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Since 1971, we’ve created unforgettable golf trips to Scotland, Ireland, and beyond, with guaranteed tee times, unmatched service, and more 5-star reviews than our top competitors... combined.

Receive a free, detailed proposal crafted by our golf travel experts. Each trip is custom-built for your group, with guaranteed tee times, accommodation, and various transportation options.

Although we organize trips to many countries where golf is great, Pioneer Golf was founded and managed by a father (now retired) and son who were both born in Scotland. Our headquarters are in Austin, Texas as the vast majority of our customers are Americans and Canadians who prefer to deal with a company within reach! Our 20 staff members are all in-office and in your time zone. Meet all of us here!
Founded
"We plan. You play. Because your golf trip deserves to be a bucket list, not a checklist "

Although we organize trips to many countries where golf is great, Pioneer Golf was founded and managed by a father (now retired) and son who were both born in Scotland. Our headquarters are in Austin, Texas as the vast majority of our customers are Americans and Canadians who prefer to deal with a company within reach. Our 20 staff members are all in-office and in your time zone. Meet all of us here!
Founded

Expert coordination from tee times to transportation—so you just play.
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Pioneer Golf specializes exclusively in creating personalized golf itineraries. They aren’t just trips, but rather curated golf experiences. Our deep-rooted expertise with iconic golf destinations like Scotland, Ireland, and England, combined with our U.S. base, means we understand the expectations of North American golfers. We handle all the complexities, from securing coveted tee times to arranging unique local experiences and seamless logistics. You benefit from our insider knowledge, established relationships, and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring a stress-free and unforgettable journey that a general agency or independent booking simply can't replicate. The complexity of curating, booking, and logistically managing (amidst potential changes) an international trip for multiple people makes it extremely challenging for people to do it themselves. It's certainly not impossible, but it is usually stressful, issues/problems will occur, and it will become a part-time job! Not to mention that it's not possible to get on certain courses when doing it yourself. You also likely don’t want to be the recipient of abuse from your friends or family if things don’t go well. General travel agencies don’t tackle these trips themselves and instead come to specialized golf tour operators like us to handle them for that same reason. We work with plenty of travel agencies in handling their clients’ golf trips.
You will pay more for a trip when using a golf trip operator to arrange it. The extra that you pay over doing it yourself would not be a sustainable margin for us given the time and effort invested on our part. However, we do also benefit from discounted rates for courses, hotels, and transportation services that are available to us given our volume and relationships.
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Because we don’t just book golf trips, we deliver once-in-a-lifetime experiences that leave our clients amazed and eager to return. At Pioneer Golf, we take that responsibility seriously. Our proven process and exceptional team are the driving force behind trips that are flawlessly executed, highly personalized, and consistently exceed expectations. We know that choosing the right tour operator is a big decision, one that affects not just your experience, but that of your entire group. That’s why we’ve built a reputation for being the most professional, responsive, and friendly team in the industry. But don’t just take our word for it... In an industry dominated by five major companies, Pioneer Golf has more than four times the number of 5-star Google reviews than the other four companies COMBINED! That kind of feedback doesn’t happen by accident, it comes from delivering outstanding results again and again. We invite you to explore the “Why Use Us” page to help you choose a golf tour operator. Your trip and friends deserve the due-diligence.
For the best availability, especially at popular courses and during peak seasons (typically April through September for the British Isles), we recommend starting the planning process 12-18 months in advance. For iconic courses like the Old Course at St Andrews, even earlier planning can be beneficial. However, don't hesitate to reach out with shorter lead times as our team is adept at crafting incredible experiences even with less notice depending on your flexibility and destination.
Yes, one of the significant advantages of booking with Pioneer Golf is our longstanding relationships with many courses, including many of the most exclusive and sought-after. While some courses have very specific booking windows or visitor restrictions, our expertise and connections often allow us to secure tee times that might be difficult for individuals or other golf tour operators to obtain directly. In addition, we benefit from tee time allocations at some courses and can use these to put together itineraries that flow smoothly. We are an “Authorised Provider” of St Andrews Old Course guaranteed tee times.
We had a great experience with pioneer golf! They set up a very wonderful and doable golf and travel schedule for our Scotland trip in Aug 2025. Our driver was excellent, always on time. Our tee times allowed us plenty of time to see other sites and approach our golf in a relaxed non hurried fashion. They were very complete in keeping us on track with course requirements and in trying to secure spots on the Old Course.Kudos to Pioneer Golf!

