Rounds at The Club at Savannah Harbor, Old South and Crosswinds and a rental home in Savannah are the plan. A 15% lodging tax plus Georgia's $5 nightly fee, golf bag fees and a rental car for the drives to the Bluffton courses push the total up.
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Compare hotels near the historic district →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.
414 courses around Savannah that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
A Jack Nicklaus course along the May River at Montage Palmetto Bluff, played with a required caddie or forecaddie; open only to members and resort guests.
montage.com where2golf.comA Lowcountry layout with big oaks and marsh views along the Intracoastal, roomy off the tee but demanding on approaches.
golfdigest.com greenfeetracker.comAn Arnold Palmer design with wide fairways and raised, rolling greens, and some marsh views just west of the Hilton Head bridge.
teetimesusa.com golfpass.comA public course on the mainland side of US-278, easy to reach from both Savannah and Hilton Head.
greenfeetracker.com greenfeetracker.comA value-priced Bluffton course with marsh and live-oak views.
golfpass.comThe Westin resort course on Hutchinson Island, with tidal marsh and views back to the downtown skyline.
visitsavannah.com golfersauthority.comA Rees Jones course 15 minutes from the historic district, with forgiving fairways and fast greens; conditions get mixed reviews.
visitsavannah.com greenfeetracker.comAn open course by the airport with five par 3s and five par 5s, plus a lighted 9-hole par-3 course.
visitsavannah.com greenfeetracker.comA relaxed, playable public course on Savannah's south side.
visitsavannah.com greenfeetracker.comA city-owned course minutes from downtown with wide fairways and old trees.
visitsavannah.com greenfeetracker.comA 1937 nine-hole course with narrow fairways and small greens, good for a quick round.
golflink.com golfersauthority.comA wooded Davis Love III layout with water in play, recently renamed from Eagle's Pointe, with cart included and low prices.
golfpass.com teetimegolfpass.comA city-owned course in Rincon, a good-value round about 25 minutes north of downtown.
rinconga.sophicity.com golflink.comA countryside course with an open front nine and a tree-lined back nine, about 35 minutes west of town.
golfersauthority.com golfpass.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,788) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,787, about 41% 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 $9,575 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
12 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) | $425 per traveler | Four peak-spring rounds with cart: The Club at Savannah Harbor $135 (our estimate; GolfLink estimates $105, GolfPass range $104–$160), Old South $115 ($105 weekday on Green Fee Tracker, $130 on Golf Digest), Crosswinds $96 (weekend, Green Fee Tracker) and Crescent Pointe $80 (Golf Digest). Total $426, rounded to $425. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $425 a night | Savannah short-term rentals average $310 a night across all sizes (AirDNA, 12 months to Sep 2026); $425 for a 4-bedroom home in spring is our estimate. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $447 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV), Q2 2026: $446.50. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $80 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Savannah (Chatham 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 | 15% of the rental home (whole group) | Savannah hotel-motel tax raised from 6% to 8% on Sep 1, 2023 + 7% sales tax (4% Georgia, 3% Chatham County; Avalara 2026, https://www.avalara.com/us/en/taxrates/state-rates/georgia/counties/chatham.html) = 15%. Bluffton and Hilton Head, SC rates differ. Source |
| Georgia hotel fee | $5 a night | Georgia Department of Revenue: a $5.00 fee for each night an accommodation is rented, including short-term rentals booked through online marketplaces. A hotel stay with two rooms pays $10 a night. Source |
| Rental car | $85 a day | KAYAK at SAV (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $85 a day over 12 months (January priciest at about $106, August cheapest at about $73); minivans listed from $51, van average about $125. $85 a day for a minivan or large SUV. 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 $6,790. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, georgia hotel fee, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,580, or about $2,390 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Winter, from December to February, has the lowest rates and easy tee times, and summer rates soften too. Spring and fall are peak season with the best conditions. Twilight saves money any time of year: Old South drops from about $105 to $65 after mid-afternoon. Source
Only as a member or a guest of Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton. The Jack Nicklaus course costs $370 in most months and $270 in the slower months, including a walking caddie or a cart with a forecaddie; the caddie tip is extra. It is closed on Tuesdays. Source
Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV), about 10 miles from downtown. Crosswinds sits right by the airport, and the Bluffton courses are about 30 to 40 minutes away. The US DOT average fare into Savannah was about $447 in spring 2026. Source
Rooms in Savannah carry 15% in taxes: 7% sales tax plus an 8% hotel-motel tax, which rose from 6% in 2023. Georgia also adds a $5 fee per room for each night. Bluffton and Hilton Head, across the river in South Carolina, have different rates. Source