As the season winds down up North, the South and Southwest enter their best golf stretch of the year. Here is where to take a warm-weather group trip this fall and winter, and why September is the time to book it.
It is the middle of September. Up North, the golf season is quietly winding down: the light is shorter, the mornings are cold, and everyone is counting the rounds they have left. Down South and out in the Southwest, it is the opposite. The summer heat has finally broken and the best stretch of the golf year is just beginning. This is the window smart groups plan around. A fall or winter golf trip to the South is the easiest way to keep playing all the way through the cold months, and the middle of September is exactly when to start booking it.
From October through March, the Southeast and Southwest hit their stride. The brutal summer heat and humidity are gone, the courses are in peak condition, and daytime temperatures settle into the comfortable 60s and 70s. Tee sheets that were packed in spring open up, resorts move into their shoulder and snowbird season, and a region that is hard to play in July becomes close to perfect. While the North is putting the clubs away, the South is teeing off.
Every destination below is one we build group golf trips around, and every one holds up from fall straight through winter. A few of the strongest:
The right destination depends on the group. For a value-driven buddies trip, the casino coast of Mississippi and the Gulf Shores and RTJ Trail combination are hard to beat on cost per round. For a marquee, bucket-list feel, the big-name tracks of Northeast Florida and Myrtle Beach deliver. For the deepest guaranteed winter warmth, South Florida and Las Vegas are the safest bets in December and January. Tell us the vibe and the budget, and we will point you to the right fit.
While the North is putting the clubs away, the South is just teeing off.
The best fall dates and the prime winter-escape weekends, from Thanksgiving through the holidays and the long weekends of January and February, are the first to fill and they fill early. Locking your group and your dates in September or October is the difference between playing the courses you want at the rates you want and scrambling for whatever is left. It helps to have the group excited now, too: with the Presidents Cup at Medinah later this month, golf is front of mind again, which makes it a good moment to rally the group and get the trip on the calendar.
Pick the destination, tell us your dates and how many are coming, and we will handle the rest: tee times, lodging, and the full itinerary, arranged end to end through a single planner. All you have to do is show up and play. Request a free proposal and we will build your fall or winter golf trip around your group.
Fall through early spring, roughly October through March, is the best stretch. The summer heat and humidity are gone, courses are in peak condition, and daytime highs across the Southeast and Southwest typically sit in the 60s and 70s.
The Southeast and Southwest stay playable all winter. Reliable warm-weather choices include the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gulf Shores, Myrtle Beach, Northeast Florida, South Florida, Texas Hill Country, and Las Vegas.
Book the prime dates, meaning fall weekends and the holiday and long-weekend windows from Thanksgiving through February, a couple of months out or more. Planning in September or October gives you the best choice of courses, tee times, and rates before the popular weekends fill.
For value and stay-and-play convenience, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Gulf Shores are hard to beat. For marquee courses, Northeast Florida and Myrtle Beach stand out. For guaranteed deep-winter warmth, South Florida and Las Vegas are the safest picks.