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Creating Award winning Trips

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How we went about creating the award winning trips LGT Golf is firmly geared to creating and providing golfing experiences that are unique, interesting and fun. There are a lot of golf travel products out in the market, and it is a challenge to create something different.  The golf concierge service that we have created, coupled with the tranquil luxury of a river cruise through some of the most beautiful rivers in Europe and Asia provides a unique experience that I want to share with all of my guests. It starts with finding a river cruise operator that provides the highest levels of service, gourmet food, and luxurious accommodation. AmaWaterways have the highest rated ships. 280 ships were graded, tested and secretly shopped. The Berlitz Guide (the definitive river cruise guide) put the AmaWaterways vessels into the top 11 spots. We also had to find the golf courses that met our expectations. Not only from a guest experience point of view, but also the quality of the course and the f

The Beginning

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The Start of the Journey Like many of you, when I hit my first pure shot, I was hooked on the greatest game ever. I wanted to play the best courses that I could and develop my game as far as I could. Over the years I have been privileged to play all over the world, in China, Thailand, India, USA, the UK and in Europe. Up until now it was never possible to play multiple courses in different countries in one trip because of the logistics involved, yet there were still so many beautiful courses that were on my list to play. So my company, LGT Golf, has partnered with AmaWaterways to provide a unique golfing holiday that allows you to play 5 of the best courses in Europe. It is a marriage made in heaven, combining the best golf courses with the best river cruises in Europe. I have based the selection criteria on the same aspects that I would want for my own holiday, selecting golf courses that have hosted a European Tour, Ladies European Tour, Challenge Tour or Seniors Tour tournament. Th