Tee Traveler research · 2025-08 to 2026-07

The Golf Trip Nonstop Map

Name: The Golf Trip Nonstop Map
Creator: Tee Traveler
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The first question for any group golf trip isn't "where's the best golf?" It's "can everyone actually get there?" We counted nonstop flights from 40 major U.S. metros to the closest airport for each of 43 popular group golf destinations.

Best-connected cityChicago: 33 of 43

Least connectedRochester: 8 of 43

Typical metro21 of 43 nonstop

Easiest to reachReynolds Lake Oconee: 39 of 40 metros

Headline findings

Chicago golfers have the most options. Chicago reaches 33 of 43 top golf destinations nonstop, about 4 times as many as Rochester (8).
Easiest golf destinations to reach: Reynolds Lake Oconee (nonstop to ATL from 39 of 40 metros); Las Vegas (nonstop to LAS from 39 of 40 metros); Orlando (nonstop to MCO from 39 of 40 metros).
Hardest U.S. trips to reach: Gamble Sands (1 of 40); Sea Island (1 of 40); Williamsburg (1 of 40). These need a connection or a long drive for most groups.
The bottom of the list: Milwaukee (10), Syracuse (9), Albany (8), Buffalo (8), Rochester (8). For these cities the drive-to trips matter more; each city page lists them.

Cities ranked by golf-trip connectivity

Dark bar: destinations reachable nonstop to their closest airport. Light bar adds larger airports within about a 3-hour drive. Ties share a rank.

Find your city: golf trips from 40 U.S. metros.

Destinations ranked by nonstop access

#	Destination	Closest airport	Metros with nonstop (closest airport)	Incl. alternate airports
1	Reynolds Lake Oconee	ATL	39 / 40	40 / 40
2	Las Vegas	LAS	39 / 40	39 / 40
3	Orlando	MCO	39 / 40	39 / 40
4	Streamsong	TPA	38 / 40	40 / 40
5	Cape Cod	BOS	38 / 40	38 / 40
6	Dallas-Fort Worth & PGA Frisco	DFW	38 / 40	38 / 40
7	Pinehurst	RDU	36 / 40	40 / 40
8	Scottsdale	PHX	36 / 40	36 / 40
9	Houston	IAH	35 / 40	35 / 40
10	Texas Hill Country	AUS	34 / 40	34 / 40
11	Park City & Salt Lake City	SLC	34 / 40	34 / 40
12	Muskoka	YYZ	31 / 40	31 / 40
13	Kiawah Island	CHS	29 / 40	29 / 40
14	Nemacolin	PIT	27 / 40	27 / 40
15	Ponte Vedra & TPC Sawgrass	JAX	27 / 40	27 / 40
16	Myrtle Beach	MYR	25 / 40	25 / 40
17	Kohler & Whistling Straits	MKE	25 / 40	25 / 40
18	French Lick	SDF	23 / 40	29 / 40
19	Hilton Head	SAV	19 / 40	19 / 40
20	Los Cabos	SJD	19 / 40	19 / 40
21	Turning Stone	SYR	17 / 40	17 / 40
22	Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail	BHM	17 / 40	17 / 40
23	Palm Springs	PSP	16 / 40	16 / 40
24	Vail Valley & Summit County	EGE	14 / 40	39 / 40
25	Northern Michigan	TVC	13 / 40	13 / 40
26	The Broadmoor	COS	12 / 40	39 / 40
27	Maui	OGG	12 / 40	12 / 40
28	Bend	RDM	9 / 40	29 / 40
29	Pebble Beach & Monterey	MRY	8 / 40	35 / 40
30	Bethpage State Park	ISP	7 / 40	38 / 40
31	Big Cedar Lodge	SGF	7 / 40	7 / 40
32	St Andrews & Fife	EDI	7 / 40	7 / 40
33	Cabot Cape Breton	YHZ	6 / 40	6 / 40
34	St. George	SGU	5 / 40	39 / 40
35	Southwest Ireland	SNN	3 / 40	3 / 40
36	Sand Valley	CWA	2 / 40	16 / 40
37	Bandon Dunes	OTH	2 / 40	10 / 40
38	The Greenbrier	LWB	2 / 40	7 / 40
39	Nebraska Sand Hills	LBF	1 / 40	39 / 40
40	Gamble Sands	EAT	1 / 40	35 / 40
41	Sea Island	BQK	1 / 40	27 / 40
42	Williamsburg	PHF	1 / 40	24 / 40
43	The Algarve	FAO	1 / 40	8 / 40

