Best golf courses in the U.S. 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 published our first-ever list of America’s best golf courses you can play for $100 or less, with the lone caveats being they are accessible to the public and offer a peak-season weekend walking rate that does not exceed $100.

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

You can walk Wild Horse Golf Club in Nebraska for $75 max, and it also appeared at No. 49 on GOLF’s latest ranking of the 100 best public courses. George Wright in Massachusetts, a 1938 Donald Ross design, also made both lists. It’s $62 for a peak walking rate and was ranked as the 59th-best public course. We could keep going. Bethpage Red and the Warren Course at Notre Dame? Yep, they made both lists, too.

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

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

ALABAMA

Highland Park
Birmingham, Ala.
Bob Cupp, 1998
$99

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

CALIFORNIA

Coronado Golf Course
Coronado, Calif.
Jack Daray, 1957
$59

La Purisima
Lompoc, Calif.
Robert Muir, 1986
$88

Lincoln Park
San Francisco, Calif.
William Watson, 1914; Tom Bendelow, 1917
$61

San Vicente
Ramona, Calif.
Ted Robinson, 1972; Andy Staples, 2021
$89

Sea Ranch
Sea Ranch, Calif.
Robert Muir Graves, 1974; Robert Muir Graves, 1995
$82.49

Soule Park
Ojai, Calif.
William F. Bell, 1962
$49

Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove, Calif.
H. Chandler Egan, 1932; Jack Neville, 1960
$82

COLORADO

CommonGround
Aurora, Colo.
Tom Doak, 1972
$80

Devil’s Thumb
Delta, Colo.
Rick Phelps, 2001
$53

Riverdale Golf Club (Dunes)
Brighton, Colo.
Pete Dye and Perry Dye, 1985
$57

CONNECTICUT

Keney Park
Windsor, Conn.
Devereux Emmet 1927; Robert Jack Ross, 1931
$51

Shennecossett
Groton, Conn.
Donald Ross, 1916
$55

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

FLORIDA

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

Capital City
Tallahassee, Fla.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1935
$75

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

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

Palatka
Palatka, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1925
$34

GEORGIA

The Fields Golf Club
LaGrange, Ga.
Mike Young, 1989
$48

HAWAII

Wailua
Lihue, Hawaii
Toyo Shirai, 1930; second nine added in 1961
$100

ILLINOIS

Annbriar
Waterloo, Ill.
Michael Hurdzan, 1991
$77

Kankakee Elks
St Anne, Ill.
William B. Langford and Theodore Moreau, 1926
$41

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

INDIANA

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

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

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

IOWA

Bent Tree
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jeffrey Brauer, 2000
$48

KANSAS

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

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

KENTUCKY

Kearney Hill
Lexington, Ky.
Pete, P.B Dye, 1989
$38

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

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

MASSACHUSETTS

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

MICHIGAN

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

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

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

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

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

MINNESOTA

Chaska Town Course
Chaska, Minn.
Arthur Hills, 1997
$61

Keller
Maplewood, Minn.
Paul Coates, 1929
$53

MISSOURI

Swope Memorial
Kansas City, Mo.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1934
$42

MONTANA

Northern Pines
Kalispell, Mont.
Andy North, 1996
$85

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

NEBRASKA

Wild Horse
Gothenburg, Neb.
Dave Axland and Dan Proctor, 1999
$75

NEW JERSEY

Francis A. Byrne
West Orange, N.J.
Charles Banks,1926
$80

Hendricks Field
Belleville, N.J.
Charles Banks, 1929
$60

Hominy Hill
Colts Neck, N.J.
Robert Trent Jones, 1963
$84

Neshanic Valley
Neshanic Station, N.J.
Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, 2004
$92

NEW MEXICO

Black Mesa
Española, N.M.
Daxter Spann, 2002
$84

Cochiti
Cochiti Lake, N.M.
Robert Trent Jones Jr., 1981
$58

Piñon Hills
Farmington, N.M.
Ken Dye, 1989
$51

University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque, N.M.
Robert (Red) Lawrence, 1967
$72

NEW YORK

Bethpage Red
Farmingdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1935
$100

En-Joie
Endicott, N.Y.
Ernie Smith,1927; Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, 1999
$76

Montauk Downs
Montauk, N.Y.
Robert Trent Jones Sr, 1968
$96

Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Unknown, 1936; William Mitchell, late 1950s; Barry Jordan, 2017
$59

Seven Oaks
Hamilton, N.Y.
Robert Trent Jones Sr, 1957
$85

NORTH CAROLINA

Boone
Boone, N.C.
Ellis Maples, 1959
$70

Lonnie Poole
Raleigh, N.C.
Arnold Palmer, 2008
$75

Mooresville
Mooresville, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1948; Kris Spence, 2016
$55

Oak Hollow
High Point, N.C.
Pete Dye, 1972
$45

Tanglewood Park (Championship)
Clemmons, N.C.
Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 1958; Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 2018
$66

Wilmington Municipal
Wilmington, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1926
$46

NORTH DAKOTA

Hawktree
Bismarck, N.D.
James Engh, 2000
$95

Links of North Dakota
Ray, N.D.
Stephen Kay, 1995
$75

OHIO

Champions
Columbus, Ohio
Herbert Strong, 1922; Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1954
$61

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

Manakiki
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Donald Ross, 1944
$47

Sleepy Hollow
Brecksville, Ohio
Stanley Thompson, 1924
$47

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

OKLAHOMA

Boiling Springs
Woodward, Okla.
Donald Sechrest, 1971; Jeff Blume, 2013
$42

OREGON

Bandon Crossings
Bandon, Ore.
Dan Hixson, 2007
$86

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

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

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

PENNSYLVANIA

Jeffersonville
Norristown, Pa.
Donald Ross, 1931
$80

RHODE ISLAND

Triggs Memorial
Providence, R.I.
Donald Ross, 1932.
$55

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aiken
Aiken, S.C.
John Inglis, 1915
$35

Charleston Muni
Charleston, S.C.
John E. Adems, 1929
$60

Cheraw State Park
Cheraw, S.C.
Tom Jackson, 1992
$45

Wellman
Johnsonville, S.C.
Ellis Maples, 1966 and 1971; Rees Jones, 2022
$62

TENNESSEE

Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain
Crossville, Tenn.
Nicklaus Design, 1999
$57

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

The Links at Audubon
Memphis, Tenn.
Bill Bergin, 2024
$45

Mirimichi
Millington, Tenn.
William F. Mitchell, 1965
$63

TEXAS

Brackenridge Park
San Antonio, Tex.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1915
$68

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

Cedar Crest
Dallas, Tex.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1916
$35

Cypresswood (Tradition)
Spring, Tex.
Keith Foster, 1988; Rick Forester, 1997
$95

VERMONT

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

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

Green Mountain National
Killington, Vt.
Gene Bates, 1997
$79

WASHINGTON

Gold Mountain
Bremerton, Wash.
Ken Tyson, 1971; John Harbottle III, 1996
$54

WISCONSIN

Brown Deer
Milwaukee, Wis.
George Hansen, 1929; Andy North, Roger Packard, 1991
$81

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

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