Pioneer Golf, Inc., specializes in private golf tours, designed for parties of four to twenty or more.  Our head office is in Austin, Texas while we also maintain an office in Chicago. We customize itineraries along the lines of what our clients - whether they be a group of old friends, fellow club members, or a corporate/incentive group - may specifically have in mind.  Our area of specialization is the British Isles, about which we safely claim to have extensive knowledge.  

Founder and president of the company is Peter Hazelton.  Peter was born and raised in Scotland and is an immigrant to the United States.  He is a 1968 graduate of the University of Texas and a golfer. Pioneer was established in 1971 but hasn't always concentrated on golf tours.  For many years, as Pioneer World Travel, Inc., we operated customized corporate incentive, special interest, and purely sightseeing groups to destinations worldwide. Over the years, many of those special interest groups had a sporting theme, such as golf.  In 1997 we began to actively market golf-specific trips to Scotland and Ireland.  For this purpose, a separate company, Pioneer Golf, Inc. was formed.  In 2000, the larger worldwide group division of the company was divested, leaving us to concentrate only on golf.  It is this background as tour operators that lends itself well to what we are doing in the world of golf.  Peter Hazelton's own golf and British background supplement our technical expertise.

This website, we hope, will offer you enough information to prompt you to give us a call. We’ll then fill you in on the more subtle aspects of your proposed trip: when to go, how to go, what to avoid, types of accommodations, which courses, and so on. We'll try to instill a sense of comfort on your part, making sure you receive the very best possible attention on a personal basis. To read more click here: Our Approach.