Golf travel calendar
The best golf trips in October
Prime season in October
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.
Nevada
Las Vegas
Desert golf by day, the Strip by night.
Utah
St. George & Mesquite
Red-rock canyons, lava fields and America's most photogenic desert golf.
California
Monterey Peninsula & Pebble Beach
The bucket-list round of all bucket-list rounds.
Texas
Austin & the Texas Hill Country
Limestone canyons, live music and smoked brisket.
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.
Texas
San Antonio
PGA Tour golf, Hill Country resorts and the River Walk.
Georgia
Reynolds Lake Oconee
Six championship courses on a 19,000-acre Georgia lake.
Good value in October (shoulder season)
- Bandon DunesOregon
- Lake Tahoe & RenoNevada / California
- Bend & Central OregonOregon
- Maui & the Big IslandHawaii
- Northern MichiganMichigan
- Wisconsin: Kohler & Sand ValleyWisconsin
- The Greenbrier & Omni HomesteadWest Virginia / Virginia
- Cape CodMassachusetts
- Coeur d'Alene & North IdahoIdaho
- TucsonArizona
- Chambers Bay & Puget SoundWashington
- Gamble SandsWashington
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