If you want to play golf during the winter, look no further than the top spots in California, Arizona, or Hawaii that some consider off-season.
Online betting site JeffBet has compiled a list of the top golf sites in the United States from over 3,000 courses.
Furnace Creek Ranch, located in the California desert, was ranked as the top course with a score of 76.08 out of 100.
Rankings were determined based on a variety of factors, including weather conditions, amenities, availability, and cost per round.
Rounding out the top five were Lights at Indio Golf Course in Southern California, Makani Golf Club in Hawaii, Desert Mirage Golf & Practice Center in Arizona, and Waikoloa Beach Golf in Hawaii.・It was a course.
The course received high marks due to its generally warm climate and low winter precipitation.
“With frost-covered greens and short daylight hours, winter golf can feel like an impossible dream,” a Jeffbet spokesperson said.
“Players can greatly reduce stress by escaping the winter blues and enjoying golf in a warmer climate with breathtaking views, perfect conditions, and featured courses with year-round sunshine. and enjoy improved mental health.”
Furnace Creek Ranch's average winter lows are just over 50 degrees, with daytime highs in the 60s and 70s.
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Courses in Hawaii also received high scores on the list, but tee time availability and price likely influenced the ratings, even though the course had more beautiful weather than both California and Arizona.
Analysts say golfers in the 50th state enjoy the most sunlight of all other regions, averaging about 11.09 hours per day during the winter.
North Shore Golf Club, located outside Orlando, was the only course outside of the Southwest or Hawaii to make the top 25 list.
According to the National Golf Foundation, by 2023 one-third of Americans will be playing golf, following golf through the media, or reading about golf, compared to interest levels in 2016. % increase.
Golfers in most popular winter destinations don't have to worry about the threat of game interruptions due to lightning.
According to data from the National Lightning Safety Council, nearly half of golf-related fatalities during severe weather involve victims attempting to seek shelter under a tree during a storm.
