Bethpage Black, the New York state park course that hosted the 2025 Ryder Cup, is the best of the best municipal golf courses in America, at $70 on a weekday for New York residents and $140 for visitors. Chambers Bay near Tacoma, Boston’s George Wright and Torrey Pines South in San Diego complete the top tier.
A municipal course, or muni, is a golf course owned by a city, county or state, and the best of them are some of the greatest golf bargains in the world. Three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship have been played on munis since 2008. A Donald Ross course in Boston costs a city resident $46. A Tillinghast course in Dallas costs $26. And a nine-hole city course in Winter Park, Florida, which charges residents $20, has become one of the most talked-about places to play in the country.
But munis are also where golfers struggle most with the practical side: resident cards, booking windows that open at 7 pm, advance fees and rules that differ from one city to the next. So this guide doesn’t just rank the courses. For each one, it gives the 2026 resident and non-resident rates, how booking works and whether the course is worth your money.
How we built this. Our starting point is GOLF’s 30 best municipal golf courses in America, published in June 2021 by the magazine’s course raters, the most complete national muni ranking. We’ve kept its order for the courses it ranks, added the best munis that have opened or been rebuilt since (The Park in West Palm Beach, for example), and checked every course’s 2026 green fees and booking rules on the owning city’s, county’s or course’s own website. Where a rate page blocked automated reading and the only figure available came from a third party, we say “reported”. Where we couldn’t find a current figure at all, we say so. We haven’t played every course here; where a note leans on the rankings, published data and the architecture rather than our own rounds, we say that too.
At a glance
- Best municipal golf course in America: Bethpage Black, Farmingdale, New York, No. 1 on GOLF’s muni list; $70 weekdays for New York residents, $140 for non-residents, walking only
- Best muni on the West Coast: Chambers Bay, owned by Pierce County, Washington; $89 to $129 for county residents and $149 to $325 for everyone else
- Best value in the top five: George Wright in Boston, a Donald Ross course, $46 on weekdays for residents and $61 for non-residents
- Most expensive muni: Ferry Point Golf Links in the Bronx, $246 to $283 for non-residents
- Cheapest great round: Cedar Crest in Dallas, a Tillinghast course, $26 on weekdays
- Oldest: Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, America’s first public golf course, opened in 1895
- Best new muni: The Park in West Palm Beach, a 2023 Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner design, from $100 for city residents
- Biggest resident discount: Torrey Pines South, $73 for a San Diego resident on a weekday against $258 for a visitor
The best municipal golf courses in America at a glance
The first 20 rows follow GOLF’s 2021 muni ranking where the course is on it; the rest are the best munis the ranking missed or that have opened since. Fees are for 18 holes, weekday first, and “res” means residents of the city, county or state that owns the course.
| Course | Location | Owner | Architect (year) | Resident / non-resident fee (2026) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage Black | Farmingdale, NY | New York State Parks | A.W. Tillinghast (1936) | $70 / $140 | GOLF muni No. 1; 2025 Ryder Cup |
| Chambers Bay | University Place, WA | Pierce County | Robert Trent Jones Jr. (2007) | $89-$129 / $149-$325 | GOLF No. 2; 2015 U.S. Open |
| George Wright | Boston, MA | City of Boston | Donald Ross (1938) | $46 / $61 | GOLF No. 3 |
| Bethpage Red | Farmingdale, NY | New York State Parks | A.W. Tillinghast (1935) | $43 / $90 | GOLF No. 4 |
| Torrey Pines (South) | La Jolla, CA | City of San Diego | William F. Bell (1957); Rees Jones redesign | $73 / $258 | GOLF No. 5; 2008 and 2021 U.S. Opens |
| Ferry Point | Bronx, NY | NYC Parks | Jack Nicklaus (2015) | $193 / $246 | GOLF No. 6 |
| Memorial Park | Houston, TX | City of Houston | Tom Doak redesign (2020) | About $38-$65 / $90-$140 (reported) | GOLF No. 7; Houston Open |
| Buffalo Dunes | Garden City, KS | City of Garden City | Not verified | $37 (no resident rate) | GOLF No. 8 |
| Pinon Hills | Farmington, NM | City of Farmington | Ken Dye (1989) | $48 / $65 with cart | GOLF No. 9 |
| Butterfield Trail | El Paso, TX | City of El Paso | Tom Fazio (2007) | $39.95 (no resident rate) | GOLF No. 10 |
| Corica Park (South) | Alameda, CA | City of Alameda | Rees Jones | About $50 / $70 (reported) | GOLF No. 12 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Brecksville, OH | Cleveland Metroparks | Stanley Thompson (1925) | About $37 with cart (reported) | GOLF No. 13 |
| Keney Park | Hartford, CT | City of Hartford | Not verified | $39 / $51 | GOLF No. 14 |
| Papago | Phoenix, AZ | City of Phoenix | William F. Bell (1963) | About $37-$74 (reported) | GOLF No. 15 |
| Brackenridge Park | San Antonio, TX | City of San Antonio | A.W. Tillinghast (1916) | $56 walking | GOLF No. 16 |
| Montauk Downs | Montauk, NY | New York State Parks | Robert Trent Jones Sr. redesign (1968) | About $48 (reported) | GOLF No. 17 |
| Torrey Pines (North) | La Jolla, CA | City of San Diego | Tom Weiskopf redesign (2016) | $51 / $163 | GOLF No. 18 |
| Charleston Municipal | Charleston, SC | City of Charleston | John Adams (1929) | $23 walking / $68 walking | GOLF No. 19 |
| Wilmington Municipal | Wilmington, NC | City of Wilmington | Donald Ross (1926) | $35 / $45 walking | GOLF No. 21 |
| Triggs Memorial | Providence, RI | City of Providence | Donald Ross (1932) | $55 non-residents walking | GOLF No. 22 |
| TPC Harding Park | San Francisco, CA | City of San Francisco | Willie Watson and Sam Whiting (1925) | Dynamic | GOLF No. 24; 2020 PGA Championship |
| Wintonbury Hills | Bloomfield, CT | Town of Bloomfield | Pete Dye (2003) | $35 walking (Connecticut residents) | GOLF No. 25 |
| Wailua | Lihue, HI | County of Kauai | Not verified | $18 / $80 | GOLF No. 26 |
| Palatka | Palatka, FL | City of Palatka | Donald Ross (1925) | $45 (no resident rate) | GOLF No. 29 |
| The Park | West Palm Beach, FL | City of West Palm Beach | Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner (2023) | From $100 city residents; $230 non-residents | Opened after the ranking |
| Sharp Park | Pacifica, CA | City of San Francisco | Alister MacKenzie (1932) | Not published | The public MacKenzie by the sea |
| Pacific Grove Golf Links | Pacific Grove, CA | City of Pacific Grove | H. Chandler Egan (1932, front nine) | $66 walking (no resident rate) | “Poor man’s Pebble Beach” |
| Goat Hill Park | Oceanside, CA | City of Oceanside | Not verified | $45 / $60 | Community-run revival |
| Winter Park | Winter Park, FL | City of Winter Park | Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns renovation (2016) | $20 / $28-$33 (nine holes) | Best nine-hole muni |
| Cedar Crest | Dallas, TX | City of Dallas | A.W. Tillinghast (1919) | $26 (no resident rate) | 1927 PGA Championship |
| Van Cortlandt Park | Bronx, NY | NYC Parks | Tom Bendelow (1895) | $54 | America’s oldest public course |
Ranking: GOLF, “The 30 best municipal golf courses in America” (June 9, 2021). Fees from each course’s or owner’s rate page, checked September 2026, except where marked “reported”. Weekend rates are higher; carts extra unless stated.
