While the 2002 U.S. Open was celebrated as “the People’s U.S. Open” for being played at a municipal golf course, Bethpage Black, for the first time, the PGA Tour has actually been playing at munis and public access courses for decades.
Even two of this year’s major championship hosts are open to the public.
In fact, of the 39 events on the PGA Tour this season, 20 of them will be contested on 23 different golf courses that you can play.
But playing PGA Tour tracks doesn’t come cheap with greens fees at some courses surpassing $500 while many of the resorts require you to stay on the property.
Keep reading below for a list of all the PGA Tour’s public access courses for the 2024 season, ranked by greens fee.
PGA Tour public-access courses
1. Memorial Park Golf Course
City: Houston, Texas.
Tournament: Texas Children’s Houston Open
Type: Municipal
Peak Green fee: $140
2. TPC San Antonio – Oaks
City: San Antonio, Texas.
Tournament: Valero Texas Open
Type: Resort
Peak Green fee: $149
3. Torrey Pines – North
City: San Diego, Calif.
Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open
Type: Municipal
Peak Green fee: $185
4. Grand Reserve Golf Club
City: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Tournament: Puerto Rico Open
Type: Resort
Peak Green fee: $225 + tax
5. Innisbrook – Copperhead
City: Palm Harbor, Fla.
Tournament: Valspar Championship
Type: Resort
Peak Green fee: Stay and play packages starting at $465
Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.