History of Wide World of Golf

Wide World of Golf  (WWG) was founded in 1957 in San Francisco by Michael C. Roseto, who owned a successful travel agency and began planning golf tours to Hawaii for his fellow members of The Olympic Club. WWG is the oldest and most experienced golf tour company in the world, operating in over 25 countries.

WWG was the first American company to bring golfers across in groups to play the great courses of Scotland and Ireland, and the first to bring Americans across to Asia with many Friendship Cups in Japan, South Africa and others. In the 1960's, WWG was the originator of the golf cruise and the first to offer an "Around The World Golf Tour". In the 1980's WWG moved the HQ to Carmel, California near Pebble Beach. With the advent of the 90's, the baby-boomer traveler trends changed and now there are more independent tours than group tours, and most are custom "tailor made tours".

Today, Wide World of Golf is headed by Bill Hogan (President) in Texas and is partnered with Premier Golf LLC under the umbrella of Travel Incorporated of Duluth, GA. WWG has full time offices in Ireland and Scotland and regional sales offices in Austin, TX, Carmel, CA and Duluth, GA.  In addition, WWG has licensed seasonal representatives in Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Argentina, Canada and other places around the globe to make golf vacations seamless and dependable.

Whereas 80% of our clientele select custom Tailor Made Tours, WWG still produces a number of luxury group tours, Corporate Golf Outings, Golf Incentive Programs, and retail package tours to events such as The Ryder Cup, British Open Championship, US Open and The Masters.

Wide World of Golf is founding member of AAGTO (American Association of Golf Tour Operators), NAGTOA (North American Golf Tour Operators Alliance), Ensemble Travel Group, Connoisseurs Scotland, IATAN travel network, and IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators).  CST 101-4765-040. WWG warmly welcomes business with Travel Agents too!