A short scenic plan around tee times, dinners, and resort check-ins.
Golf-week road trip guide
WM Phoenix Open 2026
The desert’s rowdiest golf week has already wrapped for this year — but the Scottsdale corridor it runs through is a year-round road-trip canvas, and the 2027 edition is already on the board.
Part of the Phoenix Open series — see every year →When to book
This year has wrapped- Plan6–12 mo out
- Book3–6 mo out
- Lock infinal 6–10 wk
- On the groundevent week
This year’s event has wrapped. Planning next year? Join the list and we’ll send the guide when dates drop.
Straight talk: “book now or it’s gone” gets overstated. We flag both surge risk and the cooldown deals when a market runs soft.
Host-state Gem Hunt
Help decide the detours fans should not miss.
Why this trip works
Built around real travel intent.
Golf fans who travel for the Greatest Show on Grass and want the Arizona drive that makes a tournament trip more than a tee box.
A bigger slack-day route for a weekend stay.
When Scottsdale beds spike, make the alternate radius intentional.
Worth the slack day
Phoenix Open side quests.
See the Arizona gems travelers mapped around tournament week, and start planning the next one.
Apache Trail and the Superstitions
the desert-drive answer to a free tournament morning
Tonto Natural Bridge
a real Arizona detour stretching the trip north
Downtown Cave Creek
western flavor north of Scottsdale
Plan the logistics
Where to stay, and what to know.
Where to stay
Phoenix Open week spikes lodging around Scottsdale, Arizona. When rooms by the venue are gone or overpriced, the smarter play is to base an hour out and drive in along a scenic route — Roamward matches the stay to the drive. Booking hand-offs arrive with the iOS beta.
Know before you go
Event week brings road closures, shuttle-only zones, and timed entry. We surface the passes, reservations, and closures that matter — and point you to the official source for tickets and schedules.
WM Phoenix Open →Play while you’re in town
In Scottsdale, Arizona for the golf? See the public courses you can actually book nearby — and the designers behind them.
AZ golf →Event-trip guides
Roamward turns the trip around the event into the trip you remember.
Vote the host-state gems now, then join early access for scenic routes, verified stops, collaborative planning, and poster-style trip cards when the iOS beta opens.