Four things stand out. First, most of the country’s best munis are cheap for the people who pay the taxes and expensive for everyone else: Torrey Pines South costs a visitor more than three times what it costs a San Diego resident. Second, several of the best are not in big cities at all. Buffalo Dunes in western Kansas, Pinon Hills in the Four Corners and Butterfield Trail in El Paso are on GOLF’s top 10, and none charges more than $70. Third, the Northeast’s Golden Age architects, Tillinghast, Ross and their contemporaries, built an extraordinary number of public courses in the 1910s to 1930s, many of them now restored. Fourth, the muni is having a moment: The Park in West Palm Beach, Memorial Park in Houston, Swope Memorial in Kansas City and Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia have all been rebuilt or restored with serious money in the last few years.
What is the best municipal golf course in America?
Bethpage Black, the A.W. Tillinghast course at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, is No. 1 on GOLF’s ranking of America’s best municipal courses. Owned by New York State Parks, it has hosted two U.S. Opens, the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2025 Ryder Cup, and New York residents pay $70 on weekdays.
Bethpage State Park (Black Course)
Farmingdale, New York · public (New York State Parks) · A.W. Tillinghast (1936) · Par 71, 7,468 yards · Rating and slope not published by the park (secondary sources report 77.5/155) · Green fee: New York residents $70 weekdays and $80 weekends; non-residents $140 and $160; plus a $5 booking fee (price list April 22, 2026, official) · walking only · book 7 days ahead for residents and 5 days for non-residents, from 7 pm; one Black round per golfer every 28 days
Bethpage Black is the reason the phrase “the people’s country club” exists. It’s a huge, brutal, beautiful Tillinghast course on Long Island, with enormous bunkers cut into the hillsides, long carries and thick rough, and the famous sign at the first tee warns that it is an extremely difficult course recommended only for highly skilled golfers. It’s not exaggerating. It hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009, the PGA Championship in 2019 and the Ryder Cup in 2025, and it is also a state park course where a New York resident can walk on for $70.
Getting on: the online tee sheet opens at 7 pm, seven days ahead for New York residents and five days ahead for non-residents, and prime weekend times go fast. Golfers are limited to one Black round every 28 days. Our guide to how to get Bethpage Black tee times explains the booking system in detail.
Which tees: Black is not a course to test your ego. A 10-handicap should play the shortest set that gives about 6,200 to 6,500 yards; an 18 and a 25 should seriously consider playing Bethpage Red or Blue instead, and if they do play Black, walk it from the forward tees. It is walking only, and it’s a long walk.
Verdict: the best value in American championship golf for a New York resident, and worth $140 to anyone who wants to test themselves on a major-championship course. It isn’t a course for a high handicapper’s enjoyment.
How did we choose the best municipal golf courses?
We started with GOLF’s 2021 ranking of the 30 best municipal courses, the most recent national muni list by a panel of course raters, and checked each course’s 2026 fees and booking rules. We added outstanding munis the list missed or that have opened since, and we give a verdict based on the architecture, the price and access.
“Municipal” here means a course owned by a public body: a city, a county, a state, or a park district. Some are run by the public owner’s own staff; many are operated under contract by management companies such as the PGA Tour’s TPC network (Harding Park), Bally’s (Ferry Point) or regional operators. We’ve included courses owned by state parks (Bethpage, Montauk Downs) and regional park districts (Cleveland Metroparks, East Bay Regional Parks) because golfers treat them as munis, and they’re priced and booked like them.
We’ve grouped the courses by region below. Every course with its own heading gets a data line: location, owner, architect and year, par and yardage, course rating and slope where published, the 2026 resident and non-resident fees with the date or source, and walking and booking details. Course rating is what a scratch golfer is expected to shoot; slope measures how much harder the course plays for a bogey golfer, on a scale where 113 is average. The USGA explains both.
The Northeast: Bethpage, Boston and the Golden Age munis
The Northeast has more great old munis than any other part of the country, thanks to the park-building boom of the 1920s and 1930s, when cities and states hired the best architects of the day. New York City’s own courses get a fuller treatment in our guide to New York City’s public golf courses.
