Four rounds split between PGA Village and the public courses of Stuart, Palm City and Vero Beach, with a rental home in Port St. Lucie, are the plan. Peak winter green fees at PGA Golf Club, a 12% lodging tax, golf bag fees and a rental car from Palm Beach are what push the total up.
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Compare hotels near PGA Village →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.
413 courses around Treasure Coast that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The best course on the Treasure Coast you can play, a links-style Pete Dye layout with coquina waste bunkers, ranked No. 14 in Florida by Golfweek 2026.
pgavillage.com golfpass.comA Tom Fazio layout that hosted PGA of America championships in 2025 after a renovation that took out many bunkers; No. 20 in Florida in Golfweek 2026.
pgavillage.com golflink.comThe friendliest of the three PGA Village courses, with more water and softer greens than the Dye.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA county-owned Ron Garl course on rolling sand ridges, with No. 22 in GolfPass's 2026 Florida list and great value.
golfpass.com golfpass.comThe shorter, water-heavy sister to the Dunes at the same county club, an easy second round.
golfpass.com treasurecoast.comA low-cost public course in Vero Beach, with an executive course on site too.
treasurecoast.com golfpass.comA well-run public course in Stuart, No. 18 in GolfPass's Florida list in 2024, known for good service.
golfpass.com golfpass.comA Tom Fazio course in Stuart at a fair price, with GolfNow deals common outside peak season.
golfpass.com golfpass.comMartin County's renovated municipal course, which also has Florida's first reversible 9-hole course.
martin.fl.us golfpass.comA Nicklaus design and the toughest public test in Martin County.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comA county-run Jim Fazio course with an open layout, known for friendly staff and low prices.
golfpass.com greenfeetracker.comA solid, budget-priced course in Fort Pierce (formerly Panther Woods).
golfpass.com golfpass.comA cheap and simple Arthur Hills course in Fort Pierce for a low-cost extra round.
treasurecoast.com treasurecoast.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,656) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,697, 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 $9,353 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) | $560 per traveler | Four peak rounds: PGA Golf Club Dye about $185 and Wanamaker about $175 (no published rate; estimated), Hammock Creek about $100 and The Florida Club about $105. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $350 a night | AirROI Port Saint Lucie (12 months to Oct 2026): 4-bedroom average $310 a night, Jan-Apr about 8% above summer; $350 allows for peak weeks and spring training. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $414 per traveler | US DOT/BTS average domestic itinerary fare for Palm Beach (PBI): $413.82 in Q1 2026 (Q4 2025 $368.16, Q3 2025 $348.82); Q2 2026 not yet published. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | GSA per diem: St. Lucie County is not a named non-standard area for FY2026 or FY2027, so the standard meals and incidentals rate of $68 a day applies (FY2027 standard M&IE $68). 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 | 12% of the rental home (whole group) | St. Lucie County 2026: 6% state sales tax + 1% county surtax (FL DOR DR-15DSS 2026) + 5% tourist development tax (FL EDR 2026 local option tourist tax rates) = 12%. Martin County is 11.5% (0.5% surtax). Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK Palm Beach International van/minivan rentals: average about $90 a day; cheapest month May (about $76), priciest December (about $172). Peak-season figure; judgment call between the average and holiday highs. Source |
| Florida tolls Off by default | $15 for the trip | Florida's Turnpike plaza rates (July 2023 schedule): about $3.50 SunPass / $4.50 toll-by-plate from Okeechobee Blvd to Becker Rd, about $5 to Port St. Lucie Blvd each way; $15 allows for round trip plus rental-car toll-by-plate markups. 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 winter season, with four rounds each, a rental home, flights and food, plan on about $6,660. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,350, or about $2,340 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Yes. All three courses, the Dye, Wanamaker and Ryder, are open to the public. Tee times are booked by phone at 800-800-GOLF, and the range opens one hour before your tee time. Source
Summer, from June to October. PGA Golf Club drops under $60 a round and county courses like Sandridge to the low $30s. Peak season runs from about November through April. Source
Palm Beach International (PBI) is the main airport, about 30 to 75 minutes' drive south depending on where you stay. Port St. Lucie is about an hour away. Vero Beach has a small airport with few flights. Source
Martin County's Sailfish 18 charges visitors about $84 on weekday mornings and $89 on weekends, cart included, plus tax. After 2 pm it drops to about $42 on weekdays and $47 on weekends. Source