Category: Introduction

Reasons for undertaking this golf world tour

Time, money and quality of life

With a partner on my side, the next questions were time and money. First, I am fortunate that I have a fantastic group of staff and an eminent day-to-day manager, and an excellent board...

You do not do it alone

With my interest in golf, reading about the “50 Courses to play before you die”, I asked myself: Why don’t you just go and play some of these fantastic courses? You can take the...

What do you really want out of life

It took me 5 years before I seriously reconsidered my answer to Joep’s question. One day, I looked at the shelves in my study where my golf books are. Between them I found a...

How the project started

The road to the “Golf Around the World” decision has been long! It started with a conversation I had with one of our clients. His name is Joep van Maaren, he is from the...

Who are we and what are we doing?

I am Finn Havaleschka. I started my own business in 1982. The company is called Garuda A/S and we develop HR tools, i.e. personality tests, concepts and methods for personal development and leadership. Some...

The decision

We are two dedicated golfers, husband and wife, aged 72 and 67 with handicaps of around 6 and 14, who have decided to make a golf trip around the world while we are still...