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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

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11 years ago

Aug 24, 2015

Good news for golfers here in the States: Golfbreaks.com, the leading golf travel site in the UK, has expanded to offer Americans a full range of golf experiences across the pond at every price point.

And even better news, Golfbreaks is running a golf trip of a lifetime sweepstakes: a seven-night golf vacation to Scotland for four people that includes

2 nights bed & breakfast at Trump Turnberry (5-star resort)
2 nights bed & breakfast at Gleneagles (5-star resort)
3 nights bed & breakfast at Fairmont St Andrews (5-star resort)
7 rounds of Golf at – The Ailsa and Kintyre Courses at Trump Turnberry, The PGA Centenary (2014 Ryder Cup) Course at Gleneagles, Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, The Torrance and Kittocks Courses at Fairmont St Andrews
Entry into The Old Course ballot
Car rental for the duration of your stay

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The company, which was launched in the UK in 1998, is focused, at its core, on making golf vacations (or “breaks”) as simple as possible for enthusiasts looking to play some of the 2,000 venues Golfbreaks sends clients to, including the Old Course, Carnoustie, Turnberry Ailsa, Royal County Down, Royal Liverpool, and Celtic Manor.

I spoke with the U.S. arm’s CEO, Daniel Grave about the company history, objectives, and range of offerings.

Tell me more about this sweepstakes you’re running

If you go to USA.Golfbreaks.com, you will see it featured on our homepage. In essence, it’s a seven-night vacation with seven rounds of golf for four people. The trip starts at Turnberry where the lucky winners will play both courses, then they go on to Gleneagles, play Gleneagles and Carnoustie, then on to St. Andrews, where they will stay at the Fairmont St. Andrews for three nights, and play Kingsbarns and the two courses onsite (Torrance and Kittocks).

Whilst in St. Andrews, we’ll enter them into the Old Course ballot three days in a row to maximise chances of success. We’ve been running this incredible sweepstakes since the British Open…and it expires on the 14th of September.

Tell me a little about the company’s history

There’s four of us that started the business in 1998 in the UK, and we’re effectively a travel agency for golfers. Up until this point we’ve focused on selling golf vacations to British golfers, and send about 220,000 on a trip somewhere around the world every year. In fact we send a good number of British golfers into the States, where they come to play bucket list courses like Kiawah, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Whistling Straits and TPC Sawgrass.

About three or four years ago we made the decision to look into new countries and markets, and now have an office in Charleston SC and Copenhagen, Denmark.

To begin with in the U.S., we are offering American golfers trips back to the UK and Ireland, to play all those famous courses. Over time we will add more destinations, destinations a little closer to home for Americans: the Caribbean, Mexico, even Canada…Bermuda, Bahamas. And we’ll offer trips within the States as well.

How does the process of booking a trip through Golfbreaks compare to setting one up on your own?

Our core values are to save golfers time and money. When we set the business up, all we did was domestic UK golf trips: two, three night trips. So people would get in their cars and go off for a long weekend of golf, and we’d organize that for them. So right from the go, golf around the UK has been the core of our business.

Over the years, with the volume of business we send, we are able to negotiate the very best rates. So, we guarantee getting the customer the very best price. We will get them a better price than if they tried to do it themselves. And we will get them a better price than the competitors.

There’s often the misconception I find, especially here in the US, that if you’re going to use a travel agent, you’re going to pay a premium. That’s not the case with Golfbreaks.com…as we’ll guarantee you the best price and take away all the hassle of putting one of these trips together (that’s where we save you time).

Our HQ is in Windsor UK, where we have 140 staff, and about 50 of those staff are highly trained call center agents. They’re on the phone all day, every day speaking to clients, putting trips together. Making sure everything is seamless and all the details are taken care of. They’re experts! They’ve been to all these places. They know the product inside-out. And we have different teams that specialize in different destinations.

How is Golfbreaks different?

Where we tend to be different to our competitors here in the U.S. (sending Americans to the UK), is that we’re not just catering to the high end. In fact, one of our objectives in the States is to make the dream of playing golf in the UK and Ireland a reality for ALL golfers. A trip across the pond doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

Every American golfer wants to go over to Scotland and Ireland, but a lot of them just don’t think they could ever afford it. There are ways to make it possible, and we know how to make it possible. The big-name courses are always going to be the ones people want to go and play, but there are so many other wonderful golf courses that are a quarter of the price, and where you will get an equally amazing experience.

If you have one or two bucket list courses and pad out the rest of the trip with these hidden gems, you can make a really fantastic trip affordable. Wales is another example of a place that you may not ordinarily think of going on a golf trip, however it has some of the most incredible links golf courses: Royal St. David’s, Royal Porthcawl, Machynys Peninsular. Plus you have Celtic Manor, host of the 2010 Ryder Cup. Wonderful golf and amazing value!

What are your most popular offerings?

For the US golfer going over to the UK, unsurprisingly we are finding the most popular trips are to the St. Andrews area. Then the other popular destination is the southwest of Ireland. That’s where you have Tralee, Ballybunion, Waterville.

