Working With A Golf Tour Operator Traveling To Wisconsin By Brian Weis

Working With A Golf Tour Operator Traveling To Wisconsin

An Interview With Jason Kauflin, Owner from Wisconsin Golf Trips

By Brian Weis

Looking to plan the perfect golf trip to Wisconsin? Planning a buddies trip or a romantic golf getaway can be a full time job not to mention pressure filled to deliver a memorable experience. Below is an interview with Jason Kauflin, Owner from Wisconsin Golf Trips who shares some insider information about traveling to Wisconsin.

Please provide a brief company overview and why you enjoy being a golf tour operator?
Wisconsin Golf Trips has been providing custom itineraries since 2015. The company specializes in inbound packages to the high-profile courses in Wisconsin but also books select outbound destinations for its customer base. There is a deep satisfaction in handling all of the details for a group and leaving no stone unturned so they will have a great experience!

Why should traveling golfers use your service as opposed to going directly through a golf course?
Ease. Sure, if you are planning to stay at one resort and only golf there it probably makes sense for you to pick up the phone and call yourself. But if you are trying to piece together a number of courses or resorts into one trip, using a tour operator can make your life very easy. I can make all the tee times at the individual courses for you and book the lodging as well. When you show up to golf, everything is paid for and they are waiting for you.

What tips might you share with travelers as they start planning their golf trip? (general golf travel plans)
You can never plan too early. Research the destination you are considering to try and gain some perspective on how early you need to book to get the exact trip you might be considering.

What benefits can your business provide traveling golfers?
By handling all contracts and payments with the vendors, the customer has no one to deal with or call except for me. I am a one-stop shop and will collect payments directly from the group making that part of the process very seamless. I also believe with my experience that I can add a lot of value to the normal trip with recommendations on order of play, where to eat at night, and how to build in other activities besides golf if desired.

Any tips on working with you or golf travel operator?
Communicate. Don't assume that a golf tour operator can read your mind. The more emails and calls the better so everyone is on the same page at all time.

Choose a destination you specialize in and provide a typical or sample itinerary (golf and lodging, extra activites)?
A common request that I receive for Wisconsin is finding a way to package 'The Big Three' together. Those would be Erin Hills, Sand Valley and Destination Kohler (Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run). A typical itinerary for those that want to get the most out of their trip would be 1 night at Erin, 2 at Sand Valley and 3 in Kohler. Over those 6 or 7 days of golf a bucket-list seeking group could conceivably cross of 8 or 9 of the Top 100 public course in the United States.

How can traveling golfers get a hold of you to start the trip process?
An email is a great way to get the ball rolling, but no matter what is asked or told to me in an email I always want to talk to a group leader before proceeding. Not only are there too many options to consider that need to be discussed, but I also want to learn about the group I am dealing with as that will many times dictate how I structure an initial itinerary.

Wisconsin Golf Trips
Jason Kauflin - Owner
jason@wisconsingolftrips.com
(414) 499-8607
www.wisconsingolftrips.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.