tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34473447105366543672024-03-20T07:15:08.655-04:00Bradley Golf TravelBradley Golf Travel specializes in planning custom golf vacations for families and friendsBart Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093240076394485303noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447344710536654367.post-81457676819624541582014-03-18T16:57:00.001-04:002014-03-18T16:57:20.646-04:00Big News from the USGAWell this isn't just huge news. It isn't a rule change or an equipment rollback or the anchored putting decision.<br />
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The 2021 US Open will be held at Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA. It was last visited by the USGA in 2008. If you have trouble recalling what happened, here is a refresher below from the Monday playoff.<br />
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Torrey Pines also holds a yearly PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open.<br />
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And yes, Torrey Pines is a public golf course owned by the city of San Diego. Which means, we at Bradley Golf Travel can send you there!<br />
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<br />Matt Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711418353718459337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447344710536654367.post-80114194327497501312014-03-17T14:49:00.001-04:002014-03-17T14:49:25.284-04:00Spring has sprung! (Also, Happy St. Patrick's Day!)It has unfortunately been awhile since I was last blogging, either retelling golfing adventures and or giving potential ideas for great golf trips. However, I am back and promise to be more vigilant with posting.<br />
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Today is St. Patrick's Day! Which means the prime golfing season is just around the corner. (or the corner after the corner if you are me, in northern Indiana)<br />
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However, there are some places that you can go now. The Dormie Club in Pinehurst, NC is a great course located in the same town as the famed Pinehurst No 2, site of the 2014 US Open. <br />
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Have been happily busy planning a few trips to Scotland. I love Scotland and its links. I thought I'd share a few pictures:<br />
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Of course, it all begins at the Old Course in St. Andrews:<br />
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A great memory from the Swilcan Bridge with my father-in- law:<br />
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The beauty of Kingsbarns:<br />
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The majesty of Turnberry:<br />
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The joy of the Postage Stamp at Troon:<br />
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The history of Prestwick:<br />
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The Majesty and the Quirk of Cruden Bay:<br />
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If these pictures make you want to head to Scotland, Bradley Golf Travel stands ready to get you to the right places, to the right courses and at the right price.<br />
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Bart Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093240076394485303noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447344710536654367.post-56355878188993363762012-11-21T20:42:00.003-05:002012-11-21T20:42:45.153-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!!As we approach Thanksgiving, the holiday to appreciate everything that we have been given, I would like to say thanks for the blessings that I have received in my life.<br />
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Thank you Dad for all of the amazing places and memories that I have gotten to share with you over the last 17 years. <br />
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And with that I want to share some of these memories that I have been lucky enough to have<br />
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Spring Break 2010 France</div>
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Summer 2011 England</div>
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Summer 2012 Michigan</div>
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There isn't a much prettier campus in that nation than the University of Notre Dame.<br />
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Near the Welsh capital of Cardiff, lies Royal Porthcawl. The club, created in 1891, sits right along the Bristol Channel. It has held many major competitions such as the 1964 Curtis Cup and the 1995 Walker Cup. It is scheduled to hold the Senior Open Championship in 2014.<br />
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MattMatt Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711418353718459337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447344710536654367.post-66785916129083299552012-07-03T10:58:00.001-04:002012-07-03T10:58:30.449-04:00It's the little things...Having fun off the golf course can be just as rewarding as the time spent on the course. Traveling with a group of buddies with whom you can laugh, joke and have fun and relax in the car, at dinner or at night can make a golf trip truly memorable.<br />
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I just got back from a trip to England that was part fun, part research for the family travel agency business (www.bradleygolftravel.com), and part research for my current novel. I actually didn't go near Greenwich Park since I figure that I'll be spending 4 days of my life there in only 4 short months. I did do a pretty comprehensive tour of non-Olympic London, and I'll tell you, non-Olympic London is most of it right now. The sites are ready, the plans are in place, but the atmosphere is--well, missing. Aside from a very few adverts, and a tiny stack of children's sized Olympic t-shirts on sale at one gift shop, you'd never know the Olympics were on their way. But I learned a lot on my trip. Here are my travel tips for London 2012.<br />
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1) If you're just now thinking you might like to go, HURRY! Many of the options for lodging and tickets are becoming scarce.<br />
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2) Wear your walking shoes. You'll have to take public transportation to the Games, as they cleverly (and deliberately) designed all the venues without any parking within 6 miles; if you were insane enough to think you'd just take a cab, think again. They're blocking off half the street lanes of a very congested city for travel for the athletes and officials alone. You're going to be on the Tube with 50,000 of your best friends. If you're smart, you'll get off the stop before them and walk the rest of the way. Otherwise it's 50,000 people all trying to climb the same set of stairs.<br />
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3) Unless this is your once-in-a-lifetime trip to England, and you've always dreamed of seeing Westminister Abbey or the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, skip them. If you really must go, get up early and get in line at the Abbey half an hour before opening. All the tourists are herded along the same route, and space is really tight in some of the chapels. Some people walk fast, but others will stand around forever listening to all the options on their audio guide. The farther along in the day, the more it becomes a human traffic jam. In the case of the Changing of the Guard, get a breakfast picnic, find a spot on the Victoria Memorial facing the Palace, and camp out before 9am. Bring a book to pass the time. The guards change at 11:30. Warning: it's not a cool as you think. They pretty much just exchange one troop of guards for another.<br />
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4) For all other attractions, do some research. Some allow you to buy tickets online and save yourself the queue. The London Eye allows you to make exact-time reservations online. If the attraction is physically small (Churchill's War Rooms) get there early in the day; if it's huge (Tate Museum) you've got more leeway. And skip Madame Tussaud's. What a waste of time.<br />
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If you just have 1 day to see the Canyon, be sure to take a helicopter tour. Simply amazing and majestic.<br />
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Out over the central canyon: Pictures don't do it justice, but it is a majestic, must-do experience<br />
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I can highly recommend a winter visit to the Pheonix/Scotsdale area....fun for the whole family.<br />
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Sounded great to me, but not to my family. My husband was still in the early stages of recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon, and he was having trouble enough navigating Florence's cobbled streets without adding in huge crowds. My daughter said she didn't like fireworks. My son thought it would be hard to pray with so many tourists crowding the church. None of them wanted to have to get to the church early in order to find a seat, and none of them were at all moved by my descriptions of the cart with white oxen.<br />
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The final vote was 3-1 in favor of the 7 am Mass.<br />
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The people on parade took it very seriously. I would guess they've been doing this since the cathedral was built.<br />
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Many of the big name courses in Ireland and Scotland give a 10 to 15% discount on green fees to tour operators. There are even bigger savings on lodging. For those same Ireland and Scotland trips, the tour operator rates on accommodations come at a 20-30% discount! While I am sure that some of the "big name" golf travel companies turn around and charge the client full price or even higher, our modest fee (8% for single travelers, 6% for groups) still provides a substantial discount to our customers. So using a service like ours saves you substantial cash and lots of time. Plus, with our experience, you'll end up with a better trip.<br />
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How about Spyglass, seen anually during the Clambake...<br />
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A new gem, Erin Hills outside Milwaukee, host to the 2017 US Open<br />
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Would you like to see Whistling Straits and check out where Dustin Johnson grounded his club in the "bunker" on 18?<br />
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We can help plan a great trip to Pebble Beach ...remember Tom Watson's chip in on 17 or Tom Kite's victory -- here is the 18th tee shot?<br />
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