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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

Bethpage Red

Bethpage Red is not as famous as its sister course, Bethpage Black.This classic A.W. Tillinghast design is known for its strong par-4s and strategic bunkering. Tree-lined fairways and open stretches with fescue bunkers demand accuracy for a memorable round.

Farmingdale, New York

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$100

Weekday:

$90

Bethpage Red is not as famous as its sister course, Bethpage Black.This classic A.W. Tillinghast design is known for its strong par-4s and strategic bunkering. Tree-lined fairways and open stretches with fescue bunkers demand accuracy for a memorable round.

Cart:

$40

Length (yards):

7092

Par | slope:

70 | 129

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Birck Boilermaker Kampen Course at Purdue University

This Pete Dye designed links-style course challenges golfers with vast bunkers, native grasses, and water hazards. Kampen-Cosler is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest’s “Places to Play.”

West Lafayette, Indiana

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$115

Weekday:

$105

This Pete Dye designed links-style course challenges golfers with vast bunkers, native grasses, and water hazards. Kampen-Cosler is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest’s “Places to Play.”

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

7465

Par | slope:

72 | 146

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Birdwood Golf Course at Boar's Head Resort

The course was designed by legendary PGA Professional Davis Love III. It is home to the University of Virginia golf teams. The course is rated as one of the best in Virginia by Golf Digest and Golf Week.

Charlottesville, Virginia

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$140

Weekday:

$110

The course was designed by legendary PGA Professional Davis Love III. It is home to the University of Virginia golf teams. The course is rated as one of the best in Virginia by Golf Digest and Golf Week.

Cart:

$35

Length (yards):

7116

Par | slope:

71 | 136

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Black Gold Golf Club

This Arthur Hills designed par 72 layout stretches up to 6,756 yards and incorporates several water features including a stunning waterfall off the 18th green, slight elevation changes, rolling hills, strategic bunkering and incredible vistas overlooking coastal Orange & Los Angeles Counties.

Yorba Linda, California

$$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$165

Weekday:

$120

This Arthur Hills designed par 72 layout stretches up to 6,756 yards and incorporates several water features including a stunning waterfall off the 18th green, slight elevation changes, rolling hills, strategic bunkering and incredible vistas overlooking coastal Orange & Los Angeles Counties.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6756

Par | slope:

72 | 136

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Black Mesa Golf Club

Colorful sandstone rock formations cut the New Mexico sky, fairways roll across the valleys like carpet, and dramatic bunkering and green contouring seamlessly blend with their native surroundings. This is one of the Southwest’s most demanding courses.

La Mesilla, New Mexico

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$83

Weekday:

$64

Colorful sandstone rock formations cut the New Mexico sky, fairways roll across the valleys like carpet, and dramatic bunkering and green contouring seamlessly blend with their native surroundings. This is one of the Southwest’s most demanding courses.

Cart:

NA

Length (yards):

7307

Par | slope:

72 | 141

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Bolingbrook Golf Club

This semi-private club an hour outside of Chicago features elevated tees, rolling fairways, and seven lakes scattered throughout the layout, which includes a true island green par 3 and 600-yard par 5.

Bollingbrook, Illinois

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$85

Weekday:

$70

This semi-private club an hour outside of Chicago features elevated tees, rolling fairways, and seven lakes scattered throughout the layout, which includes a true island green par 3 and 600-yard par 5.

Cart:

NA

Length (yards):

7107

Par | slope:

72 | 142

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Brackenridge Park Golf Course

Located just north of downtown San Antonio, historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course is also the site of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. It once was the home of the Valero Texas Open.

San Antonio, Texas

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$68

Weekday:

$56

Located just north of downtown San Antonio, historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course is also the site of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. It once was the home of the Valero Texas Open.

Cart:

$18

Length (yards):

6243

Par | slope:

71 | 129

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Bryan Park - Champions Course

This championship golf course layout features 97 sand traps, numerous grass bunkers and hollows, and seven holes bordering scenic Lake Townsend. The Champions Course remains one of the Greensboro area’s most prestigious public courses.

Browns Summit, North Carolina

$$

Weekend/holiday:

$67

Weekday:

$56

This championship golf course layout features 97 sand traps, numerous grass bunkers and hollows, and seven holes bordering scenic Lake Townsend. The Champions Course remains one of the Greensboro area’s most prestigious public courses.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

7255

Par | slope:

72 | 142

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Buffalo Dunes Golf Course

Buffalo Dunes is a true bargain, especially for a golf course that consistently gets high rankings as one of the best in Kansas. The course has only a few trees on the property. A golfer will notice the western Kansas landscape of sandhills and sunsets as they play through the course.

Garden City, Kansas

$

Weekend/holiday:

$30

Weekday:

$25

Buffalo Dunes is a true bargain, especially for a golf course that consistently gets high rankings as one of the best in Kansas. The course has only a few trees on the property. A golfer will notice the western Kansas landscape of sandhills and sunsets as they play through the course.

Cart:

$15

Length (yards):

6806

Par | slope:

72 | 124

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Bulle Rock Golf Club

Former host to 5 LPGA Championships, this Pete Dye design features 18 signature holes with visually stunning tee shots and terrific green complexes.

Havre De Grace, Maryland

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$115

Weekday:

$99

Former host to 5 LPGA Championships, this Pete Dye design features 18 signature holes with visually stunning tee shots and terrific green complexes.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

7375

Par | slope:

72 | 141

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Bully Pulpit Golf Course

The course is chiseled right out of the stunning North Dakota Badlands, meandering through meadows and woodlands, along the Little Missouri River.

Medora, North Dakota

$$$

Weekend/holiday:

$129

Weekday:

$129

The course is chiseled right out of the stunning North Dakota Badlands, meandering through meadows and woodlands, along the Little Missouri River.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

6873

Par | slope:

71 | 128

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Butterfield Trail Golf Club

This Tom Fazio designed premium daily fee public golf course is highlighted by natural sand dunes, and native flora and fauna. The course features over 55 feet of elevation changes and avails itself to drama and relief with vertical transitions. It's an incredible bargain.

El Paso, Texas

$

Weekend/holiday:

$50

Weekday:

$40

This Tom Fazio designed premium daily fee public golf course is highlighted by natural sand dunes, and native flora and fauna. The course features over 55 feet of elevation changes and avails itself to drama and relief with vertical transitions. It's an incredible bargain.

Cart:

Included

Length (yards):

7307

Par | slope:

72 | 131

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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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