The idea behind Fairways & Frontlines came from a simple observation: the golfers who travel to France to play Le Golf National and Evian are often the same people who want to visit the Western Front. And the Australians who visit Villers-Bretonneux and the Menin Gate are often keen golfers with the means and time to play championship courses.
Yet no tour combines the two.
You can book a premium golf tour through companies like PerryGolf or Premier Golf. They’ll take you to excellent courses across France for $18,000–$28,000. But they won’t stop at a single war memorial.
You can book a Western Front tour through operators like Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours or Entire Travel. They’ll take you to Fromelles, Pozières, and the Menin Gate. But there’s not a golf club in sight.
Fairways & Frontlines puts them together. Six championship rounds — including three tournament venues (Ryder Cup, Evian Championship, European Masters) — woven through more than ten Australian memorial sites across France and Belgium. The route is designed so that golf days and heritage days complement each other, with the emotional weight of the battlefields balanced by the sport, scenery, and social aspects of the golf.
The target is straightforward: Australian golfers, typically aged 60 and above, with the disposable income for a premium two-week trip and a genuine connection to Australia’s military heritage. Many will have fathers or grandfathers who served. Some will be RSL members. Most will have been to Gallipoli or thought about going.
The Western Front is the chapter of Australian military history that most Australians haven’t visited. And the golf courses of France, Belgium, and Switzerland are among the best in the world. Combining them isn’t just logical — it’s overdue.
Fairways & Frontlines departs September 2026 with only 14 places. Hosted personally by Pat Carmody and Michael Court from start to finish.