The full table

#	City	Destinations, nonstop to closest airport	Incl. alternate airports
1	Chicago	33 / 43	43 / 43
2	Denver	33 / 43	38 / 43
T-3	Atlanta	29 / 43	39 / 43
T-3	New York City	29 / 43	39 / 43
5	Dallas	29 / 43	37 / 43
6	Charlotte	27 / 43	36 / 43
7	Minneapolis	26 / 43	34 / 43
8	Washington, D.C.	25 / 43	38 / 43
9	Philadelphia	24 / 43	36 / 43
10	Detroit	24 / 43	35 / 43
11	Miami	24 / 43	33 / 43
T-12	Houston	24 / 43	32 / 43
T-12	Los Angeles	24 / 43	32 / 43
T-14	Las Vegas	24 / 43	31 / 43
T-14	Phoenix	24 / 43	31 / 43
16	Boston	23 / 43	34 / 43
17	Seattle	22 / 43	28 / 43
18	Nashville	21 / 43	31 / 43
19	Orlando	21 / 43	30 / 43
T-20	Baltimore	21 / 43	29 / 43
T-20	San Diego	21 / 43	29 / 43
22	San Francisco Bay Area	21 / 43	28 / 43
23	Tampa	19 / 43	28 / 43
24	Salt Lake City	19 / 43	26 / 43
25	St. Louis	18 / 43	27 / 43
26	Austin	17 / 43	27 / 43
27	Pittsburgh	17 / 43	26 / 43
T-28	Cincinnati	16 / 43	25 / 43
T-28	Raleigh-Durham	16 / 43	25 / 43
T-30	Columbus	15 / 43	24 / 43
T-30	Indianapolis	15 / 43	24 / 43
32	Kansas City	14 / 43	23 / 43
33	Portland	13 / 43	24 / 43
34	Cleveland	13 / 43	20 / 43
35	Richmond	11 / 43	18 / 43
36	Milwaukee	10 / 43	17 / 43
37	Syracuse	9 / 43	14 / 43
T-38	Albany	8 / 43	13 / 43
T-38	Buffalo	8 / 43	13 / 43
40	Rochester	8 / 43	10 / 43

Methodology

Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers), 2025-08 to 2026-07. Scheduled passenger service (class F) only.
Nonstop definition: at least 6 performed departures in a month, in both directions, in at least 2 months of the period. "Year-round" means 10 or more months.
Closest airport: the nearest commercial airport we list for each destination (e.g., MYR for Myrtle Beach, OTH for Bandon Dunes, SGU for St. George). "Alternate airports" adds larger airports within about a 3-hour drive (e.g., EUG for Bandon, LAS for St. George, SFO and SJC for Pebble Beach).
Metros: 40 U.S. metro areas, counting all major airports in each (e.g., New York = JFK, LGA and EWR).
Ranking: metros are ranked by destinations reachable nonstop to the closest airport, then by the count including alternate airports. Metros equal on both share a rank.
Limits: T-100 data is historical and doesn't capture routes launched after the period. Airlines change seasonal schedules often, so check current flights before booking.

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TeeTraveler, "The Golf Trip Nonstop Map," teetraveler.com/research/golf-nonstop-map/, based on U.S. DOT T-100 data (2025-08 to 2026-07).

Next question: will the flight be on time? See The Golf Trip On-Time Report. Prefer to drive? The Golf Trip Drive Map.

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