July 28, 2023
Hi Austin,
Many thanks for your inquiry, we would love to be your resource for all your golf travel needs!
Epic Golf Travel was founded over 25 years ago and our company partners are PGA Professionals who have over 75 years of golf industry and travel experience. We are members of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), the leading international golf tourism organization, as well as the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).
At Epic Golf Travel, our motto, “The Best Golf Vacations on the Planet”, is our sincere promise to you to deliver an exceptional golf travel experience... every trip you take and every time you take one.
To this end, we spend more hours planning and executing your trip than any other golf tour company in the industry. Because of the time we spend, this sometimes comes at a cost, so working with us may not be for everyone or for every trip. But for those who seek a genuine interest in their golf experience and fanatical attention to detail, we believe you’ll appreciate our absolute commitment to you and your golf travel plans.
The attached schedule is based on 8 golfers traveling and includes 7 nights double accommodations, 8 rounds of golf, airport transfers and daily golf transfers, and numerous other inclusions listed below.
Your lodging is 7 nights at The Vincent Hotel in Southport.
Your golf has you playing 8 rounds... Hillside Golf Club, Formby Golf Club, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) Golf Club, and Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club. More information on both your lodging and golf courses may be found below.
Your proposed itinerary:
Aug 10: Arrive at London Heathrow / Check-in at The Vincent Hotel
Aug 11: Play Hillside Golf Club
Aug 12: Play Royal Birkdale (36 holes)
Aug 13: Play Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club
Aug 14: Play Formby Golf Club
Aug 15: Play Royal Lytham & St Annes (36 holes)
Aug 16: Play Royal Liverpool (Hoylake)
Aug 17: Depart for home
For your transportation, I have included airport transfers from London Heathrow and daily golf transfers each day over having a chauffeured driver for the duration of the trip, as your hotels are within walking distance of numerous hotels and pubs.
Our prices INCLUDE ALL TAXES AND ANY RESORT OR LODGING FEES, there are no hidden costs of any kind.
Your monies are 100% 
protected from any Coronavirus related issues. Your trip can be rescheduled with no penalty should there be any governmental closures, delays or travel bans specific to COVID-19.
When you're ready to book, you can simply click on the "Ready to Book" button contained herein and it will walk you through the process of making your deposit and other payments.
I look forward to your thoughts and please reach out with your questions or comments.
Kind regards,
| YOUR TRIP SUMMARY | |
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| DATES: | August 10, 2024 - August 17, 2024 |
| # GOLFERS: | 8 Golfers |
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DAYS/NIGHTS ROUNDS: |
8 Days / 7 Nights / 8 Rounds |
| GOLF: | 8 rounds of golf with prepaid greens fees. See courses below. |
| LODGING: | 7 nights lodging in double guest rooms at the lodging listed below |
| TRANSPORT: | Airport transfers from London Heathrow Airport and daily golf transfers to your courses |
| FOOD & BEVERAGE | Breakfast is included each morning |
| PRICE: | $5,685.00 USD per person |
| DEPOSIT: | $1,925.00 USD per person |
| TERMS: | Your monies are 100% protected from any Coronavirus related issues. Your trip may be rescheduled with no penalty should there be any governmental closures, delays or travel bans specific to COVID-19 |
In order to secure all aspects of your golf trip a one third deposit reflected above is required. The balance is due 75 days prior to travel.
In order to secure all aspects of your golf trip a one third deposit reflected above is required. The balance is due 75 days prior to travel.
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7 nights lodging in double guest rooms at the lodging listed below |
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8 rounds of golf with prepaid greens fees. See courses below. |
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Full use of all practice facilities at all golf courses |
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Breakfast is included each morning |
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Airport transfers from London Heathrow Airport and daily golf transfers to your courses |
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Destination Travel Pack with useful information on traveling to the UK and areas visited on your tour |
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All Lodging and Golf Course Surcharges & All Taxes |
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Full Services of Epic Golf Travel Personnel before, during and after your trip including a web portal for individual online deposit and balance payments, arranging all golf, room, caddie and dinner reservations, rental car requests & airport transfer requests |
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Epic Golf Travel 24/7 Golf Concierge |
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Automatic Membership into our Epic Plus Program |
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Our Gold Star Service Pledge |
Each golf may make their trip payments individually.
WHY EPIC GOLF TRAVEL?
WE'VE BEEN THERE
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THE EPIC TEAM
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THE TRIP PUZZLE
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GOLF COURSES
GOLF COURSES
HILLSIDE GOLF CLUB
Ranked #23 in Top 100 Golf Courses in England
A true championship links, Hillside is regarded as the finest links golf course not to have hosted the Open Championship. The club has a track record of staging some of the highest profile professional and amateur tournaments, including the 1982 PGA Championship and twice the Amateur and Ladies Amateur Championships. A regular Final Qualifying venue for the Open, Hillside has recently hosted the 2019 British Masters.
Hillside Golf Club is actually ranked in the top 25 courses in all the British Isles, but is relatively unknown internationally because it has never hosted the Open. The club is one of the very best of the Open Championship final qualifying venues, and has also hosted the Amateur Championship and numerous European Tour events. And you won’t believe how spectacular the back nine is, as good as Royal Birkdale is, it is not uncommon to hear someone say they think Hillside Golf Club is the better course.
FORMBY GOLF CLUB
Ranked #18 in Top 100 Golf Courses in England
Formby Golf Club was founded in 1884, originally with a nine-hole course in play for the members. In 1912, Willie Park Junior established the original 18-hole layout and it was altered by James Braid in 1922 and Harry Colt in 1933. Today's layout now measures more than 7,000 yards from the tips.
