Sick Golf Trips

Jason Kauflin of Wisconsin Golf Trips joins us to break down everything you need to know about planning a Wisconsin golf trip — the courses, the costs, the logistics, and why Wisconsin quietly has the best public golf in America. We cover: • How Jason went from stay-at-home dad to running golf trips for 84-person groups • The Kohler "requirement" and how to navigate their package maze • Whistling...

This week we're joined by Joe (@golftravelerjoe), a Pinehurst member who has played 483 golf courses and counting. Joe breaks down his epic 8-day Ireland golf trip where he brought 20 Twitter followers together to play 7 rounds across the West and East coasts of Ireland. We cover everything: the courses, logistics, caddies, costs, group dynamics, weather, pub culture, and why you should never try...

In Episode 9, we welcome Tony Rudy to the Sick Golf Trips podcast to break down his annual Pinehurst golf trip — 15 guys, caddies, gambling, and some of the most diabolical greens in golf. They dive deep into what makes Pinehurst No. 2 special, why No. 4's greens might actually be harder, the legendary caddy stories, and the wild drainage that gets greens tournament-ready 10 minutes after a storm....

In Episode 8, we welcome Ryan Berger to talk about his annual college crew golf trip. In 2024, they went to Kiawah Island in South Carolina. This group of guys met in their freshman year of college in 1998 and their 2024 trip to Kiawah was one for the books. Ryan breaks down how an unofficial "golf trip committee" plans everything from courses to Airbnbs, why they timed it around NFL Draft weekend...

In Episode 7, we welcome Tam Nguyen to talk about his legendary 19-year-running golf tournament at TPC Stadium Course at La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs. What started as a post-college guys' getaway morphed into a full-fledged annual competition with stroke play, a Ryder Cup-style team event, a 3-foot trophy, and the infamous "Nibe Award."

Mike Preston wanted a special way to ring in his 40th birthday. He arranged a tight foursome with his brothers, they brought the wives for the after-golf festivities and did it right. Mike shares stories, tips and costs that made their experience a Sick Golf Trip.

Kerry and Berkeley welcome guests Danny Roberts and James Ramos to break down Kerry's first-ever organized golf trip to Honey Pond Farms in Middletown Springs, VT. They cover booking a private 18-hole course for 16 guys, the unique scramble format with shared fairways and greens, travel headaches in rural Vermont, total costs, house amenities, and more. This is definitely a unique experience, but...

Chris Roach, CEO of Porter Road, joins the pod to share his experiences touring a few courses located on the Great Peconic Bay on Long Island. It's an intimate trip with a very good friend, but they made it a family trip around golf. Unfortunately, his golf game ruined one of his golf experiences, but that's golf! Definitely try the meat at https://www.porterroad.com It really is top of the top me...

Jeff Kaplan joins us to break down his annual guys golf trip. This year, they went to Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida — home of the Copperhead Course, where the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship is played. Jeff has been organizing this group's golf trips for 18 years, and they've got it dialed in with a championship belt called "Live Until You Die," a unique point scoring system, live scor...

Dr. Chris Kurrami joins the pod to break down his annual golf trip to Bay Harbor, Michigan, a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Michigan, north of Traverse City. The good doctor shares how he first got invited, the Stableford scoring format they use, and their legendary player auction where you can bet on the winner of the tournament. We also cover surrounding courses, travel logistics, costs, and...

Bandon Dunes. No carts. No excuses. Four guys take on golf's bucket list destination and find out if it actually lives up to the hype. Our guest breaks down his trip 4-guy trip: the courses, the logistics, the cost, and weather, and more. Is this trip an Annual Lock or a Once-in-a-Lifetime, one-and-done? If you've ever had this trip in your group chat, this episode is for you.