Golf travel calendar
The best golf trips in May
Prime season in May
North Carolina
Pinehurst & the Sandhills
The cradle of American golf, laid out on sand and longleaf pine.
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach & the Grand Strand
Endless tee times, beach nights and the best value in American golf travel.
South Carolina
Kiawah Island & Charleston
Major-championship golf on the Atlantic, with one of America's great food cities next door.
South Carolina
Hilton Head Island
Harbour Town's lighthouse, island bike paths and two dozen courses.
Georgia
Sea Island & the Golden Isles
Old-South luxury, marsh views and PGA Tour-caliber golf.
Alabama
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Big, beautiful public golf at prices that feel like a typo.
New York
Bethpage & Long Island
The people's major-championship course, a train ride from Manhattan.
Missouri
Big Cedar Lodge & the Ozarks
Tiger Woods design, Ozark ridges and a resort built for groups.
Indiana
French Lick
A Pete Dye ridge-top beast and a restored Donald Ross classic.
Virginia
Williamsburg
Colonial history, Pete Dye on the James River and Robert Trent Jones classics.
Maryland
Ocean City & Berlin
Value-packed beach golf on the Delmarva coast with a Pete Dye bayside links.
North Carolina
Outer Banks
Wind-swept dune golf, huge beach houses and fresh seafood.
Alabama
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
Sugar-white beaches, links-style golf and Gulf seafood at friendly prices.
Tennessee
Nashville & Tennessee
Honky-tonk nights, Nicklaus state-park golf and a cult-favorite nine.
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
Lake-house golf trips with Nicklaus, Palmer and Weiskopf designs.
Florida
Destin & 30A
Emerald Coast resort golf, white-sand beaches and Gulf seafood.
Georgia
Reynolds Lake Oconee
Six championship courses on a 19,000-acre Georgia lake.
Washington
Gamble Sands
Wide, fun, firm sand-dune golf above the Columbia River.
Good value in May (shoulder season)
- Orlando & StreamsongFlorida
- Scottsdale & PhoenixArizona
- Las VegasNevada
- Palm Springs & the Coachella ValleyCalifornia
- St. George & MesquiteUtah
- Bandon DunesOregon
- Monterey Peninsula & Pebble BeachCalifornia
- Lake Tahoe & RenoNevada / California
- Bend & Central OregonOregon
- Maui & the Big IslandHawaii
- Austin & the Texas Hill CountryTexas
- Northern MichiganMichigan
- Wisconsin: Kohler & Sand ValleyWisconsin
- Brainerd LakesMinnesota
- The Greenbrier & Omni HomesteadWest Virginia / Virginia
- Cape CodMassachusetts
- Coeur d'Alene & North IdahoIdaho
- San AntonioTexas
- TucsonArizona
- Chambers Bay & Puget SoundWashington
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