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Best Golf Trips in November

November is the pivot back to warm. The desert and Southeast re-enter peak, the Caribbean season swings open, and the northern courses are mostly buttoning up for winter. A great month to chase the last firm turf south before the calendar turns.

111
in season
24
top picks
89
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 November
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Southwest

Scottsdale, AZ

Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife

5 courses4 bucket-listPHX · 20min
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Southwest

Las Vegas, NV

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

5 courses2 bucket-listLAS · 10min
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
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Southwest

Phoenix / Mesa, AZ

Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense

5 coursesPHX · 10min
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Albuquerque, NM

High desert golf with craft beer and green chile on everything

5 coursesABQ · 10min
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Southwest

Mesquite, NV

Budget desert golf with casino-town swagger

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 80min
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Southwest

Reno, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listRNO · 10min
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Southwest

Marana, AZ

27 holes of Nicklaus tournament golf in the Tortolitas

4 courses1 bucket-listTUS · 45min
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Southwest

Boulder City, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 30min
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Tucson, AZ

Desert golf, Mexican food, and a chill pace

4 coursesTUS · 20min
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Southwest

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River

4 coursesLAS · 150min
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Southwest

Laughlin, NV

Cheap casino town on the Colorado with sneaky good golf

4 coursesIFP · 10min
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Prescott, AZ

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

4 coursesPHX · 100min
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Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Cool White Mountains pines — Arizona's summer golf escape

4 coursesPHX · 180min
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Southwest

Sedona, AZ

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

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 120min
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Southwest

Wickenburg, AZ

Dude-ranch country golf an hour from Phoenix

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 75min
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Southwest

Cedar City, UT

Affordable red-cliff golf and the gateway to Zion country

3 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 60min
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Southwest

Santa Fe, NM

Art, adobe, and high-altitude mountain golf

3 coursesABQ · 65min
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Payson, AZ

Mountain escape golf 90 minutes north of Phoenix

3 coursesPHX · 90min
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Tubac, AZ

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

3 coursesTUS · 50min
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Southwest

Ruidoso, NM

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

3 coursesELP · 130min
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Southwest

Las Cruces, NM

Year-round desert golf under the Organ Mountains

3 coursesELP · 50min
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Flagstaff, AZ

Mountain pines and cool air — Arizona's altitude play

2 coursesFLG · 10min
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Taos, NM

High-desert golf, adobe art town, and Angel Fire alpine holes

2 coursesSAF · 90min

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

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