Welcome to the Premier Golf Travel Blog
Welcome to our highly entertaining and informative blog. At Premier Golf’s Travel Blog you’ll find fantastic travel tips, golf course reviews, suggested trip itineraries, destination and resort overviews, news items and much more. Directed and written by our well-traveled and experienced golf travel specialists, the Premier Golf Travel Blog features a user-friendly format designed so you can easily access insightful and valuable golf travel information. Safe travels and enjoy the read.
5 Delicious Golf Food Trends
Improved Halfway House Offerings Not too long ago, a hot dog, hamburger or grilled cheese was about all you could expect at a halfway house. Oh, how things have changed! High on the list of don’t miss delicacies are the slow smoked, pulled pork BBQ sandwich at Streamsong Resort in Polk County, Florida, the Sheboygan Bratwurst […]
Interesting Ways to Rejuvenate After Golf
How do you relax after a round of golf at a resort? While the 19th hole is always a reliable option, with the spa maybe a close second, many resorts offer a wide variety of pursuits that’ll help you rejuvenate for your next round. Here are some intriguing offerings: Hiking at Bandon Dunes Resort Unbeknownst to many, Bandon Dunes […]
The Amazing Competition for a Four Pound Trophy
The 2018 Ryder Cup was a rousing success in every conceivable way except one. The U.S.A. team failed to retain the Cup. A determined, clutch-shooting European squad rode the thunderous cheers of their passionate fans to a 17.5 to 10.5 victory. For those who attended the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National near Paris, the experience […]
5 Reasons Why the Ryder Cup is the Greatest Sports Event You’ll Ever Attend
1. Amazing Drama, Tension and Pressure to Perform When players represent for something greater than themselves, the pressure to perform is amplified. Add in boisterous crowds and challenging course layouts and the shots that seemed so easy at say, The John Deere Classic in Illinois, suddenly become much more difficult. The Ryder Cup gives spectators a […]
What’s New at Pinehurst Resort
America’s answer to St Andrews is Pinehurst Resort in the sandhills of North Carolina. Established in 1895, it has hosted more single golf championships than any other site in the U.S. While it shares monumental historic significance much like St. Andrews, it’s different because of its expansive resort offerings like nine golf courses, an award-winning […]
5 Reasons For a European Golf Vacation
Are you looking for new golf vacation frontiers? Don’t overlook continental Europe where countries like Spain, Portugal, France and Italy offer golfers beautiful golf courses, lots of cultural and sightseeing options and sumptuous cuisine and wines. For those who want to incorporate watching as well as playing, the […]
Seve, The Ultimate Ryder Cup Warrior
It’s hard to believe, but the Ryder Cup really wasn’t that big of a deal before Spain’s Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros showed up in the early 1980s. Until the swashbuckling Spaniard started playing, the U.S. was dominating and there was no rivalry. Ballesteros, who died in 2011 from brain cancer, was a fiery competitor who had an […]
Direct-to-Public Tickets for 2019 Open are Sold Out
It will be 11 months before the lads tee up at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the 2019 Open Championship (July 14-17). Several media outlets such as the Belfast Telegraph, bbc.com and Golf Digest are reporting direct-to-pubic tickets for the four tournament days are already sold out. According to Golf Digest, more than 190,00 tickets […]
The Final Ryder Cup Four: Who Will Captain Furyk Pick?
The USA Ryder Cup team recently announced its eight automatic qualifiers to tee up in Paris next month (September 26 to October 1). PGA Championship and three-time major winner Brooks Koepka topped the points list. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Masters champion Patrick Reed, along with Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Webb […]
Where and When To Go in the U.S.
One of the best ways to enhance your golf vacation is to stay and play at the best time of the year for the resort or destination. Our experts offer advice on the optimum times to enjoy some of our more popular domestic golf vacation areas. Bandon Dunes People think Bandon Dunes, along the Oregon […]
