Four rounds on public courses between Rochester and Canandaigua Lake and a rental home near the lake are the plan. Summer lake-house prices, a 10.5% lodging tax, golf bag fees and a rental car from Rochester are what push the total up.
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Compare hotels near Canandaigua Lake →Pick each course you'll play (one round per golfer) and we'll price it for your group. Prices are per golfer for 18 holes, with the season and time of day you choose. Your picks set “Green fees per golfer (whole trip)” in your budget.
416 courses around Finger Lakes & Rochester that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The best-conditioned daily-fee course near Rochester, with elevated tees and greens and a mix of parkland and links-style holes, 20 minutes from Canandaigua.
golfdigest.com greenfeetracker.comRanked No. 3 among New York public courses by GolfPass golfers, with big rolling links-style holes and some of the best scenery in the Rochester area.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comA hilly modern course on the highest ground in the area, with long views from elevated tees and some steep climbs, so take a cart.
golfpass.com golflink.comA demanding early Robert Trent Jones design on the Cornell campus; the public can book tee times up to a week ahead.
cornellbigred.com golflink.comA friendly, well-kept course south of Rochester that GolfPass golfers rank among New York's top 20 public courses.
golfpass.com golflink.comA tough, quick-greened course that has hosted New York State Amateur events, with creeks in play on seven holes.
golfpass.com golflink.comA popular, easy-to-book course just outside Rochester that's a good value for a relaxed round.
golfersauthority.com golflink.comA hilly, tree-lined county course near Lake Ontario, with one of the best Robert Trent Jones Sr. layouts you can play this cheaply.
monroecounty.gov monroecounty.govTwo county-run 18s in the city with an all-grass range, the cheapest full round in the area.
monroecounty.gov monroecounty.govA hilltop course above Naples near Canandaigua Lake, with a small vineyard on site, big views and fast greens.
greenfeetracker.com golflink.comThe closest full-length course to downtown Canandaigua, with an easygoing layout that suits a mixed group.
golflink.comA forgiving, well-run 18 in Rochester's eastern suburbs, plus a 9-hole executive course for a quick extra loop.
golflink.com golflink.comTwo public 18s (Charleston Pines and the shorter Island Oaks) at a good-value club south of Rochester.
golflink.com golfersauthority.comA solid, affordable older course west of Rochester that GolfPass golfers rank among New York's top 25 public courses.
golfpass.com golflink.comA city-owned Donald Ross course with fast, tricky greens, a cheap and classic round near Corning and Elmira.
en.wikipedia.org greenfeetracker.comA state park course near Elmira with the same low price every day and $10 twilight golf.
parks.ny.govThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,568) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,776, about 42% 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 $9,344 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
11 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) | $300 per traveler | Four peak-summer rounds at about $75 with cart: Ravenwood $80 weekdays ($95 weekends), Greystone about $72 weekdays, Mill Creek about $61 and Reservoir Creek about $65, rounded up for a weekend round. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $600 a night | Canandaigua rentals averaged $509 in June, $601 in July and $567 in August 2026; 3-bedroom homes average $422 a year and 4-bedroom homes $695. We use $600 for a summer home for four. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $402 per traveler | The US DOT average domestic fare from Rochester (ROC) was $402 in Q2 2026 ($399 in Q1). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | Ontario County (Canandaigua) is not a named federal per diem area, so it uses the FY2027 standard meals and incidentals rate of $68 a day. (Rochester's Monroe County 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 | 10.5% of the rental home (whole group) | Ontario County charges a 3% room occupancy tax on top of 7.5% sales tax (4% state plus 3.5% county), so 10.5% in Canandaigua. The county asked in September 2026 to raise the room tax to up to 6%; that needs state approval. Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK shows ROC SUVs averaging about $86 to $90 a day over the last year (good deals from $69); we use $90 for a vehicle that fits four golf bags. 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 rental home, flights and food, plan on about $6,570. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,340, or about $2,340 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
September to early November. Peak rates at Ravenwood end in early September and at Greystone in late September, and fall rounds run about 15% to 30% less. Monroe County cuts Durand Eastman to about $27 with a cart in the fall. Almost every course is closed from December to March. Source
Greater Rochester International (ROC) is about 30 miles away; its average fare was about $402 in mid-2026. Ravenwood, Mill Creek and Greystone are all within about 40 minutes of the airport. Source
Yes, at most of them. Ravenwood charges $68 to walk on weekdays and $12 more for a cart, and Greystone is $62 to walk plus $10 for a cart. Mill Creek is very hilly, so most golfers ride. Source
About 10.5%: Ontario County's 7.5% sales tax plus a 3% county room tax. The county has asked the state to let it raise the room tax to as much as 6%. Source