Trump Project in Scotland

Gordon Dalgleish

Old friend and golf writer Brian McCallen has a firm position on Trump’s new project in northeast Scotland. It is without doubt, a development which has caused great discussion and polarized many;


Auld Sod Gets Trumped: The Donald’s New Links Gets Underway

The thought of Donald Trump rolling up his starched French cuffs to stamp his inimitable brand on a remote corner of Scotland is repellent to me.

Probably I should be happier. After all, the golf development scene is mighty flat these days.

But the recent news reports detailing Trump’s much-ballyhooed project are genuinely deflating. After nearly five years of bitter legal battles with local and national officials … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Lost Luggage? Not Any More…

Mhairi

The beginning of any trip should be stress-free and enjoyable, but if your luggage or golf clubs go missing, this can easily put a damper on your vacation.

Further to my colleague Keith’s blog in March, I discovered another interesting article which not only places great emphasis on shipping luggage and clubs in advance of a trip, but specifically mentions Luggage Forward as a great option in making sure your golf clubs arrive safely (and hassle-free) to your destination.

To view the article, please click here.

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International Travel and iPhones – part 2

Gordon Dalgleish

To follow is a continuation of Larry Olmsted’s experience with his iPhone and AT&T when travelling overseas, including a nice plug for PerryGolf;


Playing Golf Abroad? Do NOT Bring Your iPhone!

TAP imageEarlier this year I had the incredible pleasure of playing in the pro-am at the Mayakoba Classic, the only PGA Tour event in Mexico, on the Greg Norman designed El Camaleon course. I also played some other great courses in the Rivera Maya, stayed at posh hotels like the Fairmont Mayakoba, and drank lots of beers and margaritas. In short I had a wonderful time.

Until AT&T … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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A dream to come true

Gordon Dalgleish

After 27 years in the golf travel business I have heard many variations on the same, understandable  theme, that to play the Old Course at St. Andrews is a life long goal. Many of the time it is fathers and sons who view a Scottish golf pilgrimage as the ultimate bonding experience.  Regardless of the reasons, many golfers throughout the world aspire to stand in front of the R & A Clubhouse and hear their name called by the starter as they tee off on the “Home of Golf”.

Later in August we are conducting a trip to St. Andrews for Mike Reeder, a double amputee Vietnam War Vetern. Mike carries a 12 handicap and has been playing golf for the last 20 years. Mike has long held the dream of playing the Old Course and we are very proud that PerryGolf can be part of that experience. He shall be accompanied on this trip by Deborah, his non golfing spouse.  His trip has been made possible by the generosity of the charity, Challenged Athletes, which helps people with physical disabilities pursue an active lifestyle.

Recognizing the unique travel challenges that Mike faces, PerryGolf staff have worked behind the scenes to ensure his dream  trip is as good as it can possibly be. Due to availability, we paired Mike with a threesome (husband, wife & grandson) on the Old Course.

Recently ESPN picked up on Mike’s story due to an article in The Tennessean and have assigned a film crew from E.60 to record Mike’s Scottish experience.  As a courtesy to the threesome of golfers, we wrote to them to explain the situation as it related to why a camera crew would be following their group around the Old Course. The gentleman in the group replied;

“We look forward to meeting Mike , our son Craig is also a double amputee  — he sponsors a golf tournament  ( Cancer for College— they provide tuition money for cancer and amputee’s I each year with his college fraternity brother Will Farrell  the actor, so we are well aware of the challenges etc — I am also a Vietnam veteran USMC !!”

It certainly gives you more than cause to pause and consider your life and the many blessings we have. By chance, we have two families playing the Old Course who have given so much for others.  As a result of this notoriety, Mike will appear on CNN this morning (August 4, between 9 – 10am CST) to speak of his upcoming trip to St. Andrews.

We shall certainly chronicle Mike’s visit to St. Andrews and do everything in our power to make the trip exceed his expectations.
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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International Travel and iPhones

Gordon Dalgleish

This blog from our good friend Larry Olmsted caught my eye as it is a topic I have commented on previously


iPhone – Sometimes Less is Less

TAP imageI feel violated. Two weeks ago, Steve Jobs and company broke into my home, changed my computer settings, and stopped my iPhone from working.

Really.

This is what technology has come to. Instead of the grandiose promise of the future with flying cars, robot servants and computers and phones that both work and make life easier, I get to spend half a day trying to fix my … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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