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We chose Pioneer to set up all the details for a one week St Andrews Scotland Golf vacation for four. We began with them one year in advance and their attention to detail was exceptional. It was an epic trip and that is in part a product of Pioneers involvement in taking many of the details off our plate.

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Wonderful trip to Ireland. Excellent courses and accommodations. Schedule was well planned and executed by very friendly drivers.

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Great experience working with Pioneer! Deb and Mitzi were awesome! They planned an awesome trip ..Great tee times at some of the best courses in Scotland ..From Top shelf accommodations to timely transport from start to finish.
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Have used Pioneer Golf for all of our overseas golf trips - they consistently delivery incredible experiences time and time again. -Dave

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Our 9 round, 7 day golf trip was flawlessly planned. Accommodations were nice, courses amazing and our local driver was great.

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Fantastic experience in Scotland. Pioneer Golf was a pleasure to work with. Very responsive and accommodating with regards to course bookings, overnight stays and transportation to all of our venues. Highly recommend.

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Pioneer made a golf trip of a lifetime for 12 "70 somethings" a reality and easy. Pioneer was able to get us on courses others we looked to could not. The highlight being the "old" course at St. Andrews. They also allowed us access to an app with our detail itinerary available to all 12 with details of every step of the way, even dinner reservations we had booked ourselves.
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From the initial planning to the final details, the staff at Pioneer Golf provided exceptional service in arranging our accommodations, transportation and the booking of very favorable tee-times. 7:30 AM at the Old Course – who can top that? Thank you, Pioneer Golf, for an incredible Scottish golf experience!
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Pioneer not only put together a lovely itinerary but were helpful every step of the way when we had questions and so on. They also have an excellent in-country team, including your driver Eugene. Have already recommended them to others. Many thanks!

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Pioneer Golf Exceeded our Expectation from first day I made contact to the day of departure. Pioneer arranged every step without a hiccup. Transportation was top end and on time, Booking courses we wanted to play as well navigating the Ballot process. (Our ballot was selected on the first day we were eligible, yeah Baby). Jackson our Trip Coordinator retuned communications (phone, e-mail, text) quickly and had the patience to explain the crazy ballot selection process perfectly. All in All you should seriously consider Pioneer Golf for your next Golf Adventure. I can only comment on our Scotland St Andrew’s trip as I have not used them (yet) for our groups next adventure. I am not a paid spokesperson for Pioneer only a totally satisfied client. BOOM !!!!

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A group of friends and I recently used Pioneer Golf for our golf trip in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and they were fantastic. The courses they lined up for us were incredible. Our driver was always on time, and a genuine pleasure to be around. From the time that we got picked up from the airport through the morning we got dropped back off to fly home a week and change later, Pioneer had us covered. I would highly recommend, and I look forward to using Pioneer again in the future for our next trip.

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Pioneer Golf arranged our trip for 8 golfers to Scotland. Their staff is incredible to work with. Pioneer Golf is an high quality company and I would highly recommend them.

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This is our second trip using Pioneer Golf. Both trips have been top shelf. From the rental car to the hotels and especially the golf have all been way beyond our expectations. The Trip coordinator Deb was aces everything I asked for she delivered. We're planning our next trip and we'll absolutely go through Pioneer Golf.

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Very great experience they did a great job setting up. Everything in Saint Andrews We will be using Pioneer again for our next big golf trip

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