Golf Trips / Midwest

Midwest Golf Trips

36 destinations across the Midwest: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.

36

destinations

12

states

171

courses

Broken down by state

Where to Go

Iowa

Spring, Summer, Fall

Des Moines, IA

Iowa's sleeper food city with big-value golf

5 coursesDSM · 10min

Illinois

river flowing between high-rise buildings during daytime photo

Spring, Summer, Fall

Galena, IL

Historic charm and hilltop golf in the Driftless Region

5 coursesDBQ · 25min

Indiana

herd of sheep on green grass field during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

French Lick, IN

Historic resort golf, casino, and bourbon country

3 courses1 bucket-listSDF · 90min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Indianapolis, IN

Brickyard swagger meets Pete Dye's home turf

5 coursesIND · 20min

green grass field under blue sky during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

Bloomington, IN

Indiana University's new Pfau course meets a great college-town scene

4 coursesIND · 60min

Kansas

Spring, Summer, Fall

Wichita, KS

Sand Creek Station and the friendliest golf value in America

4 coursesICT · 15min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Hutchinson, KS

Make the pilgrimage to Prairie Dunes — Kansas's top-25 sandhills classic

4 courses1 bucket-listICT · 60min

Michigan

an aerial view of a body of water covered in ice

Summer, Fall

Traverse City, MI

Wine country golf on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay

7 courses2 bucket-listTVC · 10min

Summer, Fall

Harbor Springs / Petoskey, MI

Northern Michigan's resort golf corridor

7 coursesPLN · 20min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Grand Rapids, MI

Beer City USA meets surprisingly great golf

5 coursesGRR · 15min

Close-up of colorful pebbles and rocks on the ground.

Summer, Fall

Marquette, MI

Upper Peninsula gem with Lake Superior drama

4 coursesMQT · 20min

Summer, Fall

Gaylord, MI

Michigan's Golf Mecca — dozens of courses on one I-75 exit

6 coursesPLN · 45min

a tree leaning over on the shore of a lake

Summer, Fall

Roscommon, MI

Tom Doak's reversible course in the middle of the Michigan woods

4 courses3 bucket-listMBS · 75min

brown grass field near body of water during daytime

Summer, Fall

Bay Harbor, MI

Cliffside Lake Michigan golf at the BOYNE flagship

5 courses1 bucket-listPLN · 25min

A beautiful garden path leads to rolling hills.

Summer, Fall

Acme, MI

The Bear and three resort courses on Grand Traverse Bay

4 coursesTVC · 15min

Minnesota

white and black lighthouse covered by snow

Summer

Duluth, MN

North Shore golf with Lake Superior as your backdrop

4 coursesDLH · 15min

Summer, Fall

Brainerd, MN

Minnesota lake country with world-class resort golf

5 coursesBRD · 10min

Missouri

a city street with a bridge that has graffiti on it

Spring, Summer, Fall

St. Louis, MO

Gateway to great golf with a world-class beer and BBQ scene

5 coursesSTL · 20min

a red building surrounded by snow covered trees

Spring, Summer, Fall

Kansas City, MO

BBQ capital of the world with sneaky-good public golf

6 coursesMCI · 25min

North Dakota

Summer, Fall

Bismarck, ND

Black-sand links golf above the Missouri River

4 courses1 bucket-listBIS · 15min

Nebraska

A large building with a large blue dome on top of it

Spring, Summer, Fall

Omaha, NE

Steak capital with championship-pedigree public golf

5 coursesOMA · 10min

Ohio

a grassy field with trees and a hill in the background

Spring, Summer, Fall

Cincinnati, OH

Underrated food city with surprisingly hilly, challenging golf

5 coursesCVG · 20min

A body of water surrounded by trees and rocks

Spring, Summer, Fall

Columbus, OH

Big Ten energy with Jack Nicklaus' backyard golf

5 coursesCMH · 15min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Akron, OH

Play 'The Monster' where the World Golf Championship lived

4 courses1 bucket-listCAK · 20min

Aerial view of a baseball stadium at dusk

Spring, Summer, Fall

Toledo, OH

Lake Erie public golf plus a brush with U.S. Open history

4 coursesDTW · 50min

white and blue basketball hoop on green grass field during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

Dayton, OH

Award-winning public golf in the birthplace of aviation

4 coursesDAY · 20min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Dublin, OH

Memorial Tournament country in Columbus's golf suburb

4 coursesCMH · 25min

South Dakota

A powerful waterfall cascades over rugged red rock formations.

Summer, Fall

Sioux Falls, SD

Award-winning city golf and an underrated bar scene

4 coursesFSD · 15min

Wisconsin

Spring, Summer, Fall

Kohler, WI

Ryder Cup country meets heartland hospitality

7 courses3 bucket-listGRB · 60min

A body of water with houses on a hill in the background

Spring, Summer, Fall

Lake Geneva, WI

Chicago's escape — resorts, lake life, and championship golf

6 coursesORD · 90min

brown concrete wall near body of water during daytime

Summer, Fall

Door County, WI

The Cape Cod of the Midwest with links to match

4 coursesGRB · 60min

A river running through a lush green forest

Spring, Summer, Fall

Madison, WI

College-town energy with championship-caliber public golf

5 coursesMSN · 15min

Spring, Summer, Fall

Milwaukee, WI

Brew City with lakefront links and Big Ten energy

5 coursesMKE · 15min

Summer, Fall

Sand Valley, WI

Wisconsin's answer to Bandon — sand-dune golf in the middle of nowhere

5 courses3 bucket-listCWA · 45min

Summer, Fall

Erin Hills, WI

Walk the 2017 U.S. Open links 35 minutes from Milwaukee

4 courses2 bucket-listMKE · 50min

a horse standing in a field with a body of water in the background

Summer, Fall

Green Lake, WI

Wisconsin's deepest lake and a 1930 links time capsule

4 courses1 bucket-listMKE · 90min

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