The deepest set of great public golf on earth, from Pebble Beach to Pinehurst, Bandon Dunes to the Ocean Course. Built into one trip around a region you choose, with one concierge to plan it.
Photograph: Pebble Beach Golf Links via Google
No country in the world offers as much great public golf as the United States, which is why it is the bucket list trip for serious golfers from everywhere else. It suits buddies groups chasing major championship venues, couples pairing golf with a road trip, and anyone who has watched these holes on television for years and wants to stand on the tee themselves. The crucial point is access: the famous private clubs such as Augusta National, Cypress Point and Pine Valley cannot be booked, but the courses that host the US Open, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup mostly can, usually through a resort stay. A US golf trip is built around those great resort and public courses.
The country is too big to cover in one trip, so the smart move is to pick a region and play it deep. The Monterey Peninsula around Pebble Beach, the Carolina sandhills around Pinehurst, the Oregon coast at Bandon Dunes and the Lowcountry around Kiawah are each a complete week of world class golf on their own. Tell us which pulls hardest and we build the trip around it.
America's number one public course and host of six US Opens, strung along the cliffs of the Monterey Peninsula in California. The run from the seventh to the tenth, out on the edge of the Pacific, is the most famous stretch in the game. A resort stay secures the tee time.
Donald Ross's masterpiece in the Carolina sandhills, host of more championships than any course in America and an anchor site for the US Open. The famously crowned, turtleback greens make it the truest test of approach play and the short game in the country.
The closest thing to a Scottish links pilgrimage in America, set high on the dunes above the Pacific in southern Oregon. Five highly rated courses, all walking only with caddies, make it the best multi round buddies destination in the country. A trip in its own right.
Pete Dye's windswept, faux Irish links on the shore of Lake Michigan at Kohler, Wisconsin. A three time host of the PGA Championship and the stage for the 2021 Ryder Cup, it carries hundreds of bunkers and dramatic lakeside holes. Caddies and walking only.
The Ocean Course on the South Carolina coast staged the War on the Shore Ryder Cup in 1991 and two PGA Championships since. With more seaside holes than any course in the northern hemisphere and the wind always a factor, it is the toughest resort test in America.
Pete Dye's original stadium course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, home of THE PLAYERS Championship and the most famous closing stretch in golf. The island green seventeenth is the single most recognizable hole in the game, and you can walk up and play it.
Designers, years and championship history verified June 2026. Green fees are indicative third party figures for the 2026 season and change with demand and resort status. Always confirm directly before booking.
Base in Carmel or at the Pebble Beach resort and pair Pebble with Spyglass Hill and Spanish Bay over three to four nights. Add a drive down Highway One. Best late spring to early autumn.
Fly into the resort airstrip or drive from Portland and play all five courses over four to five nights, walking with caddies. The purest links buddies trip in America. Best May to October.
Combine Pinehurst in the sandhills with Kiawah and the Charleston coast, or run a Carolinas loop of resort courses. Mild and playable October to May.
Kohler pairs Whistling Straits with Blackwolf Run for a two course summer trip beside Lake Michigan. A short, intense long weekend. Best June to September.
Base around Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville for TPC Sawgrass and a cluster of strong resort courses, with easy winter sun. Best October to April.
Internal flights make a two region trip possible in two weeks, but most groups play one region deep over five to seven nights. Distances are large, so we plan the routing and tee times around your time on the ground.
| Style | Per person, 2026 | What it usually includes |
|---|---|---|
| Single region resort week | From around $3,500 to $5,500 | 5 nights resort, 4 to 5 rounds, car hire or transfers |
| Marquee venue trip | From around $5,500 to $9,000 | Pebble or Bandon stay, the headline rounds, caddies |
| Two region grand tour | From around $9,000 upward | Two weeks, internal flights, multiple bucket list courses |
Indicative third party operator ranges for the 2026 season, excluding international flights, shown to set expectations only. We are a guide, not an operator, and never quote our own pricing. Always confirm directly before booking.
Season depends entirely on the region. The Carolinas, Florida and the desert peak from October to May, the Monterey Peninsula and the Pacific Northwest from late spring to early autumn, and Wisconsin in high summer. The marquee resorts release tee times well ahead, so book Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes six to twelve months in advance for prime dates, and lock the resort stay first since it secures the golf.
Tell us the region and the courses you want, and roughly when. One concierge costs the whole trip to the head and replies within one working day, with no obligation.
Yes. Pebble Beach, Pinehurst No. 2, Bandon Dunes, Whistling Straits, the Ocean Course at Kiawah and TPC Sawgrass are all public access, though several require a resort stay or an advance booking. The true private clubs such as Augusta National and Cypress Point are not, so a trip is built around the great resort and public courses.
It depends on the region. The Carolinas, Florida and the desert play best October to May, the Monterey Peninsula and the Pacific Northwest late spring to early autumn, and the Midwest in summer. Spring and autumn are safest for a multi region tour.
Pebble Beach is among the most expensive public rounds in the world, with an indicative 2026 green fee of around $695 per round for resort guests and a stay required to guarantee a tee time. Confirm directly before booking.
Yes. Submit a brief and one concierge costs the whole trip to the head, then routes it to a vetted operator. You book once and just play.
Tee time releases, new openings and the booking windows worth moving on first. Every other week.