Best Golf Trips in February

Peak-season desert golf and a long-weekend window make February the month to buy your way out of winter. Arizona and Florida are firing on all cylinders while the Northeast is still frozen solid. It's good where it's good, and priced accordingly — this is a pay-for-certainty month.

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.

International

Los Cabos, Mexico

Desert-meets-Pacific golf at the tip of Baja

6 courses2 bucket-listSJD · 35min

International

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Caribbean ocean-holes and all-inclusive nights

5 courses2 bucket-listPUJ · 20min

International

Nassau, Bahamas

Nicklaus & Weiskopf links a short hop from the US

2 courses1 bucket-listNAS · 20min

Southwest

Scottsdale, AZ

Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife

5 courses4 bucket-listPHX · 20min

Southwest

Las Vegas, NV

The ultimate boys-trip city with world-class desert golf

5 courses2 bucket-listLAS · 10min

Southwest

St. George, UT

TDF-tested red rock golf at the Utah-Arizona border

5 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 10min

Southwest

Phoenix / Mesa, AZ

Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense

5 coursesPHX · 10min

Southwest

Albuquerque, NM

High desert golf with craft beer and green chile on everything

5 coursesABQ · 10min

Southwest

Mesquite, NV

Budget desert golf with casino-town swagger

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 80min

Southwest

Reno, NV

Mountain golf, casinos, and craft beer in the Biggest Little City

4 courses1 bucket-listRNO · 10min

Southwest

Marana, AZ

27 holes of Nicklaus tournament golf in the Tortolitas

4 courses1 bucket-listTUS · 45min

Southwest

Boulder City, NV

Lake Mead golf 30 minutes from the Strip, minus the chaos

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 30min

Southwest

Tucson, AZ

Desert golf, Mexican food, and a chill pace

4 coursesTUS · 20min

Southwest

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River

4 coursesLAS · 150min

Southwest

Laughlin, NV

Cheap casino town on the Colorado with sneaky good golf

4 coursesIFP · 10min

Southwest

Prescott, AZ

Mile-high pines and Whiskey Row, two hours from Phoenix

4 coursesPHX · 100min

Southwest

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Cool White Mountains pines — Arizona's summer golf escape

4 coursesPHX · 180min

Southwest

Sedona, AZ

Red rock golf in one of the most stunning landscapes on earth

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 120min

Southwest

Wickenburg, AZ

Dude-ranch country golf an hour from Phoenix

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 75min

Southwest

Cedar City, UT

Affordable red-cliff golf and the gateway to Zion country

3 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 60min

Southwest

Santa Fe, NM

Art, adobe, and high-altitude mountain golf

3 coursesABQ · 65min

Southwest

Payson, AZ

Mountain escape golf 90 minutes north of Phoenix

3 coursesPHX · 90min

Southwest

Tubac, AZ

Play the Tin Cup course in an artists' village south of Tucson

3 coursesTUS · 50min

Southwest

Ruidoso, NM

Cool-pines mountain golf, horse racing, and casino nights

3 coursesELP · 130min