America’s Golfing Couple On Golf Inspired
Freelance multimedia journalists Danny & Alice, known as America’s Golfing Couple, travel the world promoting destinations, tournaments, and products.
Golf Inspired – The World’s Most Connected Travel Community Orange Tree Golf Club was the brilliant venue for the Golf Inspired First Annual Golf Outing. Founder Sean Winton welcomed partners and guests along with David Damesworth, Director of Golf. David shared that there is always a waiting
list for membership at the private Orange Tree Golf Club and it is no wonder given its strategic location in Orlando with a challenging, fun layout and exceptional food and service.
We had a blast playing with Jon Whittemore, owner of 15 U.S. golf courses and John Brown, a successful entrepreneur who now serves as the Director of Membership for Golf Inspired. Playing a round of golf is the best way to get to know people and they are our kind of people.
Traveling to play golf affords the chance to meet new friends and bond with old ones while experiencing new adventures, cuisine and learning about history, and culture. It is an opportunity to live briefly within the pages of National Geographic Magazine. Golf Inspired is the world’s most connected travel network to facilitate the pleasures of golf travel.
John explained the Golf Inspired business model and company philosophy. Golf Inspired was born under the umbrella of Distincte Travel Group, a lifestyle travel company owned by Sean Winton who has been a travel industry expert since 1996. Golf Inspired was created to enhance and leverage marketing partnerships with key destinations for their Ambassadors of the Game program. Ambassadors would bring or arrange groups to these special places. Trip details such as itineraries and collateral are undertaken by Golf Inspired personnel to include the best of not only golf, but culture and adventures to authentically experience the true destination.
Golf Inspired has no waiting list for membership. Potential ambassadors will be recruited and vetted with the right candidates having a proven track record of influence and production within their social reach or personal network of golfers that love to travel in style to the best ports of call. Perhaps they already arrange group trips or have always wanted to but didn’t have the proper connections or desire to fret the many details of coordinating transportation, tee times, lodging, etc. It takes a lot to put a single trip together, let alone a group trip. We know this very well, having been on hundreds of trips in our sixteen years of golf travel writing.
Golf Inspired’s ethos is about the celebration of the game; good living shared by likeminded individuals seeking memorable experiences. Through a series of signature events, the Golf Inspired team specializes in creating relaxed and fun-filled environments in some of the most iconic golf destinations.
The destination portfolio will consist of some 60 premier, bucket list spots around the globe. Some current destination partners to highlight are:
Costa Navarino, Greece, ranked #1 Golf Resort in Continental Europe, delivers authentic Greek culture while respecting the nature with beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, and gorgeous golf.
Fancourt Links, S. Africa, in the heart of the Garden Route has three spectacular, scenic courses designed by Gary Player’s team. Combined with safaris, a trip to S. Africa can be life changing.
Apes Hill, Barbados is the only elevated golf resort in the Caribbean offering panoramic sea views amid lush landscaping and sunbathing beaches.
Solmar Links, Los Cabos delivers stunning Pacific Ocean vistas on every hole of Greg Norman’s design with whales breaching in season.
West Cliffs, Portugal is a five-star resort in the Silver Coast with a dramatic seaside routing.
The Machrie, Scotland is on the beautiful isle of Islay, Argyll and offers a tranquil setting nestled in the dunes of a pristine seven-mile beach.
Performing Ambassadors of the Game will enjoy discounted travel benefits with an up-front subscription and annual fee. One benefit is taking discovery trips with their spouses to experience the ideal itinerary. Special relationships between Ambassadors and Golf Inspired would be evaluated annually to ensure a
mutually beneficial equation of revenue and quality of life for all.
For a taste of Experiences by Distincte and Golf Inspired, Sean Winton is hosting the 2024 Ayrshire Links Invitational presented by SQAIRZ, the official “Links Golf Shoe.” This is the area of Scotland where Sean grew up, so it is near and dear to his heart. Starting on August 18 th , 2024, through August 23rd rd at the Trump Turnberry Resort on Scotland’s picturesque Ayrshire coast, it is open to 40 golfers and non-golfers. Golfers will start off with Turnberry’s King Robert the Bruce followed by Royal Troon (host to this summer’s 152nd OPEN Championship) and Western Gailes, before finishing off with arguably one of the best links golf courses in the world – the Ailsa Course at Turnberry.
Non-golfers will have an array of options to explore. Some local highlights are the 17th century Culzean Castle and the home of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard. On property, Turnberry has a wonderful spa, an equestrian center, falconry, clay pigeon shooting and so much more. There is literally something for everyone to do! Throughout the week, the very best of what Ayrshire has to offer in scenery, culture and most important of all, it’s culinary delights will be showcased by Golf Inspired Scotland Team! The price is a reasonable $4,995/golfer sharing and $3215/non-golfer.
The full itinerary can be found HERE
If you’d like to speak directly to host Sean Winton, feel free to email or call him [email protected] / M: 813 300 2466 For information on Ambassador of the Game Program for Golf Inspired, contact John Brown – [email protected] / M: 941 448 4733