Best Golf Trips in July
July is peak northern golf. Bandon, Bend, the Upper Midwest, and the Rockies are as good as they ever get, and Scotland's high season is on. Skip the Sun Belt this month unless you enjoy a heat advisory with your back nine.
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 July
Kohler, WI
Ryder Cup country meets heartland hospitality
St Andrews, Scotland
The Home of Golf — bucket-list pilgrimage on the Fife coast
Bend, OR
High desert golf with a brewery on every corner
Traverse City, MI
Wine country golf on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay
Harbor Springs / Petoskey, MI
Northern Michigan's resort golf corridor
Bandon, OR
Bucket-list links golf on the Oregon coast
Ballybunion, Ireland
Southwest Ireland's links cathedral — Ballybunion, Lahinch, Tralee, Waterville
Gullane, Scotland
Scotland's Golf Coast — Muirfield, North Berwick, and the Renaissance Club
Portmarnock, Ireland
Dublin's links coast — Portmarnock, The Island, and County Louth
Cape Cod, MA
Coastal New England golf with lobster and ocean breezes
Lake Geneva, WI
Chicago's escape — resorts, lake life, and championship golf
Kansas City, MO
BBQ capital of the world with sneaky-good public golf
Gaylord, MI
Michigan's Golf Mecca — dozens of courses on one I-75 exit
Jackson, WY
Elite mountain golf in the shadow of the Tetons
Troon, Scotland
Ayrshire's Open links — Royal Troon, Turnberry, and Prestwick
Sand Valley, WI
Wisconsin's answer to Bandon — sand-dune golf in the middle of nowhere
Sunriver, OR
Resort golf in the Cascades with a laid-back compound vibe
Seattle, WA
Emerald City golf with world-class food and drink
Colorado Springs, CO
Military-town muscle with championship courses at altitude
Vail, CO
Alpine luxury with championship mountain golf
Bay Harbor, MI
Cliffside Lake Michigan golf at the BOYNE flagship
Boise, ID
Underrated golf town with a legit downtown bar scene
Whitefish, MT
Mountain golf on the doorstep of Glacier National Park
Bozeman, MT
College-town energy meets world-class Montana golf
Pick a spot, then let the planner build your July trip — up to three full itineraries at three price points.
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