Next summer, some of the most exclusive names in American golf will be teeing it up in England. Legendary Golf Trips has multiple trips scheduled for 2027 featuring members of a remarkable line-up of U.S. clubs: Los Angeles CC, Bel-Air CC, California Golf Club of San Francisco, Monterey Peninsula CC, Spanish Oaks Golf Club, Austin Golf Club, Iron Horse, The Olympic Club and more.
A week and more of England’s finest
Each trip runs for a week or longer, pairing the country’s top golf courses with its best luxury hotels. The itineraries focus on two of England’s great golfing regions. Around London and Kent, golfers are spoilt for choice, from the Surrey heathland of Walton Heath, Sunningdale and St George’s Hill to the Kent links of Royal St George’s, Prince’s and Royal Cinque Ports. Further north, England’s Golf Coast boasts one of the finest collections of links in the world, including Open Championship venues Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool and Royal Lytham & St Annes, alongside gems such as Hillside and Formby.
No strangers to English golf
Legendary Golf Trips groups already know what England has to offer. Recent guests have taken on the famous Surrey heathland at Walton Heath and St George’s Hill, and the response from players used to the very best courses in America says a great deal about the quality waiting for them in England. Word of mouth among club members is a powerful thing, and experiences like these help explain why so many golfers from these clubs are now planning their own trips to England.
Why England appeals to American golfers
For golfers who play some of the finest private courses in the United States, England offers something genuinely different. This is where much of the game’s history was written, and many of its great courses have changed remarkably little in a century or more. Firm, fast links turf, deep pot bunkers and coastal winds call for a ground game that few American courses demand, while the heathland of Surrey and Berkshire, with its heather, pine and silver birch, is unlike anything found back home.
England is also a remarkably easy place to put together a luxury golf trip. Many of the country’s finest courses lie within an hour or two of London’s airports, so groups spend their time on the fairways rather than on the road. Long summer evenings leave room for a second round or a relaxed dinner, and the capital, the Kent coast and the North West all offer historic hotels, fine dining and plenty to see away from the course.
It is that combination of championship golf, rich history and first-class hospitality that makes England golf trips so appealing to American groups, and it is exactly what Legendary Golf Trips is building its programme around.
Legendary Golf Trips: a growing name in luxury England golf
For members of clubs like these, the bar for a golf trip is set high, and the fact that so many are choosing England is a real vote of confidence in what the country offers the discerning golf traveller. With next summer’s programme, Legendary Golf Trips is making strong strides towards becoming a premier luxury travel provider for England golf. By pairing access to England’s most celebrated courses with carefully chosen luxury hotels and smooth, well-planned logistics, Legendary Golf Trips gives its guests a trip that lives up to the standards they expect at home.
Golf Tourism England looks forward to seeing the groups arrive next summer and wishes John Handley and the Legendary Golf Trips team every success.
Golf clubs, hotels and tour operators looking to connect with international golf travellers can find out more about Golf Tourism England membership.