Family-Friendly Golf Trips

Golf trips have always been popular among adults who enjoy golfing, but parents who want to bring kids along to high-profile golf vacation destinations have often found the choices rather slim. Many golf resorts frown on packing the kids along – it interferes with the serious golfer’s game. Luckily, not all golf destinations are that short-sighted – after all, kids who learn to love golf young become lifelong golfing aficionados. If you’re vacationing with your kids – or, for that matter, bringing your grandkids along – take a look at some of the family-friendly accommodations in some of the hottest golf destinations in the country.

Arizona Golf Family Destination

Scottsdale, Arizona is famous for its casual but highly competitive golf courses. With more than 174 public and private courses concentrated in the greater Scottsdale/Phoenix area, there are plenty of choices, and the 329 plus sunny days each year don’t hurt the golf dynamic. But the icing on the cake when it comes to family is that Scottsdale is well-known for its high number of junior golfers. When golf is that much a part of the fabric of everyday life, it’s only natural that the kids get to play, too.

Because Scottsdale is such a hot golfing destination—as well as a popular family vacation destination—many of the best hotels and lodges offer amenities that cater to both parts of the equation. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, for example, has its own golf staff dedicated to making life easier and more fun for golfers. If that means scheduling tee times around your kids’ naps, they can manage it. If it requires getting a babysitter for your younger ones, that can be arranged, too. If your kids want to tee up, there are places to book a tee time with them, and if they’re bored with golfing, they can chill out in the resorts water park, complete with rafts and slides, or go drop a few tokens into the pinball machines in the arcade.

Pointe Hilton isn’t alone in making golf trips friendlier to parents who want to take their kids along with them. Similar family-oriented packages exist for Myrtle Beach golf packages, as well as for international destinations. Imagine your kids’ “My Summer Vacation” after a Scotland golf vacation or an Ireland golfing trip.

No matter where you’re planning to spend your vacation, you’ll find family-friendly golf trips and packages designed to make sure that you and your family have the best time possible.