Bethpage State Park (Red Course)
Farmingdale, New York · public (New York State Parks) · A.W. Tillinghast (1935) · Par 70, 7,092 yards · Rating and slope not published by the park · Green fee: New York residents $43 weekdays and $48 weekends; non-residents $90 and $100 (2026, official) · walking allowed
Bethpage Red is the course Bethpage regulars love, and GOLF ranks it No. 4 in the country. It’s a long par 70, running through the same wooded, rolling ground as the Black, with less bunkering and less brutality.
Verdict: the best way to play Tillinghast at Bethpage without the Black’s difficulty or its 28-day rule, and at $90 for a visitor, a bargain. Play it the day before or after the Black.
George Wright Golf Course
Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts · public (City of Boston) · Donald Ross (1938) · Rating and slope not published by the city · Green fee: Boston residents $46 weekdays and $55 weekends; non-residents $61 and $70 (2026, official) · walking allowed · public booking opens 4 days ahead at 7 am
George Wright is one of the best Donald Ross courses you can play anywhere, public or private, and GOLF ranks it the third-best muni in America. It was built as a Works Progress Administration project in the 1930s on rocky, hilly ground in Hyde Park, and Ross used the outcrops and slopes to create a course full of blind shots, elevated greens and wild terrain. The Tudor-style clubhouse is a landmark.
Which tees: it’s not long, but the uphill approaches and sloping greens make it play long. A 10-handicap should be at about 6,100 yards; an 18 at about 5,600; a 25 on the forward tees.
Verdict: a top-tier Ross course for $61 as a visitor. The four-day booking window is short, so plan around it. If you’re in Boston with golf clubs, this is the round.
Ferry Point Golf Links
Bronx, New York · public (NYC Parks; operated by Bally’s) · Jack Nicklaus with John Sanford (2015) · Par 72, 7,407 yards · 76.3/146 (tee not stated) · Green fee: New York City residents $193 Monday to Thursday and $231 Friday to Sunday; non-residents $246 and $283 (2026, official) · book up to 14 days ahead; New York City photo ID for resident rates
Ferry Point, formerly Trump Golf Links, is a links-style course built on a former landfill beside the East River, with the Whitestone Bridge overhead and the Manhattan skyline in view from several holes. It’s big, firm and windswept, with fescue, dunes and a rating of 76.3 that makes it one of the hardest public courses in the Northeast. The course is now operated by Bally’s.
Verdict: the setting is unique and the course is good, but at up to $283 it isn’t muni golf in any sense but ownership. Bethpage Black is better for less.
Keney Park Golf Course
Hartford, Connecticut · public (City of Hartford) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee: Hartford residents $39 weekdays and $41 weekends; non-residents $51 and $54; twilight walking $24 (2026, official) · walking allowed
Keney Park is a 1920s city course in Hartford’s north end that was restored and reopened after years of decline, and GOLF ranks it No. 14. It’s a parkland course with rolling terrain, tree-lined holes and a real sense of old New England golf, and it’s one of the best restorations of a city course in the country.
Verdict: superb value at $51 for a visitor and $24 for a twilight walk. One of the best reasons to take golf clubs to Hartford.
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course
Bloomfield, Connecticut · public (Town of Bloomfield) · Pete Dye (2003) · Par 70, 6,711 yards · Rating and slope not published on the rate page · Green fee: Connecticut residents $35 walking and $52 riding on weekdays, $45 and $62 at weekends; non-resident rate not published (2026, official)
Wintonbury Hills is a Pete Dye course owned by a Connecticut town, which is unusual in itself, and it’s No. 25 on GOLF’s list. Dye built it on open meadow and wooded ground outside Hartford, with a lot of subtle movement in the fairways and greens.
Verdict: a Dye design for $35 walking. If you’re a Connecticut resident, it’s hard to beat; out-of-staters should check the current rate before booking.
Triggs Memorial Golf Course
Providence, Rhode Island · public (City of Providence) · Donald Ross (1932) · Par 72, 6,522 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee for non-residents $55 walking on weekdays and $65 at weekends; cart $22; Providence residents book resident rates online (2026, official)
Triggs is Providence’s city course and a Donald Ross design with some of his best green complexes, raised and sloping, with steep falloffs. It’s No. 22 on GOLF’s muni list.
Verdict: a Ross course for $55 walking. Not flashy, but golfers who care about green design should play it.
Montauk Downs State Park
Montauk, New York · public (New York State Parks) · Robert Trent Jones Sr. redesign (1968); later work by Rees Jones · Par 72, 6,988 yards · 75.2/143 (back tees) · Green fee about $48 on weekdays and $53 at weekends (reported, 2026) · walking allowed
Montauk Downs, at the eastern tip of Long Island, is a windy, hilly state park course, No. 17 on GOLF’s list, and it’s much harder than its price suggests: a rating of 75.2 and a slope of 143 put it among the toughest public courses in New York.
Verdict: a hard, windswept course at a state park price. If you’re in the Hamptons in summer, it’s the best-value round within an hour.
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course
Bronx, New York · public (NYC Parks) · Tom Bendelow (1895) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $54 on weekdays and $70 at weekends before 2 pm; twilight $37 and $38 (2026, official) · walking allowed
Van Cortlandt is America’s oldest public golf course, opened in 1895, and it’s still in use in the northwest Bronx. It’s short, hilly and not in the same class as the other courses here, and conditions are municipal. But it’s a genuine piece of golf history, and a round there is a reminder of where American public golf began.
Verdict: worth playing once for the history, especially at the twilight rate.
Elsewhere in the region, Francis A. Byrne in West Orange, New Jersey, an Essex County course, has restored a set of classic template holes, including a Redan, a Biarritz and an Eden (copies of famous British holes: the Redan’s green angles away from the golfer, the Biarritz has a deep swale across the green, and the Eden copies the 11th at St Andrews). County cardholders pay $55 on weekdays and $65 at weekends; everyone else $65 and $85. Dyker Beach in Brooklyn, walking from $52 on weekdays, is the busiest of the city’s courses. And in Philadelphia, Cobbs Creek, the city’s great old course, is being rebuilt; the full 18 is reported to reopen in 2027.
