Ed Schmidt Jr.

A golf and travel expert, Orlando, Florida-based Ed Schmidt Jr. is an independent writer with more than 2,000 articles published in international, national, regional and local publications, including Golf Magazine, Travel & Leisure Golf, Golfweek, PGA Tour Partners Magazine, Golf For Women, Private Clubs, Stratos, Successful Meetings and Incentive Magazine. Schmidt is the author of two books, Florida Golf Getaways and 52 Great Florida Golf Getaways.

In a twenty-year career Schmidt has written about a wide range of travel adventures such as playing golf in Kenya, deep sea fishing in the North Sea and searching for emeralds in Colombia. His research treks for travel stories have taken him to exotic locales around the world, including China, Tunisia, the Canary Islands, Bermuda and Argentina.

Schmidt is recognized as the preeminent authority on Florida resort golf courses and is one of the most experienced golf travel writers in the world.

Schmidt is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, the International Golf Travel Writers Association, the International Network of Golf and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.