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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

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11 years ago

Aug 24, 2015

Good news for golfers here in the States: Golfbreaks.com, the leading golf travel site in the UK, has expanded to offer Americans a full range of golf experiences across the pond at every price point.

And even better news, Golfbreaks is running a golf trip of a lifetime sweepstakes: a seven-night golf vacation to Scotland for four people that includes

2 nights bed & breakfast at Trump Turnberry (5-star resort)
2 nights bed & breakfast at Gleneagles (5-star resort)
3 nights bed & breakfast at Fairmont St Andrews (5-star resort)
7 rounds of Golf at – The Ailsa and Kintyre Courses at Trump Turnberry, The PGA Centenary (2014 Ryder Cup) Course at Gleneagles, Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, The Torrance and Kittocks Courses at Fairmont St Andrews
Entry into The Old Course ballot
Car rental for the duration of your stay

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The company, which was launched in the UK in 1998, is focused, at its core, on making golf vacations (or “breaks”) as simple as possible for enthusiasts looking to play some of the 2,000 venues Golfbreaks sends clients to, including the Old Course, Carnoustie, Turnberry Ailsa, Royal County Down, Royal Liverpool, and Celtic Manor.

I spoke with the U.S. arm’s CEO, Daniel Grave about the company history, objectives, and range of offerings.

Tell me more about this sweepstakes you’re running

If you go to USA.Golfbreaks.com, you will see it featured on our homepage. In essence, it’s a seven-night vacation with seven rounds of golf for four people. The trip starts at Turnberry where the lucky winners will play both courses, then they go on to Gleneagles, play Gleneagles and Carnoustie, then on to St. Andrews, where they will stay at the Fairmont St. Andrews for three nights, and play Kingsbarns and the two courses onsite (Torrance and Kittocks).

Whilst in St. Andrews, we’ll enter them into the Old Course ballot three days in a row to maximise chances of success. We’ve been running this incredible sweepstakes since the British Open…and it expires on the 14th of September.

Tell me a little about the company’s history

There’s four of us that started the business in 1998 in the UK, and we’re effectively a travel agency for golfers. Up until this point we’ve focused on selling golf vacations to British golfers, and send about 220,000 on a trip somewhere around the world every year. In fact we send a good number of British golfers into the States, where they come to play bucket list courses like Kiawah, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Whistling Straits and TPC Sawgrass.

About three or four years ago we made the decision to look into new countries and markets, and now have an office in Charleston SC and Copenhagen, Denmark.

To begin with in the U.S., we are offering American golfers trips back to the UK and Ireland, to play all those famous courses. Over time we will add more destinations, destinations a little closer to home for Americans: the Caribbean, Mexico, even Canada…Bermuda, Bahamas. And we’ll offer trips within the States as well.

How does the process of booking a trip through Golfbreaks compare to setting one up on your own?

Our core values are to save golfers time and money. When we set the business up, all we did was domestic UK golf trips: two, three night trips. So people would get in their cars and go off for a long weekend of golf, and we’d organize that for them. So right from the go, golf around the UK has been the core of our business.

Over the years, with the volume of business we send, we are able to negotiate the very best rates. So, we guarantee getting the customer the very best price. We will get them a better price than if they tried to do it themselves. And we will get them a better price than the competitors.

There’s often the misconception I find, especially here in the US, that if you’re going to use a travel agent, you’re going to pay a premium. That’s not the case with Golfbreaks.com…as we’ll guarantee you the best price and take away all the hassle of putting one of these trips together (that’s where we save you time).

Our HQ is in Windsor UK, where we have 140 staff, and about 50 of those staff are highly trained call center agents. They’re on the phone all day, every day speaking to clients, putting trips together. Making sure everything is seamless and all the details are taken care of. They’re experts! They’ve been to all these places. They know the product inside-out. And we have different teams that specialize in different destinations.

How is Golfbreaks different?

Where we tend to be different to our competitors here in the U.S. (sending Americans to the UK), is that we’re not just catering to the high end. In fact, one of our objectives in the States is to make the dream of playing golf in the UK and Ireland a reality for ALL golfers. A trip across the pond doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

Every American golfer wants to go over to Scotland and Ireland, but a lot of them just don’t think they could ever afford it. There are ways to make it possible, and we know how to make it possible. The big-name courses are always going to be the ones people want to go and play, but there are so many other wonderful golf courses that are a quarter of the price, and where you will get an equally amazing experience.

If you have one or two bucket list courses and pad out the rest of the trip with these hidden gems, you can make a really fantastic trip affordable. Wales is another example of a place that you may not ordinarily think of going on a golf trip, however it has some of the most incredible links golf courses: Royal St. David’s, Royal Porthcawl, Machynys Peninsular. Plus you have Celtic Manor, host of the 2010 Ryder Cup. Wonderful golf and amazing value!

What are your most popular offerings?

For the US golfer going over to the UK, unsurprisingly we are finding the most popular trips are to the St. Andrews area. Then the other popular destination is the southwest of Ireland. That’s where you have Tralee, Ballybunion, Waterville.

So I think our challenge is to broaden that. There’s so much more to it than those two destinations. If you go to the north and northwest of Ireland, for example, you’ve got some incredible links golf at a fraction of the price.

For the Brits, Spain and Portugal are big. In the winter months, that’s as close as you can go to get some sunshine. We have a lot of people who do Thursday to Sunday type of trips. Turkey has become really popular. During the recession, they were one of the few destinations doing all-inclusive. And the States, of course, is very popular. We’re sending a lot of British golfers into Scottsdale [Arizona] for example, as that’s so different to what we can get in Europe.

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Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.

PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!

Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.

Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping Max G440
Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7

Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.

The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
Wedges
Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C

A party on the green!

Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026

LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.

Niemann’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping 440 LST
Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
Putter: Ping PLD Anser

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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge

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GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX

Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

Tell me more about this sweepstakes you’re running

Tell me a little about the company’s history