Isla Canela<\/a>, the idea was finding somewhere not too far from an airport (we actually fly into Faro) and with a couple of courses on-site. Simple job.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t![\"Isla](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_2026-03-02_124645_xkzyqd.jpg\")
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\tI like these trips when there is a mixture of abilities and personalities – two pros, two single figure players, a couple around 10, and two a bit higher. But it\u2019s the personalities that had me thinking this week – and most specifically the diverse types of people we get on golf trips and I bet, we all know one if not more of these types of people…<\/p>\n
\tThe Golf Pervert<\/p>\n
\tI\u2019ll go first. I\u2019m the golf pervert. Nothing else matters to me. I\u2019m here for fairways, greens, birdies, and that\u2019s about it. Food\/drink, accommodation and location (as long as it’s sunnier) is of little importance to me, in fact, if there was a way of playing seven rounds in three days, I\u2019d be game. 100%.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Golfer That Knows Nothing<\/p>\n
\tThen, without naming names (half of these guys will probably read this) there\u2019s the guy that knows literally nothing, he\u2019s booked his flight, paid his money, but if you asked him right now what courses he is playing or what hotel he is staying at, he doesn\u2019t have a clue. Not that I think this is a bad thing, as generally extremely easy to deal with are these types of people, you always get a simple yes or no answer and in the run up to the trip, he asks little to no questions. Simply happy to be there and happy to be a part of it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Person Who Asks All The Questions<\/p>\n
\tOn the other end of the spectrum, we all know that guy that hates being involved in any type of organisation. In fact, if it were left to him to arrange and book the trip you wouldn\u2019t be going anywhere. Maybe has lots of ideas, but never actually does anything with them. This type of character is also incredibly quiet in the WhatsApp group. Then all of a sudden, BANG, out of nowhere, two or three days before the trip (and even though all the details have been suitably provided by yours truly), you hear from them: “What\u2019s the hotel called?” “What course are we playing Monday?” “Did you know that course needs a 15 minute shuttle?” “What are the food options?” “Is there a pool?” “Is there a gym?” I could go on. We love this guy. We wouldn\u2019t have a trip without him but maybe blocking his number the week before you travel is the best tactic…<\/p>\n
\tThe Weather Expert<\/p>\n
\tWeather guy. My god. The weather guy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tDropping in screenshots of the long-range weather forecast every day for two weeks before you go. “Weather’s not looking good lads!\u201d” 14 days before travelling is excruciating. Every other day. If I were as bad at my job as the weather forecasters then I wouldn\u2019t be in it for very long. The day before, have a check. But that\u2019s about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Drinker<\/p>\n
\tThen we have the drinker. Not being a massive drinker myself, I find this guy quite amusing but also worry about his wellbeing for the next three days. How many of the rounds is he going to actually make? Already planned the 6am beer at the Wetherspoons at the airport, G&T on the plane at 8am, this guy is going to be blurry eyed before he even steps foot off the plane, God only knows what\u2019s going to happen to him over the next three days…<\/p>\n
\tMr Relaxed<\/p>\n
\tHow about Mr Relaxed? Doesn\u2019t really care what\u2019s going on, leaves everything until the last minute. In fact, this guy called me this morning to tell me he will probably pack when he wakes up at 3am and will still be looking for his clubs at 3:50am as he is about to leave. Who can even live like that? Not me!<\/p>\n
\tAll this is obviously light-hearted stuff though. I love each and every one of these guys very much and the funky mix and blend of people is, for me, what really makes a golf trip memorable.<\/p>\n
\tThat, and of course, a shed load of birdies.<\/p>\n
Matt Holbrook<\/a> is a long-serving Golfshake ambassador known for his course features, opinion pieces, and product reviews. A dedicated golfer from Suffolk, he is an active member of Stowmarket and Felixstowe Ferry Golf Clubs and frequently travels to play in open competitions. With hundreds of rounds logged through Golfshake, Matt is committed to continuous improvement and enjoys sharing insights from his experiences on and off the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m giddy with excitement. At the start of the year, I made this commitment to write a weekly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-454429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}