Golf travel calendar
The best golf trips in August
Prime season in August
Oregon
Bandon Dunes
Walking-only links golf on the Pacific — the purest pilgrimage in America.
Nevada / California
Lake Tahoe & Reno
Alpine air, lake views and big drives at altitude.
Oregon
Bend & Central Oregon
High-desert golf, Cascade peaks and a world-class brewery town.
Michigan
Northern Michigan
Bluff-top golf on Lake Michigan and summer daylight until 10 p.m.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin: Kohler & Sand Valley
Major-championship links on Lake Michigan and Coore & Crenshaw sand in the heartland.
Minnesota
Brainerd Lakes
North-woods golf, lake cabins and long summer evenings.
West Virginia / Virginia
The Greenbrier & Omni Homestead
Two grand historic resorts in the Allegheny Mountains, about an hour apart.
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Classic New England seaside golf, lobster rolls and long summer evenings.
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene & North Idaho
Lake-and-pine golf with the famous floating green.
Idaho
Sun Valley
Alpine resort golf in a classic Western ski town.
Montana
Whitefish & Montana's Flathead Valley
Big Sky summer golf at the doorstep of Glacier National Park.
Washington
Chambers Bay & Puget Sound
U.S. Open links on Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest summer golf.
Washington
Gamble Sands
Wide, fun, firm sand-dune golf above the Columbia River.
Good value in August (shoulder season)
Skip these in August
Too hot, too wet or closed for the season: Myrtle Beach, Kiawah, Hilton Head, Sea Island, Central Florida, RTJ Trail, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, St. George, Texas Hill Country, Gulf Shores, Destin & 30A, San Antonio, Tucson, Reynolds Lake Oconee.
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