Golf group tour operator Pioneer Golf offers perks for golf pros

The golf pro plays a central role in his club’s community. Members look to pros for advice on their game and enjoy their company while on the course. From experience in working with groups of golfers traveling to Scotland or Ireland, Pioneer Golf, located in Austin, Texas, can attest that many groups of golfers traveling to the British Isles often belong to the same club and have their local pros accompany them.

Pioneer Golf, Inc. (www.pioneergolf.com) is owned and managed by Peter Hazelton, a native Scot. The company was established in 1971 and is strictly a golf tour operator specializing in the British Isles. It customizes golf vacations for groups of four or more and has organized many club trips.

Pioneer works with pros to organize such trips. Depending on group size, the pro will either travel free of charge or if unable to make the trip, be compensated financially.

To ensure tee times, Pioneer’s clients often start planning their trip as early as spring of the prior year. If Scotland is the chosen destination, the company encourages those clients wishing to include the St. Andrews Old Course in their 2007 itinerary to have plans set by the end of August this year.

If you are a golf pro or director and would like to investigate a trip to Scotland, Ireland, England, or Wales, begin with Pioneer’s website at www.pioneergolf.com. An online planning tool will help you get started, and the testimonial section will give you an idea of the company’s standing in the golf tour industry. Alternatively, Pioneer can be reached at 800-262-5725.