Golf Trips with Go-Karts & Top Golf
The best golf trips don't end at the 18th. Go-Karts & Top Golf is the part your crew still argues about on the drive home. We tracked down 45 destinations across America where the golf is worth the flight and the go-karts & top golf is worth the day off the course — so nobody has to pick one.
Every destination below includes detailed course breakdowns, lodging options for groups, restaurant picks, and nightlife — plus specific go-karts & top golf venues with pricing, duration, and what to expect. Hit the planner to build a complete itinerary around your group's priorities in a couple of minutes.
These 45 destinations span 28 states across 7 regions of the country, so there's a golf-plus-go-karts & top golf option within a short flight of most major cities. Go-Karts & Top Golf runs from around $15 per person at the most affordable spot on the list, with plenty of upgrade options if the group wants to splurge on one big activity for the trip.
The best group trips usually pencil in go-karts & top golf for a half-day between rounds — morning tee time, afternoon activity, dinner after — rather than trying to squeeze it in around a full 36-hole day. If your crew wants go-karts & top golf to be the centerpiece rather than a side quest, several of the destinations below are built around it, with courses close enough to town that the golf doesn't have to compete for calendar space.
Best Destinations for Golf + Go-Karts & Top Golf
Scottsdale, AZ
Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife
Santa Fe, NM
Art, adobe, and high-altitude mountain golf
Las Vegas, NV
The ultimate boys-trip city with world-class desert golf
Phoenix / Mesa, AZ
Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense
Portland, OR
Craft beer capital meets surprisingly great urban golf
Spokane, WA
Affordable Inland NW golf with a punchy downtown bar scene
Kohler, WI
Ryder Cup country meets heartland hospitality
Grand Rapids, MI
Beer City USA meets surprisingly great golf
Madison, WI
College-town energy with championship-caliber public golf
Brainerd, MN
Minnesota lake country with world-class resort golf
Cincinnati, OH
Underrated food city with surprisingly hilly, challenging golf
Columbus, OH
Big Ten energy with Jack Nicklaus' backyard golf
Indianapolis, IN
Brickyard swagger meets Pete Dye's home turf
Des Moines, IA
Iowa's sleeper food city with big-value golf
St. Louis, MO
Gateway to great golf with a world-class beer and BBQ scene
Kansas City, MO
BBQ capital of the world with sneaky-good public golf
Omaha, NE
Steak capital with championship-pedigree public golf
Myrtle Beach, SC
80+ courses and budget-friendly golf heaven
Nashville, TN
Honky-tonks, hot chicken, and hidden-gem golf
St. Augustine, FL
America's oldest city with World Golf Village next door
Orlando, FL
Theme park capital with championship golf to match
Sea Island / St. Simons, GA
Three courses of elite resort golf on the Georgia coast
Finger Lakes, NY
Wine country golf with lake views and gorge hikes
Poconos, PA
Mountain resort golf with casino nights and adventure parks
Atlantic City, NJ
Casino nightlife meets surprisingly solid South Jersey golf
Hershey, PA
Chocolate-town resort golf with surprising depth and amusement park thrills
Ocean City, MD
Boardwalk beach town with quality golf and non-stop group energy
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
Oklahoma City, OK
Bricktown nightlife, prairie golf, and OKC Thunder energy
Little Rock, AR
River Market nightlife, affordable Ozark-edge golf, and genuine Southern charm
Los Angeles, CA
Cliffside Trump National, sneaky-good munis, and big-city nights
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Tee it up where the pros do at TPC Sawgrass' island green
Birmingham, AL
RTJ Trail golf and a surprise-hit food-and-bar city
Greensboro, NC
Wyndham Championship golf country with public 36-hole value
Sand Valley, WI
Wisconsin's answer to Bandon — sand-dune golf in the middle of nowhere
Dublin, OH
Memorial Tournament country in Columbus's golf suburb
Philadelphia, PA
Big-city nightlife with classic public golf in the suburbs
Long Island (Farmingdale), NY
Bethpage Black and a wall of world-class public golf
Verona, NY
Three championship courses and a full casino under one roof
Frisco, TX
The new home of the PGA of America — two championship courses
Bowling Green, KY
Corvettes, caves, bourbon, and a sneaky-good golf scene
Brewster, WA
The top-ranked links destination hiding in Washington's high desert