Golf Trips with Shooting
The best golf trips don't end at the 18th. Shooting is the part your crew still argues about on the drive home. We tracked down 32 destinations across America where the golf is worth the flight and the shooting 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 shooting 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 32 destinations span 20 states across 8 regions of the country, so there's a golf-plus-shooting option within a short flight of most major cities. Shooting runs from around $30 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 shooting 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 shooting 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 + Shooting
Scottsdale, AZ
Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife
Sedona, AZ
Red rock golf in one of the most stunning landscapes on earth
Tucson, AZ
Desert golf, Mexican food, and a chill pace
St. George, UT
TDF-tested red rock golf at the Utah-Arizona border
Las Vegas, NV
The ultimate boys-trip city with world-class desert golf
Reno, NV
Mountain golf, casinos, and craft beer in the Biggest Little City
Phoenix / Mesa, AZ
Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River
Laughlin, NV
Cheap casino town on the Colorado with sneaky good golf
Sun Valley / Ketchum, ID
Mountain resort golf at Idaho's most iconic destination
Jackson, WY
Elite mountain golf in the shadow of the Tetons
Colorado Springs, CO
Military-town muscle with championship courses at altitude
Pinehurst, NC
The Cradle of American Golf
Charleston, SC
Lowcountry links, world-class food, and a legendary bar scene
Sea Island / St. Simons, GA
Three courses of elite resort golf on the Georgia coast
Reynolds Lake Oconee, GA
Six championship courses on a stunning Georgia lake
Atlantic City, NJ
Casino nightlife meets surprisingly solid South Jersey golf
San Antonio, TX
PGA Tour golf, River Walk nightlife, and Tex-Mex everything
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Big-city golf, world-class steaks, and Deep Ellum nightlife
Streamsong, FL
Three top-100 courses rising out of a Florida sand quarry
Aiken, SC
Donald Ross golf and horse-town charm 25 minutes from Augusta
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Grand National — the crown jewel of the RTJ Golf Trail
Wichita, KS
Sand Creek Station and the friendliest golf value in America
Hutchinson, KS
Make the pilgrimage to Prairie Dunes — Kansas's top-25 sandhills classic
Sioux Falls, SD
Award-winning city golf and an underrated bar scene
White Sulphur Springs, WV
America's grandest resort — golf, casino, and bourbon in the Alleghenies
Farmington, PA
Pete Dye in the Laurel Highlands — golf, casino, and a private wildlife park
Roanoke, VA
Mountaintop golf at Primland in the Blue Ridge
Frisco, TX
The new home of the PGA of America — two championship courses
New Braunfels, TX
Tubing, beer halls, and Hill Country golf between Austin and San Antonio
Bentonville, AR
Ozark golf and the country's best mountain biking, with a buzzing downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Cheap, year-round golf and honky-tonk nights in Buck Owens country