and ever-growing 401k accounts in their back pocket and a great economy, golfers are going to aggressively pursue their bucket list golf travel dreams next year. Baby...
The Envelope Please –2020 IAGTO Golf Travel Awards
After three decades of circling the glob in search of great golf travel destinations, I humbly consider myself to be a reliable source for good advice. But, if you don’t fully trust the GT Guru (which, incidentally, I find impossible to believe), maybe you’ll listen to the IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators),...
Golf Trip Junkie Makes Your Golf Vacation Dreams Come True
Booking a golf vacation looks fairly easy, right? You hit the web, then start surfing for hotels and tee times and you’re well on your way to a dream golf vacation… Uh, no, not really. You’ll quickly find out the confusing nature of hotel, condo and villa accommodations, the difficulty of finding tee times...