New research from SIXT Business, a corporate car rental provider, has named Scottsdale the best U.S. city for a corporate golf day, as U.S. Google search demand for “corporate golf” has surged 205% over the past year. The city outperformed major business destinations including Orlando, Denver, Washington, D.C., San Diego and Miami.
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The study analyzed U.S. leading business travel destinations in the U.S. using four measures that matter most when hosting clients on the course: the availability of public golf courses, course quality, average green fees, and the share of venues offering corporate facilities.
Scottsdale earned an Overall Score of 74.26 out of 100, placing first nationally thanks to its combination of premium golf courses and business-friendly amenities.
The Top 15 U.S. Cities for a Corporate Golf Day
| Rank | City | Public Golf Courses per 100,000 Residents | Avg. Google Rating (/5) | Avg. Weekday Green Fee ($) | Courses with Corporate Facilities (%) | Overall Score |
| 1 | Scottsdale, AZ | 7.7 | 4.8 | 113 | 100 | 74.26 |
| 2 | Orlando, FL | 9.3 | 4.7 | 104 | 87 | 70.15 |
| 3 | Denver, CO | 5.1 | 4.2 | 53 | 79 | 50.50 |
| 4 | Washington, D.C. | 2.4 | 4.6 | 82 | 80 | 49.97 |
| 5 | San Diego, CA | 2 | 4.7 | 96 | 80 | 48.56 |
| 6 | Miami, FL | 3.5 | 4.5 | 95 | 80 | 45.77 |
| 7 | Phoenix, AZ | 2.5 | 4.6 | 88 | 73 | 44.59 |
| 8 | Atlanta, GA | 4 | 4.1 | 36 | 71 | 44.12 |
| 9 | Las Vegas, NV | 4 | 4.3 | 126 | 100 | 42.74 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | 1.2 | 4.6 | 82 | 70 | 41.02 |
| 11 | Chicago, IL | 0.7 | 4.1 | 36 | 79 | 39.70 |
| 12 | Nashville, TN | 2.3 | 4.5 | 68 | 60 | 38.65 |
| 13 | Dallas, TX | 2 | 4.1 | 52 | 77 | 37.65 |
| 14 | Austin, TX | 1.6 | 4.1 | 51 | 56 | 24.91 |
| 15 | New York, NY | 0.1 | 4.5 | 95 | 57 | 23.47 |
Scottsdale combines the highest average golf course rating (4.8/5) with 7.7 public golf courses per 100,000 residents, while 100% of courses offer corporate facilities. Those strengths helped it outperform Orlando (#2), Denver (#3), Washington, D.C. (#4), San Diego (#5) and Miami (#6) to rank as the best U.S. city for a corporate golf day.
Methodology
To identify the 15 cities, SIXT Business used Cvent’s Top Meeting Destinations ranking as the city sample. Cvent’s ranking reflects cities already established as leading business travel hubs, based on actual meeting and event booking activity. Each city was evaluated across four weighted KPIs: public golf courses per 100,000 residents (25%), average Google review rating (25%), average published weekday green fee for an 18-hole non-member round (25%), and the percentage of golf courses offering corporate facilities (25%). Public golf courses were identified within a 30-minute drive-time of each city centre using OpenStreetMap, with private and members-only courses excluded. Corporate facilities were identified through publicly available information on course websites, including meeting rooms, golf outings, tournament packages and other business-focused amenities. Each KPI was min-max normalised to a 0-100 scale before being combined into an Overall Score. Data correct as of June 22nd 2026.
