Golf Journeys was formed in 2021 to reconnect golfers with their love of the game, and travel, following the pandemic and travel shutdowns.
The company is managed by Mark Hawley, a golf tournament director with over 10 years of experience, and Rueben Scheckler, who has a digital and tech-oriented background.
The pair promote golf tours and tournaments that are designed for travellers’ fun and include social interaction and benefits. The tour company has calendared golf trips around Australia and overseas. They have developed an online community platform that allows golfers to meet other golf enthusiasts, access golf destination guides, win golf holidays and receive travel rewards.
First coming to King Island in 2022, the year the company launched, Golf Journeys aims to give golfers an unforgettable trip, to create memories and to have a unique travel experience.
The groups not only enjoy the King Island links courses but also incorporate island local experiences into their golfing journey, whether that be dining at various venues, seeing the sites, enjoying island calendared events and activities or simply meeting the locals.
Over the past couple of years, with repeat visits, Golf Journeys participants have consolidated local relationships and friendships. The relationship between the tour company and island businesses led Golf Journeys and Heidi Weitjens’s King Island Distillery to develop The Links Whisky.
“This special edition honours the resilience and camaraderie of our community and will journey across the globe,” Mr Hawley said.
“Each bottle is paired with a flyer showcasing the community.”
In tandem with the launch of The Links Whisky, Golf Journeys continues its commitment to bringing golf tours to King Island and they estimate that each tour injects over $40,000 into the island’s economy.