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Welcome to our special Christmas Newsletter!Issued on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
| Season’s Greetings from our team 🎅🏻🎄🧑🏻🎄 |
| Dear Golf Enthusiasts and Passionate World Travelers,
Tis the season to be jolly and we are so excited to share our latest news and send you our best wishes for the new year.
Well…needless to say time goes by so fast when you are having fun!! Our team has been busy behind the scenes as the year ends and bookings are coming in. Yahooo...Our next group of golfers, a family of 4 golfers (single digit handicappers here) will be travelling to Scotland next year and preparations are in order. They are going to visit Edinburgh, St. Andrews and Inverness with special excursions to the Scottish Highlands and whisky distilleries, a tour of the Stirling Castle and a day trip to the Isle of Skye. Oh…and a round at Royal Dornoch too!!! Something we should all be envious of.
As the holidays approach and the clock to find the perfect gift is ticking, we thought It was a good opportunity to share a few golf gift ideas you could potentially explore for your loved ones. Do you think he or she has everything a golfer need? Not quite and this list could help you brainstorm some cool golf geek items. a round of golf at a club he/she always wanted to play at, a lesson with a golf pro, golf gear and accessories, as simple as that, a present from a golf club he/she loves or he/she played at in the past and had a fantastic experience - apart from clothing, It can be a flag, a painting, whisky glasses with the club’s logo, pillows and throws, desk & home decor… a case of golf balls, a golf travel book - “A course called Ireland”, “The Golf Courses of the British Isles”, ”Extreme Golf”, Tom Doak’s Confidential Guide to Golf Courses books… a golf course architecture book - “Tom Doak’s Little Red Book of Golf Course Architecture”, “The Anatomy of a Golf Course”, “the Art of Golf Design”…Our good friends at the Fried Egg Golf have actually put together a nice list of golf litterature must-haves. a collectible item - there are a several online golf focused auctions and you could potentially find great memorabilia for the avid golfers obsessed with the game. We recently purchased an Old Tom Morris putter from 1888 and I can’t deny it, that’s pretty cool to look at. Some auctions run a couple of times a year, some are permanent. Among the best auctions sites, you can check-out Golden Age Auctions and Jeff Ellis. another wonderful auction house for golf lovers is Member For A Day . They offer the opportunity to play a top golf course around the world. We were able to secure several rounds at some of the best courses through their site and are eternally grateful for them. a membership at a club - depending which one of course 😆 a golf travel bag, but not the cheapest one please… It has to be a Club Glove with a stiff arm, golf ball, pencil and bag tags display holders for the collectors out there, golf destination wish map with pin points, outdoor or indoor golf practice net and mat,
Lastly, THE absolute BEST Christmas gift is to start planning a golf trip somewhere he or she has always wanted to play. And you know our thoughts…the more you wait, the less likely you are going to take that trip. Give us a call to start planning a great trip, this is the gift of love for sure.
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| | | Our latest recognition trip to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 |
| Our team recently traveled to the Netherlands and to Belgium on a second recognition trip. While we had visited Amsterdam and played at Noordwijkse Links during our first trip there; this time we spent 4 nights and we were able to play 5 rounds, visit 3 cities, 1 art museum, and the Vincent Van Gogh mill near Nuenen, in the southern part of the country.
This 5-day itinerary was created upon the courses’ availability and the cultural attractions we could visit off the courses, with a special focus on hidden gems and local restaurants recommend by the hotels’ staff members.
Day 1: ✈️ Fly non-stop New York - Amsterdam
Day 2: Arrive in Amsterdam 🚗 Drive from Airport to Hilversumsche GC ⛳️ Round at Hilversumsche Golf Club, Netherlands (see our course description below) 🏨 Hotel Mother Goose Hotel, Best Ranked Hotel in Utrecht 🌃 Evening: Visit Utrecht by night |
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| Day 3: 🚗 Drive to Royal Hague GC ⛳️ Round at Royal Hague Country Club, Netherlands (see our course description below) 🏨 Hotel Corona, The Hague 🌃 Visit the Mauritshuis Art Museum, where the “Girl with the Pearl Earing” is.
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|  |  | Day 4: 🚗 Drive to Royal Ostend, Belgium ⛳️ Round at Royal Ostend, Belgium (see our course description below) 🏨 Hotel De Tuilerieën, Small Luxury Hotel of the World, Bruges 🌃 Visit of Bruges by night |
|  |  | |  |  | Day 6: 🚗 Drive to Eindhovensche GC ⛳️ Round at Eindhovensche Golf Club, Netherlands (see our course description below) 🚗 Drive to Airport + rental car return ✈️ Fly Amsterdam - New York |
|  |  | Some pictures of our trip |
| |  | |  | | | Available itineraries for viewing are Belgium, France, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, and Scotland and we create new itineraries on demand. Next in our agenda, the creation of sample itineraries in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany , Greece and more.
