How to Travel for Golf...

[Jay Revell]

Hey friends,


I don't like to post my own stories and such here, but I think this one may appeal to many of you and spark some conversation. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you prefer to travel for golf. See link below.


Cheers,
-J


How to Travel for Golf - Thoughts on where to go, how to be there, and what to remember
https://jayrevell.com/how-to-travel-for-golf-thoughts-on-where-to-go-how-to-be-there-and-what-to-remember/

[David Wuthrich]

Travel with at least two great golf friends
Play the most interesting courses that you can
Eat some of the local food
Laugh alot!!!
You never know when it will be your last time to do it!!

[Jay Revell]

Well said! Cheers!

[Tommy Williamsen]

Travel with only one very good friend who allows you to make all the plans: flights cars, courses starting times, hotels.
Travel only with low maintenance people.
Go to GB&I.

Unless the person, others, have never been to the area and want to play as many courses as possible, stay and pay where you don't need to drive to far each day.
Meet locals at the clubs.
Stay in B&Bs if you can. It is easy to get to know the local culture better.
Keep a couple of days free to be able to play a course you have never heard of or a club of a local you have met.

[Ira Fishman]

Travel with only one very good friend who allows you to make all the plans: flights cars, courses starting times, hotels.
Travel only with low maintenance people.
Go to GB&I.

Unless the person, others, have never been to the area and want to play as many courses as possible, stay and pay where you don't need to drive to far each day.
Meet locals at the clubs.
Stay in B&Bs if you can. It is easy to get to know the local culture better.
Keep a couple of days free to be able to play a course you have never heard of or a club of a local you have met.

Completely concur, but I am lucky that it is with my best friend—my wife. And because of that, my one caveat is that we may mix in some time in a City for some non-golf fun. London and Dublin with Dublin being an all time favorite for the people, music, and laughter.


Ira

[Tommy Williamsen]

Travel with only one very good friend who allows you to make all the plans: flights cars, courses starting times, hotels.
Travel only with low maintenance people.
Go to GB&I.

Unless the person, others, have never been to the area and want to play as many courses as possible, stay and pay where you don't need to drive to far each day.
Meet locals at the clubs.
Stay in B&Bs if you can. It is easy to get to know the local culture better.
Keep a couple of days free to be able to play a course you have never heard of or a club of a local you have met.

Completely concur, but I am lucky that it is with my best friend—my wife. And because of that, my one caveat is that we may mix in some time in a City for some non-golf fun. London and Dublin with Dublin being an all time favorite for the people, music, and laughter.


Ira

Ira, I travel with my wife for golf a half dozen times a year. She wants to play at least as much as I do. When we were in Ireland last year, I made her take an afternoon off to see the Wicklow mts.
I have travelled with one of my best friends for thirty years. He can't plan lunch let alone a golf trip. I love it and know what he likes. His only criterion is to have excellent food. I can go with peanut butter sandwiches but we always eat well.

[Tim_Weiman]

Travel with only one very good friend who allows you to make all the plans: flights cars, courses starting times, hotels.
Travel only with low maintenance people.
Go to GB&I.

Unless the person, others, have never been to the area and want to play as many courses as possible, stay and pay where you don't need to drive to far each day.
Meet locals at the clubs.
Stay in B&Bs if you can. It is easy to get to know the local culture better.
Keep a couple of days free to be able to play a course you have never heard of or a club of a local you have met.

Tommy,


Great post. I totally agree with your point about low maintenance.


I once had a friend ask me to take him to Ireland. I was a bit concerned. Didn’t know him real well and he seemed a bit formal.


So, I told him, I would be happy to take him to Ireland, but I wasn’t at all into making tee times. We would just go with the flow and I assured him, things would go well.


Sure enough, my theory and his patience got tested. We showed up at Dooks and asked to play. The pro told us it wasn’t a convenient time and we should come back in a few days.


Ok, I said. No problem (as my friend semi freaked out).


I then asked the pro for directions to Inch. He immediately wanted to know why I was asking. I told him a friend from Ballybunion said I should go see it.


Well, that was the Magic I needed. The pro said we could tee off in about 5 minutes, but would have to put up with 3-4 year olds playing the first three holes.


My friend couldn’t quite believe what had happened, but we had a wonderful time and why not? Dooks is heaven!

[Tommy Williamsen]

Tim, when I travel alone I am more fluid and showed up at Dooks, unannounced. I had no trouble fitting in with a twosome. I love doing it that way. I found Narin and Portnoo because the pro at Connemara suggested it to me some 25 years ago when no one really knew about it except locals. The pro at Portstewart sent me to Ballycastle. I would do B&Bs the same way. I would travel to a club I was going to play and check out the B&Bs and pick one. Sometimes a couple were full up but I always found one.