The West Coast: Torrey Pines, Chambers Bay and San Francisco
The West has the most famous munis in America, and the steepest non-resident prices. California’s best courses get a fuller treatment in our guide to California’s best courses.
Chambers Bay
University Place, Washington · public (Pierce County) · Robert Trent Jones Jr. (2007) · Par 72, 7,158 yards · Sand tees 70.6/130 · Green fee: Pierce County residents $89 to $129; non-residents $149 to $325; advance bookings $300 to $425 (2026, official) · walking only; caddie $100 · book up to 3 months ahead, with the sheet opening on the 1st of the month
Chambers Bay is a links-style course built in an old sand and gravel quarry above Puget Sound, and it hosted the 2015 U.S. Open eight years after it opened. It’s big and dramatic, with huge dunes, fescue fairways that run fast in summer, and trains running along the shore below. GOLF ranks it the second-best muni in America.
Which tees: the wind and the walk are the challenge. A 10-handicap should play the Sand tees at 6,100 to 6,500 yards; an 18 about 5,700; a 25 the forward tees.
Verdict: a genuine U.S. Open course that a Pierce County resident can walk for $89. For a visitor, the dynamic rate can reach $325, which is closer to resort money; book an off-peak time. Our Chambers Bay green fee guide goes into the rates.
Torrey Pines (South Course)
La Jolla, San Diego, California · public (City of San Diego) · William F. Bell (1957); Rees Jones redesign (2001) · Par 72, 7,802 yards · 73.3/134 (tee as listed by the city) · Green fee: San Diego residents $73 Monday to Thursday and $90 Friday to Sunday (with a $25 Resident ID); non-residents $258 and $322; cart $48 (2026, official) · walking allowed · non-residents can book 8 to 90 days ahead from a limited allotment for a $50-a-player fee
Torrey Pines South is the most famous muni on the West Coast: it sits on the cliffs above the Pacific in La Jolla, hosts the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open every year, and staged the U.S. Open in 2008, when Tiger Woods won on a broken leg, and 2021. It’s long and demanding, with kikuyu rough, deep bunkers and several holes along the canyon edges.
Which tees: at 7,802 yards from the back, it’s a tour course. A 10-handicap should play around 6,400; an 18 around 5,900; a 25 the forward tees.
Verdict: for a San Diego resident, one of the great golf bargains in America at $73. For a visitor paying $258 plus a $50 booking fee plus a cart, it’s a $356 round on a municipal course with municipal pace of play. Worth it once for the views and history; the North Course is better value. Our guide to Torrey Pines tee times walks through the booking system.
Torrey Pines (North Course)
La Jolla, California · public (City of San Diego) · William F. Bell (1957); Tom Weiskopf redesign (2016) · Par 72 · Green fee: San Diego residents $51 Monday to Thursday and $68 Friday to Sunday; non-residents $163 and $204; twilight non-residents $97 and $123 (2026, official)
The North Course, No. 18 on GOLF’s list, has the better ocean views of the two, and since Weiskopf’s redesign it’s a more interesting, varied course than many golfers expect. It’s also the course used for one round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Verdict: better value than the South for a visitor, especially at the $97 twilight rate. Play North if you’re choosing one.
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, California · public (City of San Francisco; operated by the TPC network) · Willie Watson and Sam Whiting (1925) · Par 72 · Rating and slope not published · Green fee: dynamic, with no rate card published; cart $25 (2026, official) · San Francisco residents with a Resident Card ($139 for two years) book 7 days ahead with no advance fee; others up to 30 days ahead for $19 a player
Harding Park, on the shore of Lake Merced, hosted the 2020 PGA Championship, won by Collin Morikawa, and it’s a classic cypress-lined San Francisco course with a strong, demanding closing stretch along the lake. GOLF ranks it No. 24 among munis.
Verdict: a major-championship course that a San Francisco resident can play at a resident rate. Visitors should check the dynamic price, which varies widely. San Francisco’s public golf courses, including Lincoln Park and Sharp Park, have their own guide.
Sharp Park Golf Course
Pacifica, California · public (City of San Francisco) · Alister MacKenzie (1932) · Par 72, 6,494 yards (Blue tees) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee not published in a form we could verify (September 2026) · walking allowed
Sharp Park is the only public Alister MacKenzie course in America right next to the ocean, and it’s owned by San Francisco though it sits south of the city in Pacifica. Storms and changes to the coastline altered several of MacKenzie’s original holes, and the course has survived years of political fights over its future, but the routing, the cypress trees and the setting are still special.
Verdict: a MacKenzie course by the Pacific at a muni price. Don’t expect Cypress Point conditioning; do expect a round full of character. Check the rate with San Francisco Rec and Park.
Pacific Grove Golf Links
Pacific Grove, California · public (City of Pacific Grove) · H. Chandler Egan (front nine, 1932) · Par 70, 5,732 yards · Rating and slope not verified · Green fee $66 walking on weekdays and $89 at weekends; cart $25 a rider (2026, official) · book online up to 60 days ahead
Pacific Grove is known as “the poor man’s Pebble Beach”. It’s on the Monterey Peninsula, a few minutes from Pebble and Cypress Point, and the back nine runs through sand dunes beside the Point Pinos lighthouse and the ocean. It’s short, windy and great fun.
Verdict: the best $66 you can spend on golf in California. If you’re going to Pebble Beach, play here the day before.
Corica Park (South Course)
Alameda, California · public (City of Alameda) · Rees Jones · 6,874 yards from the tournament tees · Rating and slope not verified · Green fee reported at about $70 on weekdays and $89 at weekends for the public; about $50 and $62 for Alameda residents (2026)
Corica Park’s South Course was rebuilt by Rees Jones as a sand-based, links-style course with firm, fast conditions, a complete transformation of an old flat city course across the bay from San Francisco. GOLF ranks it No. 12.
