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Best Golf Trips in March

March is the hinge of the golf year. The desert and the Southeast hit their absolute peak just as spring starts creeping north — Pinehurst wakes up, Texas greens up, and the snowbelt is still weeks out. Prime conditions, priced like everyone knows it.

111
in season
24
top picks
96
courses
Southeast
leading region

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 March
Golf course with sand traps and lush green trees
International

Los Cabos, Mexico

Desert-meets-Pacific golf at the tip of Baja

6 courses2 bucket-listSJD · 35min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Scottsdale, AZ

Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife

5 courses4 bucket-listPHX · 20min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Las Vegas, NV

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

5 courses2 bucket-listLAS · 10min
Aerial view of a golf course by the sea.
International

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Caribbean ocean-holes and all-inclusive nights

5 courses2 bucket-listPUJ · 20min
A green golf course with a hole in the middle
Southwest

St. George, UT

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

5 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 10min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Phoenix / Mesa, AZ

Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense

5 coursesPHX · 10min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Albuquerque, NM

High desert golf with craft beer and green chile on everything

5 coursesABQ · 10min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Mesquite, NV

Budget desert golf with casino-town swagger

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 80min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Reno, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listRNO · 10min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Marana, AZ

27 holes of Nicklaus tournament golf in the Tortolitas

4 courses1 bucket-listTUS · 45min
a green golf course with a flag and trees
Southwest

Boulder City, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 30min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Tucson, AZ

Desert golf, Mexican food, and a chill pace

4 coursesTUS · 20min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River

4 coursesLAS · 150min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Laughlin, NV

Cheap casino town on the Colorado with sneaky good golf

4 coursesIFP · 10min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Prescott, AZ

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

4 coursesPHX · 100min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Cool White Mountains pines — Arizona's summer golf escape

4 coursesPHX · 180min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Sedona, AZ

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

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 120min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Wickenburg, AZ

Dude-ranch country golf an hour from Phoenix

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 75min
Aerial view of a sprawling suburban neighborhood with golf courses.
Southwest

Cedar City, UT

Affordable red-cliff golf and the gateway to Zion country

3 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 60min
a golf course with a pond and palm trees
Southwest

Santa Fe, NM

Art, adobe, and high-altitude mountain golf

3 coursesABQ · 65min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Payson, AZ

Mountain escape golf 90 minutes north of Phoenix

3 coursesPHX · 90min
a view of a golf course with mountains in the background
Southwest

Tubac, AZ

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

3 coursesTUS · 50min
An aerial view of a golf course with a pond
Southwest

Ruidoso, NM

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

3 coursesELP · 130min
a golf course with a lake and mountains in the background
Southwest

Las Cruces, NM

Year-round desert golf under the Organ Mountains

3 coursesELP · 50min

Pick a spot, then let the planner build your March trip — up to three full itineraries at three price points.

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