Golf Trips

Day-by-day itineraries for the trips worth taking: which courses to play and in what order, where to stay, how to get there, and how tee times actually get booked. Costs are rough per-golfer estimates before flights.

United States

Oregon

Bandon Dunes in 4 Days

Five 18-hole courses and two par-3 courses on the southern Oregon coast, all walking-only and all a short shuttle ride apart. Four days lets you see every one.

4 days 7 rounds $2,500–$4,500 May–October

North Carolina

Pinehurst in 4 Days

No. 2, the new No. 10 in the Sandmines, and two restored Donald Ross courses down the road in Southern Pines. The best mix of history and new architecture in the country.

4 days 6 rounds $2,800–$5,000 March–May and September–November

South Carolina

Kiawah and Charleston in 4 Days

The Ocean Course plus three of Kiawah's other resort courses, with a round at Charleston's restored municipal course and a night in the city.

4 days 5 rounds $2,200–$4,500 March–May and October–November

California

Monterey Peninsula in 4 Days

Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill with the stay that guarantees the tee times, balanced by Pacific Grove, Poppy Hills and Tiger's par-3 course.

4 days 5 rounds $3,000–$6,000 September–October

Wisconsin

Sand Valley and Kohler in 5 Days

Two days of walking-only golf in the Sand Valley dunes, then Pete Dye's Lake Michigan courses at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run.

5 days 7 rounds $3,000–$5,500 June–September

Florida

Streamsong in 4 Days

Coore & Crenshaw, Doak and Hanse on an old phosphate mine in central Florida, plus the new Bone Valley by David McLay Kidd from early 2027.

4 days 5 rounds $1,800–$3,200 November–April

Arizona

Scottsdale in 4 Days

Four days of desert golf in north Scottsdale: the TPC Stadium Course, a 36-hole day at We-Ko-Pa, and Troon North and Grayhawk, all within a half hour of each other.

4 days 5 rounds $2,200–$4,000 October–April

Michigan

Northern Michigan in 5 Days

A loop from Traverse City through Arcadia Bluffs, Forest Dunes and The Loop, and Bay Harbor, finishing on a 1920s Willie Watson course in Charlevoix.

5 days 6 rounds $2,000–$3,600 June–September

South Carolina

Myrtle Beach Buddies Trip in 4 Days

Six rounds in four days on the Grand Strand: two Mike Strantz courses at Pawleys Island, a Tidewater opener, 36 at Barefoot, and a package round at the Dunes Club.

4 days 6 rounds $900–$1,700 March–May, October–November

Canada & overseas

Nova Scotia, Canada

Cabot Cape Breton in 5 Days

Two top-100 links courses on Cape Breton's west coast, a same-day replay, The Nest short course, and a day trip to Stanley Thompson's Cape Breton Highlands Links.

5 days 5 rounds $2,500–$4,500 June–September

Fife, Scotland

St Andrews & Fife in 6 Days

Six days based in St Andrews: the Old Course (via ballot or advance booking), Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, Crail, plus the New and Jubilee courses next to the Old.

6 days 6 rounds $4,000–$7,500 May–September

Munster, Ireland

Southwest Ireland in 8 Days

Shannon to Kinsale down the Wild Atlantic Way: Lahinch, Ballybunion, Tralee, Dooks, Waterville and Old Head, with the Shannon ferry along the way.

8 days 6 rounds $5,000–$8,000 May–September

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