Verdict: one of the best examples in the country of what a city can do with a tired muni. At about $70 for a visitor, it’s excellent value in the Bay Area.
Goat Hill Park
Oceanside, California · public (City of Oceanside) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $60 on weekdays and $75 at weekends; San Diego County residents $45 and $55 (May 2026, official) · book 7 days ahead
Goat Hill Park is a short, hilly city course north of San Diego that was nearly lost to development and revived by a group of local golfers, with a community-focused culture and a motto of “World Class, Working Class”. It’s quirky, steep and full of short, interesting holes, and it has become a cult favourite among golfers who care about the culture of the game as much as its architecture.
Verdict: the most fun you can have for $45 in Southern California. Not a championship course and not trying to be.
The West Coast also has a strong second tier. Balboa Park in San Diego charges residents $39.50 on weekdays and non-residents $56.50, with views across downtown. Tilden Park in the Berkeley hills, run by the East Bay Regional Park District, charges $37 to $56 on weekdays depending on demand, with free booking up to seven days ahead. Lincoln Park in San Francisco, a short course with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, costs residents $49 on weekdays and non-residents $63. Rancho Park in Los Angeles, one of the busiest courses in the country, costs $42 on weekdays; our guide to Los Angeles city golf courses explains LA’s Player Card. And Gold Mountain’s Olympic Course in Bremerton, Washington, No. 11 on GOLF’s list, is a John Steidel design reported at about $75 to $108.
The Southwest and the Mountain West
The Southwest’s best munis are some of the best-kept secrets in American golf, with championship-quality courses at prices that barely reach $70.
Pinon Hills Golf Course
Farmington, New Mexico · public (City of Farmington) · Ken Dye (1989) · Par 72, 7,249 yards · 74.3/140 (tee not stated) · Green fee: San Juan County residents $48 on weekdays and $53 at weekends; non-residents $65 and $70, including cart and tax (rates effective July 2023, still listed in 2026, official)
Pinon Hills is a high-desert course in the Four Corners, routed through sandstone ridges, arroyos and pinon pines, and GOLF ranks it the ninth-best muni in America. It’s long and demanding, with a slope of 140, and it’s in remarkable condition for its price.
Which tees: at 7,249 yards and around 5,300 feet of elevation, the ball flies. A 10-handicap can play about 6,500; an 18 about 6,000; a 25 about 5,300.
Verdict: a genuinely great course for $65 with a cart and tax. It’s remote, but if you’re driving through the Four Corners, don’t miss it.
Butterfield Trail Golf Club
El Paso, Texas · public (City of El Paso) · Tom Fazio (2007) · Par 72, 7,307 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $39.95 on weekdays and $49.95 at weekends (2026, official)
Butterfield Trail is a Tom Fazio desert course owned by the City of El Paso, next to the airport, and it’s No. 10 on GOLF’s muni list. Fazio designed it with dramatic bunkering, big elevation changes for a desert site and views of the Franklin Mountains. Fazio courses at resorts routinely charge ten times as much.
Verdict: the cheapest Fazio course in America, and a very good one. Worth building an El Paso stopover around.
Papago Golf Course
Phoenix, Arizona · public (City of Phoenix) · William F. Bell (1963) · Par 72 · Rating and slope not published · Green fee reported at about $37 to $52 on weekdays and $47 to $74 at weekends (September 2026) · walking allowed
Papago is the best of the City of Phoenix’s courses, set among the red sandstone buttes of Papago Park, and it’s No. 15 on GOLF’s list. Billy Bell, the architect of Torrey Pines, designed it as a full championship-length course. We cover Phoenix municipal golf courses, including the city’s golf card, in a separate guide, and Arizona in our guide to Arizona’s best courses.
Verdict: the best-value round in Phoenix and better than resort courses charging four times as much.
Bonneville Golf Course
Salt Lake City, Utah · public (Salt Lake City Golf) · William H. Tucker (original nine, 1929); William P. and William F. Bell (back nine, 1956) · Par 72, 6,729 yards (Black tees) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $50 for 18 holes; juniors $24 (2026, official) · book 7 days ahead from 8 am
Bonneville, on the east bench above Salt Lake City, is a hilly, tree-lined course with views across the valley, and it’s widely considered the best of the city’s courses. Carts must stay 30 feet from greens.
Verdict: excellent value at $50, with mountain views thrown in.
Elsewhere in the region, the Players Course at Indian Wells, a John Fought design owned by the City of Indian Wells in the Coachella Valley, charges residents with the city’s benefit card $35 to $50; GOLF ranks it No. 23. Denver’s City Park and Wellshire use dynamic pricing of $38 to $60 on weekdays and $56 to $67 at weekends, and a $55 Loyalty Card doubles the booking window.
Texas and the Plains
Texas’s big cities run excellent golf systems, and the Plains have one of the best-value munis in the country. Our guide to Texas’s best courses covers the state in more detail.
Memorial Park Golf Course
Houston, Texas · public (City of Houston; operated with the Astros Golf Foundation) · Tom Doak redesign with Brooks Koepka (2020) · Par 72, 7,164 yards · Tour tees 73.0/122 · Green fee reported at about $38 to $65 for Houston residents and $90 to $140 for non-residents; published figures conflict (September 2026) · residents verify through ID.me · walking allowed
Memorial Park, No. 7 on GOLF’s muni list, was rebuilt in 2020 to host the PGA Tour’s Houston Open, and it’s a strategic, wide course with big greens and tightly mown chipping areas. It’s one of the best examples of a Tour-level renovation of a city course.
Verdict: a Tour venue at resident rates for Houstonians, and worth the non-resident price once. We have a separate Memorial Park guide with rates and tee times.
Brackenridge Park Golf Course
San Antonio, Texas · public (Alamo City Golf Trail) · A.W. Tillinghast (1916) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $56 walking and $75 riding on weekdays; $68 and $87 at weekends (rates effective October 1, 2025, official) · walking allowed
Brackenridge, No. 16 on GOLF’s list, is one of the oldest public courses in Texas and the site of the first Texas Open in 1922. It’s short by modern standards, under huge pecan and oak trees, with small, tilted Tillinghast greens.