Feel free to reach out to us to receive a high-quality custom-made itinerary… we make magic happen! |
| | Upcoming Top100GolfCourses Campaign + CHASEGOLF Video Presentation |
| We have been anxiously waiting to announce our upcoming partnership with Media Drive, the official media company behind Top100GolfCourses website and many other golf digital magazines. We are running a digital marketing campaign (banner and video), from January 1st til April 30th on their website, to raise our brand awareness among the dedicated US golfers audience. Below is a preview of the short video we have created for this campaign.
For this purpose, we have also chosen a production company, 221B Studios, to showcase CHASEGOLF’s brand story and core messages to this larger audience. Video footage is due this week at our local club here, near Bluffton, SC.
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|  | | We are new members of ASTA, the American Society of Travel Advisors |
| | Following our attendance to the World Travel Conference (WTC) in Miami in October, we are excited to share that we are now members of ASTA, the American Society of Travel Advisors. The organization represents the interests of travel advisors, travel agencies and tour operators at a global level. |
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| We are also excited to announce our future participation in the Verified ASTA program, enabling CHASEGOLF to be short-listed as the preferred golf focused travel advisor on their website. |
| | Our attendance to IAGTO European Conference in Gran Canaria, Spain 🇪🇸 |
| How exciting ! Our team will travel to the Canaries Islands to participate in a FAM trip in Gran Canaria and join the IAGTO European Conference (IEC) from May 19-21.
IEC is the most productive and enjoyable golf tourism trade event in Europe and is set to attract 800 delegates in 2025. IEC is open to IAGTO member golf tour operators, golf tourism suppliers, golf destinations and service providers from across Europe, Africa and the Gulf States. |
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| Buyers delegates are fully accredited IAGTO members from outbound golf travel markets worldwide, all selling European golf destinations. Approximately 50% of attending buyers come from the top 22% highest producers in their respective markets. The convention comprises two days of meetings, all of which are pre-scheduled at the delegates’ request, with no forced appoitments. The venue is the fantastic ExpoMeloneras Convention Centre located within walking distance of a number of excellent hotels.
The IEC Golf Tournament will be played across four great golf courses, all located within a few minute’s drive of the Convention hotels, and all delegates are invited to a single enchanting venue for the Welcome Reception on the firt night, and a spectacular Gala Awards Dinner planned for the final night, followed by the IAGTO After Party. |
| | Exciting new connections 🤩 |
| Our recent meeting with rising golf course photographer, James Hogg 📸Based near Hillside Golf Club, famously known as England’s golf coast, we first discovered James’ work through the promotional footage of Comporta Dunes GC in Portugal he did in 2023. James was indeed the first photographer to shoot the World’s Best New Golf Course and we were so impressed by his work that we decided to learn a bit more about him…It seems we actually have a lot in common in fact and we are always in for a friendly chat and a good laugh.
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to connect and learn how James became a golf course photographer and successfully combined his passion for golf with his professional career. We are excited to see his future projects come to completion, including his next endeavors in Mauritius, London’s heathland courses belt, and maybe in France. James might also travel to the US next year to get his drone operator license and we naturally invited him to visit us here in the Lowcountry. We can’t wait to welcome him. |
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| | Golf Destination of the month: Barcelona and Costa Brava |
|  | | Discover Barcelona and Costa Brava on a memorable golf trip
This destination might not be on your radar yet, but It surely deserves to be. Recently voted among the top cities to visit in 2025 by Condé Nast Traveler, Barcelona and the Costa Brava are truly upgrading the quality of their infrastructures, their services and personalized experiences to appeal to the discerning travelers and the avid golfers. In fact, the Tourism Board of Costa Brava recently invited the world’s best golf writers to experience the region on a FAM trip so they could experience the courses and the sites all around, creating a huge buzz.
Some of the best golf courses in this region include: ⛳️ El Prat Golf Club ⛳️ Emporda Golf Club ⛳️ Camiral Golf & Welness (formerly known as PGA Catalunya) ⛳️ Golf de Pals
Apart from golf, this region boasts a diverse variety of landscapes and beautiful scenery from seaside beach resorts to mountain ranges to UNESCO World Heritages Sites. It is hard not to fall in love with the natural beauty surrounding us in Costa Brava.
Some of the best activities to be had along your golf experience in Costa Brava are: Visit Barcelona, the Gothic Quarter, Park Guëll, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló… Drink the greatest cocktails at some of the cities’ best rooftop spots, Enjoy traditional tapas late at night and enjoy a flamenco show, Explore beyond La Rambla and adventure in the lesser known neighborhoods such as Poblenou and Sant Antoni… Visit Montserrat Monastery, a UNESCO World heritage site, Walk around the historic city of Girona, Discover the coastal gem of Cadaquès and cross the French border to experience Collioure, one of our favorites small towns in Continental Europe. Hike the Costa Brava coastline, take a kayak tour, a fishing boat trip or a sailing tour, If you are up for an adventure, you could tour the Cathar Castles at the French border in the Pyrenees mountains, If you are a wine lover, the Priorat wine region is just 45 minutes away from Barcelona, and an absolute must-visit.
Barcelona and the Costa Brava will be featured as our next golf destination on our social media platforms and we can’t wait to share all the hiddem gems we know of. We will take you off-the-beaten path and show you the great adventures and the amazing food specialties you could enjoy in this part of the world. |
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