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Tips on Planning Your Golf Trip to Ireland

A lot of golfers heading off for an Irish golf vacation choose to hire trip planners or golfing specialists to help them on their journey. When you really take a look at the planning involved, you’ll probably realize that it was a good move.

If you’re considering a trip to Ireland to play some golf, there are some specific things that you should think about. For many other golfing trips, you’d start by choosing the courses that you want to play. In Ireland, however, there are so many amazing courses that it’s difficult to settle on a few. Instead, consider the following questions:

There is such a tremendous range of golf courses available, so whether you want to go on a budget golf trip or a splurging trip where you play nothing but the best courses, Ireland’s got something for you. So what is your budget?

Do you want to play the most popular and highly-rated courses, or do you want to toss in a couple of hidden gems along the way?

How much variety do you want? Would you like to explore different courses every day or play a couple of courses several times each?

What type of accommodation are you willing to book? How close do you want to be to the golf courses?

Are you looking to stay in the city near all the action or find more modest accommodations closer to the courses?

Do you want to eat local food or splurge on other food? How much is quality a priority?

How do you plan to get around the country?

Do you want to focus on golf and golf only or spend some time exploring the locale?

After you’ve covered the listed questions, you’ll have a much better idea of how to begin planning. This is when you’ll decide whether to do all the planning on your own or hire a professional to handle it for you.

Why do people choose to hire a trip planner or a specialist? Well, for one, they know a lot more than you do. They know what is available in the area and can help you put together a trip that suits all your needs and preferences. It will take a considerably shorter amount of time as well, not to mention it will be a lot less stressful. You won’t have to do nearly as much research as you’d otherwise have to do.

Oftentimes, tour operators are paid by the hotels and courses that they help you book, meaning that you may pay little more for their services that you would on your own. Sometimes it won’t cost you at all!

Please note that having a planned trip itinerary is not the same as having all your reservations sorted out.

Popular courses are often booked out very quickly, and if you don’t get your reservations ahead of time, you may miss out on a course you wanted to play or the hotel you wanted to stay in. Even if you’ve got a plan, try to be flexible. Things rarely work out perfectly, and chances are you’ll run into a couple of snags along the way.

An amazing tour operator or golfing specialist will significantly decrease the snags you’ll run into simply because they know how to plan a great trip with minimum risks. They’ll make sure your reservations are confirmed ahead of time so you can go ahead and enjoy a great trip.

Don’t rush through the planning process. The more you plan, the more prepared you’ll be! The more prepared you are, the less stressed you’ll be and the more fun you’ll have on your trip. So go ahead and start packing your golf clubs – it’s time to go!

Matthews Golf Tours is a family owned Irish company that specialises in golf vacations in
Ireland, get in touch today to see how we can help plan your perfect trip.