The best golf courses in the US for under $100, broken down by state

Looking for a more affordable bucket list course to add to your itinerary? Our newest list has you covered. On Wednesday, we released our first list of America’s best golf courses you can play for $100 or lesswith the only caveats being that they are accessible to the public and offer a weekend walk-in rate during peak season that does not exceed $100.

Let’s be clear: these courses are no slouches.

You can walk to Wild Horse Golf Club in Nebraska for as little as $75, and it also appeared at #49 in the latest GOLF rankings. Top 100 public courses. George Wright in Massachusetts, a 1938 Donald Ross design, also made both lists. It is $62 for the maximum walk rate and was ranked as the 59th best public course. We could go on. Bethpage Red and the warren course at notre dame? Yep, they made both lists too.

There’s more, but it’s time to check out the list for yourself, which you actually do helped in the cure (along with GOLF’s evaluators, editors and industry experts). And for your quick viewing pleasure, scroll down to see our state-by-state rankings, in which 35 states were represented. The next task is easy: book your times.

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America’s best golf courses for $100 or less, ranked by state

ALABAMA

Highland Park
Birmingham, Ala.
Bob Cup, 1998
99 dollars

Passing the pines
Aubrun, Ala.
Eddie Loos, 1946, 1951; Bill Bergin, 2023
35 dollars

RTJ Golf Trail on Capitol Hill (Senator)
Prattville, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1999
100 dollars

RTJ Golf Course at Grand National (The Lakes)
Opelika, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1993
100 dollars

RTJ Golf Course at Grand National (Link)
Opelika, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1993
100 dollars

RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks (Highlands & Magnolia)
Dothan, Ala.
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1992
100 dollars

CALIFORNIA

Coronado Golf Course
Coronado, California.
Jack Daray, 1957
59 dollars

Purisima
Lompoc, California
Robert Muir, 1986
88 dollars

Lincoln Park
San Francisco, California.
William Watson, 1914; Tom Bendelow, 1917
61 dollars

Saint Vincent
Ramona, California
Ted Robinson, 1972; Andy Staples, 2021
89 dollars

Farm of the Sea
Sea Ranch, California.
Robert Muir Graves, 1974; Robert Muir Graves, 1995
$82.49

Soule Park
Ojai, California.
William F. Bell, 1962
49 dollars

Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove, California.
H. Chandler Egan, 1932; Jack Neville, 1960
82 dollars

COLORADO

CommonGround
Aurora, Colo.
Tom Doak, 1972
80 dollars

Devil’s thumb
Delta, Colo.
Rick Phelps, 2001
53 dollars

Riverdale Golf Club (Dune)
Brighton, Colo.
Pete Dye and Perry Dye, 1985
57 dollars

RELATED

Kenney Park
Windsor, Conn.
Devereux Emmet 1927; Robert Jack Ross, 1931
51 dollars

Shennecossett
Groton, Conn.
Donald Ross, 1916
55 dollars

Wintonbury Hills
Bloomfield, Conn.
Pete Dye, 2003
90 dollars

FLORIDA

Bobby Jones
Sarasota, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1926
89 dollars

capital
Tallahassee, Fla.
AW Tillinghast, 1935
75 dollars

Fort Myers CC
Fort Myers, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1917
30 dollars

Jax Beach
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Sam Snead, 1959; Harrison Minchew, 2018
67 dollars

Palatka
Palatka, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1925
34 dollars

GEORGIA

Fields Golf Club
LaGrange, Ga.
Mike Young, 1989
48 dollars

Hawaii

Two Waters
Lihue, Hawaii
Toyo Shirai, 1930; second nine added in 1961
100 dollars

ILLINOIS

Annbriar
Waterloo, Ill.
Michael Hurdzan, 1991
77 dollars

Kankake Elks
St. Anne, Ill.
William B. Langford and Theodore Moreau, 1926
41 dollars

