America’s best golf courses that you can play for $100 or less
Who doesn’t love a bargain?
Golfers certainly do. But with the game in higher demand than ever (hurrah!) and inflation persisting, good values have become increasingly harder to find.
That in mind, GOLF’s course raters and editors set out to compile a list of 18-hole golf courses in the United States that represent exceptional bang for the buck. Our criteria were simple: To qualify for our list, courses needed to be (1) accessible to the public, (2) the kind of golf experience you’d recommend to a friend and (3) offer peak-season weekend walking rates that do not exceed $100.
SOUTHEAST
Aiken
Aiken, S.C.
John Inglis, 1915
$35
Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain
Crossville, Tenn.
Nicklaus Design, 1999
$57
Bear Trace at Harrison Bay
Harrison, Tenn.
Nicklaus Design, 1999
$54
Bobby Jones
Sarasota, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1926
$89
Boone
Boone, N.C.
Ellis Maples, 1959
$70
Capital City
Tallahassee, Fla.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1935
$75
Charleston Muni
Charleston, S.C.
J. M. Whitsett, 1929; Troy Miller, 2020
$60
Cheraw State Park
Cheraw, S.C.
Tom Jackson, 1992
$45
Fort Myers CC
Fort Myers, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1917
$30
Highland Park
Birmingham, Ala.
Bob Cupp, 1998
$99
Jax Beach
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Sam Snead, 1959; Harrison Minchew, 2018
$67
The Links at Audubon
Memphis, Tenn.
Bill Bergin, 2024
$45
Lonnie Poole
Raleigh, N.C.
Arnold Palmer, 2008
$75
Mirimichi
Millington, Tenn.
William F. Mitchell, 1965
$63
Mooresville
Mooresville, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1948; Kris Spence, 2016
$55
Oak Hollow
High Point, N.C.
Pete Dye, 1972
$45
Palatka
Palatka, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1925
$34
Pines Crossing
Aubrun, Ala.
Eddie Loos, 1946, 1951; Bill Bergin, 2023
$35
RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator)
Prattville, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1999
$100
RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Lakes)
Opelika, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1993
$100
RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Links)
Opelika, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1993
$100
RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks (Highlands & Magnolia)
Dothan, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1992
$100
Tanglewood Park (Championship)
Clemmons, N.C.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1958; Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 2018
$66
The Fields Golf Club
LaGrange, Ga.
Mike Young, 1989
$48
Wellman
Johnsonville, S.C.
Ellis Maples, 1966 and 1971; Rees Jones, 2022
$62
Wilmington Municipal
Wilmington, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1926
$46
SOURCE: [golf.com]