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Price legend

$$$$ = $60 & under

$$$$ = $61-$100

$$$$ = $101-$150

$$$$ = $151-$200

NOTES ABOUT PRICING: The course fees in this database are non-resident peak season (usually summer, but in hot-summer states, winter is the most expensive time to play). You can probably play for less by choosing off-season dates. If you're a resident of the city or state of the course, you might pay less. Military, senior, and junior rates also are usually lower. Many courses now use dynamic pricing, so the rate you pay may differ from what we've listed. We try our best to present accurate tee-time prices, but courses frequently adjust their fees. if you spot a mistake, please let us know

The Club At Lac La Belle

The course features a classic layout wandering through lush, rolling countryside dotted with mature trees and streams. It has large, severely contoured greens and strategic bunkering. The course's rich history, dating to 1896, adds to its character.

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$150

Weekday:

$150

The course features a classic layout wandering through lush, rolling countryside dotted with mature trees and streams. It has large, severely contoured greens and strategic bunkering. The course's rich history, dating to 1896, adds to its character.

Cart:

$30

Length (yards):

6906

Par | slope:

71 | 135

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The Course at Sewanee

The course was reimagined and renovated in 2013, and offers stunning mountaintop golf northwest of Chattanooga. It boasts dramatic elevation changes, cleverly placed bunkers, and breathtaking vistas.

Sewanee, Tennessee

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$75

Weekday:

$50

The course was reimagined and renovated in 2013, and offers stunning mountaintop golf northwest of Chattanooga. It boasts dramatic elevation changes, cleverly placed bunkers, and breathtaking vistas.

Cart:

$25

Length (yards):

6702

Par | slope:

72 | 132

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The Fortress Golf Course

The Fortress reflects characteristics of golf's early Scottish origins. Fescue-covered mounds reveal well-guarded, sectioned greens. Bent-grass tees, greens, and fairways surround 75 bunkers. Each of the huge greens average 7,500 square feet.

Frankenmuth, Michigan

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$95

Weekday:

$75

The Fortress reflects characteristics of golf's early Scottish origins. Fescue-covered mounds reveal well-guarded, sectioned greens. Bent-grass tees, greens, and fairways surround 75 bunkers. Each of the huge greens average 7,500 square feet.

Cart:

NA

Length (yards):

6813

Par | slope:

72 | 140

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The Golf Club at Copper Valley

The golf course was formerly known as Saddle Creek Golf Club. It has received numerous awards, including recognition as the 10th best public access course in California by Golfweek Magazine in 2013. In 1997, Golf Digest voted Saddle Creek the seventh best New Upscale golf course in the U.S.

Copperopolis, California

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$115

Weekday:

$95

The golf course was formerly known as Saddle Creek Golf Club. It has received numerous awards, including recognition as the 10th best public access course in California by Golfweek Magazine in 2013. In 1997, Golf Digest voted Saddle Creek the seventh best New Upscale golf course in the U.S.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6803

Par | slope:

72 | 138

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The Golf Club at Red Rock

This course has repeatedly been ranked the #1 Public Golf Course in South Dakota. Routed through the Black Hills terrain and located within minutes of Rapid City, the course features dramatic elevation changes, lush fairways, surrounded by native grasses and tall ponderosa pine trees.

Rapid City, South Dakota

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$75

Weekday:

$75

This course has repeatedly been ranked the #1 Public Golf Course in South Dakota. Routed through the Black Hills terrain and located within minutes of Rapid City, the course features dramatic elevation changes, lush fairways, surrounded by native grasses and tall ponderosa pine trees.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6969

Par | slope:

72 | 147

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The Home Course

After opening in June 2007, The Home Course was immediately ranked the “No. 2 Public Course in Washington” by Golfweek. Since then, it has hosted numerous state, regional, and national championships, and has developed a reputation for championship-quality conditions at affordable public rates.

DuPont, Washington

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$84

Weekday:

$72

After opening in June 2007, The Home Course was immediately ranked the “No. 2 Public Course in Washington” by Golfweek. Since then, it has hosted numerous state, regional, and national championships, and has developed a reputation for championship-quality conditions at affordable public rates.

Cart:

$18

Length (yards):

7420

Par | slope:

72 | 135

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The Links Course at Lawsonia

This course has long been considered one of the best classic golf courses in the country. It features deep bunkers, wide fairways, and a set of putting greens that are as interesting and as good as anything you will find in the country.

Green Lake, Wisconsin

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$125

Weekday:

$125

This course has long been considered one of the best classic golf courses in the country. It features deep bunkers, wide fairways, and a set of putting greens that are as interesting and as good as anything you will find in the country.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6853

Par | slope:

72 | 130

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The Links at Bodega Harbour

A true Scottish-style links course that combines native coastal rough, rolling fairways, spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean, and undulating greens.

Bodega Bay, California

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$105

Weekday:

$75

A true Scottish-style links course that combines native coastal rough, rolling fairways, spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean, and undulating greens.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6284

Par | slope:

70 | 131

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The Links at Gettsburg

Your round will take you up and down the rolling Pennsylvania hills, with lakes and creeks on almost every hole and dramatic red rock cliffs that form the backdrop for memorable holes. One of those is the 3rd, the signature hole, a dramatic par 3 from an elevated tee to a large undulating green that fronts a red rock cliff.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$89

Weekday:

$69

Your round will take you up and down the rolling Pennsylvania hills, with lakes and creeks on almost every hole and dramatic red rock cliffs that form the backdrop for memorable holes. One of those is the 3rd, the signature hole, a dramatic par 3 from an elevated tee to a large undulating green that fronts a red rock cliff.

Cart:

NA

Length (yards):

7069

Par | slope:

72 | 144

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The Links at Union Vale

The Links at Union Vale is a premier Hudson Valley golf course, easily accessible to golfers in nearby Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York City. The course is constructed on a nearly treeless site with spectacular views of the Hudson Hills and Catskill Mountains.

LaGrangeville, New York

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$93

Weekday:

$63

The Links at Union Vale is a premier Hudson Valley golf course, easily accessible to golfers in nearby Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York City. The course is constructed on a nearly treeless site with spectacular views of the Hudson Hills and Catskill Mountains.

Cart:

$22

Length (yards):

6954

Par | slope:

72 | 137

Locate

The Meadows at Grand Valley State University

This links-style course has a rotation of holes that will throw a little bit of everything at you. Wetlands and well-bunkered greens make clear thinking a priority – very appropriate given the course’s setting at a university.

Allendale, Michigan

$

Weekend/holiday:

$48

Weekday:

$38

This links-style course has a rotation of holes that will throw a little bit of everything at you. Wetlands and well-bunkered greens make clear thinking a priority – very appropriate given the course’s setting at a university.

Cart:

$18

Length (yards):

7030

Par | slope:

71 | 143

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The Pfau Course At Indiana University

Indiana’s flagship university boasts an elite, championship golf course that is among the premiere public golf courses in the Midwest. The Pfau Course utilizes the area’s natural topography, highlighting the combination of forest, open space, and forest edges.

Bloomington, Indiana

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$125

Weekday:

$95

Indiana’s flagship university boasts an elite, championship golf course that is among the premiere public golf courses in the Midwest. The Pfau Course utilizes the area’s natural topography, highlighting the combination of forest, open space, and forest edges.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

7300

Par | slope:

71 | 150

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Best affordable US golf courses

This is our listing of the best affordable golf courses in the U.S. "Affordable" means different things to different golfers, but anything above $200 for 18 holes is excluded. 

You can filter courses by state, as well as by cost rating for the selected state.

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