Winnetka
Winnetka, Ill.
William Langford, 1917; Rick Jacobson, 2024
92 dollars

INDIANA

Harrison Hills
Attica, Ind.
William Langford, 1924
55 dollars

Purgatory Golf Club
Noblesville, Ind.
Ron Kern, 1997
85 dollars

Warren Golf Course
South Bend, Ind.
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, 2000
80 dollars

IOWA

The bent tree
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jeffrey Brauer, 2000
48 dollars

KANSAS

Buffalo Dunes
Garden City, Kans.
Frank Hummel, 1976
30 dollars

Sand Creek Station
Newton, Kans.
Jeff Brauer, 2006
50 dollars

KENTUCKY

Kearney Hill
Lexington, Ky.
Pete, PB Dye, 1989
38 dollars

Mammoth Park
Park City, Ky.
Brian Ross and Colton Craig, 2022
50 dollars

MAINE

Brunswick
Brunswick, Maine
Charles L. Bowker, Capt. George Skofield and Col. George L. Thompson, 1898; Wayne Stiles, John Van Kleek, 1921; Geoffrey Cornish, 1959
85 dollars

Massachusetts, is

George Wright
Boston, Mass.
Donald Ross, 1938
62 dollars

MICHIGAN

Diamond Springs
Hamilton, Mich.
Mike DeVries, 1999
60 dollars

Lakewood Shores (Gailes)
Oscoda, Mich.
Kevin Aldridge, 1992
65 dollars

The Pilgrim’s Run
Pierson, Mich.
David Wisen, Scott Pierre and Jerry Trannell, 1998
65 dollars

Mines Golf Club
Walker, Mich.
Mike DeVries, 2005
69 dollars

Wolf River Golf Park
Bear Lake, Mich.
Unknown, 1964; Steven Biehl, 2022
37 dollars

MINNESOTA

The course of the city of Časka
Chaska, Minn.
Arthur Hills, 1997
61 dollars

Keller
Maplewood, Minn.
Paul Coates, 1929
53 dollars

Missouri

Swope Memorial
Kansas City, Mo.
AW Tillinghast, 1934
42 dollars

MONTANA

Northern pines
Kalispell, Mont.
Andy North, 1996
85 dollars

Whitefish Lake (South)
Whitefish, Mont.
John Steidel, 1994
93 dollars

NEBRASKA

The wild horse
Gothenburg, Neb.
Dave Axland and Dan Proctor, 1999
75 dollars

NEW JERSEY

Francis A. Byrne
West Orange, NJ
Charles Banks, 1926
80 dollars

Hendricks Field
Belleville, NJ
Charles Banks, 1929
60 dollars

Hominy Hills
Colts Neck, NJ
Robert Trent Jones, 1963
84 dollars

Neshanic Valley
Neshanic Station, NJ
Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, 2004
92 dollars

NEW MEXICO

Black mesa
Española, NM
Daxter Spann, 2002
84 dollars

Cochiti
Lake Cochiti, NM
Robert Trent Jones Jr., 1981
58 dollars

Piñon Hills
Farmington, NM
Ken Dye, 1989
51 dollars

University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque, NM
Robert (Red) Lawrence, 1967
72 dollars

NEW YORK

Bethpage Red
Farmingdale, NY
AW Tillinghast, 1935
100 dollars

In-Joy
Endicott, NY
Ernie Smith, 1927; Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, 1999
76 dollars

Montauk Downs
Montauk, NY
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1968
96 dollars

Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Springs, NY
Unknown, 1936; William Mitchell, late 1950s; Barry Jordan, 2017
59 dollars

Seven oaks
Hamilton, NY
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1957
85 dollars

NORTH CAROLINA

Boone
Boone, NC
Ellis Maples, 1959
70 dollars

Lonnie Poole
Raleigh, NC
Arnold Palmer, 2008
75 dollars

Mooresville
Mooresville, NC
Donald Ross, 1948; Chris Spence, 2016
55 dollars

Oak bird
High Point, NC
Pete Dye, 1972
45 dollars

Tanglewood Park (Championship)
Clemmons, NC
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1958; Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 2018
66 dollars

