A short scenic plan around morning tee times, dinner reservations, and resort check-ins.
Golf-week road trip guide
WM Phoenix Open
Roamward home turf: a huge travel week in Scottsdale, a crowded lodging market, and a desert full of better side quests than sitting in traffic.
Part of the Phoenix Open series - see every year →When to book
182 days out- Plan6–12 mo out
- Book3–6 mo out
- Lock infinal 6–10 wk
- On the groundevent week
This is the window. Marquee-event beds sell out months ahead and rates climb toward Phoenix Open week — lock lodging now, then plan the detours.
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, bachelor groups, corporate hosts, and out-of-state visitors who want one Arizona drive around tournament week.
A bigger slack-day route for visitors staying the weekend after the tournament.
When Scottsdale beds spike, make the alternate lodging radius feel intentional.
Worth the slack day
Phoenix Open side quests.
Vote the Arizona gems visitors should actually make time for, then turn tournament week into a verified desert road card.
Apache Trail and the Superstitions
the desert-drive answer to a free tournament morning
Tonto Natural Bridge
a real Arizona detour for visitors stretching the trip north
Downtown Cave Creek
western flavor close enough for groups staying north of Scottsdale
Where to eat
Restaurants around Phoenix Open.
Weight this from TPC Scottsdale first: resort-corridor dinners, North Scottsdale locals, and quick group wins before Old Town Phoenix sprawl.
Venue focus: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale Quarter, Kierland, and North Scottsdale
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess / TPC corridor$$$$
Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina~0.5 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
The closest true special-occasion dinner for guests orbiting TPC Scottsdale and the Princess resort corridor.
Order: Duck-fat fries trio and dry-aged steak
Official siteScottsdale Quarter$$$$
Dominick's Steakhouse~1.4 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
A polished, high-energy steakhouse close to the tournament corridor, easier to justify than sending visitors deep into Phoenix.
Order: Wagyu tableside and seafood tower
Official siteKierland Commons$$$$
Mastro's Ocean Club~1.6 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
A tournament-week power dinner option in the Kierland/Quarter orbit, especially for seafood and steak groups.
Order: Seafood tower and butter cake
Official siteNorth Scottsdale$$$
Hush Public House~1.9 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
A moody North Scottsdale favorite for visitors who want something more personal than resort dining.
Order: Signature meatloaf and a barrel-aged cocktail
Official siteKierland Commons$$$
Zinc Bistro~1.5 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
French bistro energy in the Kierland cluster, good for a slower lunch or date-night dinner near the tournament hotels.
Order: Steak frites or oysters
Official siteKierland Commons$$
Postino Kierland~1.6 mi from TPC Scottsdale · straight-line venue distance
A low-pressure Arizona favorite for groups that need a flexible, not-too-formal tournament-week meal.
Order: Bruschetta board
Official siteUpdated 2026-07-02. Measured venue distances appear only for checked restaurant pins; drive-time ranking comes after the broader precise-location pass.
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. Lodging links below search stays around the event — the iOS beta adds the on-road companion.
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 tickets →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 →Where to stay
Find a place to stay near Scottsdale, Arizona.
Hotels, cabins, and rentals close to the action — compare and book for your trip.
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Event-trip guides
Roamward turns the trip around the event into the trip you remember.
Use the event and route guides on the web now, then open the external iOS beta for verified stops, shared trips, and poster-style trip cards.
Built for the shotgun seat: games, check-ins, and the next great stop — while the driver drives.
Build a trip around an event like this.
Save catalog-backed stops to My Trips on the web now. The iOS beta is testing the on-road companion: verified check-ins, badges, shared trips, and your growing map of America.