Best Golf Trips in April
April is spring in full swing. The Southeast and South Central play their best before summer humidity rolls in, and shoulder-season value starts opening up in the desert as it warms. If you want to point a trip almost anywhere below the snow line, this is the most forgiving month to do it.
How we rankedRanking blends a destination's typical weather and course-open window for the month with its peak-vs-shoulder season — the same read a group does when it asks "where's actually good to golf right now, and where are we overpaying for it." It's a planning heuristic, not a forecast.
Where to play in April
Branson, MO
Ozarks golf with lake life, live shows, and surprisingly great courses
Pinehurst, NC
The Cradle of American Golf
Hilton Head, SC
Island golf with a side of beach bars
Destin, FL
Beach, nightlife, and golf on the Emerald Coast
Scottsdale, AZ
Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife
Las Vegas, NV
The ultimate boys-trip city with world-class desert golf
Tampa, FL
Innisbrook's Copperhead plus a downtown that actually parties
St. George, UT
TDF-tested red rock golf at the Utah-Arizona border
Kiawah Island, SC
Where the Ocean Course meets the Atlantic
Charleston, SC
Lowcountry links, world-class food, and a legendary bar scene
Myrtle Beach, SC
80+ courses and budget-friendly golf heaven
Reynolds Lake Oconee, GA
Six championship courses on a stunning Georgia lake
San Antonio, TX
PGA Tour golf, River Walk nightlife, and Tex-Mex everything
Austin, TX
Live music capital meets Hill Country golf and craft beer culture
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Big-city golf, world-class steaks, and Deep Ellum nightlife
Houston, TX
PGA Tour golf, world-class dining, and Space City swagger
Louisville, KY
Bourbon Trail golf with Valhalla prestige and Derby City nightlife
Tulsa, OK
Southern Hills prestige meets Blue Dome nightlife at budget prices
Oklahoma City, OK
Bricktown nightlife, prairie golf, and OKC Thunder energy
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Tee it up where the pros do at TPC Sawgrass' island green
Bluffton, SC
Lowcountry golf and oak-shaded charm next door to Hilton Head
Knoxville, TN
Smoky Mountain views, lake golf, and a college-town Old City
Phoenix / Mesa, AZ
Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense
Albuquerque, NM
High desert golf with craft beer and green chile on everything
Pick a spot, then let the planner build your April trip — up to three full itineraries at three price points.
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