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Month-by-month from idea to first tee without missing anything.
The Starter by GroupTrip
Golf trips,
handled.
You book the tee times. We handle everything else.
The Problem, Solved
Someone always ends
up running the trip.
It shouldn't be a second job.
Every great golf trip starts the same way: a group chat, a lot of enthusiasm, and one person slowly drowning in logistics. Tee time confirmations. Venmo requests no one answers. Handicap arguments on the first tee. Scorecards that get lost at the 19th hole.
The Starter runs the operation. Costs, scorecards, bets, foursomes, and the 12 group texts you were about to send — all in one place, shared with the crew the moment you send the invite.
“No more Venmo math. The Starter does it.”
How It Works
Three steps.
One less group chat.
From your first tee time to the final payout at the 19th hole — The Starter keeps everything moving.
01
Step One
Pick your course.
Build your trip.
Browse curated golf packages or start from scratch. Set your dates, add rounds, lodging, dinners — every expense in one place before anyone arrives.
Browse trips
02
Step Two
Send the invite.
Crew gets the details.
One link. Your crew sees the full trip — foursomes, costs, schedule, and their share. No app download required. No excuses for not knowing the plan.
Start planning
03
Step Three
Play. Score. Collect.
Live scoring, handicap-adjusted Nassau and skins, real-time leaderboard. When the final putt drops, payouts are already calculated. Just enjoy the 19th hole.
See demoAI Trip Builder
Tell us where.
We'll build the trip.
Describe your trip and The Starter drafts the itinerary, suggests foursomes, and sets up cost splits — ready to share in minutes. You make the calls. We do the logistics.
"8 guys, Pinehurst, 4 nights, 3 rounds, Nassau format, budget around $600/head."
"Scottsdale long weekend. TPC + one more course. Skins game, $20 per hole. Need lodging options near Old Town."
The Starter turns this into a full trip draft. You adjust, share, and go.
Featured Golf Trips
Curated packages.
Unforgettable courses.
Planning your own trip? Build it from scratch — free to start.
Plan Your Own TripWhat's Included
Everything a golf trip
needs. Nothing it doesn't.
AI Trip Planner
Tell us where you're going. The Starter builds the itinerary, suggests courses, and structures the whole trip — in seconds.
Cost Splitting
Green fees, lodging, caddies, that late-night whisky — log it once. Everyone sees their share. No more Venmo math at checkout.
Live Scoring
Real-time scores with handicap adjustments baked in. The leaderboard updates the moment someone taps a putt.
Betting & Payouts
Nassau, skins, wolf — set the stakes, track carry overs, collect at the 19th. Calculated automatically. No disputes at the bar.
What the Crew Is Saying
They played the course.
We ran the trip.
"Used The Starter for our annual Pinehurst trip. Twelve people, three rounds, split bills, and a Nassau that got out of hand on Saturday. Everything tracked perfectly. First year nobody argued about who owed what."
— James R.
Pinehurst, NC · Group of 12
"The invite link alone sold it. Sent it to the group, everyone could see the schedule, their costs, and the tee times before I had to answer a single question. That's new."
— Marcus T.
Myrtle Beach, SC · Bachelor Trip · Group of 8
"Scotland trip. Seven of us. Five rounds across four courses. Skins that carried over twice. The Starter tracked every pence. Lads want to use it every year now."
— Will F.
St Andrews, Scotland · Group of 7