NEGolfer
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Hello everyone, I’m hoping that with lockdown stopping most people getting on the course I might ask for some help please?!
It’s my 40th next year (gawd), every year me and a group of lads go to Portugal/Spain for a 3 day/4 round golf trip. Plenty of drinking at night and a decent standard of golf during the day as we are all single figure handicappers. Normally costs us just under £500 all in plus food/drink.
Given next year is a big birthday we were thinking of a special trip to replace the normal one.... the problem is the world is literally our oyster (for now let’s just hope/assume covid isn’t an issue)
The budget can be more (maybe up £1000-£1300) but not just to spend it for the sake of it. Trying to create a great trip.
The criteria is:
*Must be 4-7 nights with 4-5 rounds within that to allow for travel
*Must have some nightlife close by, I’m not saying we want Ibiza/Vegas but can’t be hotel bar every night either.
*Ideally play at least 1 iconic course during the trip and then some other ‘decent’ ones.
Problem is I’m being blinded by the wealth of options. I’ve looked at Florida to take in TPC sawgrass and others (but what others). Then Myrtle beach but ended up being blinded by streamstrong, copperhead, doral etc. The problem is there’s so many courses I’m worried we end up paying well over the odds when we could play lesser known but still quality courses!
Then there’s Dubai with European tour type earth courses but not sure on the night life.
Alternatively could stay uk based and try to play St. Andrews and/or Carnoustie with a couple of cheaper courses to make up the numbers. If we stayed uk by taking out the flights we would likely save £400pp.
Or even Ireland?!
As you can tell I’m all over the place and basically asking; has anyone done or have ideas on a great lads trip that isn’t too expensive to put people off but one to remember over and above the usual lads trip round albufeira/Alicante type trip!
Yours in hope
Terry
It’s my 40th next year (gawd), every year me and a group of lads go to Portugal/Spain for a 3 day/4 round golf trip. Plenty of drinking at night and a decent standard of golf during the day as we are all single figure handicappers. Normally costs us just under £500 all in plus food/drink.
Given next year is a big birthday we were thinking of a special trip to replace the normal one.... the problem is the world is literally our oyster (for now let’s just hope/assume covid isn’t an issue)
The budget can be more (maybe up £1000-£1300) but not just to spend it for the sake of it. Trying to create a great trip.
The criteria is:
*Must be 4-7 nights with 4-5 rounds within that to allow for travel
*Must have some nightlife close by, I’m not saying we want Ibiza/Vegas but can’t be hotel bar every night either.
*Ideally play at least 1 iconic course during the trip and then some other ‘decent’ ones.
Problem is I’m being blinded by the wealth of options. I’ve looked at Florida to take in TPC sawgrass and others (but what others). Then Myrtle beach but ended up being blinded by streamstrong, copperhead, doral etc. The problem is there’s so many courses I’m worried we end up paying well over the odds when we could play lesser known but still quality courses!
Then there’s Dubai with European tour type earth courses but not sure on the night life.
Alternatively could stay uk based and try to play St. Andrews and/or Carnoustie with a couple of cheaper courses to make up the numbers. If we stayed uk by taking out the flights we would likely save £400pp.
Or even Ireland?!
As you can tell I’m all over the place and basically asking; has anyone done or have ideas on a great lads trip that isn’t too expensive to put people off but one to remember over and above the usual lads trip round albufeira/Alicante type trip!
Yours in hope
Terry
