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📋 Trip Planning·3 min read

How to Split Costs on a Group Golf Trip (Without the Drama)

Splitting costs across a group golf trip is where most organizers lose their minds. Here's a system that actually works — and keeps everyone on speaking terms.

April 8, 2026Read →
🗂️ Trip Planning Tips·3 min read

The Golf Trip Packing List Nobody Actually Sends You

The bag is packed. The tee times are booked. Someone is definitely forgetting something. Here is the list that does not make it into the group chat.

Apr 8, 2026

⛳ Course Guides·3 min read

What to Actually Play at Pinehurst (And What to Skip)

Pinehurst has ten 18-hole courses, a nine-hole short course, an 18-hole putting course, and more package options than a rental car website. Here is how to think about it.

Apr 8, 2026

🗂️ Trip Planning Tips·3 min read

How to Split Costs on a Golf Trip Without Losing Friends

The golf trip falls apart the same way every time. Not on the course. At the group chat. Here is how to fix the coordination problem before it starts.

Apr 8, 2026

💎 Hidden Gems·7 min read

You Haven't Heard of These Courses. That's the Point.

The best golf trips being planned this year start with a YouTube rabbit hole and end with flights to somewhere you wouldn't have thought to search six months ago.

Apr 8, 2026

📋 Trip Planning·9 min read

The Poor Man's Bucket List: Golf Trips Your Father-in-Law Would Approve Of

Your father-in-law's list has Bandon, Kiawah, and Cabot. Yours has a budget. Here are the trips that get you 90% of the experience at a price that doesn't require a separate conversation with your spouse.

Apr 8, 2026

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