Golf Trips / Southwest

Southwest Golf Trips

25 destinations across the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah.

25

destinations

4

states

90

courses

Broken down by state

Where to Go

Arizona

a large cactus in the middle of a desert

Spring, Fall

Scottsdale, AZ

Desert golf royalty meets Old Town nightlife

5 courses4 bucket-listPHX · 20min

a cactus in the desert with mountains in the background

Spring, Fall

Sedona, AZ

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

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 120min

a landscape with trees and mountains in the background

Spring, Fall

Tucson, AZ

Desert golf, Mexican food, and a chill pace

4 coursesTUS · 20min

a long road with a cloudy sky in the background

Summer, Fall

Flagstaff, AZ

Mountain pines and cool air — Arizona's altitude play

2 coursesFLG · 10min

a cactus garden with a mountain in the background

Spring, Fall

Phoenix / Mesa, AZ

Massive metro, massive course list, zero pretense

5 coursesPHX · 10min

a view of a mountain range from a distance

Spring, Fall

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River

4 coursesLAS · 150min

green cactus by rocky mountain during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

Payson, AZ

Mountain escape golf 90 minutes north of Phoenix

3 coursesPHX · 90min

A large body of water sitting next to a lush green field

Spring, Summer, Fall

Prescott, AZ

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

4 coursesPHX · 100min

A field full of yellow flowers with trees in the background

Spring, Fall

Wickenburg, AZ

Dude-ranch country golf an hour from Phoenix

3 courses1 bucket-listPHX · 75min

a large cloud is in the sky above a field

Spring, Fall

Marana, AZ

27 holes of Nicklaus tournament golf in the Tortolitas

4 courses1 bucket-listTUS · 45min

a large green field with trees and a fence and a mountain in the background

Spring, Fall

Tubac, AZ

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

3 coursesTUS · 50min

a large rock sitting in the middle of a lake

Summer, Fall

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Cool White Mountains pines — Arizona's summer golf escape

4 coursesPHX · 180min

New Mexico

green trees under cloudy sky during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

Santa Fe, NM

Art, adobe, and high-altitude mountain golf

3 coursesABQ · 65min

Spring, Fall

Albuquerque, NM

High desert golf with craft beer and green chile on everything

5 coursesABQ · 10min

a large adobe building with mountains in the background

Summer, Fall

Taos, NM

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

2 coursesSAF · 90min

Summer, Fall

Ruidoso, NM

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

3 coursesELP · 130min

Spring, Fall

Las Cruces, NM

Year-round desert golf under the Organ Mountains

3 coursesELP · 50min

Nevada

Spring, Fall

Mesquite, NV

Budget desert golf with casino-town swagger

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 80min

a group of people standing on top of a field under a cloudy sky

Spring, Fall

Las Vegas, NV

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

5 courses2 bucket-listLAS · 10min

Summer, Fall

Reno, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listRNO · 10min

gray asphalt road beside green-leafed trees

Spring, Fall

Laughlin, NV

Cheap casino town on the Colorado with sneaky good golf

4 coursesIFP · 10min

Spring, Fall

Boulder City, NV

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

4 courses1 bucket-listLAS · 30min

Utah

green trees on mountain under blue sky during daytime

Spring, Fall

St. George, UT

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

5 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 10min

green grass field under white clouds during daytime

Spring, Fall

Moab, UT

Red-rock golf between Arches and the Colorado River

1 coursesGJT · 110min

brown and green mountains under blue sky and white clouds during daytime

Spring, Summer, Fall

Cedar City, UT

Affordable red-cliff golf and the gateway to Zion country

3 courses1 bucket-listSGU · 60min

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