Verdict: golf history for $56 on a walk.
Cedar Crest Golf Course
Dallas, Texas · public (City of Dallas) · A.W. Tillinghast (1919) · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $26 on weekdays and $30 at weekends; twilight $18 and $21; sundown $13 and $15 (2026, official) · book 7 days ahead
Cedar Crest hosted the 1927 PGA Championship, won by Walter Hagen, and it’s a hilly, tree-lined Tillinghast course in south Dallas. It isn’t on GOLF’s top 30, but at $26, it’s one of the best-value Golden Age courses in America.
Verdict: a Tillinghast course with major-championship history for the price of lunch. Manage expectations about conditioning.
Buffalo Dunes Golf Course
Garden City, Kansas · public (City of Garden City) · Par 72, 6,806 yards · 72.5/124 (tee not stated) · Green fee $37 on weekdays and $42 at weekends; cart extra; students 21 and under $10 (2026, official) · walking allowed
Buffalo Dunes, No. 8 on GOLF’s muni list, is a sand-hills course on the high plains of western Kansas, with natural dunes, native grasses and wind, and it plays like a much more expensive course.
Verdict: a great links-style round for $37, and one of the best-value courses in America. Remote, but worth the drive for anyone who loves firm, windy golf.
Also on the Plains, Lincoln Park in Oklahoma City charges $33 flat for 18 holes on either of its two courses, and LaFortune Park in Tulsa charges $29 walking on weekdays. Austin’s Lions Municipal, widely credited as one of the first public courses in the South to integrate, costs $35 Monday to Thursday.
The Midwest: Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee
The Midwest’s best munis are park-district courses, many of them old private clubs taken over by the public.
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course
Brecksville, Ohio · public (Cleveland Metroparks) · Stanley Thompson (1925) · Par 71, 6,893 yards · 73.3/133 (tee not stated) · Green fee reported at about $37 on weekdays and $46 at weekends with a cart before 1 pm (2026) · walking allowed
Sleepy Hollow was a private club before Cleveland Metroparks took it over, and it’s one of the few Stanley Thompson courses in the United States. Thompson, Canada’s great Golden Age architect, routed it over valleys and ridges south of Cleveland, and it’s No. 13 on GOLF’s list.
Verdict: a Golden Age course with a cart for under $50. The best round in northeast Ohio for the money.
Harborside International Golf Center (Port Course)
Chicago, Illinois · public (Chicago Park District) · Dick Nugent (1995) · Par 72, 7,164 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee: dynamic, no fixed rate published, plus a 9% amusement tax (2026, official)
Harborside is a 36-hole complex built on a former landfill on Chicago’s far South Side, and the Port Course, No. 28 on GOLF’s list, is a windy, links-style layout with the city skyline in the distance. Our guide to Chicago Park District golf courses covers the city’s other options.
Verdict: a genuine test and an impressive reclamation project. Check the dynamic price before booking; it’s not a bargain at peak times.
Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · public (Milwaukee County Parks) · George Hansen (1929) · Par 71, 6,759 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $81 standard; $47 for Milwaukee County golf cardholders on weekdays and $52 before 2 pm at weekends (2026, official)
Brown Deer hosted the PGA Tour’s Greater Milwaukee Open for years, and it remains a tree-lined, demanding parkland course.
Verdict: a great deal for county cardholders; at $81 for everyone else, it’s fair rather than cheap.
The region has more. Rackham, in Huntington Woods on the edge of Detroit, is a 1920s Donald Ross course owned by the City of Detroit, with a handsome brick clubhouse beside the Detroit Zoo; we couldn’t confirm its current rate on an official page.
Manakiki, another Cleveland Metroparks course, is a 1928 Donald Ross design with two holes cut through a wooded ravine, No. 27 on GOLF’s list. Waveland in Des Moines, opened in 1901, is often called the oldest municipal course west of the Mississippi, and costs $30 to walk on a weekday. And Swope Memorial in Kansas City, a Tillinghast course, has been restored; check its current rates with KC Parks.
The Southeast: Charleston, the Carolinas and Florida
The Southeast has some of the best-value Donald Ross courses in the country, plus the most interesting new muni in America.
The Park (West Palm Beach)
West Palm Beach, Florida · public (City of West Palm Beach) · Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner (2023) · Par 72, 6,800 yards · 71.0/121 (tee not stated) · Green fee: Florida residents $180 on weekdays and $188 at weekends; non-residents $230 and $248; West Palm Beach residents with a $25 resident card from $100 (2026, official) · out-of-state golfers book 10 days ahead · walking allowed; mornings walking only, with a caddie required before 9 am ($120)
The Park is the most ambitious new municipal course in America. Hanse and Wagner, the team behind the Los Angeles Country Club restoration, rebuilt an old city course in West Palm Beach on sandy ground, with wide fairways, firm turf and a walking-first culture. City residents get a real deal; visitors pay close to resort prices.
Verdict: a superb design, and at $100 for a city resident, one of the best-value rounds in Florida. For an out-of-state visitor at $230, it’s still worth it once, but the price is closer to a destination course than a muni. Our guide to Florida’s best courses puts it in context.
Charleston Municipal Golf Course
Charleston, South Carolina · public (City of Charleston) · John Adams (1929); Troy Miller renovation (2020) · Par 72, 6,565 yards · 72.1/137 (reported) · Green fee on weekdays: city residents $23 walking and $45 riding; tri-county residents $38 and $60; non-residents $68 and $90 (2026, official) · walking allowed
“The Muni” on James Island was renovated in 2020 with new greens and bunkers, and it’s No. 19 on GOLF’s list. The marsh views and Lowcountry setting are the reason to play, and the renovation made it a real test. See our guide to South Carolina’s best courses for more of the state.
Verdict: a city resident walking for $23 is getting one of the best deals in golf. A visitor at $68 walking still does very well.