So I think our challenge is to broaden that. There’s so much more to it than those two destinations. If you go to the north and northwest of Ireland, for example, you’ve got some incredible links golf at a fraction of the price.

For the Brits, Spain and Portugal are big. In the winter months, that’s as close as you can go to get some sunshine. We have a lot of people who do Thursday to Sunday type of trips. Turkey has become really popular. During the recession, they were one of the few destinations doing all-inclusive. And the States, of course, is very popular. We’re sending a lot of British golfers into Scottsdale [Arizona] for example, as that’s so different to what we can get in Europe.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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1 day ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
Sungjae Im +15500
Sahith Theegala +15500
Harry Hall +15500
Alex Noren +16000
Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
Alex Smalley +17000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
Cameron Smith +29000
Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
Stephan Jaeger +37500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
Casey Jarvis +49000
William Mouw +50000
Steven Fisk +50000
John Parry +50000
Nico Echavarria +52500
Garrick Higgo +52500
John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Emiliano Grillo +80000
Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
Elvis Smylie +110000
Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
Kazuki Higa +450000
Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
Tyler Collet +500000
Timothy Wiseman +500000
Shaun Micheel +500000
Y.E. Yang +500000
Michael Block+500000
Mark Geddes+500000
Luke Donald+500000
Bryce Fisher+500000
Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
Jesse Droemer +500000
Jared Jones +500000
Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
Zach Haynes +500000
Paul McClure+500000
Derek Berg +500000
Chris Gabriele +500000
Braden Shattuck +500000
Ben Polland +500000
Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Kristoffer Reitan held his nerve at Quail Hollow on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory and the $3.6 million winner’s check that came with it. The Norwegian fended off a packed leaderboard on a dramatic final day, with Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Højgaard both taking home $1.76 million for their runner-up finishes.

With a total prize purse of $20 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship.

1: Kristoffer Reitan, $3,600,000

T2: Rickie Fowler, $1,760,000

T2: Nicolai Hojgaard, -$1,760,000

4: Alex Fitzpatrick, $960,000

T5: Tommy Fleetwood, $730,000

T5: Sungjae Im, $730,000

T5: J.J. Spaun, $730,000

T8: Ludvig Aberg, $600,000

T8: Harry Hall, $600,000

T10: Patrick Cantlay, $500,000

T10: Matt McCarty, $500,000

T10: Cameron Young, $500,000

13: Justin Thomas, $420,000

T14: Min Woo Lee, $360,000

T14: Chris Gotterup, $360,000

T14: Nick Taylor, $360,000

T17: Alex Smalley, $310,000

T17: Gary Woodland, $310,000

T19: Austin Smotherman, $242,100

T19: Rory McIlroy, $242,100

T19: Keegan Bradley, $242,100

T19: Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $242,100

T19: Kurt Kitayama, $242,100

T24: Patrick Rodgers, $156,643

T24: Pierceson Coody, $156,643

T24: Adam Scott, $156,643

T24: Andrew Novak, $156,643

T24: Harris English, $156,643

T24: J.T. Poston, $156,643

T24: David Lipsky, $156,643

T31: Brian Harman, $114,416.67

T31: Viktor Hovland, $114,416.67

T31: Alex Noren, $114,416.67

T31: Tony Finau, $114,416.67

T31: Nico Echavarria, $114,416.67

T31: Corey Conners, $114,416.67

T37: Sam Burns, $82,187.50

T37: Maverick McNealy, $82,187.50

T37: Akshay Bhatia, $82,187.50

T37: Taylor Pendrith, $82,187.50

T37: Matt Wallace, $82,187.50

T37: Andrew Putnam, $82,187.50

T37: Bud Cauley, $82,187.50

T37: Lucas Glover, $82,187.50

T45: Justin Rose, $60,000

T45: Daniel Berger, $60,000

T45: Ryo Hisatsune, $60,000

T48: Denny McCarthy, $50,000

T48: Aldrich Potgieter, $50,000

T48: Webb Simpson, $50,000

T48: Michael Kim, $50,000

T52: Mackenzie Hughes, $45,187.50

T52: Max Homa, $45,187.50

T52: Brian Campbell, $45,187.50

T52: Jhonattan Vegas, $45,187.50

T52: Matt Fitzpatrick, $45,187.50

T52: Chandler Blanchet, $45,187.50

T52: Jordan Spieth, $45,187.50

T52: Jacob Bridgeman, $45,187.50

T60: Xander Schauffele, $42,500

T60: Robert MacIntyre, $42,500

T60: Ricky Castillo, $42,500

T63: Ben Griffin, $41,250

T63: Sepp Straka, $41,250

T65: Ryan Gerard, $40,250

T65: Si Woo Kim, $40,250

67: Ryan Fox, $39,500

68: Jason Day, $39,000

69: Sahith Theegala, $38,000

70: Sam Stevens, $37,500

71: Hideki Matsuyama, $37,000

72: Tom Hoge, $36,000

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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

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UK’s top golf travel site, Golfbreaks.com, now catering to U.S. golfers

Tell me more about this sweepstakes you’re running

Tell me a little about the company’s history