Play Formby when you have been sufficiently beaten up by the other windy links courses around Liverpool and Southport, but don’t be fooled into thinking that this course is easy. It certainly is not. Bunkering is strategic, the undulating fairways are very much links-like, the rough is strewn with heather and the pines provide an element of park-like protection from the wind. Formby will suit both links lovers and the player who prefers the softness of inland golf; both these camps will arrive contentedly at the 19th hole.
Formby has hosted a number of important amateur events over the years and played host to the 2004 Curtis Cup and has hosted. The Amateur Championship on three occasions.
ROYAL BIRKDALE GOLF CLUB
Ranked #38 in Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
Designed by George Lowe, Royal Birkdale as we now know it was opened in 1897. In the 1930s, the course was remodelled and upgraded to championship standards by F.G. Hawtree and J.H. Taylor.
The club was simply known as Birkdale until 1951 when King George VI bestowed the royal charter on the club. Royal Birkdale Golf Club has hosted all the important events—the Ryder Cup, Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, Ladies British Open Championship. The British Open Championship has been hosted at Birkdale no fewer than nine times (most recently in 2008).
It truly is a famous links and widely recognized for its fairness. If you hit the fairways, rarely will the ball be thrown off course. The fairways are laid out in the flat-bottomed valleys between the towering dunes. These dunes, in turn, provide superb viewing platforms for spectators.
SOUTHPORT & AINSDALE GOLF CLUB
Ranked #38 in Top 100 Golf Courses in England
Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club (S&A as it is widely and affectionately known), was founded in 1906 and is another great creation of course designer James Braid. This is a true championship course set amongst the dunes on the North West coastline of England.
The course has a very natural feel to it and is somewhat old-fashioned, with blind drives and obscured approach shots. The fairways wind their way through gaps and valleys between the dunes and many of the greens are on raised plateaus.
The club has hosted two Ryder Cup matches in 1933 and 1937 and a number of other prestigious championships including The British Ladies' Open and The British Amateur. It remains a final qualifying course for The Open Championship and it has been voted by one golf magazine as among the top 50 courses in Great Britain.
ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB (HOYLAKE)
Ranked #15 in Top 100 Golf Courses in England
Hoylake, as it is called by those in the know, has a long and illustrious history of playing host to the Open Championship and has now staged twelve, its first in 1897. Founded in 1869, Hoylake is the second oldest seaside links course in England – only Royal North Devon is older.
George Morris, brother of Old Tom, and Robert Chambers originally laid out a 9-hole course on the site of a racecourse and for the first seven years, golfers shared the land with members of the Liverpool Hunt Club. Three extra holes were soon added and in 1871, the course was extended to 18 holes. In 1872, the club received royal patronage from Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught.
Without doubt, Royal Liverpool is a tough links. Only six holes are in the dunes – otherwise there is little protection from the ever-changing wind. There is nothing artificial about the course. It represents a traditional, genuine test of golf and after 39 years away, The Open Championship returned to Hoylake in 2006, with Tiger Woods the winner.
ROYAL LYTHAM & ST ANNES GOLF CLUB
Ranked #54 in Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present Course constructed in 1897. The Clubhouse celebrated its Centenary in 1998. It is one of the premier links courses in the world, host to eleven Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and numerous other major tournaments including the Women's and Seniors Open Championships and the Walker Cup in 2015.
Royal Lytham & St. Annes has 174 bunkers peppering the fairways and surrounding the greens. Although the not the longest of Championship courses, it is one where careful thought and accurate shots are essential. It is not a conventionally beautiful golf course as it is surrounded by suburban housing and flanked by a railway line, but it has a charm all of its own. It is a Links Course that is a long way from the sea yet close enough for the sea breeze to have an effect on one's game.
LODGING
LODGING
THE VINCENT HOTEL, SOUTHPORT
This stylish 4-star boutique hotel is in city center and is just a 10 minute walk to the beach in Southport. The chic surroundings include 59 guest rooms, a restaurant, pub, 6th floor gym and well-appointed finishes. The Vincent Hotel is on Southport's main shopping street and is just a one minute walk from Southport Rail Station.
Complementary Wi-Fi, luxurious bed linens, a flatscreen TV with Sky Sports and sleek bathrooms are featured in the air-conditioned guest rooms. The penthouse also features a private steam room and outdoor cast iron double bath.
The V Cafe and Restaurant offers a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu and has its own blend of fresh coffees. Guests may also enjoy the Vincents cocktail bar, which offers a variety of draft beers and inventive cocktails.
YOUR GIFT
YOUR GIFT
EGT EMBOSSED LEATHER GIFTS
Our embossed gifts are 100% full grain leather and made right here in the USA . They come with our logo heat embossed on each and should give you years of service!
Each gift package includes 1 set of leather coasters, 2 leather scorecard holders, 2 leather valuables pouches and 1 men's money billfold.
COMMITTED TO THE PERFECT TRIP
A COMPANY OF GOLFERS
We've traveled the world playing golf. We think just like you do, making us the perfect golf planning partner.
BESPOKE GOLF EXPERIENCES
We offer the finest resorts and golf courses in the world and customize each and every trip.
OUR SERVICE PROMISE
Our partners have been providing the highest level of service to their golf clientele for decades.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
You deserve a trip that is planned and executed perfectly, providing you with memories that last a lifetime.
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BOOKING PROCESS
In order to secure all aspects of your golf trip a one third deposit reflected above is required. The balance is due 75 days prior to travel.