Wilmington Township
Wilmington, NC
Donald Ross, 1926
46 dollars

NORTH DAKOTA

Hawktree
Bismarck, ND
James Eng, 2000
95 dollars

North Dakota Connections
Ray, ND
Stephen Kay, 1995
75 dollars

OHIO

championship
Columbus, Ohio
Herbert Strong, 1922; Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1954
61 dollars

Fowler’s Mill
Chesterland, Ohio
Pete Dye, 1971
92 dollars

Manaiki
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Donald Ross, 1944
47 dollars

Sleepy Hollow
Brecksville, Ohio
Stanley Thompson, 1924
47 dollars

Valley of the Eagles
Elyria, Ohio
Nicklaus Design, 2018
70 dollars

OKLAHOMA

Boiling springs
Woodward, Okla.
Donald Sechrest, 1971; Jeff Blume, 2013
42 dollars

OREGON

Bandon crossings
Bandon, Ore.
Dan Hixson, 2007
86 dollars

Heron Lakes (Greenback)
Portland, Ore.
Robert Trent Jones Jr., 1971
53 dollars

Heron Lakes (Great Blue)
Portland, Ore.
Robert Trent Jones Jr., 1992
56 dollars

Tokatee
Blue River, Ore.
Ted Robinson, 1966
67 dollars

PA

Jeffersonville
Norristown, Pa.
Donald Ross, 1931
80 dollars

RHODE ISLAND

Triggs Memorial
Providence, RI
Donald Ross, 1932.
55 dollars

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aiken
Aiken, SC
John Inglis, 1915
35 dollars

Charleston Muni
Charleston, SC
John E. Adams, 1929
60 dollars

Cheraw State Park
Cheraw, SC
Tom Jackson, 1992
45 dollars

Wellman
Johnsonville, SC
Ellis Maples, 1966 and 1971; Rees Jones, 2022
62 dollars

TENNESSEE

Cumberland Mountain Bear Trail
Crossville, Tenn.
Nicklaus Design, 1999
57 dollars

Bear Trace at Harrison Bay
Harrison, Tenn.
Nicklaus Design, 1999
54 dollars

Links to Audubon
Memphis, Tenn.
Bill Bergin, 2024
45 dollars

Mirimici
Millington, Tenn.
William F. Mitchell, 1965
63 dollars

denim

Brackenridge Park
San Antonio, Tex.
AW Tillinghast, 1915
68 dollars

Butterfield Trail
El Paso, Tex.
Tom Fazio and Dennis Wise, 2007
50 dollars

Cedar Ridge
Dallas, Tex.
AW Tillinghast, 1916
35 dollars

cypress (tradition)
Spring, Tex.
Keith Foster, 1988; Rick Forester, 1997
95 dollars

VERMONT

Brattleboro
Brattleboro, Vt.
Wayne Stiles, 1930; Steve Durkee, 2000
74 dollars

Country Club of Barre
Orange, Vt.
Wayne Stiles, John Van Kleek, 1924
65 dollars

Green Mountains National
Killington, Vt.
Gene Bates, 1997
79 dollars

WASHINGTON

Golden Mountain
Bremerton, Wash.
Ken Tyson, 1971; John Harbottle III, 1996
54 dollars

WISCONSIN

Brown deer
Milwaukee, Wis.
George Hansen, 1929; Andy North, Roger Packard, 1991
81 dollars

Washington County
Hartford, Wis.
Arthur Hills, 1997
65 dollars

Josh Berhow

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As managing editor of GOLF.com, Berhow handles the day-to-day and long-term planning of one of the most widely read sports news and services websites. He spends most of his days writingediting, planning and wondering if he’ll ever break 80. Before joining GOLF.com in 2015, he worked at newspapers in Minnesota and Iowa. A graduate of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., he resides in the Twin Cities with his wife and two children. You can contact him at joshua_berhow@golf.com.