Wilmington Municipal Golf Course
Wilmington, North Carolina · public (City of Wilmington) · Donald Ross (1926) · Par 71, 6,784 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee on weekdays: three-county residents $35 walking and $50 riding; non-locals $45 and $60; weekends $3 more (2026, official) · book one week ahead
Wilmington’s city course is a Ross design, No. 21 on GOLF’s list, that has been carefully restored with enlarged greens and rebuilt bunkers.
Verdict: a restored Ross course for $45 walking. Good value, especially on a coastal Carolina trip.
Winter Park Golf Course
Winter Park, Florida · public (City of Winter Park) · Original course 1914; renovated by Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns (2016) · Nine holes, par 35, 2,480 yards · Green fee: residents $20 on weekdays and $26 at weekends; non-residents $28 to $33 and $34 to $40 (May to September 2026, official) · public booking 3 days ahead; walking encouraged
“WP9” is proof that a muni doesn’t need 18 holes or 7,000 yards to be great. Its 2016 renovation turned a tired city nine-holer into a short, walkable, beautifully shaped course of firm turf and interesting greens in the middle of town, and it has become a model for small-course golf across the country.
Verdict: the best nine-hole muni in America, and ideal for a beginner, a family or a quick evening loop.
Palatka Golf Club
Palatka, Florida · public (City of Palatka) · Donald Ross (1925) · Par 70, 5,942 yards · Rating and slope not published · Green fee $45 before noon, $39 after noon and $27 after 4 pm; walkers $10 off (2026, official)
Palatka, No. 29 on GOLF’s list, is a small-town Ross course next to Ravine Gardens State Park, short but full of the domed, sloping greens Ross was known for.
Verdict: a Ross course for $35 walking in the morning. Worth the detour between Jacksonville and Orlando.
In Alabama, Highland Park in Birmingham, No. 30 on GOLF’s list, is reported at $42 to $49 with a cart. And in Florida, Bobby Jones Golf Club in Sarasota, a Ross course restored by Richard Mandell, reopened in 2023, and North Palm Beach Country Club, a village-owned course redesigned by Jack Nicklaus and No. 20 on GOLF’s list, sits a few miles north of The Park.
Hawaii: Wailua
Wailua Golf Course
Lihue, Kauai · public (County of Kauai) · Rating and slope not published on the county page · Green fee: non-residents $80 on weekdays and $100 at weekends; residents $18 and $23 (September 2026, official) · reservations required; no walk-ons
Wailua, No. 26 on GOLF’s list, has several holes running beside the ocean on Kauai’s east coast, and it’s the best-value ocean golf in Hawaii. See our guide to Hawaii’s best courses, and our guide to Honolulu’s municipal golf courses for the Oahu options.
Verdict: a quarter of the price of Kauai’s resort courses, with ocean holes to match. Book ahead.
How do resident rates and cards work at municipal courses?
Most munis charge residents of the owning city, county or state less, sometimes much less, and many sell an annual card that unlocks those rates or a longer booking window. San Diego’s $25 Resident ID cuts Torrey Pines South from $258 to $73; Bethpage halves the Black’s fee for New Yorkers.
Here’s how resident pricing compares at the best munis:
| Course | Resident rate (weekday) | Non-resident rate (weekday) | What counts as a resident | Card or proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Pines South | $73 | $258 | City of San Diego resident | Resident ID card, $25 a year |
| Bethpage Black | $70 | $140 | New York State resident | State ID or driver’s licence |
| Chambers Bay | $89-$129 | $149-$325 | Pierce County resident | Proof of residency |
| Charleston Municipal | $23 walking | $68 walking | City of Charleston (tri-county $38) | Proof of residency |
| The Park | From $100 | $230 | West Palm Beach (Florida residents $180) | City resident card, $25 |
| Wailua | $18 | $80 | Hawaii resident | Hawaii ID |
| George Wright | $46 | $61 | City of Boston | Proof of residency |
| Keney Park | $39 | $51 | City of Hartford | Proof of residency |
| Pinon Hills | $48 | $65 | San Juan County | Proof of residency |
| Winter Park | $20 | $28-$33 | City of Winter Park | Proof of residency |
| Goat Hill Park | $45 | $60 | San Diego County | Proof of residency |
Rates from each course’s or city’s official rate page, September 2026.
The pattern is clear. The bigger and more famous the course, the larger the resident discount, because those courses have more visitors than they can handle and the city uses price to protect local access. At smaller munis, such as Buffalo Dunes, Butterfield Trail and Palatka, there’s no resident rate at all, because the course wants every golfer it can get.
How do you book a tee time at a municipal course?
Book on the course’s or city’s own website as soon as its window opens, usually 7 days ahead, and buy the resident or loyalty card first if you qualify. Famous munis open at set times, Bethpage at 7 pm, and some charge advance fees: Torrey Pines $50 a player for non-residents, Harding Park $19.
- Find the booking window and release time on the city’s golf website. Bethpage opens at 7 pm; Boston’s courses at 7 am four days ahead; Salt Lake City at 8 am seven days ahead.
- Buy the resident card before you need it if you qualify: $25 in San Diego and West Palm Beach, $55 for Denver’s Loyalty Card.
- Create your account and save a card before the release time.
- Book the moment the sheet opens for weekend mornings.
- Check for advance-booking fees, usually non-refundable: $50 a player for non-residents at Torrey Pines, $19 at Harding Park, and a reported $6 at Dyker Beach.
- Bring proof of residency to check-in; without it, you’ll pay the non-resident rate.
- Try twilight and weekdays if the prime times are gone. Van Cortlandt’s twilight rate is $37; Cedar Crest’s sundown rate is $13.
Our full guide to how to book a tee time has booking windows for more than 50 courses and systems, and we’ve also written about the hardest tee times to get in America.
Which municipal courses are best for beginners?
Winter Park’s nine-hole course, at $20 for residents, is the best muni for a beginner: short, walkable and friendly. Goat Hill Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Lincoln Park in San Francisco and Balboa Park are also good first courses. Avoid Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay and Torrey Pines South until you’re comfortable.
