Guides
The best golf trips, ranked.
Editor-curated lists for every kind of golf trip — buddies, couples, luxury, value, by region and by season.
USA guide
Best golf trips in the U.S.
From the Monterey cliffs to Carolina sandhills, these are the trips every American golfer should put on the list.
Luxury USA guide
Best luxury golf resorts in America
The American resort scene quietly rivals anywhere on earth. These are the addresses that combine championship golf with hotel-school service.
Buddies guide
Best golf trips for buddies
Big group, bigger expectations. These destinations stack multiple championship courses next to walkable lodging and the kind of nightlife that makes a buddy trip a tradition.
Value guide
Best affordable golf trips
World-class golf doesn't have to mean a five-figure trip. These destinations consistently deliver multiple memorable rounds without the resort markup.
Luxury guide
Best luxury golf trips
Caddies, butlers, michelin-listed clubhouses. These trips treat golf as the centerpiece of an indulgent escape.
Arizona guide
Best golf resorts in Arizona
Three hundred days of sun, target-golf in the Sonoran Desert and a resort scene that quietly rivals anywhere on earth. Here is where to go and when.
Florida guide
Best golf resorts in Florida
Year-round golf, championship pedigree, and the easiest logistics on the East Coast — Florida's resort belt is built for buddy trips and family escapes.
California guide
Best golf resorts in California
Pacific cliffs, desert oases and Ranch-country fairways — California is the most varied golf state in the U.S.
Scotland guide
Best golf trips in Scotland
The home of golf. Plan it right and a Scotland trip is the most rewarding week of golf you will ever play.
Bachelor guide
Best bachelor party golf trips
Two priorities: great rounds during the day, unforgettable nights after. These destinations deliver both without anyone needing a rental car.
Spring guide
Best spring golf trips
Peak conditions, peak demand. Spring golf trips reward early planning and the willingness to chase shoulder-week pricing.
Fall guide
Best fall golf trips
Fewer crowds, perfect temperatures, and the best value of the year on most U.S. courses. Fall is the connoisseur's season.
Carolinas guide
Best golf resorts in the Carolinas
Sand-belt fairways, ocean-side links, and the most resort-dense golf region in the country.
Couples guide
Best golf trips for couples
Great courses are the start. The trips that work for couples build the whole day around them — spa, beach, vineyard or city walks between rounds.
Winter guide
Best winter golf destinations
When the rest of the country shuts the course, these destinations are firm, sunny and at their best.
Public access guide
Best public golf destinations
You don't need a member to play America's best. These destinations stack top-100 public courses inside a single, bookable trip.
Destination guide
Scottsdale golf trip guide
200+ courses, 300 days of sun, and the most walkable nightlife of any desert golf town. Scottsdale is the buddy-trip benchmark.
Destination guide
Pinehurst golf trip guide
Ten courses, one campus. Pinehurst is the deepest single-property stay-and-play in American golf.
Destination guide
Bandon Dunes golf trip guide
Five world-top-100 courses on one cliff. Bandon Dunes is the purest golf trip in America.
Destination guide
Myrtle Beach golf trip guide
Eighty courses, beach lodging, and the deepest group-trip discounts in the country. Myrtle is the buddy-trip starter pack.
Destination guide
Streamsong golf trip guide
Three of the most acclaimed modern courses in America, dropped on a reclaimed phosphate mine an hour from Tampa and Orlando.
USA rankings
The best golf trips in America
Twelve trips that define American golf — from Monterey cliffs to Carolina sandhills, ranked by course pedigree, lodging and weather windows.
Buddies guide
The best buddy golf trips
Big group, bigger expectations. These destinations stack multiple championship courses next to walkable lodging and after-round atmosphere that makes a buddy trip a tradition.
Luxury guide
The best luxury golf resorts
Caddies, butlers, Michelin-listed clubhouses. These resorts treat golf as the centerpiece of an indulgent escape.
Public access guide
The best public-access golf resorts
You don't need a member's invitation to play the best courses in America. These resorts are open to anyone willing to book the trip.
Value guide
Best golf trips under $2,000
World-class golf doesn't have to mean a five-figure trip. These destinations consistently deliver multiple memorable rounds for under $2,000 per golfer.
Destination guide
Pinehurst travel guide
Ten courses on one campus, a hotel that has hosted six U.S. Opens, and the cradle of American golf. Here's how to plan the trip.
Destination guide
Scottsdale travel guide
Three hundred days of sun, target-golf in the Sonoran Desert and the deepest resort scene in American golf. Here's where to go and when.
Destination guide
Bandon Dunes travel guide
Five world-Top-100 courses on one cliff. Bandon Dunes is the purest golf trip in America.
Destination guide
Pebble Beach travel guide
Seventeen Mile Drive, the most famous finishing stretch in golf, and three of the world's Top-100 public courses inside the same gate. This is the American bucket-list trip.