why cgt
YOU ONLY GET SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES.
MAKE IT MEAN MORE.
Too often, golf trips are left to chance. We believe that how you play is just as important as the views that come with it. We've hosted them. We’ve taken them. We've defined what makes it worth cherishing and coming back for.
Four ways to plan a golf trip.
Only one designs what's inside.
Tee Times USA, Golf Troop
Four ways to plan a golf trip. Only one designs what's inside.
Booking Platforms
Golfbreaks, GolfPass, Golf Zoo, Tee Times USA, Golf Troop
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Golfbreaks, GolfPass, Golf Zoo, Tee Times USA, Golf Troop
They sell you tee times and a hotel block in a cookie-cutter package. You pick from a menu, pay the markup, and handle everything else yourself. You're still the project manager. You just paid someone to let you stay one.
Travel Planners
The agents and "concierge services" that you find easily, everywhere.
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The agents and "concierge services" that you find easily, everywhere.
You pay a premium fee for a curated itinerary including a property they swear sleeps everyone and a handful of rounds at courses they have relationships with. Everything is emailed to you as a PDF. That's it. What happens next is a blank page.
Doing It Yourself
The spreadsheet. The group chat. The 40+ hours you're never getting back.
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The spreadsheet. The group chat. The 40+ hours you're never getting back.
After researching for weeks, you finally get an itinerary together you hope works. You pick formats you think will be fun. Everyone nods. Your friends thank you. But it didn't play out how you expected — because you were explaining it the whole time.
A complete experience designed and delivered, ready for you to play.
We design the trip from the inside out. We infuse competition in a way that best suits the dynamic. We produce every material — scorecards, leaderboards, draft kits, hole contests, the itinerary, and more. We coordinate every logistical piece and we deliver all of it before you arrive. When you show up, it's your group's event. Ready to be played.
Why I built this
Late 2021, I got a phone call from two of my best friends. They were giggling like little girls before one of them finally let it out: "We think it's time all of us went on a golf trip. You in?"
I knew exactly why they were calling me. They needed me to do the heavy lifting…
So what did I do. I said yes. Then came the Google search. Weeks of research later I had a general idea of what I was looking for. I became fluent in destination regions, going rates, peak seasons, which courses booked out and when. Strange enough, I loved every minute of it. And I knew I needed to know what I was talking about before I proposed a plan to my friends.
With a $1,000 budget and a “must drive to” destination (most of us from St. Louis), I landed on the Lake of the Ozarks. Then I sought help to make it more than just a place to go. I hunted far and wide through countless articles for "tournament golf trips," "Ryder Cup trips," "team golf trip coordinator” and came up empty-handed on anything that would actually produce what I knew I needed: structure and a sense of purpose. This one would matter.
What I discovered were hype-up booking and “concierge” sites screaming "THE MOST EPIC BUDDY TRIP BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS! BOOK NOW!". They weren’t going to care about what formats we played. They weren't going to evaluate skills or suggest pairings and matchups. They weren't going to put us on a leaderboard. And they definitely weren't going to tie any of it together to mean something. They were going to book me lodging, a few tee times, and add 10% for their “service”.
That wasn't what I wanted for my group.
So I built it myself.
I designed the competition. I built the scoring. I custom-manufactured materials and a theme that kept every guy invested start-to-finish. I made the trip I couldn't find anywhere, and it worked. The adventure of creating that one weekend is why CGT exists.
I loved the process. The problem-solving. The design. And most of all, the moments when my group realized this wasn't just thrown together and all of them were having genuine fun. I realized this was something I was built to do — and something my friends and others desperately needed.
— Eric Drewett, Founder of Custom Golf Trips
Our Take On Golf Trips
The Organizer Should Be A Player Too
If you're answering questions on the first tee instead of hitting your opening drive, something went wrong before anyone landed. The organizer is usually a player. We want them to feel like one.
Competition Changes How It Feels
It's the difference between playing rounds of golf and a weekend that has stakes. Your group will stand around the scoreboard longer than you'd believe. They'll photograph it. They'll argue about it. They'll remember it.
The Small Details Are What's Remembered
Nobody tells the story of the tee time. They tell the story of the draft. The comeback. Or the putt to win. Every trip is built on moments — we build for them, not around them.
Your Group Will Rise To Whatever You Set
Give your group a vague format and you'll get a casual weekend. Give them an event with a scoreboard and something on the line — and you'll see a side of your friends you forgot existed. Groups don't settle for less. The structure around them does.
If It's Worth Taking, It's Worth Doing Right
Everyone in your group is giving up work, their money, and time away from their families. That's not nothing. The trip you give them should be worth what they gave up to be there.
FIVE BELIEFS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY FACTS
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The Organizer Is A Player Too
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If you're answering questions on the first tee instead of hitting your opening drive, something went wrong before anyone landed. The organizer is a player. Treat him like one.
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Competition Changes How The Trip Feels
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It's the difference between playing rounds of golf and a weekend that has stakes. Your group will stand around the scoreboard longer than you'd believe. They'll photograph it. They'll argue about it. They'll remember it.
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The Small Details Are What's Remembered
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Nobody tells the story of the tee time. They tell the story of the draft. The medal. The putt to win the cup. Every trip is built on moments — so build for them, not around them.
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Your Group Will Rise To Whatever You Set
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Give your group a vague format and you'll get a casual weekend. Give them a draft kit, a scoreboard, and something on the line — and you'll see a side of your friends you forgot existed. Groups don't plateau. The structure around them does.
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If It's Worth Taking, It's Worth Doing Right
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Your group is giving up a weekend, their money, and time away from their families. That's not nothing. The trip you hand them should be worth what they gave up to be there.
REAL TRIPS. REAL EXPERIENCES.
WHAT GROUPS SAY
OUR INVITATION TO YOU
YOUR TRIP DESERVES TO MEAN SOMETHING MORE.
Let’s make it happen.
It begins with a conversation — or the start of one.