Golf and the Good Life - Your Guide for Golf Trips Across the Pond

Follow Your Captain: Tips for When You're Along for the Ride

Golf and the Good Life - Your Guide for Golf Trips Across the Pond

Show Notes

We've spent plenty of time talking about how to lead a great golf trip across the pond. This episode is for everyone else. The group members. The friends along for the ride. The 90% who didn't volunteer to be the Captain (the H&B word for the person organizing the trip).

Connor and D.J. walk through what it means to be a great traveler when you're not the one leading, from respecting the decisions to showing up prepared to simply not being "that guy."

Because the best trips allow the Captain to enjoy the fruits of their labor as much as everyone else.

Additional Resources

Tips & Advice for Golf Trip Captains

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