Everyone thinks a golf trip starts on the first tee.
It doesn’t.
It starts somewhere months earlier when someone sends the first text.
“Who’s in?”
Within five minutes, twelve grown adults somehow turn a simple golf trip into a logistical obstacle course.
One guy can only leave after work Thursday. Another insists on the first flight out because “that’s a whole extra day of golf.” Someone volunteers to book the rental cars before immediately disappearing for two weeks. There’s always one who only books flights on Tuesday and has forgotten to look the last three Tuesdays.
Before anyone has debated which course should be played first, you’ve already got people arriving at three different airports, at four different times, wondering who’s riding with whom.
And that’s before anyone has even packed a golf club.
We spend a lot of time talking about golf trips like they’re seventy-two holes, a few dinners, and some beers after the round. In reality, those are the easy parts.
The hard part is getting everyone there.
A golf trip has never fallen apart from someone making double on the seventeenth.
Many have fallen apart because someone’s flight gets delayed. The rental car line takes an hour. Two sets of clubs don’t show up. Half the group is sitting at the resort waiting while the other half circles baggage claim wondering why every black golf travel bag looks exactly the same.
None of those things make for a great story later. They’re just time you don’t get back.
That’s one of the things I enjoy most about planning golf trips. It’s not just matching golfers with great courses. It’s looking at the entire experience and asking where the friction is before it becomes a problem.
Sometimes it means choosing a different resort.
Sometimes it means flying into a different airport.
Sometimes it means arriving a day earlier.
And sometimes it means finding a better way to get there.
That’s why I’m excited to partner with Lakeland Link to help you take your golf trips to the next level.
Lakeland Link provides premium private aviation services for those who are looking to skip the hassle of commercial travel. No TSA lines. No questionable seatmates. No packing your Pro V1s in your carry on just to make sure they get there.
Just you and your buddies taking the most stress free route to the first tee, starting the good times long before the opening tee shot.
Whether it’s a different airport, a different resort, or a different way of getting there, the goal is always the same.
Less time dealing with the trip. More time enjoying it.
Fairways & Dreams helps groups plan custom golf trips built around how they actually travel, play, and spend time together. From destination recommendations and lodging selection to tee times and trip coordination, we handle the details so your group can focus on the golf.
Golf is hard. Golf trips should be easy.