Vineyard courses around Napa and American Canyon, with two hotel rooms in Napa, are the plan. Wine-country hotel prices, a 15% lodging tax, a rental car from SFO and resort-only courses like Silverado are what push the total up.
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17 courses around Napa & Sonoma that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The PGA Tour's fall opener was played here from 2014 through 2025. Tree-lined fairways, water on the back-nine par 3s and a strong finish. You need a room at Silverado to book.
silveradoresort.com golfdigest.comThe gentler, more scenic of Silverado's two courses, with many creek crossings and old oaks. It's also open only to resort guests.
silveradoresort.com teetimesusa.comNapa's city course, minutes from downtown and the cheapest full 18 in the valley. Water lines both sides of the par-5 8th.
cityofnapa.org greenskeeper.orgA 1928 private club. Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn guests can book it, and it's the only way in for visitors. Book ahead through the concierge.
fairmont.comA hilly Johnny Miller course through vineyards and creeks with an island-green par 3. It's the toughest daily-fee test near Napa, but weekend rounds can run slow.
golfpass.com golflink.comRolling vineyard holes in Jamieson Canyon with lakes, creek crossings and big multi-tier greens. It's a strong value 15 minutes from downtown Napa.
golflink.com golfpass.comA cliff-top links on the Sonoma coast with ocean views, fog and wind. It's about 80 minutes from Napa, so most people play it on a coast day.
bodegaharbourgolf.com golfpass.comAn Arnold Palmer design with big elevation changes and many elevated tees in the hills above Vallejo. It's about 25 minutes from Napa.
troon.com golfpass.comA well-liked Sonoma County layout with oaks and creeks, known for good greens. It's near Healdsburg, about 55 minutes from Napa.
greenfeetracker.com golfpass.comA long, open Petaluma course where wind is the main defense. The rating from the back tees is 74.2.
greenfeetracker.com golfn.comA well-reviewed Fairfield course and one of the best values within half an hour of Napa.
greenfeetracker.comA popular Fairfield daily-fee course, about 30 minutes east of Napa.
greenfeetracker.comA 6,300-yard Ted Robinson course in Oakmont at the foot of Sugarloaf Ridge, near the Kenwood wineries. It also has a 4,000-yard par-63 course called Sugarloaf.
greenfeetracker.com sonomacounty.comSanta Rosa's city course: a solid, inexpensive 18 with some of the cheapest twilight rates in the area.
greenfeetracker.com kempersports.comA 36-hole city-owned club in Rohnert Park, just off Highway 101, with two easygoing courses.
greenfeetracker.com golflink.comA family-friendly Marin County course set among farmland, woods and wetlands, with more elevation change on the back nine.
greenfeetracker.com cbsnews.comA short 9-hole course in the middle of the valley next to Yountville's restaurants. It's good for a quick loop between winery visits.
greenfeetracker.com golfpass.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($8,464) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($3,114, about 37% 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 $11,578 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) | $375 per traveler | Four peak rounds with cart at public courses: Eagle Vines about $100, Hiddenbrooke about $95, Chardonnay about $90 and Rooster Run about $90 (November tee times ran $37–81 at Eagle Vines and $38–72 at Chardonnay on GolfLink; GolfLink estimates $107 at Hiddenbrooke and $105 at Rooster Run; GreenFeeTracker lists Rooster Run at $75 on weekends plus cart). Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $760 a night | KAYAK shows Napa hotels at about $468 a night on average (January cheapest at about $357, May priciest at about $665; 4-star about $699, motels about $149). Two mid-range rooms at about $380 each in peak season. We price hotel rooms rather than a rental home. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $521 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for San Francisco (SFO), Q2 2026: $521.06 (Q1 2026 was $476.89). Oakland (OAK) was $392.98 and Sacramento (SMF) $450.26; Santa Rosa (STS) is not in the dataset. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $92 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Napa County: $92 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 | 15% of the hotel | City of Napa TOT remittance form (effective June 16, 2025): 12% transient occupancy tax + 1% special tax for affordable and workforce housing + 2% Napa Valley Tourism Improvement District assessment = 15%. California charges no sales tax on hotel rooms. Unincorporated Napa County (e.g. Silverado) is 13% TOT + 2% tourism assessment = 15% (napacounty.gov/1266). Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK at SFO (Nov 2026): SUVs about $73 a day, vans about $107; July priciest, January cheapest. $90 a day for a large SUV or minivan in peak season. Judgment call. Source |
| Bridge tolls | $20 for the trip | BATA: the seven state-owned bridges charge $8.50 for cars from Jan 1, 2026, collected in one direction only, so an SFO–Napa round trip over the Bay and Carquinez bridges (or the Golden Gate) is about two tolls, $17. Rental-company toll fees not included. Judgment call. Source |
| Resort fee (Silverado) Off by default | $126 a night | Resort Fee Checker (updated July 2026): Silverado charges $63.25 per room per night; two rooms is about $126. Not verified on Silverado's own site. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel parking Off by default | $35 a night | Our estimate for Napa hotels that charge to park; many motels and inns park free. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| 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 season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $8,460. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, bridge tolls, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $11,580, or about $2,890 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
No. Silverado's North and South courses are open only to resort guests and members, so you book a room first and then call the resort for tee times. Golf packages bundle a room and rounds, and the resort adds a fee of about $63 a room each night. Source
Only as a guest of the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, or with a member. Hotel guests pay $275 for 18 holes and $165 for 9 holes or twilight, and book through the concierge. Denim, workout clothes and collarless shirts are not allowed. Source
Oakland (OAK) and San Francisco (SFO) are each about an hour or more away by car. Oakland is usually cheaper: its average fare was about $393 in mid-2026, against $521 at SFO and $450 at Sacramento. Sonoma County Airport (STS) near Santa Rosa is closest to Sonoma but has few flights. Source
November to February. Courses stay open, but it's the rainy season and fairways can be soft. Tee times at Eagle Vines and Chardonnay ran about $38 to $81 in November, and Napa hotels average about $357 a night in January, against about $665 in May. Source