£Close to homeThe day out
A course worth the drive, a members' rate, lunch in the clubhouse and prizes at the end. Easy on the wallet, big on the laughs.
Golf trips
Worth the trip.
Mostly golf. A bit of beer. Entirely worth it. Courses worth the green fee and trips worth the time off, played by Paul and the members and reviewed straight, plus members' deals from people we trust.
Why we go away
It's mostly about the golf.
Let's be realistic. It's mostly about the golf. The rest is a cold pint on the terrace, a long dinner, and the same three stories told slightly better each night.
Something happens when you're away. The phone goes quiet, the to do list stays at home and nobody needs a lift anywhere at four o'clock. People relax, and when people relax they open up. You ask the single figure golfer in your group what they're doing with their wedges. You finally try the swing change you've been putting off, because there's nowhere you need to rush back to.
The guttering can wait. The Saturday shop can manage without you. For a few days it's just you, your mates and the game you love.
Switch off
No emails, no school run, no flat pack furniture. The only thing on the schedule is the next tee time.
Open up
The best golf advice is usually given over a pint, by someone who's fought the same slice for twenty years.
Try something new
Change your grip on Friday, blame it on Saturday, swear by it on Sunday. That's what trips are for.
Paul's hand picked trips Sample trips
Not a trip with Paul. A trip picked by Paul.
Every trip here is hand picked by Paul from partners we trust. They run it, from tee times and rooms to the dinner everyone's still talking about on the way home, and you book direct with them through our link. There's one for every budget, so nobody gets left out.
£Close to home
££Around the UKGolf and a good table
Two nights, a couple of rounds you'd struggle to book yourself, and proper food: a long dinner, local produce and somewhere worth staying.
£££AbroadThe big one
A week in the sun in Spain or Portugal. Flights, villas, buggies and transfers sorted by an ATOL protected partner.
- Hand picked by Paul
- Run and booked by trusted partners
- Come on your own or bring a group
- Captain's Table members get first pick
Featured trip Sample
The links trip worth every penny.
Dunes, firm fairways and a wind that never lets up. What it costs, where to stay, which tee times to book, and whether it's worth it off 17.
Members' trip deals
Trips from people we trust.
Deals from golf travel firms we've checked out, with a members' price where we can get one. You book directly with them, and they're fully protected. Placeholder deals
Partner offerCosta Blanca, SpainFour nights, three rounds on the Orihuela Costa
Villa stay, buggies included, airport transfers. Members' price to come.
See the dealPartner link
Partner offerPerthshire, ScotlandA Gleneagles weekend for four
Two nights, two rounds and a dinner you'll talk about. Members' price to come.
See the dealPartner link
Partner offerAlgarve, PortugalSociety week in the Algarve
Group rates for eight to twenty four golfers, with a society organiser on call.
See the dealPartner link
How trip deals work
Straight about the money.
You book with them
Every trip is booked and paid for directly with the travel firm, who holds the ATOL licence. We never take your money for a package.
Labelled, always
If we earn a commission when you book, the link says so. It never costs you more, and it never changes what we say about a trip.
Played first
We only feature trips and courses Paul or the members have played, or firms we've checked out properly.
For society organisers
We do the homework. You rally the group.
Organising eight to twenty four golfers is a job in itself, and someone always forgets their passport. We don't run the trip. We save you the hours of searching: a shortlist of places worth going, honest guides, members' deals where our partners offer them, and our online Clubhouse, full of golfers who've already been.
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Browse the shortlist
Destinations we rate and trips from partners we trust, from the North East to the Costa Blanca.
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Read the honest verdict
Our guides tell you what's worth it and what isn't. Then ask in the Clubhouse group: who's been, and what did you really think?
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Grab the members' deal
Where a partner offers a members' rate or a group price, you'll find it with the trip.
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Rally the mates and book
Send the group the link and the price, then book direct with the partner through our link. Job done.
Booking through our links can earn us a small commission. It never changes our verdict. How that works.
Members' trips
What happens on a members' trip?
Courses worth the journey
Two or three rounds you'd struggle to arrange on your own, at a fair price, with nobody checking their watch.
Come on your own, leave with mates
Plenty of members travel solo. You'll be paired with golfers of a similar standard, and by the second night you'll be part of the furniture.
The nineteenth hole
Good food, a decent bed, and a bar where the stories get longer and the putts get shorter every night.
First members' trips are announced once the Clubhouse opens.
The Deft Notes
Weekly or monthly. Always one thing that works.
A tip from the Pro Panel, a word from Paul, a member's verdict and what Paul is testing next. Plus the free guide: The Rules You're Probably Breaking Every Saturday.
Stop firing at flags. Hit the middle of the green, take your two putts and let your mates find the water. The flag is a suggestion, not an instruction.
Paul