Oquirrh Hills Golf Course

You do not need to spend $150 to play a good golf course. Across the country, thousands of public and municipal courses charge economy-level green fees and still deliver a round worth remembering. Some have architectural pedigrees from designers like Perry Maxwell and Robert Trent Jones. Others sit in settings that more expensive courses cannot match. The 25 courses below are all priced at the economy level in the FairwayDB directory, and each one gives you more than your money suggests. Northeast The Northeast is one of the more expensive regions for daily-fee golf, but municipal courses and smaller nine-hole layouts keep the game accessible. Several of these have historical credentials that far outweigh their green fees. Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course in Lyons, New Jersey was designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1947 and dedicated to New Jersey PGA professionals who died in World War II. The nine-hole, par-34 layout plays 3,300 yards on rolling Somerset County terrain, and the Jones pedigree makes it one of the more notable affordable designs in the state. Shady Rest Golf Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey is the first African American country club in the United States. Opened in 1921, the club hosted...