Put Pinehurst on the Golf Trip Bucket List! | Sick Golf Trips Ep. 9

Welcome to Sick Golf Trips — where everyday golfers share their stories, budgets, formats, stakes, and more so you can get ideas and get inspired to make your own sick golf trip. In Episode 9, we welcome Tony Rudy to the Sick Golf Trips podcast to break down his annual Pinehurst golf trip — 15 guys, caddies, gambling, and some of the most diabolical greens in golf. They dive deep into what makes Pinehurst No. 2 special, why No. 4's greens might actually be harder, the legendary caddy stories, and the wild drainage that gets greens tournament-ready 10 minutes after a storm. You'll also get the full cost breakdown, the ideal 5-day/4-night itinerary, best team formats, where to eat (Beehawk, the new distillery from a Black Hawk Down veteran), and how to book tee times without needing a member hookup. Whether you're building your golf bucket list or planning your own sick golf trip, this episode is packed with real budgets, real mistakes, and real inspiration. 🎧 Real golfers. Real budgets. Really sick trips. 📧 Want to share your golf trip story? Reach out and you could be on the show! 👍 Like, Share & Subscribe for weekly episodes. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Cold Open 1:55 - Sponsor: GOod Dad Society (GoDS) 3:17 - Tony Joins & Trip Overview 5:15 - Caddies, Walking & The Pro Experience 12:31 - Ideal Trip & Best Courses to Play 16:07 - Formats, Gambling & Group Dynamics 25:18 - Travel Tips: When & How to Get There 29:04 - Course Rating & Best Format 32:41 - Host FOMO Scores 36:22 - Outro #SickGolfTrips #GolfPodcast #GolfTrip #pinehurst #northcarolina #GolfTravel #GolfLife Intro music by the legendary Loop Daddy, Marc Rebillet