About GreenFeeTracker
GreenFeeTracker is an independent golf pricing database covering 9,318+ public and semi-private courses across 49 states. We exist because green fees are notoriously hard to find — buried in booking systems, inconsistently listed, or only quoted over the phone. We make that information transparent, searchable, and current.
Our Mission
Golf is one of the few consumer activities where price transparency is the exception rather than the norm. A round at the same course can cost $40 or $120 depending on when you call, what day you play, and whether you know to ask about twilight rates. GreenFeeTracker gives every golfer — regardless of budget or experience level — the same access to current pricing that insiders have always had.
How We Collect Pricing Data
Published Course Pricing
The primary source for our rates is each course's own published tee sheet — the same pricing displayed on their direct booking page. Where courses publish structured rate tables (weekday, weekend, twilight, senior), we capture and normalize that data to a standard format for comparison.
Active Rate Monitoring
Green fees change throughout the year — sometimes weekly at resort courses with dynamic pricing. Our rate monitoring system tracks changes to published pricing across our course database and flags significant changes for manual review. We update pricing records on a rolling basis, prioritizing high-traffic markets and courses with frequent rate changes.
Manual Verification
Automated data collection catches the majority of rates, but it misses phone-only pricing, unpublished twilight deals, and courses with booking systems that don't surface rates publicly. For these, our team contacts courses directly by phone and web inquiry. Every course in our database has been human-verified at least once.
Player-Reported Pricing
Golfers who have played a course recently are often the most current source of pricing — especially for weekend rates, holiday surcharges, and unpublished deals. We incorporate player-reported rates when they can be cross-referenced with published data or independently confirmed.
What We Track
For each course in our database, we attempt to collect and verify the following pricing fields:
| Field | Description | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday 18-hole rate | Standard weekday walking or riding rate, 18 holes | ~90% of courses |
| Weekend 18-hole rate | Saturday / Sunday rate, 18 holes | ~87% of courses |
| Twilight rate | Reduced rate for late-afternoon tee times | ~65% of courses |
| Senior rate | Discounted weekday rate for seniors (typically 60+) | ~55% of courses |
| 9-hole rates | Weekday and weekend 9-hole rates | ~70% of courses |
| Walking allowed | Whether walkers are permitted without a cart | ~80% of courses |
| Google rating | Current Google Maps rating (updated regularly) | ~95% of courses |
What Our Data Doesn't Capture
We believe in being direct about what our database does and doesn't cover well. The following situations frequently mean our listed rate differs from what you'll pay at booking:
Dynamic pricing algorithms
Resort courses increasingly use revenue management pricing that changes rates based on demand, weather, and time-to-tee. Our published rate may be the list price, not the live booking price.
Golf package rates
Bundled rates through resort packages, golf vacation companies, or loyalty programs typically beat our listed walk-on rates.
Cart fees
Some courses list 'green fee only' rates (walking) while others bundle cart fees. We note walking availability, but confirm cart fee policy directly with the course.
Newly opened or recently repriced courses
New courses and courses that reprice mid-season may not immediately reflect updated rates. We aim to update within 30–60 days of any published rate change.
How Often We Update
Weekly
High-traffic metro markets (Phoenix, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, South Florida)
Monthly
All other published markets. Major seasonal repricing events trigger out-of-cycle updates.
On-demand
User-reported rate changes. Submit a correction using the link on any course page.
Course Operators & Corrections
If you manage a golf course and your rates are incorrect or outdated, we want to fix that. Rate accuracy is the core value of this database — an incorrect listing hurts both golfers and your course.
To submit a rate correction, update business hours, or claim your course listing, contact us directly. We typically process course operator requests within 2 business days.
Database Coverage
9,318+
Courses tracked
210
Golf markets
49
States covered
7 per course
Pricing fields