Turning Stone's three big courses plus a round at Timber Banks, with two rooms at Turning Stone, are the plan. A 13.75% lodging tax, golf bag fees, a rental car from Syracuse and summer weekend room rates are what push the total up.
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413 courses around Central New York that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
Turning Stone's flagship and a former PGA Tour stop, with wide fairways, lots of water and the best conditions in the region.
golfdigest.com where2golf.comA 1909 lakeside course by Otsego Lake, finishing with a par 5 that plays from an island tee over the water toward the Otesaga hotel.
otesaga.com golfpass.comTurning Stone's hardest course, a 7,100-yard Trent Jones Jr. layout with tight fairways, wetlands and big elevation changes.
turningstone.com golfdigest.comTurning Stone's most playable and walkable big course, mixing wooded holes and open meadow with water and fescue.
golfpass.com where2golf.comA tough Trent Jones course on the Colgate University campus that golfers voted New York's best public course for 2026.
golfpass.com golfdigest.comA long, modern course on the Seneca River northwest of Syracuse, and the toughest test in the Syracuse area at over 7,300 yards.
greenfeetracker.com golfpass.comA 7,000-yard Trent Jones layout north of Syracuse that is long and demanding from the back tees.
golflink.com greenfeetracker.comA hilly, tree-lined 1941 course near Oneida Lake that golfers rate as one of the best values in the state.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA friendly, well-kept 1962 course west of Syracuse that local golfers call one of the best deals in the area.
golfpass.com golflink.comAn open, links-style course just east of Syracuse with a fair price and a good reputation among local golfers.
greenfeetracker.com golfpass.comOne of Robert Trent Jones's first designs, a hilly state-park course above the park's turquoise glacial lakes, at a bargain price.
parks.ny.gov cny.pga.comA 36-hole public club near Oneida Lake; the West course is the one golfers rank among the state's best publics.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA 1929 club open to the public, with rolling fairways and tricky, sloping greens.
oneidacountytourism.com golflink.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($7,696) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,967, about 39% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $10,663 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
13 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $655 per traveler | Four public weekday peak rounds: Atunyote about $250 (2024 listing; 2026 card not readable), Kaluhyat $160 (2026 card), Shenendoah about $160 (priced like Kaluhyat), Timber Banks $85 (Green Fee Tracker, Apr 2026). Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $500 a night | KAYAK: Turning Stone averages about $215 Sun–Thu and $422 Fri–Sat; Verona hotels average $213 in June and $289 in August. We use about $250 a room, two rooms. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $429 per traveler | US DOT/BTS average domestic fare from Syracuse (SYR): $428.71 in 2026 Q1 (latest published; Q2 not yet shown), incl. taxes, excl. bag fees. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | Oneida County (Verona) is not a named GSA per diem area for FY2027, so the federal standard M&IE of $68 a day applies. Syracuse (Onondaga/Oswego) is $80. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 13.75% of the hotel | Oneida County room occupancy tax is 5% (since Feb 1, 2020) on top of 8.75% sales tax (4% state + 4.75% county) = 13.75% for hotels off the reservation. Turning Stone itself charges an Oneida Indian Nation tax whose rate it does not publish; we assume it is similar. Utica and Rome add a 3% city hotel tax. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental car | $110 a day | KAYAK SYR airport SUVs average about $99 a day, $120 in July (priciest month) and $90 in May; we use $110 for summer. Source |
| Turning Stone airport shuttle Off by default | $380 for the trip | Turning Stone lists airport transportation at $190 each way from SYR, tax and gratuity included, subject to availability. Source |
| Caddie and tip (Atunyote) Off by default | $100 per traveler | Atunyote has caddies if requested in advance; no caddie fee is published. Our estimate of about $100 a bag with tip for one round. Judgment call. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak summer season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $7,700. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $10,660, or about $2,670 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Fall, from October 5 until the courses close. Kaluhyat drops from $160 to $125 on weekdays, and twilight after 2 pm is $90. Peak rates run from mid-May to early October, and the courses close for winter. Source
Yes. All of Turning Stone's courses are open to the public, and resort guests get a discount. Atunyote, the former PGA Tour stop, costs about $250 on weekdays and $275 on weekends with a cart, and caddies are available if you ask ahead. Source
Yes. The Multi-Play Pass is $899 for eight 18-hole rounds with cart on Kaluhyat and Shenendoah, about $112 a round. Same-day replays on Kaluhyat are $75 on weekdays and $80 on weekends in peak season. Source
Syracuse (SYR), about 30 miles west. Its average fare was about $429 in early 2026. Turning Stone runs a car from the airport for $190 each way, but a rental car is cheaper for a group and lets you play courses around Syracuse. Source