50 Golf Getaways with your Pals.
If done right, the whole buddies' golf trip should be the time of your life.
For most duffers, no matter their skill level, the ultimate buddy trip is a golf getaway. Golf trips are all about golf and quality bonding with your buddies. Rather than worrying about getting dragged to museums, galleries or tourist traps, you're worrying about which courses to play and how to squeeze in as many holes as you can.
One of the critical decisions for any golf getaway is the destination. With so many amazing courses not just in the United States but around the world, how do you choose where you and your buddies should go to challenge your game? Are you looking to experience history and tradition, play where the pros play or just try something new? After taking into account the number/ranking of top courses (based on Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and various other sources), quality of accommodations, golf ambiance and surrounding amenities, we compiled a list of the 50 top golf destinations for your buddies trip.
1. Carmel / Monterey, California
Top Courses: Pebble Beach; Spyglass Hills; The Links at Spanish Bay; Bayonet / Blackhorse; Carmel Valley Ranch; Pasatiempo
2. St. Andrews / Dundee / Edinburgh, Scotland
Top Courses: St. Andrews Old Course, New Course, Jubilee Course; Carnoustie;Gullane; Kingsbarns; Muirfield; North Berwick
3. Sandhills (Pinehurst / Southern Pines), North Carolina
Top Courses: Pinehurst No. 2, 4, 8; Pine Needles & Mid Pines; Tobacco Road;Anderson Creek; Little River; Talamore / Mid South
4. Northern Ireland
Top Courses: Royal Portrush; Royal County Down; Castlerock; Portstewart; Royal Belfast; Lough Erne
5. South West Scotland / Ayrshire
Top Courses: Turnberry; Prestwick; Royal Troon; Western Gailes; Machrihanish;Dundonald
To see the rest of these Top 50 destinations, click here.
Source: lastbash.com Mel Sole Golf School
Pictures: Andy Simonds David Smith
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