I started planning a golf trip today That’s not at all unusual, but the fact that the trip is over 350 days away will strike average citizens as eccentric. But not you golf travelers out there. Golf trip planning is to be savored like 25-year-old single malt or nine innings at Fenway ending in a Sox victory. Fact is, there are very few ways to make me happier than planning another great golf adventure. I’ve been heads down like a Clydesdale hitched to the Budweiser wagon for hours, scouring the web for the courses we’re going to play, the places we might stay, the ale houses we will frequent. I’ve already got calls into two friends for recommendations, checked-out a few golf travel books and referred to all the “Best of” lists.
I use a very handy and ultra easy-to-use web tool called iCyte to collect web pages that feature maps, course home pages, hotel options, etc. You just create a folder for your golf trip and then press a button when you find an interesting web page. It becomes your research folder for future reference, without having to search around for bookmarks.
Advance planning is standard operating procedure for you self-sufficient golf trip captains out there. Well, maybe the 11.5 month headstart is a bit extreme, but if you can’t go play 18, planning is the next best thing. (Below, another good reason for advance planning.)
