Rounds at Clemson's Walker Course, The Preserve at Verdae, Furman and Cherokee Valley and a rental home in Greenville are the plan. A 10% lodging tax, airfare into GSP, golf bag fees and a rental car push the total up, and Clemson home football weekends raise both golf and lodging prices.
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19 courses around Greenville & Upstate that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
Clemson's home course, with Tiger-paw bunkers and holes along Lake Hartwell; game-day Saturdays and football Fridays cost more.
clemson.edu golfpass.comA classic tree-lined campus course just north of Greenville, home to Furman's college teams and one of the best-value rounds in the state.
golfpass.com visitgreenvillesc.comFive minutes from downtown Greenville, a hilly Willard Byrd layout with fast Mini-Verde greens and a good practice area.
golfpass.com visitgreenvillesc.comA short, hilly 1930s mountain course just north of downtown where accuracy matters more than length.
golfpass.com visitgreenvillesc.comA Scottish-style course with stone walls and mountain views, about 40 minutes north of Greenville toward Tryon.
golfpass.com upcountrysc.comThe Upstate's only Gary Player design, rolling along the South Tyger River about 10 minutes from GSP airport.
golfpass.com upcountrysc.comA P.B. Dye course under Glassy Mountain with water in play, a short drive from Travelers Rest and the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
golfpass.com visitgreenvillesc.comA 7,000-yard George Cobb course near Lake Hartwell that golfers rate highly for the price.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comThe longest and toughest test in the area at over 7,100 yards, with views of Lake Bowen and the Blue Ridge; recent reviews on conditions are mixed.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comA friendly, well-kept 27-hole club south of Greenville that plays as a solid value round.
golfpass.com visitgreenvillesc.comA short, scenic course in a Lake Hartwell community with a lakeview restaurant, about an hour from Greenville.
golfpass.com upcountrysc.comA 1969 country course on old orchard land between Spartanburg and the North Carolina line, with pear trees still on the 10th.
golfpass.com upcountrysc.comA mountain resort course near Table Rock State Park with a waterfall in view on the front nine; call ahead to confirm tee times.
golfpass.com scgolf.comOne of the oldest courses in the Upstate, a short, open layout near Clemson with bentgrass greens.
golfpass.comAn easygoing 6,700-yard course west of Greenville, with the cart included in the fee.
golfpass.comThe public 18 of a 27-hole club north of Greenville, with ponds and creeks across a 500-acre property.
visitgreenvillesc.com golfdigest.comA city-owned 1955 course on an old peach orchard and the cheapest full 18 near Greenville.
visitgreenvillesc.comA family-run 6,455-yard course south of Greenville with weekday and senior specials; cash only.
visitgreenvillesc.com upcountrysc.comA George Cobb design in Spartanburg with budget rates and tee times up to 10 days out.
upcountrysc.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,036) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,628, about 44% 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 $8,664 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) | $330 per traveler | Four peak-spring weekend rounds with cart: Walker Course $95 (Clemson rate page, Fri–Sun Apr–Nov), The Preserve at Verdae $75 (Visit Greenville weekend rate), Furman $78 (weekend with cart, Green Fee Tracker, Apr 2026) and Cherokee Valley $80 (weekend, Green Fee Tracker, Apr 2026). Total $328, rounded to $330. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $340 a night | AirROI (Nov 2025–Oct 2026, 880 Greenville listings): 4-bedroom homes average $338 a booked night; rates peak in May and June. BNBCalc's all-size average is $216–$248. We use $340. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $499 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP), Q1 2026: $498.72 (Q4 2025 was $480.56). Latest quarter posted. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | Greenville County is not a GSA non-standard area (South Carolina's FY2027 named areas are Charleston, Columbia, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach: https://fedpayscale.org/per-diem/2027/south-carolina/), so the FY2027 standard meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate applies: $68 a day. 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% of the rental home (whole group) | SC DOR ST-575 (Rev. 2/5/26): Greenville County accommodations tax total 7% (5% state sales tax on accommodations + 2% state accommodations tax; no local sales tax in Greenville County). City of Greenville adds a 3% local accommodations tax on stays of 1–89 days (City business license records via 19pine.ai; RoomMaster lists 5% + 2% + 3%). Total 10%. BNBCalc claims an extra 3% Greenville County tax inside the city (13%), but SC Code 6-1-520 caps a county's rate inside a city at 1.5% without the city's consent; not confirmed. Spartanburg County runs higher: 8% per ST-575 (includes a 1% local sales tax) plus a 3% county accommodations tax per BNBCalc, about 11%. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK at GSP (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $86 a day, vans (incl. minivans) about $112, large cars about $73; July is the priciest month. $90 a day for a minivan or large SUV in spring. 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 spring season, with four rounds each, a rental home, flights and food, plan on about $6,040. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $8,660, or about $2,170 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Yes. The Walker Course at Clemson University is open to the public. From April to November it costs $85 with a cart Monday to Thursday and $95 on weekends, and $120 on home football Fridays and game days. Proper golf attire is required; no jeans or T-shirts. Source
Winter, from December to February. The courses stay open, and the Walker Course drops to $65 to $70 with a cart. Summer is hot and humid but easy to book. Any time of year, twilight helps: Cherokee Valley falls from $65 to $80 to about $45 to $55. Source
Greenville-Spartanburg International (GSP), about 15 miles east of downtown Greenville. River Falls is about 10 minutes away, Clemson about an hour. The US DOT average fare into GSP was about $499 in early 2026. Charlotte is about 1.5 hours away if fares there are lower. Source
In the city of Greenville, rooms and rental homes carry about 10%: 7% state tax plus a 3% city accommodations tax. Rates in Spartanburg, Clemson and the county can differ slightly. Source