Public courses around Pittsburgh and up in the Laurel Highlands, with two hotel rooms in the city, are the plan. A 14% hotel tax, a rental car for long drives between courses, Turnpike tolls and a Nemacolin stay if you want Mystic Rock are what push the total up.
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15 courses around Pittsburgh & Laurel Highlands that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
Pete Dye's big, demanding resort course, a former PGA Tour stop and the top-ranked course in western Pennsylvania you can play; book it with a room at Nemacolin, about 75–90 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh.
golfdigest.com meetingsmags.comPete Dye's last design at Nemacolin, a rolling, more playable partner to Mystic Rock with big mountain views; also limited to resort guests.
golfdigest.com illinoisgolf.comA rugged, high-end daily-fee course with a castle clubhouse and a back nine of big drops and rock walls along Connoquenessing Creek, about 45 minutes north of downtown.
golfdigest.com ca.sports.yahoo.comA long, bunker-heavy 'Monster of Midway' that once hosted Senior PGA and Nationwide Tour events, about 35 minutes west of the city and a strong value.
greenfeetracker.com visitpittsburgh.comA short, hilly, links-style course with water and views that golfers rate among the best values in Pennsylvania, about 50 minutes east of Pittsburgh near Latrobe.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA wide-open, no-parallel-fairways course on a historic estate with lodging on site, ranked among the best-value courses in the country and about an hour south of Pittsburgh.
lindenhallpa.com golfpass.comA mountaintop resort course at Seven Springs with steep up-and-down holes and cool summer air, about 75 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA well-kept township course with about 90 bunkers and GPS carts, 30 minutes north of downtown and easy to reach off I-79.
where2golf.com cranberrytownship.orgThe more scenic and challenging of Chestnut Ridge's two courses, with a creek through the front nine and stay-and-play rooms on site, about an hour east of Pittsburgh.
golfpass.com where2golf.comA friendly Laurel Highlands course built by Pirates great Dick Groat and partner Jerry Lynch, with lodging packages, about 70 minutes east of Pittsburgh.
pagolf.comAllegheny County's busy, rolling 18-hole course, about 25 minutes north of downtown and the best cheap tee time close to the city.
alleghenycounty.us visitpittsburgh.comA hilly country course northeast of the city with water and bunkers in play on most holes, about 45 minutes from downtown.
golfersauthority.com cbsnews.comThe 'Monster on the Mon,' a short but very hilly course above the Monongahela River with city views, 25 minutes from downtown.
visitpittsburgh.com teetimegolfpass.comA straightforward daily-fee course in the North Hills, 30 minutes from downtown, useful when the better courses are booked.
greenfeetracker.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,592) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,837, about 43% 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 $9,429 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
14 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) | $380 per traveler | Four peak weekday rounds with cart: Olde Stonewall about $175, Highlands at Seven Springs about $82, Quicksilver $65 and Glengarry about $60. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $440 a night | KAYAK shows Pittsburgh hotels at about $216 a night on average (February about $162, April about $304); two rooms at about $220 each in summer. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $428 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Pittsburgh (PIT), Q2 2026: $428.32 (Q1 2026 was $418.48). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $80 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Pittsburgh (Allegheny County): $80 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 | 14% of the hotel | Allegheny County levies a 7% hotel room rental tax on top of the 7% state and county sales, use and hotel occupancy tax (6% state plus 1% Allegheny local sales tax, per Airbnb's Pennsylvania tax page) = 14%. Laurel Highlands counties differ (Fayette's county hotel tax was 3% in 2016, with a 5% option). Source |
| Rental car | $95 a day | KAYAK at PIT (Nov 2026): SUVs about $67-83 a day on average, July the priciest month at about $90; $95 a day for a large SUV or minivan in summer. Judgment call. Source |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls | $40 for the trip | 2026 mainline tolls are $0.073 a mile plus $1.13 a segment for E-ZPass, and Toll By Plate is double; Monroeville to Donegal (about 34 miles) is roughly $6 by E-ZPass or $12 by plate each way, so two round trips about $40-48 by plate. Rental-company toll fees not included. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel parking Off by default | $35 a night | Our estimate for downtown Pittsburgh hotel garages; many hotels near the airport and in the suburbs park free. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| A night at Nemacolin (two rooms) Off by default | $1,700 for the trip | KAYAK shows Nemacolin at about $1,068 a night Sunday to Thursday on average, with deals from about $718; we use two rooms at about $800 plus the $49-a-night resort fee (Nemacolin resort policies), before tax. Judgment call. Source |
| Forecaddie tip (Nemacolin) Off by default | $40 per traveler | Resort guests must take a forecaddie before 1 pm at Mystic Rock and Shepherd's Rock; the $40 tip per player is our estimate. 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 $6,590. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, pennsylvania Turnpike tolls, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,430, or about $2,360 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Only if you stay at Nemacolin or are a Woodlands Club member. In summer, resort guests pay $299 before 1 pm with a forecaddie, $229 from 1 to 3 pm and $149 after 3 pm. From April 1 to May 6 and October 11 to November 14 it is $229, or $129 after 3 pm. Source
April and from mid-October to closing. North Park drops from $56 to $44 on weekdays and Nemacolin's courses drop about 25%. Most courses close or keep short hours from December to March. Source
Pittsburgh International (PIT) serves the whole area; its average fare was about $428 in mid-2026. Most Pittsburgh courses are 30 to 45 minutes from the airport, and Nemacolin and Seven Springs are about 1.5 to 2 hours away. Source
About 14%. Allegheny County adds a 7% hotel tax to the 7% state and county sales and occupancy tax, so a $220 room costs about $251 a night. Source