Beginners and high handicappers should look for three things in a muni: a short course (under 6,000 yards from the tees you’ll play), a low slope and a relaxed pace. Our picks:
- Winter Park (Florida): nine holes, 2,480 yards, firm and walkable, $20 for residents.
- Goat Hill Park (California): short and quirky, with a welcoming culture, $45 to $60.
- Lincoln Park (San Francisco): par 68, 5,149 yards, slope 110, with Golden Gate views, $49 to $63.
- Pacific Grove (California): par 70, 5,732 yards, and forgiving, $66 walking.
- Palatka (Florida): par 70, 5,942 yards, $27 after 4 pm.
- Cedar Crest (Dallas): $13 at sundown for a few holes before dark.
What does it cost to play the best munis?
The best municipal golf courses in America cost residents $18 to $129 and non-residents $26 to $325, as of September 2026. Here’s the full spread:
| Price for a non-resident on a weekday | Courses |
|---|---|
| Over $200 | Chambers Bay (up to $325); Torrey Pines South ($258, plus $50 booking fee); The Park ($230); Ferry Point ($246) |
| $100 to $200 | Torrey Pines North ($163); Bethpage Black ($140); Memorial Park (about $90-$140, reported) |
| $60 to $100 | Bethpage Red ($90); Brown Deer Park ($81); Wailua ($80); Corica Park South (about $70, reported); Charleston Municipal ($68 walking); Pacific Grove ($66 walking); Pinon Hills ($65 with cart); George Wright ($61); Goat Hill Park ($60) |
| Under $60 | Brackenridge Park ($56 walking); Triggs Memorial ($55 walking); Van Cortlandt ($54); Keney Park ($51); Montauk Downs (about $48, reported); Wilmington ($45 walking); Palatka ($45); Butterfield Trail ($39.95); Buffalo Dunes ($37); Winter Park ($28-$33, nine holes); Cedar Crest ($26) |
For the wider picture of what golf costs in America, including private clubs and resorts, see our guide to how much a round of golf costs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best municipal golf course in America?
Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, is No. 1 on GOLF’s ranking of the 30 best municipal courses. Owned by New York State Parks, it has hosted two U.S. Opens, the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2025 Ryder Cup, and costs New York residents $70 on weekdays and non-residents $140.
What is a municipal golf course?
A municipal golf course, or muni, is owned by a public body, such as a city, county, state or park district, rather than a private club or company. Most are open to everyone, with lower rates for residents. Some are run by city staff and others by private operators under contract.
What is the best municipal golf course in California?
Torrey Pines South in San Diego is the highest-ranked California muni on GOLF’s list, at No. 5. It costs San Diego residents $73 on weekdays and non-residents $258. Corica Park South in Alameda (No. 12), Torrey Pines North (No. 18) and TPC Harding Park (No. 24) also make the list.
Which municipal golf courses have hosted major championships?
Bethpage Black hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Opens and the 2019 PGA Championship; Torrey Pines South hosted the U.S. Open in 2008 and 2021; Chambers Bay the 2015 U.S. Open; TPC Harding Park the 2020 PGA Championship; and Cedar Crest in Dallas the 1927 PGA Championship.
Can non-residents play municipal golf courses?
Yes. Almost every municipal course in America is open to non-residents, but many charge them more and some give them shorter booking windows. At Torrey Pines, non-residents pay $258 on weekdays against $73 for residents; at Bethpage, non-residents book five days ahead rather than seven.
What is the oldest public golf course in America?
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course in the Bronx, New York, opened in 1895 and is recognised as the oldest public golf course in the United States. It’s still run by NYC Parks and costs $54 on weekdays before 2 pm.
What is the cheapest good municipal golf course?
Cedar Crest in Dallas, an A.W. Tillinghast course that hosted the 1927 PGA Championship, costs $26 on weekdays. Buffalo Dunes in Kansas ($37) and Butterfield Trail in El Paso ($39.95), both on GOLF’s top 10, are the best-value highly ranked munis.
How do I get a tee time at Bethpage Black?
Book online at 7 pm, seven days ahead if you’re a New York resident or five days ahead if you’re not. Golfers can play the Black once every 28 days. Green fees are $70 on weekdays for residents and $140 for non-residents, plus a $5 booking fee, and the course is walking only.
Are municipal golf courses in good condition?
It varies widely. The best munis, such as Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay, Torrey Pines and The Park, are maintained to tournament standard. Many city courses are kept in good but not resort condition, and busy courses show wear by late summer. Recent renovations have lifted standards at many munis.
Our verdict
The best municipal golf courses in America are some of the best golf courses in America, full stop, and the best of them cost a local resident less than a tank of petrol. Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay, George Wright and Torrey Pines South would be worth playing at any price; at resident rates, they’re extraordinary.
For a visitor, the value is more selective. Bethpage Red, George Wright, Pinon Hills, Butterfield Trail, Buffalo Dunes, Charleston Municipal and Pacific Grove are brilliant at non-resident prices. Torrey Pines South, The Park and Ferry Point charge visitors resort money, and you should go in knowing that. And if you live near a good muni, buy the resident card. It’s the best money you’ll spend in golf. For the courses beyond the munis, see our ranking of the best public golf courses in America.
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Image credits
| Image | Photographer | Licence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wright Golf Course clubhouse, Boston (featured image) | SJMW1987 | CC BY 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Bethpage Black warning sign | E S Lee | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Van Cortlandt Golf Course sign | Shannon McGee | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Golf at Van Cortlandt Park, early 1900s | Bain News Service | public domain | Wikimedia Commons |
| Chambers Bay above Puget Sound | Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Torrey Pines, 3rd tee | Matthewwlloyd | CC BY 3.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica | Allie_Caulfield | CC BY 2.0 | Wikimedia Commons |
| Rackham Golf Course clubhouse, Huntington Woods | Darren56brown | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons |