why cgt
WE KNOW WHAT GROUPS DESERVE
We’ve taken the trips. We’ve hosted the competitions. We’ve developed materials that encompass a complete experience.
There are four ways to plan a golf trip.
Only one builds the complete experience.
Tee Times USA, Golf Troop
There are four ways to plan a golf trip. Only one of them builds an experience.
Booking Platforms
Golfbreaks. GolfPass. Golf Zoo. Tee Times USA.
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Golfbreaks. GolfPass. Golf Zoo. Tee Times USA.
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" you find easily, everywhere.
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The agents and "concierge services" you find easily, everywhere.
You pay a premium fee for a curated itinerary, a property they swear sleeps everyone, and a handful of rounds at courses they have a relationship with. Everything is booked and emailed to you as a PDF. The only thing they've actually done is coordinated the part where your group arrives and has reservations. 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.
You research destinations for weeks. You negotiate with courses. You chase payments. You design formats you think will be fun but everyone wants to play their own ball. You explain the rules on the first tee while everyone nods. The trip happens. It's fine. Your friends thank you. But you didn't get to experience it the way they did — because you were running 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, scoreboards, draft kits, hole contests, the itinerary, and much more. We coordinate every logistical piece with the courses and lodging we help you choose. And we deliver all of it before arrival. When you walk in, it already looks like an event — because it is one.
What We Believe About Golf Trips
The Organizer Is 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 The Trip 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.
What We Believe About Golf Trips
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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.
Why I built this
Late 2021, I got a phone call from two of my best friends. They were giggling like teenage 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.
I've always been the dad of our group — the guy who plans the ski trips, the bachelor parties, the nights out, the camping weekends. If something was getting organized, I was the one doing it. A few of the guys had been on golf trips before, but we'd never done one together. It was time. And for the first time, I wasn't going as a participant. I was going as the organizer.
And I had no idea where to start.
So what did I do. The Google search. And it turned into weeks of research and 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. I was falling more in love with the game. And I knew I needed to know what I was talking about before I dared to tell my friends what I was thinking up. This one would matter.
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 amazing.
I looked up and down lists, far and wide through articles for "tournament golf trips," "Ryder Cup trips," "team golf trip coordinator” and came up empty-handed. What I did find were hype-up booking or “concierge” sites screaming "THE MOST EPIC BUDDY TRIP BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS! BOOK NOW!" and I saw everything between the lines.
They weren’t going to care about a $1,000 budget trip to the Ozarks. 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 the formats together into anything that meant something. They were going to book me lodging, a few tee times, and add 10% for their “service”.
That wasn't the trip I wanted for my group.
So I built it myself.
I designed the competition. I built the scoring. I custom-manufactured something that kept every guy invested start-to-finish. I made the trip I couldn't find anywhere, and it worked. The creation of that one weekend alone is why CGT exists.
I loved the process. The problem-solving. The format design. And most of all the moments when my group realized this wasn't just thrown together and were having genuine fun. I realized this was something I was built to do — and something my friends and others desperately needed.
Today, here’s where I stand: the golf trip experience that is built for your group will get the same level of care, attention to detail, and thoughtfulness as any trip that I’d do for myself.
No booking you a tee time and calling it a package. No % markup. No fluffy hype. Just the kind of weekend I went looking for in 2021 and couldn't find — designed, built, and delivered by a guy who had to invent it.
That’s CGT, and I’m glad you’re a part of it.
— Eric, Founder
Why I built this
Late 2021, I got a phone call from two of my best friends. They were giggling like teenage girls before one of them finally let it out: "Ric, we think it's time we all went on a golf trip. You in?"
I knew exactly why they were calling me.
I've always been the dad of our group — the guy who plans the ski trips, the bachelor parties, the nights out, the camping weekends. If something was getting organized, I was the one doing it. A few of the guys had been on golf trips before, but we'd never done one together. It was time. And for the first time, I wasn't going as a participant. I was going as the organizer.
And I had no idea where to start.
So what did I do. The Google search. And it turned into weeks of research and 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. I was falling more in love with the game. And I knew I needed to know what I was talking about before I dared to tell my friends what I was thinking up. This one would matter.
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 amazing.
I looked far and wide for "tournament golf trips," "Ryder Cup trips," "team golf trip coordinator” and came up empty-handed. What I did find were hype-up booking sites screaming "THE MOST EPIC BUDDY TRIP BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS!" and I saw everything between the lines.
They weren’t going to care about a $1,000 budget trip to the Ozarks. 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 the formats together into anything that meant something. They were going to book me lodging, a few tee times, and add 10% for their “service”.
That wasn't the trip I wanted for my group.
So I built it myself.
I designed the competition. I built the scoring. I custom-manufactured something that kept every guy invested from the first tee shot to the last. I made the trip I couldn't find anywhere, and it worked. The creation of that one weekend alone is the reason CGT exists.
I loved the process. The problem-solving. The format design. And most of all the moments when my group realized this wasn't just thrown together and were having genuine fun. I realized this was something I was built to do — and something my friends and others desperately needed.
Today, here’s where I stand: the golf trip experience that is built for your group will get the same level of care, attention to detail, and thoughtfulness as any trip that I’d do for myself.
No booking you a tee time and calling it a package. No % markup. No fluffy hype. Just the kind of weekend I went looking for in 2021 and couldn't find — designed, built, and delivered by a guy who had to invent it.
That’s CGT, and I’m glad you’re a part of it.
— Eric, Founder
"There was no stress about where we were staying or what was coming next. Having everything organized allowed us to focus on enjoying the trip with the boys. From the team logos to the attention to detail in the prizes — everything was absolutely top notch."
"Most golf trips die in the group chat because no one wants to handle the logistics. This removes all of that friction. You pay by the deadline, show up, and play. Custom Golf Trips takes care of everything down to the last detail."
"Playing Whistling Straits has always been a bucket list course for me. It is always great when all the heavy lifting is done and you just have to pay and show up. Very professional and detail oriented."
"Most golf trips are a pain to coordinate — it's pulling teeth for the most part. The organization and thought put into this trip make it special. A lot more people would be on board for something well formatted to take the guesswork out of it."
"The best part to me is the custom recommendations for you and including you in the process. They give you places that fit your criteria but then take care of everything you don't want to do. Research, tee times, accommodations, even dining."
Custom Golf Trips is built by an organizer and a small team with 20+ years of combined group trip planning experience.
"Most golf trips die in the group chat because no one wants to handle the logistics. This removes all of that friction. You pay by the deadline, show up, and play. Custom Golf Trips takes care of everything down to the last detail."
"There was no stress about where we were staying or what was coming next. Having everything organized allowed us to focus on enjoying the trip with the boys. From the team logos to the attention to detail in the prizes — everything was absolutely top notch."
"Most golf trips are a pain to coordinate — it's pulling teeth for the most part. The organization and thought put into this trip make it special. A lot more people would be on board for something well formatted to take the guesswork out of it."
"Playing Whistling Straits has always been a bucket list course for me. It is always great when all the heavy lifting is done and you just have to pay and show up. Very professional and detail oriented."
AN INVITATION TO YOU
IF YOU WANT A TRIP DEFINED
BY MOMENTS & MEMORIES,
IT’S TIME FOR US TO TALK.
Every trip begins with a conversation — or the start of one.
Let’s see if CGT is right for your next trip.
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